The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06
WITH UTAH TROOPS.
Developments of Interest Concerning
Artillery and Cavalry.
(Special to The Herald


Especial to The HeraJd.l
San Francisco, Cal, June 5.-Prepara-
ticns for an immediate embarkation
90 steadily onward at the Utah bat
talon camp. While the men lounged
around in the tropic heat, discussing
the situation, the officers and their
clerks were hard at work in the tents
making plans for the trip. First Lieu
tenant WedgewoCd was busy all day
working on the quartermaster ac-
counts. In the evening Acting Major
Young went over the bay to Berkeley,
TO meet several of his relatives, who
came TO bid him good bye.
There was considerable shifting OF
plans as the result of today'S work and
it is mostly speculation as to just when
the troops will embark, and how they
will be divided. At noon today Act
ing Major Young stated that the left
platoon and half of the center platoon,
comprising the sections of Sergeants
Brown, Wills and Fisher, would go on
the flagship China, and be under COM
mand of himself and Lieutenant Nay
lor The right platoon and half Of the
center platoon. comprising the sections
of Sergeants Nystrom, Lehman and
johnson, would go on the Zealandia,
in charge of Lieutenants Gibbs and
Webb, and that Battery would go on
the Colon.
This evening it was authoritatively
reported that battery A would go in
tact on the Colon, and that battery b
would be divided, part going on the
China and part on the Zealandia.
Lieutenant Gibbs has charge of the
work of distributing the equipage
among the three divisions of the bat
talon.
There lave also been some changes
in the definite orders TO embark Tues
day morning. 1t is thought that the
trooEs viii possibly not embark before
Thursday, but not later than this. Pay
day, the dream Of the entire camp, has
been definitely set for Tuesday at noon.
This viii be the last move in the pre-
parations for embarkation, and will
be welcomed by all
SURGEON PENROSE ARRIVES.
DR.. Penrose arrived in San Francis
co at Saturday midnigl 1t, in charge of
30 recruits for the regular army. He
appeared in Camp Merritt early this
morning and took charge of the medi-
cal affairs of camp. After prescribing
for several chronic cases OF homeslck-
ness. he donned uniform and left for
the headquarters of General Merritt.
The doctor is an old friend of the gen
eral The chief aide of General Merritt
is a cousin of his, so that he was thor
oughly at home among the officers
there He spent several hours chatting
with General Merritt over old times
and war plans. At the close of the
conversation he stated that he did not
consider the case of the cavalry as
hopelessly lost. He says that the adviS
ability of sending them is under con-
sideration and they may yet receive or
ders to go. He states that he is i'm
menseiy pleased with everything in
camp. Tomorrow he will make requi-
sitions for everything needed in his line.
On the same train with DR.. Penrose
was the father of Corporal Harry At
kinson of the cavalry. who had come
to bid his son good bye, and General
L. V. Green, L. S. V.
An interesting question being dis
cussed in official circles is whether or
not Governor Wells has authority to
appoint a major, now that the batter
les have been formed into 4 battalion.
Some think that he has this power, as
we'll as the power to appoint an assist
ant surgeon.
Acting Major Young has received
host of kilograms congratulating him
on his promotion. In answer to these
he states that he is not a major, but
merely acting in that capacity until a
permanent appointment is made Pa
pers have been forwarded 10 Washing
ten, recommending the appointment of
Richard W. Young as major of the bat
TALON of Utah artillery, and this rec
ommendation is endorsed by both Gen
eral Merritt and General Otis He is
acting as major under direction of bri-
gade headquarters. The appointment
of a captain for battery A will not be
made until the official papers arrive
from Washington.
A score or more of Utah ladies Wis
tied camp today. The chief interest
centered about Lieutenant NayIor, and
he was kept busy nearly all day, show
ing them around. The battery fund
was increased today. by the donation
of $25 by Arthur L. Thomas.
RUSSELL, Battery A.