The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-25
Pennsylvania Volunteers Laud Bat
terynen of This State.
EULoGIZE MAJOR YOUNG
CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY BE
SHOULD BE ATTACKED.
Col. Barnett, Nominated For State
Treasurer of Pennsylvania Yester-
day by the Republicans, Learns of
His Good Fortune While In Ogden
Cache County Men Talk.
By Telephone to The Herald.l

10y Telephone to The Herald.)
Ogden, Aug. 24.-The Tenth regiment
of Pennsylvania volunteers passed
through Ogden today, homeward bound.
The regiment is going home from San
francisco at the expense of the state
of Pennsylvania, and is travelling with
the best kind of equipment Each man
has comfortable berth, and the food
furnished is. according to all accounts.
OF the very best quality and unlimited
in quantity. The train came in in three
sections, there being in all thirty nine
Pullman and tourist sleepers, besides
baggage cars. The first section arrived
about $50 and remained about an hour.
The second section came in at about
o'clock and the last section half an
hour later, each stopping an hour.
The Pennsylvanians, without excep-
ton, were most enthusiastic in their
praise of the Utah batteries, with Shom
they Travelled and fought for several
weeks in the Philippine campaign.
Their enthusiasm was manifest in
numerous ways, giving cheers for Utah
and batteries A and b. Whenever a
dozen or so of the Keystone state boys
would start down the crowded plat
form they would shout Make gang
way for the batteriesr' and then they
would give correct imitation of the
artillery swinging into position and
starting shells toward the Philippines.
Praise For Batteries.
In conversation with number of
officers and men, specific expressions
were made on the work of the batter
les and their officers. There was not an
unfavorable comment heard during
their stay in Ogden. Some of the Off
GERS were most outsDoken in their
praise of the work of Majors Young
and Grant. and seemed particularly
anxious TO say something good of Major
Young after they learned that he had
been singled out for criticism.
The first section of the Pennsylvania
troops was in charge of Colonel Bar
nett. Major Neff. surgeon of the regi-
ment, was the first officer encountered.
He was asked for an expression of
opinion on the work of the Utah bat
teries in general and IF Major Young
in particular. After giving most en-
thusiaStic praise for the batteries and
expressing his pleasure at the close and
cordial relations between the Utah and
Pennsylvania officers and men, Major
Neff said: Il had exceptional advan-
tages for observing their work Sew
eral times their guns We're near my
hospital. No more loyal and efficient
officers were on the island than Young
and Grant"
When told that Major Young had
been singled out for criticism by Salt
Lake paper, which had published the
views of some dissatisfied batterymen,
the gray old warrior said:
His Estimate of Young.
It's burning shame. My judgment
is that Young was a grand man, a
superb fighter and every inch a gen.
tleman. There was not a finer artillery
officer on the island than he 1 know
he worked necessarily for the welfare
of his men and the efficiency of the
service. No brigade commander could
have done anything to hasten the mus
tering out of the batteries. The fact is
the government could not spare them
at that time. They could not have
been returned sooner without weaken
ing vital points of our lines.
No brigade commander ever could
have been consulted about the time of
the return of particular bodies of
troops. Besides, your troops are get
ting back as early as others. We went
over about the same time as did they
and are returning little behind them.
The order was for troops to return as
they went over and it is being followed
out.
NO, sir; you will not find in all our
the highest praise for Major Young.
You may make my views as public as
you choose on this matter"
Colonel Barnett,s Opinion.
Colonel Barnett. like Major Neff. is a
and while in Ogden re-
ceived news of his nomination by the
of Pennsylvania as can
didate for state treasurer. He was mo-
nopolized by a throng of his supporters
most of the time the train was in Og-
den. but just as it was pulling out he
said:
You can't say a word too strong in
praise of the Utah batteries and their
officers. l did not get as much ac-
quainted with Young as with others.
but my judgment is that he did his
whole duty, and did it nobly."
Major Cuthbertson concluded a strong
eulogy of the Utah batteries with an
especial tribute to Majors Young and
Grant by saying: Il do not see how
their work could have been improved
upon. 1t seems to me absurd for any
one to claim that Major Young had
to do with the delay in the
mastering out of the batteries. 1 know
of my own knowledge that he was
planning for the welfare of
his men. They were splendid fellows.
every one of those Utah boys, and /
did not suppose there would be any
question in Utah about the merits of
any of them"
Fighter and Efficient
Captain ]. A. Loar. senior captain
of the regiment, was equally emphatic
in his estimate of the work of the Utah
boys. and of Major Young said: Il did
not know him as we'll as l did Grant,
but he was fighter as brave as there
was in the island. most efficient officer
and a gentleman"
Major Vierer, in charge of the third
section, said: You cannot be too
proud of your Utah boys. We fought
side by side with them. day after day.
and we know how to appreciate them.
Young and Grant were as fine officers
as there were in the service"
Among the other officers who gave
similar expressions were Captain REIN,
Captain Grow and Captain Flynn. The
list might be extended to include many
other officers of all ranks, and privates
by the score.
It was learned from some of the Of
fcers that over in Nevada some trouble
was had with a negro porter, who was
caught robbing one Of the soldiers while
asleep. Captain Shaw drew a gun on
the porter and the latter jumped from
the train.