The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-15
UTAH CaVALRYMEN PRAMOTED
SERGEANT DE VIGNE AND PR
VATE BRATTAIN.
De Vigne Is Provost Marshal In a
Camp of Many Regulars, and
Brattain Is Attachee to the Quar-
termaster's Department

Camp Merritt, July 1.-TWO docu-
ments receipted recently by Lieutenant
Smith attest the constantly increasing
favor in which Captain Gaines cavalry
troop is growing. One is the appoint
ment of Sergeant de Vigne, provost
marshal OF all Camp Merritt, and the
other secures Private Brattain pas
sage to Manila on the elegant Puebla.
which sails this week The two or
ders read:
Headquarters Independent Division.
Eighth Army Corps. Phelan Building,
san Francisco. Cal, July 9, 1898.
Special Orders No. IS.
Sergeant Ernest de Vigne. first troop
Utah cavalry, United States volun-
teers, is detailed on special duty in the
quartermaster's department. and VIII
report at once to the chief quartermas-
ter Camp Merritt. san Francisco. Cal.
for duty.
BY command OF Major General Otis.
THOMAS II. BARRY,
Assistant Adjutant General.
Headquarters Independent Division.
Eighth Army Corps. Phelan Building,
San Francisco. Cal. July II. 1888:
ITO the CONNIE nding officer, FIRST
troop. Utah cavalry, Camp Merritt.
San Francisco, Cal:
'Sir:-PieaSe forward descriptive list
and account of pay and clothing or
Private \. Z. Rrattain tC these head
quarters today. This man VIII be at
tached 70 and accompany these head
quarters on the steamer Puebla, en-
route to Manila. Very respectfully,
THOMAS II. BARRY,
Assistant Adjutant General
The selection of Sergeant de NlSne,
from a volunteer organization in
camp full of regulars, is a tribute not
only TO TIE sergeant himself but to
his troop. 1t means for him a very
pleasant routine of daily duty and a
l;ttle extra cash. His relation To the
entire camp corresponds To that of pO-
lice corporal To a single company, bat -
terry or troop and so incurs a cOnsidTl
cradle responsibility. Much of his work
will be done on horseback, and. since
army saddle it goes without saying that
his duties viii be well performed. The
only regret arises from the temporary
loss to the Utah troop of its most eX-
perienced enlisted man.
Just now the boys are humminS "Oh,
lucky Art, how We envy him" They
ars thinking of the happy turn of for
tune that ensures Private Brattain a
voyage to Manila, whittier all have
been longing. To- these many weeks. to
sail. The Puebla. which carries the
headquarters across the water. IS a
steamer, by all odds the
finest one in the fOtilla chosen to trans
port the next expedition The start
viii probably be made on Thursday.
July H. While the fellows left behind
have to struggle against envy of Brat
tain, they are cheeTSd by the fact that
his going presages their eventual de-
parture for the same point. because he
is merely on detached service and viii
later return to the troop. Although
e
highly probable that the headquarters
win linger many days at Honolulu and
possibly Captain Gaines troop may
Overtake it there and accompany it to
the Philippines. What praying is done
hereabouts is to that end.
The second arrest in the troop was
made yesterday. Trumpeter Crawford
was placed under the espionage of the
guard for hardness in reporting at
afternoon drill call. No formal charges
have been preferred against him and il
appears probable that he viii not have
to undergo the ordeal of a court mar
tial.
Regulation cavalry leggings, shirts
and gauntlets have been issued
a philauthTOpic friend has donated
4 large quantity of onions. which the
troopers devOur as a delicacy.
Private Rupert DunfCrd is the guest
and host of his sister from Salt Lake.
Writing to Private Arthur L Miller
the other day. Frank KnOwlton, the big
hearted Pennington stock man who
used to supply the troop with milk
at Camp Kent, concluded with these
few lines:
UTAH CAVALIERS.
Now gaze on us; we're volunteers
Just out for Spanish gore.
We've enlisted in the army
To fi-.be ON ehcra
And when we meet the Spanish
Wen make them all feet blue,
Wei capture General BlarcO
And old Cervera, too.
CHORUS.
When we turn ont they all viii shout
And loudly they will cheer.
When we take leave the girls viii
grieve
For Utah's cavaliers.
We are going down to Cuba
And then some fun Wen see.
We won't Be there ten minutes
TIL Cuba Will be free.
Wen capture Moro Castle.
Drive her soldiers to the sea.
Plant Old Glory on her flagstaff
With cheers three times three.
While the troopers hardly expect the
anne knOWiton pCrJrayS. th5y still nope
10 see service before returning TO civil
ian's life. In the meantime they Won
Ter what Camp Merritt viii do for
horses and solCi rs when they are gone
Yesterday. for instance, the troop had
light mounted priVates and two ser
yeants all heavily armed. serving as
oaymasters' guards; thirteen horses
.arrying officers in battalion drills;
hree mounted cTderiies for General
Otis and one for the Quartermaster gen
sral. an orderly at the down town
headquarters and another at the camp
headquarters, and all these beside the
regular home camp details of twelve
men on guard. five on police. three "a
he kitchen and one as orderly to-
Lieutenant Smith, commanding.
JOHN METER
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