Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-19
RETURN OF TWENTY FOURTH
They are Expected TO be Here by the last
Of the Week Volunteers May
Come Hack Also.

Word has been received at Fori
Douglas that che Twonty-fourth regi-
ment Of United States Infantry IL cone
Ing home. Tht news spread quickly
through the fort and durisy faces were
lighting up win Joy at the thought Of
welcoming the heroes back.
1, is nos known Jus, whom the ,roaps
will arrive. but Lieut. Dashisll thinks 70
viii be by che end ~ the present week.
Salt Lake will give the returning vcter-
ans a hearty welcome. The regiment
proved i;s lighting ability a. ;he gravcs
In FAR OF Cuba will tcisfy and both
officers and men are worthy OF all
praise
There win be many new faces IN tho
ranks due % the recruiting that has
/ taken place since the regiment DEPART
81 for the fr0nti and many % the boys
are lott behind In the hospitals und
many more are dead.
ECHOES OF THE WAR.
Major General ]. Ford Kent will be
In the city some time thls week. word
having reached che fort that he would
return hoss with his wife and
daughter who won't East 60 meet him
!
a; the Fort will - necessity b. ah0ri.
a. he has been assigned % she come
mand OF a brigade In the seventh army
corps under Gen. FllzhuEh Lee, which
y eNptcici viii De detailed 90 a. gar.
rirln aud reconstruction dugy la cuba
with headquarters ~ Havana. utah
VIII De proud 90 receive her gallant
general who ala such noble work In
placing Old GLORY over Santiago.
Capt Henry WyEant returned 20
fori Douglas saturday night. Hc Il one
OF the few who hsa gone through Inc
hhilaE' campaign ana retained his
health, lie speaks fesiinEly Of inc
death OF his comrades. Cot Lincum and
lAeuiA AuEuatin and Quincy at the
terrible charge ~ the Hill az san Juan.
lle tprakh with pride % the gallnntry
81 the colorcd boys % the Twenty.
fourth and says there was Hlmply no
holding them back. and that the way
they fought was something wonderful
His brother officers came In Tor a share
~ hls praise, especially Captains
Dodge, Lyon and Ducnt. whose rli.
lantfy he characterized a. beyond
description. Though not shattered ln
health, like most Of his comrades, cant
Wyghnt has returned homo to rccupef-
ate from a nervous attack brought on By
over'work and worry al the front
Corporal Carl Hard IA happy IN the
tact that he has rrcrlved his DISCHARGE
from service with the rough riders. ITO
came home one day last week on sick
leave ana yesterday received the happy
Intelligence that ne was honorably dis
charged becauAe ~ physical disability.
The discharge of other Utah boys IN the
rough riders II expected daily. and II
the appeal made Friday by many prom
inent utahns 20 the war department
bears fruit. all the Utah boys who wish
20 return, and whose physical condI-
tlon renders NE In the camp misery.
VIII be given an opportunity.
ES-Shorifn Harvey Hardy, who left
FOR Cuba as a chief packer In the army.
has reached home, His looks bstokfn
the hardshlps he has endured and ne
states that he win camp In the shadow
Of the Wasateh for the remainder OF
his days.
Joseph Lees. who went 60 the front
as government packer under eX-
sheriff Hardy. has also returned home
broken In health. Mr. Lees u but the
shadow OF mis- former aeif ana 10 glad 20 |
be back again.