The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-08
THE TROOPS ARRIVE.
A Company CHARTERED Next to
The Herald.
THE EXCITEMENT IN THE EAST
But All 0niet and Serene in salt Lake
The Word for Their Guid-
anCe is Mum -


Early yesterday morning q detach-
ment of troops from Fort Douglas were
marched to the Utah Central Depot in
this city. There were five companies.
or parts of five companies, in all, and
they were under the immediate com
mand of General McCook. Investiga
ton proved that they were brough
from the Fort to meet the battery re
Gently ordered from Omaha to Salt
Lake. The weather was disagreeable III
The extreme, yet from early morning
until the arrival of the new troops the
Sixth faced the snow ard rain. at
about Ills the special train rolled into
the depot, and about sixty-fve men dis
mounted from the carriages and the
work of unloading their ammunition
guns and supplies commenced. They
brought with them six 3-ineh rihed
guns, with caissons, about fifty horses.
and general supply of the weapons of
war. The work of removing the supplies
10 the Fort at once began. and the
troops headed for the Fort at about .
/ ID. H., VIII tAC OoAAd pay anu
aying, General McCook and Captain
SCHMIDT rode at the head OF the column.
and the troops attracted considerable
attention as they waded through the
terrific snowstorm on their way to head
quarters.
Later in the day forty nine men of
Company X, Sixth Infantry, under
command of Captain Penny and Lieu
tenants Craft and Shaw, arrived from
the Fort and took up their quarters in
the Warwick building, adjoining The
HERALD. Several of the upstairs rooms
have already been placed in readiness
and fitted up with beds and other COM
forts. The dining room and kitchen is
located on the first floor, and with the
addition of couple more rooms, the
soldiers say they will be comfortably
provided for.
Attic ugl the arrival OF the troops
created cOnside able curiosity, there " as
, but little excitement, although cOpdem-
nation of those who had been inStru-
mental in their endeavors 10 make the
government believe there was any
necessity for troops in our midst were
heard on every hand, and the general
impression among great many people
who we've seen on the subject seemed
, ! to be that another very foolish move
had been made, and one for which no
no good reason could be given. The
press dispatches published In THE Sun
DAY HERALD had evidently also been
: forwarded east, for early yesterday NOR
: ming kilograms began pouring in from
the east, asking for Information IN re-
gard 10 the Mormon rebellion" sup
posedLto be existing here. To all OF
these that our reporter saw, satisfactory
: ianswers were returned, and replies were
afterwards received expressing gratifi-
cation at the fact that matters here
were not in the condition they were re-
} presented as being. AS an indication
of how public feeling and apprehension
was worked up in the east, Il is but
necessary to refer TO the following press
dispatches which arrived yesterday:
UNEAstNEss, BUT 40 ALARM.
WASHINGTON, December The War
Department has recently received such
reports from its officials in Utah regard
, ing the very unsettled condition. of af
; fairs in that Territory, growing out Of
the enforcement % the law against
polvganv. AZ to cause some uneaSinesS
but no alarm. The recent shooting Of a
| Mormon bv a United States marshal
+. | created deal of excitement among the
: ! Mormons. and some apprehension was
felt at Salt Lake that there would be an
uprising among them.
a battery of artillery was recently
ordered from Omaha 10 Fort Douglas
situated q few N lis from Salt Lake
) CITY. This movement, however, was
not particularly on account Of any fear
of a Mormon rebellion, but had been in
contemplation for some time. The
force now at Fort Douglas consists of a
: full regiment of infantry and battery
: of artillery, and is under command ol
+ General McCook. In the event OF
S an outbreak in Utah. all the troops IN
e the Department of the Platte, consist
> inn of about 5000 men, could be con-
centrated ut Fort Douglas IN very lew
: bours. No serious trouble is. however
r apprehended by army officials.
: OMAHA, December There has been
t no new departure of troops from Fort
!, Omaha since Saturday, when Battery
S D. was dispatched on a special tram
: General Howard refused TO state the
destination of the soldiers. but IS
e generally conceded that they are bound
for Salt Lake. The entire garrison IS
held in readiness for orders TO march;
, The Ninth Cavalry (colored). stationed
a, Fort Robinson. is also ready to move
at moments notice.
CEEYENsB, w. T.. December Fat
teries d and G of the Fifth United
States artillery passed through here
YESTERDAY afternoon en- route to Salt
lake City. The troops at Fort Russell,
Sidney, Steele and Washakie are under
marching orders, to be ready to move
at a moments notice. Many rumo,Fs
} are afloat regarding an uprising Of the
NIormons. but at $50 O'Clock Saturday
night your correspondent has lniorina J,
ton dat everything is quiet IN anu
around Salt Lake City.