The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-29
MILITARY MATTERS.
The Big Improvements Being
Made at Fort Duchesne.
THE FARE ALLOWED TO SOLDIERS.
Muster and Inspection on Friday-The Hello
graph Stations-Furl0ugh and Discharge
Of Soldiers-GeneraI Notes.

A Washington telegram of late date says
mat leave OF absence for three months,
with permission to leave the division of
the Missouri, is granted Lieutenant-Col-
onel Penrose, Sixteenth infantry.
The following discharges of soldiers sta
TONED at Fort Douglas have been ordered:
Private Nicholas Devereaux, company +,
Twenty-first infantry, and Private j. E.
Mclaughlin, company h, Twenty first
infantry.
Mass was celebrated and a sermon
preached at our chapel on Sunday morning
by Rev. Father Fitzgerald.
Sergeant Ogle, of company K Sixteenth
infantry, arrived here from Fort Duchesne
on the 25tn inst, on twenty days pass.
de will be assigned TO company H, Six
teenth infantry.
The following items of interest are re
ported from Fort Duchesne: The COM
panies of the Sixteenth and Ninth cavalry
have organized brass band on their own
account. They purchased complete and
elegant set of Instruments and are making
rapid progress. Since Major Chance lett
for Los Angeles, California to take his
position as inspector general of the depart
ment of Arizona, Captain Widemeyer,
Sixteenth infantry, has been in command,
and numerous improvements tending to
beautify the post have been made. A
board walk has been laid around the
post, whilst the old canteen has been
moved from the old sutler store to the
quarters formerly occupied by company *
NOW a skeleton outfit Sixteenth infantry
Major Randolet, Ninth cavalry, is daily ex-
pected to assume command of the post.
Two hundred and twenty-six dollars and
ninety cents per month represents the
amount allotted for payment of extra duty
men at Fort Duchesne from November
next.
Hereafter all enlisted men who are re-
quired to attend Saturday morning inspec
ton, will be required to be present in the
company quarters for the regular Sunday
from this attendance are the clerks of the
adjutants Office.
DR.. j. H Mcdonald, of the hospital
corps, informs US that he will take his four
months furlough on the 4th proximo. He
also tells US on the dead quiet that he has
serious intentions of leaving the ranks Of
bachelordom about Christmas. From the
signs we thought so. Doc, my boy, may
your joys be big ones and your troubles
"littlen ones.
w. B. Lowry, of company d, Sixteenth
infantry, who is now on furlough, will take
his discharge when his leave of absence eX
pires.
Whilst perambulating around the post
the other day, our eyes rested on quite an
aggregation of tools used by the heroes in
the Old Sleuth yellow back novels which
our youth are too prone to attempt an imi-
tation. The collection, evidently gotten to-
gether as joke. contained a BULBS eye Ian
tern, club Of immense size, plug hat,
numerous knives of the Dixie carver pat
tern, masks and other paraphernalia which
our lexicon describes as dangerous to look
at and mora so to handle. Perhaps some
enterprising genius in our midst is collect
ing these curiosities for some museum.
The beautiful weather brought an un-
usual crowd Of citizens to our city on Sun
day. The attendance at the open-air con-
cert fully justified our expectations.
Since Lieutenant Chandler has been in
charge of the post library we note new
letter box, as well as a new letter case,
properly partitioned for the distribution of
the mail. These improvements have filled
a long -needed want and are heartily appre :
ciated. Private O'Connel, company H.
Twenty first, is on constant duty at the
library, and is giving general satisfaction.
We give a sample of Sunday dinner
menu:
vermiceln '0'p'' Tomato.
Roast Beef ''' Boiled Ham.
Vegetables.
Mashed Potatoes. Green Corn.
Maccaroni ana Cheese
).
Lobster. Cold Slaw. Chow Chow
Dessert.
Blanc Mango. Apple Pie
Tea. Coffee.
glance at this shows that we are not
on the verge of starvation. The average
dividend monthly received from the post
canteen amounts to SIS, which is spent in
improving the company mess. There were
times in the army when coffee straight
with your allowance Of bread constituted
your supper and breakfast and the same
food, with a thin slice of meat, for dinner,
but those days are gone TO come no more.
James Buchanan, at one time first ser
geant company d, Sixteenth infantry, and
more recently of company E, of same regi-
ment, from which ne was discharged by
order in June last, has re-enlisted at Tren-
ton, New Jersey.
William Langston, master car builder OF
the Rio Grande Western railroad, was
among the Sunday visitors.
We notice transfer of private of the
hospital corps to the ordnance department
This is something out of the ordinary, as il
was designed at the formation of this corps
that none transferring to it could at any
time transfer from it. The fact of the case
just mentioned having occurred may be &C
cepted as ruling from the war department
and guide to those who in the future have
good reasons to leave the hospital corps.
On Friday morning next the ceremony Of
mastering and inspecting the troops will
take place. 1t is most noticeable that or
these occasions no one is absent, for the
reason that soldier must be mustered t
draw his pay.
Our friend links tell US that the ice SUD
ply is about exhausted and in a few day:
he will hang up his ice hooks. 1t is worthy
of mention that a plentiful supply of ict
has been regularly furnished every famil,
and company ever since the warm weather
began.
There is some talk among the enlisted
men of getting up Thanksgiving ball anC
banquet. The last we attended was a mag
nificent affair gotten up by company d
Sixth infantry, in November 1884. Thi.
was full-dress ball and the floor wa:
graced with the presence of General Nc
Cook and every officer in the post at tina,
time.
Michael Carolan, formerly of |. has re
turned from his furlough and is now dom,
duty with his new company, d, Sixteenti
infantry.
Timothy Holland has effected transfe,
from company H to d, Sixteenth infantry
and is experimenting the culinary depart
ment. He is good cook and the boys ap
preciate his efforts.
The litter bearers drill on TUESDAYS an,
Fridays from 10 to IL o'clock am, at pos
hospital
On the 9th Lieutenant Gregg used tn
helograph, and his class of signaller
showed their appreciation. General Pen
rose, the commanding officer, says he will
issue an order making two stations, sixt
or more miles apart, say Garfield Beaci
and Provo. This will be a good way O
long distance communication.
The minstrel show on the Both inst
1lor,1 ir,rr Of