Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-19

Their. ls. says the writer Of the chap |
a.. ~ the "Ncws" beautiful souvch" /
~ "on to Manila" no state In
t. Union which has more rea-
III 4, be proud OF the rec
..tmaJsb y iis volunteers in the Phihp'
.r. campaigns than Utah. The states
.,tl,, rcprcfentatlon IN the island OF
fug,p has been limited to lts two bat
tsrlss % lrht artillery. but the results
achieved by these two commands have
even surprised the army leaders VINO
have carefully watched their move
,,.pts No task has been too difficult
for them to perform nor obstacles too
rr.at 10 overcome. Entering upon
eampairn ln a country the conditions
ID. which rendered the use Of artillery
nimort imprnctlcablc these brave boys
from Utah saw nothing except the OBJ
sect to be gained and whether dragging
their guns over almost impassable
roads and through painless junglca. or
defending position without oppor-
tuulty for even necessary rest, Utuha
motto has been from first 10 last, For
ward for the glory Of the nag.'
Leaving san Francisco on board the
transport Colon ne "a portion Of the
second American expedition to the ORR
cut. Utah's two batteries. a and d.
reached Manila BAY on Saturday, July
H. 1898. Camp Dewey had alcady been
established on the mainland Of Luzon,
and Utnh'n volunteers were assigned to
position before the camp. which, up TO
this time, had consisted solely OF infuu-
uy commands. Eleven days OF the
routine Of camp life passed before the
memorable order which called for the
advance against Manila. battery A OF
Utah was the first command 10 respond
60 this order. ana on the morning or
July 2sth Major tthen Captain Richard
W. Young moved his guns forward into
q position at the left OF the American
trenches which had up TO this time
been occupied By native forces. In this
advance Utuh'H artlllerists were called
upon 10 show their mcttlc, for horses
there were none. and their guns were
dragged from Camp Dewey TO the firing
line By the men themselves, The au.
thor wei remembers that morning
when Utah made the first move against
The "Dona" II was the first for scy-
gul days wherein the tropic sun had
hukgn through the storm clouds, and
Do lu awoltcring heat the boys from
Zion bent 10 the task OF moving their
ordnance IN the position where II was
o. soon TO bclch forth defiance and dc.
suuguuu 10 the forces OF naughty
Spain After twcnty-four hours of ale
most lHCeasant toll ia placing their
guns and strengthening their position,
battery A was relieved by battery Il un-
d1 command Of Frank \. Grant. ana
thus turn and turn about In watches ~
iWeniy-four hours each did these two
batteries mnintain the sole artillery de-
Tense which the American army pos
a.scd before Mnlate.
The fourth night upon the hring line
win Major Young IN command, battery
Afeceiycd It's baptism OF nre, and there
J. no doubt hut that It's grand wurl, was
NE principal factor In warding on the
attack which the Spaniards had 80 VOL
planned Like Veterans fought these
loil Who on that night first listened To
NE Mausers swish, The work at that
Time w0H simply "A commencement OF
ne long and brilliant series or brave
,hl danng episodes which stand as
Itahs record In the Philippine cam
lAgna. once during the action one NJ
Nlahs guns was buried under the dirt
ana Wrcckagc caused by the explosion
o. spanish shell which had penetrate
20 NE carthWorhs. Exposed to the
sailing fire % tho Spunlards a dozen
.o'un'eer tackled the work Of clearing
hg gun, ana In twenty minutes tho
wlnance was again barking defiance to
'.s rcd and yellow" Many a breath
o relief was drawn when Il was seen
mat The brave lads who 40 successfully
NI1rd out this work had escaped with
9lt damage from tho Spanish lire.
sAnifh officers, after the surrender OF
Manila, plainly stated that tho work OF
vans batteries before Mnlute was
u'sl destructive ~ their forces, ana the
WteH,on NJ their hre such as % prevent
,masflng OF the Spanish Tor anything
ste a concerted attack upon our limos
mere o. no question that the presence
MAJOR houng's and Captain Grant,
uiltfle7 were second only TO the guns
neWey'a ileet IN holding back the
.l4lAfis who yearned for an Oppor-
,gly 10 nt least partially revenge
themselves for the humiliation OF
M9hlol1s fleet,
through am che seven days OF fighting
o,e Malate Utah STOOD her guard al
N' 'eIl ut the American lines, and N
W. under the cover OK the gum
s,,Aahed by the boys from our youngest
s''lt mat the first advance was made
~ lhg historic 18Th OF August
,Ty'lhH INTO the city with the balance
usnHrnl Anderson's command quar-
N We're assigned 10 the batteries oI
ae north a. the Paslg river. Dul
llan was the time passed In waitiui
III NtulnulduH trouCherous attack, bu
GH.n % dld come Utah was again Il
NHh lm batteries being scuttere,
4ln'ut The Brigudcs which com
lhr division commanded by Gen
p.I Macarthur 90 the north OF Ia
F river From the very momen
.N." Nfulnuldo'a hordcs fired the frs
which rendered war against IN
,Nlta OF Lu1nn necessity down 4
present time there has not been al
l"het ~ McArthufa division Ii
NNH utah's guns have not played
eminent And forcible part. An en-
spoken has been the oxeeption raths
~ the rule. II was utah's ordnanc
Hneh cleared the way for Genera
NNle'a advance ,yha., a.. to,,i. 49,, "a,