The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-12
(snecial 10 The Heraldl

San Francisco, Aug. 11.-There is no
a regiment or a battery at the Presidi
or in the Philippines whose officer
have cooler heads and better judg
ment than those commanding the Uta
men. Nothing bat the highest prais
has been heard from the Pennsylvania
Nebraska and Oregon troops, VIII
fought for weeks and months at thei
side, and saw their grit and courage.
a list CT the Utah officers has bee
made showing how many of then
steadily rose from the ranks into higl
and responsible positions, Numerou
l deeds OF bravery. with lead whistIin;
, around their ears, prove that thes
men and the men who stood by then
are made Of mettle that goes down il
history. The rank preceding the name;
shows the status of enlistment TIL,
promotions follow:
List of Promotions.
Private John A Anderson, sergeant
1uarteTmaster sergeant, acting battery
quartermaster sergeant, first sergeant
second lieutenant.
Second Lieutenant John f. Critchlow
first lieutenant, quartermaster, cap.
tain.
Private Frank T. Hines; first ser
geant, second lieutenant, adjutant. =
Private Charles Asplund; first ser
seant, quartermaster sergeant, muster
ed cut in Philippines.
Private ]. X. Burch; lance corporal
quartermaster sergeant, acting bat
terry quartermaster sergeant.
Private John A. Boshard; corporal
sergeant.
Private George wardlow; corporal,
sergeant.
Private Robert Stewart; sergeant.
Private j. j. Ryan; corporal.
Private John Buchi; corporal, SER
geant, first sergeant
Private H. f. Coolidge; sergeant,
quartermaster sergeant.
Private Felix Bachman; sergeant.
Private Andrew Peterson; corporal,
sergeant.
Second Lieutenant r. c. Naylor;
commissioned as first lieutenant.
Private George A. Seaman; corporal,
second lieutenant.
= Dr.. Harry Young; quartermaster
sergeant, first lieutenant.
Sergeant Scott Wells; first sergeant.
Major Young; battalion major.
First Lieutenant Wedgwood; cap
tain.
Captain Grant: brevet major.
Corporal Dusenberry. sergeant.
Corporal Webb: second lieutenant
From corporal to sergeant: Corporal
KneaSs, Corporal Robinson, Corporal
Bezzalt. Corporal Mabey.
From private TO corporal: Theodore
Gelter. George Williams NOW in hos
pital in Nagasaki), Richard Buch,
Stephen BjarnsCn, J. J. Ryan. +. J.
UtZ Frank Coulter. Levi Southers,
John Flanagan. John Donnell. Thomas
Holberg. Peter Jensen, i. u. Wood,
Thomas Collins. +. w. Stout, w. 4.
Dem. William II. RIVER. John Wool
mon. 5. II. Hesburg. John Young, Will
lam Jacobson. Nelson Margetts, Will
lam Nelson.
Batterymen Living High.
The Utah men say they were never
treated better. This is their bill Of
fare: Beef. bacon, eggs, potatoes, but
ter. bread. dried fruit, beans, with
coffee: milk and sugar in abundance.
Any warrior in time of peace should
fatten on that diet.
The officers of both batteries have
been invited to attend a theatre party
at the Grand Opera house Monday
night as the guest of we'll known Of
1icers Of the Preside post.
Yesterday eX-Mayor Strong of New
York spent an hour in camp with
Major Grant. The former Will meet
his son here on the 10th, returning from
Manila and has heard nothing but
S0OQ reports OF Oldi iiltL
Orders were issued today authorizing
the batterymen to have red stripes with
yellow edges sewed upon their sleeves,
mark of honor. showing that the
wearer has seen foreign service
Major Grant received d dispatch from
the war department last evening stat
ing that Adjutant Corbin and Gov
ernor Wells were looking into the mat
ter Of promoting two Utah officers.
Each battery has now one first lieuten-
ant and two second lieutenants. Under
the law they are entitled to two first
lieutenants and one. second. This
means promotions VIII follow at once
and that the lucky officers viii be en-
titled to the pay IF their new rank
from the date the law went into effect
last march. Second Lieutenants |
Webb of battery 4 and Seaman of !
battery b are in line for the honors, |
but nothing definite can be predicted. |
Governor Wells will have the appoint !
ing power.
Much interest is being shown in the |
baseball game to be played next Sun
day on the Preside diamond between |
Utah and Pennsylvania teams. The I
men are now training for the contest. |