Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-24
We're Organized with Same Energy
That Made His Father Famous,
WHAT THEY ACCOMPLISHED


United States Volunteers, Of which
Colonel willard Young was the head.
h entcrtalningly told by the CONNER
cial Tribune Of Cincinnati In ~ issue
N June 18th. II says
willard Young. captain. corps Of en-
glnccru. was selected by the President
20 organize the Second regiment Of
United States Volunteer Engineers. ana
he awaited himself Of tho two com
pnnles already recruited In Cincinnati.
Colonel Young ~ son OF brigham
Young. whose name r. known over the
whole world M the President OF the
Mormon Church. Colonel Young pro-
cccdcd with the energy which mudo
his father famous. to tho organization
OF his regiment, travelling from WASH
inEton To Springfield. o., Cincinnati.
Indianapolis. Chicago. st. Paul. Omaha.
Salt Lake city. Denver. San Francisco,
Portland. ore, and back 10 Fort shcH-
dan. H., where he took command OF
two battnlluns N tho regiment. orgnn-
ICED and waiting for their arms and
equipments. AZ each uf tho cities
named u company was organized. pN-
ccpt at Cincinnati and chicago. at
each OF which cities two companies
wcrc recruited.
At New lu.k Colonel Young left tho
command and went on "a visit to the
other companies ~ the regiment az
Huntsville and Augusta for the two
companies which We're detached al
Rochester were later sent tu Augusta.
The command, now consisting N tho
First battalion and the roglmcutal
STAN was under Major Savage. 10
arrived at Savannah ON November ith.
and
WENT IMMEDIATELY
into camp In "a delightful location.
Colonel Young shortly after roj0lncd Il.
but only FOR "a few days. for on the
18Th. he was selected with four officers
and ten mon " his command 10 accom-
pany Malor-uoncml Francis v. Greene
To cuba 10 make preliminary arrange
mcnts FOR establishing camp near
Havana. Among those selected for this
service were Captain VIM. a. Nennbip
tndiutnnt az the timel Sergeant Major
nornce ~ Wood. and Sergeant Jamos
q. Ford. an 81 whom were Identified
with company y. Of Cincinnati
The little party of four officers and
ton men Just mentioned wore the FIRST
American troops 10 enter Havana prov
incc, when they reached HrVunu they
FOUND u fun OF spunish soldiers They
arrived IN tho city on November 18Th.
ana proceeded the Same day 70 the VIII
lnge of Marianne about seven miles
from the city. whore they engaged "a
house and whore tho headquarters Of
tho
REGIMENT REMAINED
for nvc months. From the house ne
headquarters. surrounded by spanish
soldiers, they made the surveys ana
preliminary arrangements Tor Camp
columbia, the most healthy. most heuu-
tiful ana the best appointed camp cs-
tnhlHhed during the Spnnish-Amorlcan
war
Tho First battalion of the Second On.
FineerH arrived at Camp Columbia
(Which uH yet had no nam,l ON Noycm-
Der goth, ana Tor several weeks they
were tho only troops iu the province
except some 10000 Splnllrds and 81 900
or 10000 poorly armed Cuhlns under
tho command OF General Mario Mem
uCul. now chief ~ polio, of Havana.
The Spanish troops We're quiet uud re-.
HpCctful; the CuhnuH were friendly and
inclined 10 be little more familiar
than WIS nt first desired, chiefly be-
cause the American authorities were
afraid that they mlHht bring disease
with them.
on December 10Th the Spanish With
drew their forces from tho village ~
Marlauao, and the Second Engineers
holated the American nag over the
ANNM"N Nl ANNN NINNMNN NN NNN' ANMNNf NNhH
ing formal possession NJ the town,
From this time until the arrival Of the
other American troops tho engineers
served both us
SOLDIERS AND ARTtZANs.
and me- police also. Their services were
publicly recognized by General Ice
when tho American nuE was holsted
over Moro fortress on January ist by
his cNcualng the command from tho
labor ~ marching 10 Havana, ns an
other troops were required 90 do, but
sending them Instead by rail and Fiv-
iug thom the best post In the parade,
whore they were nil able to soe the
Spanish nag go down aud the American
flag go up on the old castle.
The work nt Camp columbia was, In
many respects. similar 90 that done at
Wlkon, but large numbers or Cuban
lnhorcrs. taken for the most part from
tho ranks az the cuban army, were Cm-
ploycd 10 assist and 20 do the heavier
part Of the work The regiments In the
Seventh army corps We're In excellent
condition, physically, ana tho hospital
corps was ~ good hands ana under
stood ~ business me most important
works performed by the engineers were
surveying. laying ont of camps, clear
INK ground. construction N an extern
flyc water system, construction ana re-
pnlr ~ roads tmnny miles OF mucndam
wore lnidl. construction of railway
NlNlnEN NINNIN AlNA "fN"" t''AN Wv. WV"
tion on buildings and other carpenter
work (about 100000 feet of lumber
were used IN the camp the distribution
OF lumber ana nrewood, the care of
THE MILITARY CEMETERY.
Tho building and operation OF a general
machine and repair shop for the con-
vouicnc' Of the entire camp the build
Ing of several small bridges and dock,
and u variety Of matters or less Inn
pOrthncc,
All the members ~ the First battalion
dld not remain In Camp Columbia.
There was too much work 10 be done In
Havana. and IN other parts of the
island. Captain william l.. Grnry was
sent 10 Havana 10 have charge Of put
ting the streets I'm sanitary condition.
lie was the first 10 De detached, Be
fore the regiment was ordered home
fully one half Of the officers were on
speolal duty Of Importance which pre-
vented them from having any
time for company duties. The
same was true N the men.
The second battalion was telegraphed
for repeatedly and She war department
finally sent 1t 60 Cuha, ln spite ~ the
fact that AN ~ the companies were
needed also at the points whore they