The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-05

the first news of how the world speaks
Of the Manila battles Utah is indeed
hOnOred. Among other things 1t is
stated that Captains Young and Grant
were breveted majors for their gallant
action before Manila. 1t fills the hearts
of all of us with joy to see our officers
thus honored. The brevets were hard
earned and truly deserved. But as
much as the batteries appreciate the
honors bestowed on the two captains,
they cannot help wondering why the
lieutenants were left unmentioned. No
officers on the volunteer field were test
ed as were LieutenantS Grow, Critch-
low Naylor and Webb. Owing to the
absence Of Lieutenant Wedgwood,
Lieutenants Grow and CritchlOw alter
mated in the command Of battery BIS
gun detachments at the trenches. For
two weeks they spent one day at the
I front and one day resting IN CAMP
Lieutenants Gibbs, Naylor and Webb
took turns in commanding the guns OF
battery A Thus it will be plainly seen
that our lieutenants saw more service
than any other officers. Neither CAP
tain Young nor Captain Grant was
actually in any real fighting. Every
one is SURPRISED that no consideration
was shown the lieutenants, who were
through the thick of it all. The sur
prise is especially great, in view of the
I TACT LHct-a lAE SGCOHu AAEAICAAeiAANo VI nc
Astor battery were breveted first lieu
I tenants for staying quietly in camp
1 during the whole siege. and only ap-
Dearing on the field for half an hour
| during the assault
AsTOR BATTERY DOOMED.
/ By the way, the Astor battery must
I have hired a reporter to write I'D the
! tale Of its fight, for il is given credit
I for donooIfebirer tho block house on the
1 right flank. This work was done by
/ one of Utah's guns. in charge of Lieu
/ tenant Grow. Some of the Astor boys
/ have expressed surprise TO me that
they were given this credit, and freely
acknowledge that Utah did the work
Anyone who believes in honor being
I given where honor is at, VIII freely
/ confess that Iieutenants Cry, Critch-
low, Naylor and Webb should be given
| the same official recognition given other
I officers for bravery The Heutenants
/ themselves are Indifferent TO the mat
ter, for like all true Americans, they
/ believe that the consciousness of hav-
ing done tEeir duty well is sufficient
honor.
We in Manila are hardly III position
/ TO Judge what good the batteries work
| will Go to our state, but we can appre-
ciate and are now enjoying its effect on
the army.
CONTEMPT FOR VOLUNTEERS.
There has always been the greatest
feeling between regulars and volun-
teers. They never associate with each
other. and it means deadly offense 70 a
regular to call him a volunteer. II
regular officer wants to call his men
down proDer." he tells them they act
like they were volunteers. But no such
feeling exists between the Third reg
ular artillery and the Utah and Penn
sylvania volunteers. These three FORCES
are Ieagued together with bonds Of tel-
lowship Utah men are always ionizsd
among the Pennsylvanians and Third
artillerymen. and the latter are heroes
in the eyes OF Utah soldiers. whenever
men &C these three commands meet
they set M, The drinks on the strength
of it. and 1t is altogether probable that
some league viii be permanently form
ed among them.
There is no feeling of competition foS