The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-07
FORT DOUGLAS NOTES.

Major and Surgeon A. c. Girard, who
was stationed at this post for quite a
number of years, is now here. and is
the guest of Mrs. H. P. Birmingham
Major Girard is now a lieutenant colo
mel United States volunteers, and dep
uty surgeon general. He has been re-
lieved from station at this post and is
now en- route to the Preside at San
Francisco, to assume command of the
general hospital at that place as chief
surgeon. He had to stop over here 10
attend the shipment of his professional
books and other personal effects, aside
from transferring the property of the
medical department to Major Birming-
ham. who is now on the field and will
probably be there about twenty days.
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Captain L. C. Allen, Sixteenth in
fantry. has awaited himself of the privi-
leges granted for the adjutant general.
allowing families of officers and enlist
ed men whose regiments are abroad to
occupy quarters at a military post, and
wifi shortly send his family here from
Fort Leavenworth. Kan, to live while
he is in the Philippines. Captain AL
lens family is well-known in Salt Lake
City. They will probably arrive about
the last of the month.
Dr. r. L. McElroy. one of Salt Lake
Citys surgeons, is the attending sur
geon here during Major Birmingham's
absence in Idaho with companies a
and G..
A telegram has been received from
Major Thompson, commanding the
troops at Mullan, Ida. that everything
is quiet there. They arrived Thursday
morning. They will in all probability
be there about twenty days. as it will
take all of that time to settle things
up.
Mrs. II. B. Nelson left Thursday
morning for Boise Barracks, Ida.
where she will make an extended visit
to her sister, Mrs. P. H. Ridenbaugh.
Captain w. H W. James has not
been promoted major. as was stated
in last weeks papers. He has only
been ordered before an examining
board to determine his fitness for pro-
motion, and it will probably be six or
eight months before he is promoted.
He is the senior captain of the regi-
ment and has been since the promotion
of Captain Henry Wygant as major
in the Twentyfourth which occurred
last week.
Abram Hagen. the only sergeant of
company G, that was left at the post.
is in command of the detachment of
that company left at the post. He has,
including ten unassigned recruits which
are attached to his COMPANY, about
sixty men.
Sergeant George Daney, company D,
Sixth infantry, who was visiting his
mother in Salt Lake at the time his
regiment was ordered to the Philip
pines. was discharged yesterday by
reason of expiration of his term OF
enlistment, with character excellent
He will re-enlist in n few days for the
general service. and will be sent to
Columbus barracks.
The members of the regiment sta
toned here were surprised last week
to hear of the appointment of First
Sergeant William 4nornton, company
L, to the position of regimental COM
missary sergeant to fill the original
vacancy existing. 1t was generally sup
posed that Corporal Galloway. COM
pany H. would have been the lucky
one. as he was making extensive pre-
parations for it when his company left
here.
Sergeant Rufus Elliott, color SER
geant and sergeant of company L,
pany l., vice Thornton, promoted regi-
mental commissary sergeant. The va
cancy of sergeant-in the company was
filled by the promotion of Corporal
Richard Morton. Who will get the plum
of color sergeant is yet undecided. Ser
geant Elliott won ii through meritori-
Gus service on the field.