Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-06

nov the son. OF Itth Have Ably "
held the same uf Their state.

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The special edition u Freedom has
a we'll wrltton article On the uhh bat.
tcrlcs. By Theo T.. Center Of battery
q. II IL ns follows
THE UTAH BATTALION
when the war with spain was un-
folded TO the Wow of the American
people aud the President called Tor
100000 volunteers the states began
answering the summons nH DO ny uiAfli'
The patriotism uf the American pto-
pie wa aroused and the manner 10
which state after state answered the
roll call. uud the ynunE men ot the
n.tlon from 900 rlansra and from every
occupation calmly laid aside their
daily affairs aud duuurd the blue,
wnH nm object lesson o. the nations
90 old Europe iu u twlnklng, nli
sectional lines were forgotten and We
stood. one country one nag. forever
The wave OF prntuotilm HWept from
ocean 90 ocean until 10 was cchped
nnd rr.cchuud FROM the crtFH u the
Rockies. tho very home OF the Amefi-
can eagle. and the news Was no
sooner waited 10 the peaceful beneath
than tho young men ~ the West who
have ever been among the INST 60
answer their country cali, arose 20
Join their comrades from Northi East
aud South. aud before month had
passed Thousands uf boys Ia blue we're
marching IN solid phnianx towards
the seaport towns.
FIRST AMONG THE STATES.
First among the middle western
States 90 answer the call was Utah.
Her quota was two batteries Of
ilght artillery. one troop uf cavalry
and 40 mounted nnrmsu. The hhts
tories consisted of 10 men each. and
we're mustered into thr service nu
the sth day " May. tsgs. at Fort
Douglas. Utah. The officers chosen BY
Governor Wells we're nattrry A. capt
Wichnrd w. YOUNG. Fiut Lieutenant
George W. Cihhgui St,utid licutennntH,
Raymond g., MAYOR and william g..
webb. battery u, Captain Frank a.
Grant. First Lieutenant Edgar A.
WcdgNoo Second Lioutrnnnta John
p, Critchlow and Ouin a. Grow.
Leaving salt Lake city May 18th we
arrived Ia San funclscu MAY 2and and
went Into camp az Camp Richmond.
later named Camp Merritt Afinr
spending "a very pleasant three weeks
IN san Francisco ana making quot
name Tor ourselves, we embarked Tor
Manila on the CHINA and Xralnndia.
Battery being divided ao no. Co place
two guns on the china and Zenihudln
10 be- mounted and used Ia case OF
emergency. Lieutenant Wedgwood was
detailed 60 return To- salt Lake and Co.,.
cruit our two batteries up Co the fun
war strength Of iis men 10 each hat-
tory.
OUT OF THE GOLDEN GATE
on tho afternoon % June 49, isss.
amid screaming whistles. ringing belil
and booming cannon We passed out NJ
the Golden Gate. und turned our faces
toward the HettlnE sun. We touched
Honolulu June 2ith and spent one day
Ia having a good time. tho last day
OF pun American fun we have seen
since leaving Gods country. Reaum-
ing our voyage we reached Manila
on the morning ~ July iith, after
an uneycntful voyage of thirty-tNo
days from Frisco, We landed % Ca.
Nltv and On july a2nd We landed our
guns and belongings at Camp Dewey,
and In "a drvnchlnF rain we pitched
our tonta at tho extreme north uf
Camp Dewey. A Tow days later four of
our guns were planted boz nn ola lnsuf.
| sent ircnch Just below Malntc. NHth-
/ inE % Importance happened until the
uvcnuul nlEht 90 July IiHt. whom tho
] spanish forces under AuFuHtin sailed
l forth in the darkness, while "a terrible
! typhnnu was rirlnr, anu attempted tn
/ drive the gallant Tenth pouuHyl
d anu NHNN NINNNH NN NANNNHNN"M ~ AMI
] ~ under LicutH. Gibbs AMI Grow from
the trench. thoy almost succeeded in
Ranking uH ana flr three solid hours
We held Thorn ut bay
uTAHs GUNS RoAREp
aud Numbered and made the very lsi.
ana trcmhlr answering tho guns ut
Malatc with PERCUSSION and ahrupnoll
| ana doing terrible damage 90 the fort.
rcsa, u wan stubborn fEht. and a
more hitting niFht Tor such nn attack
| could hardly be- Imagined utnhH sons
| made "a record second a. none nn thnt
| memorable night and have since proved
that the performance could be- o..
pentod Whenever the opportunity was
presented. on August 18th. Uinh's guns
helched smoke and shell and battered
away az the walls ~ Malate and thr
Spanish trenches until tho aafir1n faa
Of spain was lowered forever IN thd
Philippine. and "Old Glory" NaH un,
folded 10 the breozo. n anyone has any
doubts au 90 tho Workmanship oi
the utah ruuntrH. "a ftw moments ride
! Abad. at Mulntr. where the ola gray
walls which for ages past have stood
na tho
SYMBOL or SPANISH MiuuT
and have wlthsto0d the tempcats and
earthquakes Zoe centuries. can now b,
seen, rent from bottom Go top. crum
bling and iu rulna terrible evidence of
| the destructive power OF modern PRO
| lcctllea nrVd from modern guns By mrf
] uf nerve, men who have nn fear. mof
who have worked Ike TToinnH az thell
guns. hnuung them through mud ln al
] kinds uf weather and under tho mos
distressing circumstances, doing "a nl
uucDmplainngly and with one ublrc
iu Wow, that mo- other organization DO
the Eighth army corps should show
Amer record or be any more willing 4.
uphold the honor ~ our nur than Ca,
/ Utah hutigliun Such are tho men hail
Ink from Utah. the youngest State II
tho Union. Utah sons have played D..
small part in tho late war, and hay.
established Tor tho young State NOR
prestige than an the combined wealth
% her treaHure-lnckod mountain uu,
fertile ynllloa. Captains Young an,
Grant were hrrYetted majors ID
recognition of their gallant ser
Vices during the HlHpano-Amrrl
can war. and Capt, Young was late
appointed major 90 date from Jul
18Th thus making a vacancy ln the I'M
OF officers. Lieut. WcdEcwood. hayinl
nrrlvrd from san Frlnclaco on Aug
gsth with additional recruits was mon
made captain " battery A. and Cor
pural George A. Seaman ~ battery J
was chosen 60 nm the vacant uouteu
ency on Nov goth. after spending IN
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