The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-19
Mrs. Sloan's Contribution to the
Gallant Army.
THEY WENT AWAY WELL
BUT CAME BACK EITHER SICK
OR WOUNDED.
Their Experiences In the Battle In
Front of Santiago-A Decidedly
Warm Place-Letter From frank
Jardine of the Rough Riders-Mu-
stefan Buchanan Back.

Mrs. Solomon E. Sloan was overJoyed
the other day when her three sons re-
turned from the war. The reunion OF
mother and sons at rs Alameda avenue,
where the noble mother lives, was a
scene of mingled happiness and sorrow
Her boys went 20 the war physically
perfect men. They returned sick and
| broken down. But, soldier-like, they
do not complain OF their lot. The
mother was proud to give the services
of her sons in defense of the nation
! flas, but now she feels that the sacrl-
| flee is more than should have been eX-
acted.
When the war commenced, Elmer
Sloan was stationed at Fort Sherman,
Ida, with the Sixteenth infantry, and
his two brothers, James and Joseph,
were at Great Falls, Mont. The latter
two Immediately enlisted and went
with the gallant regiment to Cuba.
| Previously, however, all three sons,
| together with another brother-who, by
the way, is now employed at Bonnet
tbs barber shop-:were in the service OF
the Sixteenth when it garrlsoned Fort
Douglas. All the boys have many
! friends in this city.
The three brave soldier boys are here
on months sick leave. Joseph Sloan
will have to apply for an extension on
his furlough because he is still suffer-
ing with malaria. Elmer has had ch1ilS
and fever since arriving in this city.
and James has not fully recovered from
q wound in the shin and a damaged
wrist. All three OF the boys have
rested since the long trip from Mon
tauk Point, and will spend the next
few days visiting with their sister,
Mrs. Al Hollindrake. at Park City. She
will hardly know her brothers, they
have become so wasted and thin since
she last saw them.
BEFORE SANTIAGO.
Relative to the battle in front of San
tiago de Cuba. the Sloan boys tell with
becoming modesty of the terrible fight
ing. They were in the thick of the
flying Spanish bullets. Elmer was
color guard and his sergeant was shot
down at his side. James helped carry
his comrade to the rear, and even then
the young hero planted the regimental
flag on top of the hill at the desired
time. Private Joseph Sloan diStin-
guished himself by being the third one
to get into the Spanish block house
James was wounded and was unable to
get UP to the crest of San Juan HILL
When he was shot a Spanish bullet
Il shells, but, fortunately, he WAS only
hurt in the leg and wrist. 1t was a
miraculous escape.
The Sloan boys suffered many priva,-
tons in the field, in the trenches, in the
transport ship to New York and in the
hospital, but they are ready to endure
it all again for their country They
fought for three days on half rations,
we've not allowed to make fires to boil
fhQir nOffaa nOlr ho araI
sequently ate their meat raw.
OF the bravery and endurance of the
officers and men of the Sixteenth and
Twenty-fourth regiments, the Sloan
boys have ample evidence.
A ROUGH RIDERS LETTER.
A letter has been received from Frank
Jardice, who was an officer of the last
state senate, but who is now with
Torrey in Florida He says:
Billie Ritter has been sick with
mild form of typhoid, but is improving
last. He has been promoted to cor
poral. 1 have had the malaria, but
haven't gone on the sick list; don't
propose to let those quacks practice on
me. Al Cummings and Charles Jasper
son nave gone home on 80 days fur
Tough.
l want to say right here that such
interviews as that OF Sergeant Good
win, that appeared in the Tribune, are
in the main false. He gives the impress
sion that he had to pay out of his
pocket fare for part way when every
one here knows that what he received
from the government would have paid
his fare twice over. Such blatherskites
cause whole lot of worry to parents.
This thing is hard enough without
being made any harder
l also want To saw that rOfu-itb
standing the howl for mastering out.
L for one am in this till Uncle Sam
says quit. A portion of this regiment
caught the craze and signed a petition
to be mustered out. but there are many
OF US who considered that wrong
idea. We simply wait orders. If they
say "Cuba"-all right: If they say
home-so much the better"
ANOTHER RETURNED SOLDIER.
Another sick soldier arrived yester-
day from the scene of the late war in
Cuba. He is Musician Buchanan of the
Sixteenth infantry. His term of enlist
ment is out and he will remain with
his family at 243 South Second East
street. Buchanan was formerly the pic
ture of health; now he is pale and thin
as a result of the hardships he has en-
dured. He has a fund of interesting
notes relating to the Oft told tale of
the gallant storming OF San Juan hill
by the brave boys of the Sixteenth and
Twenty-fourth regiments.
BATTERY c DISCHARGES. .
Preside, San Francisco, Sept. 49,
Especial to The Herald. Private Au-
gust Peterson, battery c. Utah volun-
teers, has been discharged from the
service for disability, not incurred in
the line of duty. 1t is thought that PiI-
vate j. S. Canning will also be dis
charged for disability. he having in
jured his knee in some manner.
LOCAL ARMY ORDERS.
Private Harry E. Apple, troop D.
Seventh cavalry, now at Fort Du-
chesne, Utah, is transferred to COM
pany *, Fifteenth infantry, and Will
be sent to the station of that company,
Fort Logan, Colorado.
The leave of absence granted Cap
tain James E. Brett, Twenty fourth in
fantry, in special order No. 161, July
IL, 1898, is extended one month on sur
Geon's certificate of disability.