Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-03
RETURNS FROM MANILA
chfis.Wagner Arrived This Nor ming on an &
tended Sick furlough,
THREE OTHER UTAH MEN tSsoUrt HONE
boys from the nechi,e State Have Praoti.
ealiy the Right Of Way In the rhIi-
ippin,s-Thc Iomevard "Trip.

Great big, good nlturcl 250.pound
Chris Wagner. who a few months az
left sait Lake us one Of the recruits fJr
battery y. Utah volunteers, returned
home plnchod und worn, from Mauiia,
this morning. MY pounds less than
when he enlisted for the service. Wag-
ner was perfectly well when he left
here but contracted rheumatism IN
Camp Merritt before calling Tor Ma
Mia. Iie recovered somewhat. however.
On cIossug The Pacific ana when in
Honolulu was In the best possible
health. when he reached the Philip
pnss. however. he had 10 be carried on
The boat. lie ala not reach there until
after The surrender % thf Spanish col
onal capital 10 the American forces.
on arriving there the city was fun
Of the sounds " vIutgfy, and every
where the praises OF the Utah v0lun.
tecrs were being hefalded. The Utah
men. h. says. have the Cr.rre 90 every
thing In Manila. every man la looked
upon a. hero. besides thnt they ore
regarded a. superior in personal APP
peafaucc, they gutcllss any gihct
company or st of voluu.eers. Whom
soldier or n body % soldiers 30 10y
~ 10 appoafaret. t causes ihe remark
10 be made as lHee. he or they are Utah
volunteers. This On considerable % u
compliment WHEN the fact is taken into
accouni that all ihc men 10 all the
c0mpanles wear precisely the same KIM
OF D1lf9fma.
Mr.. M,gnsr wac IN the hospital near
~ the whole part N his stay In Manila
but got Uut ogcnHionnliy 10 minrie with
,he boyA on Sept 21nd, he with three
other Utah men. Prvatts Lacey and
roland VI SAT- Lake, and hluth W
ogden. started home on sick fprlnuFh
on the transport ship RIO de Iauciro. In
oil there were i20 sick soldiers on board.
Nearly every one had 60 be carried on
60 the boat. being ~ euiancintcd and
reduced IN strength ana fiosh. but con-
aldorinE there was much decay the Rio
de Jantiro was chartered ami proceeded
60 lad hgr down with regular govern
men. ratlpna To this Cag.alu Ward,
the owner % the ship objected and de-
clarui that h. wound not o., sali with
sudh food Tor sick men, and that n he
conveyed them back 70 the United
SflteH he must feed them rAii1ua ~
his own selection. The result was ihns
Captain Ward won his point and the
men g0, good food. A. a sample %
what they received the following was
the bill OF fare Tor breakfasts Good
coffce. hot rolls plenty Of beef steak
afkl hash and potatoes The govern
men. ratlons for breakfast would have
been, pork. hard tack, salt horse. Tn
biz % farc furnished by Captain Ward
and his kindly treatment resulted In
very many OF the sick soldiers almoa,
recovering en- route home.
But thrre we're some nad scenes on
board the ship during she voyage. Nine
OF the men died. % these four were
buried at sea. three were embaimcd
and brought 10 San Francisco nnd from
there shipped 10 their humeA one was
buried In Japan. and another who be-
came insane from his r1fiorlnEt, jump
"a overheard and was drowned wlih
itib on his person.
Al Of the Utah boys mrrtloned are
on SEX furiough and expect their dl-
charges soon In the eytD, none ~ them
will again return 90 the Philippines, Mr..
Wagner desired that he Be PERMITTED
~ pay tribute 10 Captain Young, whose
brain ne says evolved and perfected the
plans which resulted In tn rplendld
Victory achieved by the Utah batteries.
Captain Young. h. declares, II not only
loved and respected by his men for the
personal lindn11u and trcniurti ac-
corded 10 them. No matter how hum
bic or m n soldier may be. Captain
Young fnds time 10 call upon and en-
courage him. These characteriHtlcs
have won for him the admiration Of
NJ his men, and the respect ~ many
n other companies.