The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-08

ard fireman received injuries from
which he died later in the day. The
train was followed by a switch engine,
and this was the principal cause of the
wreck. Several OF the Nevada boys
riding on top of the horse cars We're
thrown off. but none We're hurt.
on the run from st. Joe to st. Louis,
The next morning, the people turned
out by thousands, and everything we
wanted could be had for the mere ask
ing. The good people through Missouri
would not allow US to pay for anything.
We crossed the Mississippi early Sat
urGay morning to East At. Louis, where
horses were unloaded and fed, and
pulled out OF East st. Louis Saturday
evening in the third section
ANOTHER WRECK.
At o'clock Sunday morning we
crossed the Ohio into Kentucky, max
ing the run through Kentucky and
Tennessee without incident worthy OF
mention, and about 3 in the afternoon
ran into Sherman. where we learned
that the second section had run into
the first, IT Tupelo, some 10 miles
ahead. when We passed through Tu-
pelo, at about II o'clock, we were all
shocked to learn how serious the wreck
had been. The train guard was very
strict, and none OF the boys We're al
lowed off the train, but We dug up all
the civilian dress we could find in our
car, and disguised one of / troop la
Sherlock Holmes. and he passed the
guards without any difficulty. He found
that eight troopers had been killed out
right, and - wounded, some severely;
that L and NJ troopers were looking for
he engineer Of the second section, but
that he had disappeared.
CANNON IN COMMAND
Colonel Torrey was quite severely in
lured and was today ordered to the
hospital by General Lee. He viii prob
tbly not resume command of the reg
ment for two or three n nths, and in
6he meantime Lieutenant Colonel Can
non Will be in charge.
Monday morning we arrived at Biz
mingham. where we met with royal
reception, and stop Of several hours
was made to feed. The stay, however /
was hardly long enough for l troop, as
- Of them had such 4 good time they I
neglected to catch their section out, /
and did not rejoin the troop until the /
third section reached Jacksonville.
ARRIVAL AT CAMP.
At 9 o'clock Tuesday morning we /
pulled into Jacksonville, and the train !
was Immediately switched off the main /
line and run out six miles to Panama 4
park, where we are now in camp. The d
rough riders have everything their own /
way here. We are the only cavalry in I
camp, and the i other regiments seem /
TO have d most wholesome respect for
US. We are camping in a grove near
the St Johns river. The nearest troops
ere located about 200 yards east across
che tracks of the Florida East Coast
Railroad company-the First Missis-
sippi. Our principal sport is swimming
in the river, and ii is needless to say
we all go swimming, regardless of
sharks and alligators, which the old
timers say are very plentiful in these
waters at this time of the year. At .
o 'clock every evening we all mount our
horses bareback and race for the
river. The sport begins when the
horses get beyond their depth and
have to swim. Some of them won't !
swim until we push their heads under
and give them q ducking.
Tomorrow. the Fourth. a grand mill
tary parade is ordered by General Lee
through Jacksonville. All the troops
in camp viii take part and the rough .
riders are to lead the third division. ,
HOT FOR UTAH MEN.
The weather is pretty hot for us from !
the mountains, but the cavalry can .
surely stand il II the infantry can. We
have g good camping place, and arte- !
sian water Bacon, bread, potatoes and !
coffee constitute our bill of fare, and !
I'll present we are doing well !
We have not commenced drilling get.
Some of The troops did not drill for
80 weeks after arriving here, as it i