The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-24

his hat. while the others followed his
example. They remained uncovered
while the carriages were driven
through the crowd and they were
taken to the Alta club.
But the officers were not the re-
cipjents of the only demonstrations
When the cars containing the men ar
rived. then there was cheering. The
people seemed to realize, with the
poet that
THE colonel rides in front;
The majors on the flank;
The captains and the adjutant are in the
But when it's action front" and
there's fighting to be done,
They one and all Will stand or fan
With the man that carries the gun.
So they cheered the sergeants and
the corporals and the privates. And
the people went from car window to
car window and shook hands with
them and bid them good luck and told
them to remember the Maine and all
that sort of thing and they made the
soldiers feel good, for the boys of the
Sixteenth have a great many friends
in this city. 1t was where's A COM
pany?" and what car is G company
in?" and 'I want to see the band
leader and those sort of expressions
until the men of the Sixteenth who
will form the firing line, when action
comes, were made to feel that they had
whole lot of people here who felt an
interest in them. The crowd remained,
or at least a good portion of them did,
until the train left for the Rio Grande
Western station and then followed 1t
down there and shook hands all over
again and made the boys feel glad
they came here.
For only the power above knows how
many of those gallant men will fall in
the strife. There may not be much
fighting, but the possibilities of the bat
tie of the future are not known, as
are those of the past, and it was with
a great deal of regret the people shook
hands with many they will never see
again.
OFFICERS WELCOMED.
The officers were accorded a hearty
time at the Alta club. There must haze
been 200 guests there waiting for thee
including some of the best people OF
the city Lunch was all ready when
they arrived, and the soldiers sat down
and fell to right away, while those
who went with them to ogden also took
a knife and fork and plunged in. Dur
ing the meal the orchestra played pat
riotic airs and Star Spangled Ban
ner," Marching Through Georgia"
america" Red, White and Blue"
Hail Columbia and other stirring mel
odies made the peoples hearts wax
warm.
AS soon as order was restored Hon.
Farley L. Williams made a few re-
marks, welcoming the officers of the
Sixteenth to the hospitality of the
club, which was responded to by the
chaplain of the regiment.
THE FIGHTING CHAPLAIN"
Chaplain Bateman said what i'm
pressed him most was that in every
town and village they had passed
through the slogan of the people was
Remember the Maine" Every man,
woman and child had sounded it in
their ears, and when they approached
their duty they would do so remember
ing that admonition.
Colonel Theaker, Colonel Penrose IRE
tired), Thomas Kearns, Governor Wells,
Colonel Wallace of the Utah National
Guard Richard w. Young, Colonel Bur-
ton, Mayor Clark, John Q. Cannon,
Lieutenant Colonel Coates, Adjutant
George, Major Mclaughlin and Lieu
tenant Briant H. Wells occupied the
table in the small dining room, while
the balance of the officers and citizens
were placed at the long table outside
in the big dining hall.
After the lunch was ended punch was
served, and when all the handshakings
had ended Governor Wells was called
upon for an address Of welcome. The
governor was a bit shy at first, but
the crowd insisted, and he mounted a
chair and delivered a short address.
THE GOVERNORS WELCOME.
The executive said he was not much
of a talker. as they all well knew, tbut
he was there to say that the scenes of
sending these Salt Lake regiments to
Iaa loI
before experienced, but they thrilled
him to the soul, when he thought these
men were going to the front to battle
for the honor of the nation. Congress
and the president have declared the
Spanish savageries in the island of
Cuba must cease, and that Cuba shall
be free and Independent, and this
movement of troops means that the
declaration is to be backed by the best
bone and sinew of orr native land; the
best blood of 70,0C0.000 of people. AL
though nothing has been said about the
butchery of the 266 seamen on our bat
tleship, he doubted not that every SOL
der is saying to himself to ''remem-
Der the Maine" The governor closed
by saying we all love the Sixteenth,
and will watch its course in the fight
as though it was from our own state.
The governor was given three cheers,
both before and after his speech.
GENERAL PENROSE.
General Penrose was called upon. He
said:
Officers of my old regiment, and gen.
tlemen of Salt Lake and Utah: l can
not promisesyou a speech, for 1 am no
sneaker l would like to take you all
out on the field and see what / could
do with you there 1 am pleased to see
my old regiment go to the front, and
I am proud of the fact that nine of its
officers are men who were through the
war of the rebellion: the colonel, the
lieutenant colonel, the major and five
captains. With such men as these
leading the regiment who have made
names for themselves, who can doubt
that victory will be achieved? We are
glad to know that in the caH the young
est state in the Union has every pros
pect of sending out a regiment OF in
fantry and two batteries, and l have
rendered the governor my services, in
the event they are needed. I am sure
we shall hear a good account of the
volunteers from this state, and from
the Sixteenth.
p. l.. WILLIAMS.
Mr. Williams was again called upon
to address the guests before their de-
parture. He said he recognized, with
all the enthusiasm, and shared in it.
Yet to him it was an event of great
seriousness. The men were going to
the front to perform a great duty. The
motto Of this nations soldiers was our
country, right or wrong. Our hearts
are with all who go, and from east to
west the call to arms is being responded
to with earnestness and willingness. He
hoped the time would come when the
club could welcome the Sixteenth home,