The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-05

honor between them. All are equally
g. eat in each others eyes, but the
Penusylyanians and regulars feel that
Utah's work has been greatly under
stated. A Pennsylvania corporal said
TO me yesterday: You Dtah fellows
were in the trenches from first to last.
and bore the brunt of all the fighting
for it VIZ always the plan OF the Span
1ards to blow up your guns, ana never
felt so scared as when / was close 10
them. IT makes me hot 10 see how Mt
tie IVES made Of your work in The pa
pers."
So much for the old trenches, the ola
battle-ground and ne old SololeIs.
Henceforth they will furnish food tor
silent reveries anG peaceful dreams, put
never Tor Inspiration to q pencil
CORPORAL ANDERSON'S EIEROISM
1t was a true hero's fall, was the ial
of Corporal Anderson.
IT must be confessed that Hudson
was doing wrong when he was shot.
He had taken little too much VINO
Corporal Anderson was on guard at
Cavite ard was sent to find Hudson
and bring him to camp. he obeyed the
order, as obedience is, the soldiers first
duty, Finding Hudson, he attempted
TO induce him to come to camp, but ne
pnly became the more beiliSerent ana
AIDED up ny pulling his gun and shoot
-4g away in the air The natives near
!. by answered the fire, thinking ne was
firing into them. The two men fell.
But Utah need not mourn as lost the
one who fell doing his duty. 1t is not
impossible that he viii be on his way
home before this reaches salt Lake.
The hospital nurses tell me he is prac-
tically out of danger now, and is rap
idly becoming strong enough to stand
a sea. voyage.
All of the command extend their
greatest sympathy to the parents, who
must have mourned, their boy as dead.
Their gloomy forebodings that he
would never return" must, however, be
laid aside and they may begin prepar-
ing to meet their loved one, come back
from the grave. The temperate moral
life led by young Anderson is what has
pulled him through.
UTAH MAJORS IN CHINA.
Majors Young and Grant are taking
a well-earned rest in China and Japan.
They left here a week ago on 30-days
cave of absence. The news OF their
having been -breVeted majors was tele-
graphed over to them. Before leaving
Captain Young made Nelson Margetts
a corporal MargettS is a nephew OF
the captain and has acted as his or
derly during the campaign. But this
did not gain him the promotion, for he
is as fit for the position as any of the
prlVates and all the boys congratulate
him.
The great question is when do we
go homer" 1t is heard daily and night
ly; at every gathering. 1t is discussed
Just as the weather is discussed among
-neighbors in Utah, only with a great
deal more interest. Any sensational
rumor, no matter how ridiculous, finds
IL
have been inspected almost daily by
various camp inspectors. Several of
the men think this indicates an imme-
diate prepal alton to leave I-uZon and
overcome the objection to returning
Our guns by stating that they viii be
turned over to the Third United States
artillery. However the 'long-headed'
are settling down for a good long stay.
The terrible section 6, battery A, has
foraged about and captured a flock of
chickens and ducks and a pig. They
fail to appear at Uncle Sans supper
table quite often.
Bill Edwards has appeared in an
other role. He is now leader of a
Filipino orchestra, and has taught
them all the popular tunes. Each even
ing he leads them on serenading tour
among the various camps. They de-
light the ears of the boys with every
thing from Hot Time" to 'Star-span-
gled Banner" To his surprise Bill
found his band able to play After the
BALI faultlessly. This familiar old
tune is the national air of the Philip
pine republic, and is named "Aguin-
aldo" If you ask any native band IN
town to play "Aguinaldo' they will
Immediately start up the strains of
After the Ball" And yet Aguinaldo
ignores America in his address to the
powers!
a LAZY LIFE.
Barracks life, in its quietest, LATEST
form. is what the boys are living now
a-days. They sleep when not dreaming
and dream while not sleeping. An or
der recently published prohibits them
from leaving barracks before 3 o'clock
in the afternoon. So. therefore, the.
must live in the prison-like walls, in
enforced idleness.
While it is true that a few fools
rushed into the army, it is also true
that most of the men who volunteel
are the least selfish, and Of broadest
calibre: men who can appreciate theil
duty to their country. Such men dc
not live the lives of hoboes and tramps
as the positions left by then. to joir
the army will testify. This life is gall
ing to them. They have responsible
ties at home which neeG their atten-
ton. The government is honor bound
TO SEND mem nome ana All are crying
for discharges.
The rumors say that Senator Cannon
is endeavoring to keep the batteries in
Manila. He must be counting an early
death. Smallpox. fevers and dysentery
are decimating the ranks, and while
Utah is fortunate in having but few
sick men, there is no telling how Ions
before some pest viii sweep the camp
Every day the boys grow weaker, and
1,s.#4 f@~, 70 Ta1,
Lieutenant Wedgwood is with tbs
boys again. He arrived last Tuesday
on the Scandal. He is still weak from
the effects of his illness and Manila
IS not a good place to get we'll in. He
says that he was very comfortably
fixed on the ship and had a pleasant
journey all the way over. He was
given a great reception when he first
appeared in camp and his platoon de-
lighted to have him march in his ole
place once again.
ISAAC RUSSELL.