The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-01


John H. Hanson Thos. Lee O'Flynn
Saddler- Newman A. Page
A. C. Christensen Arthur H. Prade
Wagner Lars Peterson
James Kidney John H. Rinley
Privates- Jethro NJ. Rydalch
William o. Ash John D. b. Rogers
Earl B. Allen William c Ritter
Orson Alfred Milford b. Shipp, 1r
Eric A. Anderson Francis R. Shepard
| Jesse F. Bean David SanderSon
Jason r. Beebe Luther ]. Stewart
| Charles H. Bates Uri Stewart, jr.
| Lorenzo Bohn George c. Sharp
| William F. Cleghorn John D. Streeper
Edward w. Clarke Arthur Smith
| Fred'k S. Dart Chris. S. Sorensen
! Clarence R. Drake Joseph F. Skinner
! Reuben w. De Witt James 3. Wilson
| ir Francis NJ. Walker
| Robert Forester Axel w. Ekdahl
| Stephen II. Fother- Robert c. Wilkerson
ingham Samuel C. Elder.
MAKING THE SOLDIERS.
Upon being mustered in, work COM
menced Immediately to put the green
material into shape and turn the awk-
ward crowd into soldiers. Under the
able direction of Captain r. w. Young.
who is a West Point graduate, the bat
! teries were soon Smoothed into shape.
The eight guns which had been used in
the national guard were turned over to
the batteries and formed their arma-
ment. Uniforms were issued and when
the batteries were ordered to move
they were fully armed and equipped.
The men were living in tents pitched
on the lower parade ground at Fort
Douglas, and the encamDment was
named Camp Kent. in honor of Cen
eral ]. F. Kent.
On Friday, May 20. the two batteries
left Fort Douglas en- route to San
Francisco. with Manila as their ulti-
mate destination. Nearly the whole
city of Salt Lake turned out to cheer
the boys on their way. Business houses
closed their doors, the schools We're dis
missed and the whole town was in gala
attire. Bands were out, and midst the
cheers from thousands of threats the
volunteers marched to the depot and,
taking a special train there. were
whirled away toward the west and the
field of battle in PARKWAY Manila.
On the following Tuesday, May "A,
the cavalry troop left Zion and fol-
lowed the batteries. The departure of
the cavalry caused a repetition of the
scenes marking the going of the bat
teries. Fort Douglas was now left De
serted, with only the marks upon the
camping grounds to show where the
volunteers had been.
Upon their arrival at San Francisco
the troops were assigned to Camp Mer-
rift, and accordingly pitched their tents
on the spot selected for them. The site
of the camp was in a vacant lot and
the sand was ankle deep. Camp after
camp was pitched there. and the result
was that in the crowded condition Of
the grounds, sickness began to thin the
ranks of the volunteers. But the Utah
boys. strong, sturdy fellows from the
mountain country, withstood the raw
ages of disease much better than did
their comrades. Finally, the cavalry
troop was removed to the Preside.
more pleasant and healthy spot. and
the two batteries left for Manila.
OFF FOR MANILA.
On the morning of June Is. batteries
A and B broke camp and marched with
many other troops to the wharf. where
lay the transports Colon and China
ready to receive them. The streets Of
San Francisco were crowded with peo-
pie who were out to bid the boys god
speed, and that will be q day long re-
membered by the volunteers. Battery
A was assigned to the Colon and bat
terry B embarked on the China. neither
battery again seeing the other until
they landed at Manila.
The cavalry boys were very much
disappointed that they could not go.
but they hoped to get away with a
later expedition. Lieutenant Wedgwood
of battery E was left behind with a
couple of men. These men were in
structed to return TO Salt Lake and
enlist 104 recruits for the two batter
les, which would raise them to the reg
ular war footing. Accordingly. on June
IA the recruiting office was opened and
recruits were rapidly secured. On June
20 they had all been enlisted and left
for San Francisco. Here they remained
until July 90, when they were embarked
upon the transport Rio Janeiro and
started to join their respective bat
ter;eS.
WEDGWOOD'S RECRUITS.
Following is a list of the recruits ia
ken to Manila by Lieutenant Wedg-