The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-04

messed the meeting turned their heads
away. for they felt that the devotion
and happiness of this mother and son
We're something sacred.
Mrs HiE-s will remain in San Fran
cisco several days, Spending such time
as the lieutenant cannot be with her
in the city out at the Preside.
All the Utah people now in San
Francisco had another chance to be
proud of the band of batteries today.
There was a big parade and demon
strations when the Tenth Pennsylvania
marched from the transport Senator
out to the Preside. The battery boys
were not detailed to form part of the
parade. but the band was ordered out.
Furthermore by special request of the
keystone soldiers, who were with
the Utah boys in many a hard
fought battle and skirmish, the band
was given the place of honor in the
procession. That is, it was put just
ahead of the Pennsylvania regiment,
and the people who thronged the
streets to welcome the newly returned
volunteers seemed to cheer the Utah
band just as much as ii did the return
ing veterans.
Compliment to the Band.
The boys played magnificently, too. 1t
was Home. Sweet Home" down Mar
ket street, and lively quicksteps the
balance of the long march out to the
Presidio. AS the column passed into
the camping ground the Utah band
played ''Therell be a Hot Time in the
Old Town Tonight"
Comrades were lined up on either
side of the roadway to greet their
Pennsylvania friends. and the cheering
was deafening and continuous. The
Pennsylvanians were assigned to quar-
tiers not far from the Utah boys, and
there was much visiting back and forth
during this afternoon. The commands
have warm spots in their hearts for
each other.
This morning Major General Shafter
sent Adjutant General Burton a note
inviting him to take a party of friends
out for a cruise in the cutter Mcdowell,
which is used by the Guartermaster'
department of the army General Bur
ton passed the word around and at 4;3O
o'clock a merry party left the Clay
street pier on the trim little steamer.
There was some fog. but not enough to
detract from the enjoyment of the oc-
casion.
Trip On the Bay.
The boat was first headed for Alca-
traz island, where the military prison
is located After this had been viewed
from all sides, Angel island was taken
in 1t was here that Captain Jennings
and the men of battery c were sta
toned while on the coast prior to being
mustered out When the party had SUI
ficiently inspected Angel island. the
cutter was taken on cruise out into
the bay for an hour or so. She re-
turned to her dock at Z o'clock and all
hands Joined in pronOuncing the trip
most delightful.
Those who were on board were Cen
eral and Mrs. Burton, Major and Mrs.
Grant. Mrs f. a. Wedgwood, Mrs
James W. Little and Miss Little, Mrs.
Richard w Young. Mrs. Hettie Eller-
beck. the Misses Ellerger. Clay Clement
and Mrs. Clement, John Grant, William
Clawson and II. j. Faust. jr- All the
officers of the batteries were invited,
but camp and other duties prevented
all except Major Grant from being
present
Three Weeks to Muster Out.
Major General Shafter told General
BARTON today that it would take fully
three weeks in his judgment to muster
ol1i the Utah volunteers. The oregon
Tons arrived nearly three weeks ago
and the process of mastering them out
has not vet been begun The fact that
the Utah men have no side arms or
other government property to turn IN
nav facilitate their final discharge:
may TOET, l., PRIEST