The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-18
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San Francisco, Aug. 1.-THE titan
fighters are gone. At o'clock this al
ternoon they boarded a special train,
amidst the widest cheering, and to-
night two engines are hauling them up
the slopes of the Sierras. In one car
are the sick and the lame, tucked away
in soft Pullman berths, with nurses at
a moments call.
There was a memorable farewell at
the Market street ferry, where the ar
tiIlerymen met at . o'clock to take the
boat connecting with the special at the
Oakland mole. San Francisco was SLOW
to give up these warriors, and for an
hour thousands cheered and threw
kisses until the air was white with
handkerchiefs and resoundinS with
huzzah When the ambulance rolled
up to the depot with the invalids there
was another outburst of Frisco enthu-
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Three cheers for Happy Jack Hail.
yelled everybody. almost in the same
breath, and Happy waved his
clutches in the air just to let them
know he could once more stand alone
on two legs. Cheers were given Tor
Major Grant and Major Young, the lat
ter arriving last night on the transport
Warren from Manila, just in time to
he viii spend thirty days Through
More Cheers and Kisses.
When the special flew through oak
land, with the colorS waving proudly
from Major Grants car, there was an
Dther big demonstration-more cheers.
more kisses for the nations fighting
men. 1t was also a tribute for the
brave lads who gave their lives for
Old Glory in the feVer-laden swamps-
fourteen in all, who fell victims TO lead
and disease.
The boys expect to reach Ogden Sat
urday about ? o'clock, and-Salt Lake
about II o'clock the same forenoon.
Governor Wells wired Major Grantthis
morning. conserving to two hours
stop in Ogden, where breakfast will be
served.
I'VE shall neverforget the hard work
we have done in these two weeks, said
Major Grant. - We were given just
half time enough to accomplish what
we have done. and the boys have had
to work night and day TO get every
thing in readiness. My boys-I cannot
think of them in any other way-are
looking forward to the honors which
our state is preparing for us.
Occupying the front Pullman car are
Major Grant and staff. Captain Critch-
low, Captain and Mrs. Wedgwood, Colo
mel and Mrs. Brub2ck, Adjutant Cen
eral Burton, Mrs. Burton. Major and
Mrs. Young, Mrs. Eldridge and Miss
Eldridge.
There is some friction among the
officers of the batteries concerning their
discharges. 1t appears that the emu
meration of battles and similar data
have been omitted, while the papers of, |
the privateS are complete in this re-
spect. Captain WedgwCod explained /
this by saying that the officers them /
selves were expected to fill in this data. I
but the latter do not agree. It is said |
that Lieutenant Gibbs will enter a pro. |
test.
Not Anxious For National Guard. /
The officers of the Utah batteries are |
not anxious to resume service in the /
national guard Of their state 1t would |
be a little tame after going through !
that Filipino scuff1e down in the Phil /
ippines. Here is what they say about
it:
Major Grant (former colonel. First
infantry)-I don't think l will return TO
guard duty. ! am not sure whether
they need my services. We were given
our discharges. and have no further
connection with the organization. Il
has turned out some good fighters, and
l think ought to be kept up to its full
strength. But just now 1 have enough
of service.
Lieutenant Anderson-I have no in
tention Of entering the national guard /
of Utah after l reach home
Captain Wedgewood Give years IN the
servioe)-I think some of the younger
men should fill our places in the guard.
do not care TO re-enter, but I want
10 see number one organization main
tanned. l feel more like peace than war
Just now, and ] hope l viii never be
called upon 20 shoulder another rifle.
Lieutenant Gibbs am heartily in
favor OF strong guard, but l think
am out of IL now for while
Colonel Bruback-I want to see every
one OF these men back in the national
guard OF Utah. The state needs them,
and l think they viii see things our
way and re-enlist after few weeks.
admit that il viii seem a little tame
alter the thrilling life they have led in /
the last year. but it is our pride that !
the n q. /. can turn out men who viii l
stand by their state and nation as these {
have When We gave them their dis
charges from the guard we did not '
mean that they would leave US for |
good. The rank and file in these bat |
teries are more than welcome, and J
nope they Will soon be a part of the ]
that trained them to do {
such good work.
Major Young Talks I
The strain of exciting events and
hard campaigning has left its trace
upon Major Young, though the warrior
lurist is in fair health. He said:
Il thought the transport Warren J
would get here too late for me to join
the boys, and L consider myself fortu-
nate 10 return with them. After short
1 viii return to the Philip C
pines. The last / heard of Corporal Z,
Williams, he was improving in a hos y
pital at Nagasaki. That was several :
h.;
by this time
THE situation was quiet when l left 9
md the outlook for cessation of hos :
ilities seemed favorable. However, il n
S very difficult TO predict :.