The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06
Especial to The Herald.)

San Francisco, June Utah demon
strated last night that her sons are not
towards, and will compel the respect
due their flag whenever the opportun-
ity presents itself. 1t appears that as
soon as it was generally known that
the light artillery was ordered to en-
bark next Tuesday, a rush was made
for passes, as all were anxious to spend
last night in town before that date, and
it was accordingly arranged to give
each man a night in town during the
next three days. So it happened that
last evening two men of battery 3 de-
cided, among other things, to do
Chinatown, and under the guidance of
a professional steerer, started out They
had just finished their inspection of the
deliberately fitted up restaurant patron
lied by the Chinese 400 and had pro-
ceeded but a few steps toward Sacra-
mento street and Grant avenue, when
they were accosted by a trio of strang-
ers who Immediately began to Josh
the Utahites, among other things say
ing that they thought they were too
coWardly to venture into Chinatown
after nightfall. It was with great eff
fort that the boys were able to restrain
themselves, and it was not until one of
the strangers remarked that he cOnsid-
endanger his life for such a dirty rag
as the stars and stripes" that their
anger got the better of them, and be-
fore the speaker could regain his breath
he was pounced upon by one of our
volunteers, who got in in the most i'm
proved fashion, TO. as he expressed it,
make him eat his Words
1t took but a few seconds for the re-
naming two strangers to see that
their companion was getting bested
and they Immediately came to his res
cue, which, of course, necessitated the
second Utahite jumping into the melee
and as the guide expressed it, there re-
suited one of the prettiest fights he
ever witnessed, which ended in two of
the strangers being badly battered up,
and the third only saving himself by
taking to his heels.
The Utah volunteers have the repu-
tatiOn, throughout the entire camp, of
being the most gentlemanly and well
behaved body of men yet brought here,
but last nights affair demonstrated
that although possessing a calm ex-
terror, it win not do to get them
aroused, and as the boys said last
night: You'll find us all fighting just
as valiantly for old glory when we
meet the Spaniards as we two fought
tonight" and a bystander was heard
to remark: And there will be Span
iards to burn afte- it is over
Today was another scOrcher, but not
quite as hot as yesterday. Being Sun
day, there was no drilling at Camp
Merritt, and the men were permitted TO
lounge about their tents and seek every
shady nook where they could escape
the suns fierce rays.
No matter where you went in the
Utah camp, the sole topic of converse
ton was their early embarkatiOn. You
would thi-k by the intense joy man.
ifested that they were going on a pic
mic instead of rushing into what may
prove one of the fiercest land battles of
modern times.
ARTILLERY'S EFFICIENCY.
1t is considered a very great compli-
ment to the efficiency of the light ar
tillery that they should be chosen in
the face of most strenuous efforts that
have been put forth by different COM
manders to have their commands desig-
mated as a portion of the expedition
1t appears that an officer of General
Otis staff witnessed, unknown to any
one, the maneuverS of the Utah light
artillery, and was so impressed with
their work that he Immediately report
ed to headquarters the manner in which
they handled themselves and their guns,
which was the immediate cause of
further inspection, which resulted in
their being ordered to prepare to en-
bark.
An order assigning the different regi-
ments TO their transports was issued
from headquarters today.
The China will carry the First Colo
RADIO, One-half of Battery B Of the ar
tilIery AID Companies A and G of the
Eighteenth infantry. The Zealandia'S
passenger list contains the Tenth Penn
sylvania and the other half of Battery
of the artillery.
On the Colon will go the Twenty
third infantry, the two other companies
of the Eighteenth infantry and Battery
A of the light artillery.
The Utah cavalry, after reviewing the
situation in their calmer moments, have
come to the conclusion that they were
too hasty yesterday in expressing their
displeasure at what they thought an
injustice in not sending them TO the
fro--t.
While they are all very anxious to be
sent to the Philippines or any other
place where there is likely to be action,
they remember that they are soldiers,
and as such hold themselves in readi-
ness to take any detail offered them.
thereby showing the true American
spirit, which reflects great credit upon