Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

outset numbered about three hundred
men, but not more than two hundred
were In the fight. The remainder were
either tcamatcfH or men incaparltntcd
by frozen feet. The hnriships ~ the
journey were extreme, the snow being
deep and the cold intense. The caau-
altics of this latter class were seven
ty-nlnc, and the commanding officer
IN his report expressed the fear that
many Of the victims would be- crippled
Tor llfe.
"rhc dead and wounded arrived at
Camp Douglas on the night ~ the End
u February, and ON "wednesday, the
9TH. the survivors were again at their
quarters. Next day. the 9Th. fifteen
of tho dead were buried with military
honofr this being tho concentrating
dust Of the beautiful little cemetery At
tho Fort. on the 9Th. Lieutenant BAR
win Chase. who died ~ his wounds on
the night ~ the 9TH at Pennington.
was buried with masonic and martial
honorr. At dress parade on sunday.
the sth. the c0luncia complimentary
order was Rad. and that same day tho
two who were the last TO die 81 their
wounds were placed BY the side Of their
deceased comrades.
III the battle In itu latest stage had
possessed less the elements " a mas.
uacfu, Colonel Common ana hln command
would have been more generally
praised b. some people. but perhaps Il
would not then have proved "a lesson
20 well remembered by the rayagca.
A u wur, II completely broke the pow.
er Of the Indians, ana conveyed 10 them
wnrninr that u has never been nee
csHnry 10 repeat. In n letter To Gen.
cral Wright. commanding the Depart.
ncnt " the Pacific uenefni.ln chief
Ilnlleck wrote from Washington un.
der date 81 March 21th highly prais.
Ing the courage and discretion OF the
colonel and his brave Califofnlnnn, and
In a dispatch OF the same date 10
Colonel Conner, ho and his command
were congratulated ON their heroic con.
duct and brilliant victory, nnd the
commander was notified that he was
that day appointed briEadler Ecncinl.
| The dispatch WIS not received at Camp
| Douglas until late At night. hut the
musicians tuned up and made tho post
merry. and the aftlllerymon uw0ko the
midnight echoes with salute % eleven
guns"
THE blue AND THE GRAY.
By the How OF the inland river,
whence the fleets 81 iron have fed,
whore the blades OF the grave-grasa
culver.
Asleep are the ranks Of tho dead;
under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the Judgment day--
Under the ono the blue,
Under the other the Eray.
These In the rohlngn Of glory.
Those Ia the gloom ~ defeat,
All With the hattle-hl0od CORY
IN the dusk " eternity meet.
Under the sod aud tho dew
| waiting the judgcment-dAy
Under the laurel the blue;
Under the willow the gray.
Prom che silence Of sorrowful hours
| The deaolnto mournora go
Lovingly laden with nowers
Alike for tho friends and the foe.
Under the sod and the dew.
WAITING the Judgment day
Under the roses the blue.
Under the lilies tho uay.
20 with an equal Hplendor
The morning aun.rnyH fall.
With touch impartially tender.
on the blossoms blooming Tor all,
| Under the sod and the dew,
waiting the Judgment day
'lifoldcred with mold tho blue,
Mollowrd with sold the gray.
30 when the summer calleth
on forest aud field Of grain
With an equal murmur fnlleth
The cooling drln of the rain;
Under the sod and the dew
Waiting the judgment day
Wet with the rain the blue:
Wet with the rain the gray
Sadly, but not with upbraldlng
The gonerous deed was done.
In the storm OF the years that are fad.
ING
No drawer battle was won;
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the Judgment day
Under the blossoms the blue,
Under the gariands the fray.
No more shall the war-cry sever
Or the winding rivers be red,
They Danish our anger forever
When they lnurel the grayes Of nur
dcadl w"
Under the sod ana the dew,
Waiting the judgment day
Love and tears for the blue,
Tears and love for the gray.