The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-10
promoted first sergeant Of his company,


vice Watkins discharged.
Black leather belts and cartridge
boxes have been abolished from the
ranks. Only the double-rowed thimble
belt will be used at all ceremonies and
inspections, as well as for field duty.
Hardee and Upton long ago pre-
empted the field of drill tactics and
the new regulations now being learned
by the troops are but tributary to the
old forms A good many experienced
men believe that too much exercise in
the manual of arms is unhealthy. caus-
ing, as it does, a stiffening of the
lower spine, which the setting-up drill
does not counterfeit.
Captain Worden, one of the members
Of the general court martial for the
trial of Lieutenant Cowles, was taken
seriously i'll Saturday afternoon shortly
after the court adjourned, and had to
be taken to the post hospital The
surgeon was hurriedly called in time
to relieve a dangerous case of cholera
morbus.
Lieutenant Lockridge and ex-Ser-
geant Granlee had an interesting talk
the other day in the guard house soon
after the formers arrival in the post
1t is said to have been a very racy.
interview by those who heard it. Lieu
tenant Lockridge was the Judge advo-
cate in the late trial which resulted so
disastrously to Granlee, and the latter
could not very well be otherwise than
a little dignined in memory of the
recent proceedings.
company D for temporary duty in the
canyon.
The cooler nights have caused a
slight falling off in the size of the
crowds that are usually in attendance
at the Wednesday evening concerts.
A series of hops will soon be given
in the post hall under the direction of
Professor Tulley of the band. 1t is
proposed to continue them, if satisfac-
tory, once or twice a week through
the winter.
This reservoir building by soldiers
without any compensation whatsoever
goes dreadfully against the grain, not
that they appear too good for the work,
only it may not properly be consider
list to fight, drill march and die, and
few other things, and not to do the
work of civilians, who would be glad
OF this opportunity to earn an honest
dollar. AS it is, many thousands of
dollars are kept out of circulation that
might easily swell the civilian cash per
capita. The government does not ap-
pear to be too poor to hire it's work
done and pay cash down for it. Any
extra work done around the post, if it
be for longer period than ten days,
is paid for in excess of the soldiers
regular meager salary.
1t is said that this work in Red
Butte canyon will mark the beginning
of a period of Interrogation points in
the army that somebody must call a
halt somewhere. Several members of
the Sixteenth infantry say they are
going to make a test case of this one
in which the sum of $1,000 was ap-
propriated for the building of the res
ervoir proper, and 5000 more for pipe
cement, etc. Everything accomplished
| in the army is said to he by means OF
pull" 1t remains to be seen how
much ''pulT' there is in combined en-
| listed strength.
! LHSIS Is " ne d special study OF the
military march. One officer thinks he
has found a solution of the question in
the method instinctively used by peas.
ants in their rapid walking. It has
| been found that men without the least
training are able to make by this sys.
! tenn more than six miles at the first
trial: By the ordinary system of run
! nlng such a man could not without
pain cover a tenth of that distance
The new method is to maintain the
body straight, to hold the head high
and we'll free of the shoulders, to ex
pand the chest without special effort
and to hold the elbows little behind
the launches. The runner begins
gently with steps of about 1874 inches
lifting the feet only just high enough
to clear the Irregularities of the ground
the hams strongly bent, the upper
part of the body inclined forward a.
much as possible, SO that the mar
must run in order to maintain his eoIi
lfbrium. in fact the man is kent chas
ing his own center of gravity, (which
tends to fall in advance of him.