The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-01
Still In Camp Cuba Libre, Near
Jacksonville, Florida.
BRYAN'S BOYS WELCOMED
UTAH AND NEBRASKA VoLUN-
TIERS FRATERNIzE.
Colonel Bryan Had Over Two Thou
sand Men to Pick From and There
fore Has a Crack Regiment-Four
Hotchkiss Cannons> For Torrey's
Men - Changes Among Officers
Contemplated.
Camp Cuba Libra, Fla, July "a. $685.
The Herald:

Camp Cuba Libra, Fla, July "a 1898.
| The Herald:
The rough riders were aroused thi
morning from sweet dreams of caviar.
charges and fleeing Spaniards by thu
strains of the '-Star-spangledJ Banner
floating in upon their bedimmed senses
! from the camp of the Third Nebraska
| Torrey's regiment and the Second Missis
! sippi have no bands as yet. and the mel
showed their appreciation of the music
by turning out half an hour earlier thar
usual.
Colonel Bryan's regiment arrived her,
Friday. The rough riders and Nebraskan:
began to fraternize Immediately and are
now the best of friends. The Nebraskans
are one of the best regiments in camp
to pick FROM and it should be gooc
regiment.
One of the Third Nebraska. when asked
if he thought it was warm in this coun-
try, said he didn't mind it, as he had
plowed corn at home when it was hotter
The afternoon drill of the cavalry was
discontinued last week, as it proved toe
much work for both horses and men, and
morning drill was heightened to three
hours. The day before the drill was cut
out. 100 men went on the sick list from
overwork. There are very few in the hos
pital now. however, and they are there
only temporarily. The men did very little
complaining and had it not been for the
regimental surgeons advice the work
n.
to have stated that if the men kept at
1t they would all be in the hospital in a
month. The regiment is getting pretty
well used to tropical chimes, and by fall
will be as fit for Cuba as the natives
themselves.
Torrey's men are to be supplied with
four Hotchkiss mountain guns, 3-inch
calibre, thanks to the friendship of Major
Russell B. Harrison, chief of ordnance of
the Seventh army corps. The guns are
al Tampa and would probably have re-
NAMED there during the war had the
chief of ordnance not dug them up. They
will be manned by men from each troop.
The officers of | troop received their
commissions from Washington yesterday.
They were dated June II. 1898. ]. Wash
Young was commissioned captain of the
Andrew ]. Burt first lieutenant. and Sid
ney K. Hooper. second lieutenant. Should
the regular line of promotion be followed,
Captain Young will be assigned to L
troop and 1 troop will be commanded by
a Colorado man from troop A or B.
Sergeant Sproat of ! troop has been
mentioned for the position of regimental
quartermaSter sergeant. The troop would
not like to lose him, as he is very DoDu-
lar with the men and has proven himself
a thoroughly competent non-commissioned
officer.
It is also stated that Corporal Macken-
zie may be detached and assigned to the
engineering corps of the Seventh army
corps.
cancies in the ranks of the non-commis-
stoned officers of the troop to be filed by
appointment.
Archie Mckay is now acting first SER
geant and the regular order of promotion
being followed he will fill the position
permanently.
We're living well. Grub is all right for
soldiers
Some of 1 troop have seen the United
States navy in form of the little torpedo
boat Mckee. She was out in the river
here yesterday. and the boys examined
her from distance of about thousand
yards There were many bets as to how
many volleys | troop would have to fire
to hit her at that range. She is surely
small mark-appearS to have about a foot
freeboard and two little smokestacks
about the size of half-inch pipe. The Ore
gon would make a better target.
Men from l troop go fishing occasion
ally. The best catch made yet was Il
watermelons-no fish. They tied up to a
tree and went foraging through the
woods, and finding a melon patch with no
owner in sight, it became their duty as
troopers to help themselves. The most re-
catch of fish yet was made last
night when the mate of the Three Friends.
who lives in this neighborhood, and some
troopers were out in boat, and a school
of mullet coming along. the mate held a
lantern and caught a dozen fish one at
q time. as they jumped above the water
The fishing lasted about ten minutes
DIITT.