The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-14
FORT DOUGLAS FACTS.

Provost Sergeant Greedy is putting the
drives in front Of the company quarters in
repair, and when finished will add much to
our city's appearance.
The roaring of tho big guns on Wednes-
day last informed US that Light Battery Z,
was ''playfully" piercing the immense tar
gets on the range used by them south of the
post.
General a. w. Greedy is the only general
officer in active service today that rose
from the ranks.
The failure Of Congress to resurrect the
grade OF lieutenant general for General
Schotields benefit has been disappoint-
ment TO his many friends.
Orderlies to commanding officers will
hereafter be designated daily from the
guard at guard mounting. This is in &C
cordance with a war department decision
resulting from an inquiry into the reported
practice of using permanent orderlies for
the performance OF manual work.
Captain Whital the new commander Of
Company Fl. Sixteenth infantry, arrived on
the llth inst.
To further detect deserters, general or
Gers 81. headquarters OF the army saws
that the outline caru tbeing mans fiCure)
should show all scars and marks, their
exact character and exact location on the
body, also such paculiariiies either of fea
ture or habit, as will enable the war de-
partmeut % distinguish between the indi.
vidual and other men of the same height.
color of eyes, etc. When no marks or scars
exist it is desired that some characteristic
OF the individual be recorded, such as ab-
sence OF certain teeth specifying those that
are absent, any popularity of the nose
Roman, ssraigdt, turned up, etc, of the
ey ebrows-scant, bushy, meeting over the
roots Of the nose, ETC., or other noteworthy
features OF the rian. such as nails habitu-
ally bitten to the quick, certain toes over
riding, etc. This Is q capital move if prop
erly followed OUT, as it is within our knoWi
edge where men who never before had seen
soldier, have peen confined in post guard
houses as deSerterS, and it is not their
fault that they bear resemblance to some
deserter.
| We know OF a certain spot in a company
quarters 1T this post that must be hoouooed
or be witched by some spooli of discon tent
ment. Over tits particular spot stands a
bunk wherein resLs FROM his labors tired
soldier. Ira lition has it that since the
Sixteenth has been here, one nan went
crazy over the spot, another went nearly
so and transferred in orGe. to save his san
ity, whilst Two nave deserted within the
past three months from some unknown
cause. The pre- sent occupant OIL the be
witched space has nc intention to leave
without being discharged and he is watched
with u view to underSt aud what affects the
certain locality.
The parents of Mrs. Captain Morrison
vino have been Wishing at the post for the
past three weeks, left on Thursday last for
their home at Pitlsburg, Pa. The captain $
bright little son, Master Willis Morrison,
accompanied them for the purpose of at
tending school.
On Wednesday afternoon, 9th inst for
the first title ia two years, two stands OF
colors, regiInental and national, were un-
farled on parade. Cause: The Sixteenth
is parading as distinct organization.
The company gardens are filled with lus-
cious tomatoes, which are being put up for
winter use.
+ Subscribe for the daily HERALD -only 81
per month.
The temperature as recorded at the Post
hospital for the past twenty-four hours is :
Maximum 81, minimum 60.
( We expect the car line to reach the Post
by New Years. 1t will be well patroni:.ed.
/, Printed slips announcing proposals for
subsistence stores signed by the acting
commissary of subsistence at Fort Omaha,
Nebraska, are posted around our city. The