The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-02
UTAH SOLDIERS MAY Be
HOME IN TWO WEEKS
Major Grant Has His Papers Prepared and Is ALI
Ready For Mastering Out.
Condition of Sick In Preside HospitalBOys Get First Home
News Through The Herald.
Especial to The Herald from Staff
Correspondent

Especial to The Herald from a Staff
Correspondent
San Francisco, Aug 1.-Colonel A {.
Girard, formerly surgeon of the Twen-
ty-fourth. who is now in charge Of the
general hospital at the Presidio, fur
nished, at the request of The Herald,
this morning, full list of ali the Utah
batterymen who are now receiving
treatment there. The list includes four
teen names. the latest addition being
Hans Sorenson. a private in battery ~
.Sorenspn was detailed to help in I'M
loading the baggage from the Hancock.
He was sitting on top OF big Truck
load of heavy chests when they ratified
loose and Sorenson fell To the ground
Two of the wheels of the truck passed
over his feet. badly crushing them-
Sorenson's injuries. although not OF
serious nature, will keep him confined
10 a hospital ward for several weeks;
Lieutenant Gibbs is reported TO be
improving steadily. His cold mas peen
about broken up and he will IN all
probability be able To reJoln ms battery
within day or two.
First Sergeant John w. Buch oil pat
ferry b. who was taken of the trans
port on a litter. is conValescent- Inc
attack of fever with which ne was
threatened viii, it is now believed De
aVerted
Sergeant Emil V. Johnson of battery
A who is suffering from dysentery, VIII
be out again shortly
Colonel Girard reported on other
cases as follows: John D. BrldsIlah'
battery B. dysentery. doing well' Doh
r. Coray. battery B. dysentery, I'M
proving: Peter J. Benson, ralph hld-
der battery A. malaria, conVa1escent'
Rarne Biarenson. Lewis Huntington,
Marshall Quick. Harry ;. snyder pat
terry Il. suffering from dysentery, con-
valescent: CORPORAL Parker J. Han OF
battery b, Wounded as an p,.an
scribed convalescent; James d. h!ah'
mentioned as having an ear trouble,
convalescent
Boys Cheer the Herald.
There was a sight in the Utah camp
just after the o'clock supper loh!ghl
worth going a long way 30 see. Inc
bows had lust disposed of their Whole
some hin of fare when two messenger
BOYS arrived. They each had TWO Dig
bundles OF The Sunday Herald Lieu
tenant Anderson passed the word up
the line that the papers We're there Tor
distribution with The HeraldS compll-
ments. and the boys wasted not mo-
1nent in getting to the base of supply
From every direction they came
cheering The Herald with reverbrant
voices at every step. The big bundles
lasted for less time than II takes 10 tell
the story, but every batteryman got
one Then those that use the weed
lighted their Manila cigarettes and cl-
sars and settled down TO time of gen.
s uine enjoyment.
4 Every line of the home news was
bread with the greatest care and inter
est. Even the advertisements. contain
ing as they did, the names OF well re-
membered firms and individuals, were
gone over with shouts of delight. 1t
was the first glance at Salt Lake pa
per the boys had had for a good many
weeks, and they evidenced their appre-
citation by many wishes for continued
prosperity for The Herald.
Major Grant said: 1t was most
generous and thoughtful thing for the
management of The Herald to do
appreciate the kindness very much, and
] know the men do also
All Of the other officers likewise eX-
pressed themselves in complimentary
terms about The Herald.
When informed that the courtesy To
the Utah heroes would be repeated
every day they remained in camp. the
veterans could hardly find words with
which to express their pleasure.
Settle Down to Camp Life.
Ting rapidly into the usual routine
EVERYDAY life. The greatest latitude is
being allowed the boys, but there are
certain regulations which they Will be
required TO observe. ReVeille is al 5:5s
a. m. assembly at 6, mess call at $50,
sick call at T:30. guard mount 8, as
sembly at SIS. adjutants call at $50.
inspection by officers of the day at $3.50,
first sergeants' call at II. noon mess at
L. supper at ,. first call for retreat at
twenty minutes before sunset, tattoo at
$3.50. taps at 10.
These duties and the hours therefor
are decidedly elastic In fact, the men
are permitted TO wander very much
where they please, and when they
please, so long as they conduct them
selves in a manner becoming soldiers
and gentlemen. Thus far there has
been no necessity for a guard house,
and there probably will be none.
Tonight $50 OF the volunteers are at
the Orpheum as the guests of the man
agement Those who couldn't go last
, night are there tonight. and they are
enjoying themselves hugely.
There is every reason to believe the
boys will D mustered out within two
weeks, although it may take longer
than that. The records are in such
shape that If the department was ready
the mastering could begin at any time.
Money For the Soldiers.
Today the soldiers VIII receive
some good, hard American money. 1t
viii be two months pay. amounting to
t31.30 to the enlisted men. with a trifie
more for the non-coms. The boys are
anxious TO get hold OF some money
Nearly all of them spent every cent
they had fer souvenirs al Manila and at
Nagasah and Yokohama on the way
home They have trunks fIiH of cigars.
cigarettes. quaint knives and swords
old Remingtons Anticipated muskets
and others things too numerous to
mention. not Ia speak of the monkeys
and parrots. Their brains are as fun
of "reminiscences as their trunks are
of curios.
Harmer of battery \ lay at fun
length on the floor of one of his section
tents this evening and talked about the
way in which John G. Young and WILL
helm Goodman died.
How John Young Died.
John Young fell right at my feet
said Hammer. with a tremor i'm his
voice that he could not help. Young
Of