Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-20

TWO more Of Utah's Volunteer ARM
organizations have said farewell t,
home and kindred and taken their de
parture for the field of duty. The,
are Batteries a and b, under Captain.
Richard W.Young and Frank AGrant
the former as ranking officer. They
left this city over the Rio Grand,
Western this afternoon for Ogder
where their train will be switched or
to the Southern Pacific and whirlet
over desert and mountain to San Fran.
cisco. preparatory to embarking fol
the Philippines to give succor and re-
lief to brave Admiral Dewey and the
gallant blue jackets who helped him
to win the glorious battle of Manila
bay.
The scenes attendant upon the de-
parture were such as to stir the hearts
Of the most phlegmatic and arouse to
patriotic thought and action those who
have heretofore looked upon war with
undisturbed equanimity. 1t was n day
of patriotism. Everybody felt its
thrill-everybody was its willing sub
ject and everybody made manifest his
actuating motives. There have been
many magnificent demonstrations in
Utah in the past on public occasions;
many times have the people been
reused to united action. but never be-
fore has there been quite such n DEM
onstration as the one given In Salt
Lake today. 1t is conservatlvely es-
timated that not less than three
fourths of the city's population was
crowded into the business district to
witness the States noble Volunteers
make their march To the trains that
should carry them beyond the bounds
of our own commonwealth into a sister
state. from which they viii sail to a
foreign land as soldiers enlisted in
humanity's cause.
How pleasing, and yet how sad, to
contemplate the difference in the fare
well reception accorded the brave boys
of Batteries A and b, who left for the
Philippines this afternoon. and the
dashlng, gallant Torrey lads who. with
out a single drum beat, strain OF music
or manifestation of public apprecia-
ton, were permitted II not compelled
TO depart on Sunday evening last for
famous, cursed, war-strlclsen and
broken hearted Cuba! For one set Of
heroes there was music, flowers, cheer
ing multitudes and fond farewells, the
latter made so by the grand popular
response to the untirng efforts of pa
trtotic women. For the other set of
heroes-those who had the high honor
OF being the first Utah Volunteers to
leave the state for Freedoms Cause,
there was neither music, flowers nor
apparent public appreciation. 1t is the
undylng hope of unnumbered men and
women that there Will never be repe-
tition of Sundays neglect. The ladies'
of this city resolved that there should
not be, and therefore. like true Aneri-
can women, arranged for the splendid
farewell reception that gladdened the
hearts of the Utah soldier boys who
went away today. Hereafter 1t will
make no difference whether Utah's
troops go to Cuba or the Philippines, 1t
Is safe to say no distinction will be
made.
FAREWELL TO THE VOLUN-
TIERS.
C. NJ. Stcbblns, professor OF English
In the High school, contemplating the
departure of the Volunteers, penned
the following;
Farewell brave hearts; brave hearts, fnrowell
Farewell strong hearts In coats of blue;
We know 1t will be guarded well.
Words will not speak our deepest tho,t.
As In our hearts We fool and know
How sfrill the winds Of fate must blow ]
Ere hard won victory Is wrought
Before we hear your steps again
Keep concord with the rolling drum;
Before the peal OF peace shall come,
Electric flashed aeross the land.
10 forth strong hearts, and strike for truth,
Redress and freedom Of a race;
Strike down the shaekles that dcbase
The nobler mind In age and youth.
strike down the tyrant aud his brood;
Raise up the struggling and opprest;
Raise up new hope In every breast;
strike out the blot OF servitude.
)ur sailors lie beneath the wave,
betrayed to an uuhonOred end
: Where they we're welcomed a friend;
Ihcy sleep In an unhalloW0d grave.
,ut honor them strike from the earth
Such possibility Of crime,
strike treason from the realm OF time
md all Its nonstrous after. birth.
Tis better to be drunk with strife.
To wurship at the fame OF war;
To lie beneath his merry car,
han lead In peace a cankered life.
nation trusts To you her need
A nations hope Is on you laid
nations honor IN you stayed;
hen brave, true heart, godspeed, godspeed.
A PRAYER FOR SAFETY.
The following poetic prayer for the
afety Of the Volunteers was contrib
tied by Mrs Lydia b. Alder:
O., God of Battlec, to Thy care
our Volunteers We now conslru;
Over land and sea this ia our prayer
Der watch th1m with thy love divine
Preserve them safe when cannon's roar
O'eI sweeps the battle plain;
And o'er their way, re III n before,
o, save thom from the slain;
From fever's brcalh and pestilcnce,
Wien Want and Death Etpat prikes reap;
And bring them safely back from thenee.
secure In faith, their hearts, o keepl
o, God Of Battles hear our prayerI
And freedom grant to those who ue,n,