Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-23
TO JOIN TROOPS
AT OGDEN, UTAH
Company N, 18th Infantry, VIII Go
With Others to China,
WILL START ON TUESDAY.
Infantry from Governors Island, N.Y.
-Chinese Trouble Promotes
Recruiting.

New York. July 23-Govemor's Island
and the Ferry entrance at the battery
recall the days when the troops We're
preparing 10 depart Tor the South az
the outbreak Of the spanIch.AmerIcan
war. Three companies of the Fifteenth
T.. S. Infantry. X, and L--are under
orders TO leave Governors Island tomor-
row for san Francisco, ana these soil
diers believe they win see active service
In China before they return 90 This part
Of the world Relatives and friends
the majority OF them womeH-spent as
many hours Of Sunday with them as the
rules and regulations would permit.
Many a fearful eye was seen by the
visitors. but the soldiers themselves
joked and laughed and enjoyed them
selves generally as Or they were proud
of lighting "a foreign land
The three companies that viii begin
the long journey tomorrow win DE UNI
Der The command of Major o. w. Core
nish Preparations Tor departure have
an been completed. baggage is packed
and officers and men are ready for the
sound Of the buglers Fall In
At ogden Utah. company NJ 0f the
same regiment win Join the contingent
from Governors Island This company
for a year has been at Fort MCPHERSON
Ga The companies win g0 into camp
az the Preside I'm San Francisco pre-
paratory TO shipping for the Philippines
on China as may be determined by the
war department
The departure Of the companies Of
the Fifteenth regiment will leave Gen.
Brooks with but a small garrison at
Governors Island until the arrival OF
the army corps now in Cuba. The is-
land. which Is the official headquarters
OF the department of the East. viii. for
the present be garris0ned by companies
Of the Fifth artillery, now stationed
around the harbor
Army officials in this city. particular
Is those attached 20 the QuIrtermaster s.
department. are very busy iu looking
after The troops ordered home from Gu
ba 90 their old stations. The belief Is
general that these commands VIII not
long he permitted 90 enjoy the comforts
of their home stations. but after brief
period they WIN De sent 90 the east via
San Francisco Company y OF the bat
talon OF engineers. two officers and 100
men, stationed az this point is under
orders TO proceed 90 the east The de-
tachment viii get away tomorrow
More troops are expected here this week
from Cuba. The transport RaWlins is
now on the way with part Of the Fifth
infantry which will go 10 Fort Sheu-
dan near Chicago Two hattallOns Of
the Second infantry, % officers and $50
men are on the transport Sedwick.
which Is expected here tomorrow These
troops viii be sent west az once 60 re-
cuperate and recruit
orders have been issued by the Wash
ington authorities 90 withdraw the First
infantry. now stationed al Guanaiay
and Pinar Del Rio. In Cuba. and early
next month part of the Eleventh infan-
try win leave Cuba A squadron OF the
Fifth cavalry has also been ordered
from Cuba 90 Fort Meyer. Washington.
These are AN seasoned troops and il IS
expected that they win be able 90 give
good account 0f themselves n 50 be-
comes necessary for them 10 60 10 Chi
ma. Army officers stationed around New
York are inclined 90 the belief that most
Of the troops now under orders 90 go 20
san Francisco. win be landed on Chin
csc soil
Army officers say that the Chinese
trouble and the prospects Of Y. s. troops
seeing service IN that country have
given a great impetus 20 recruiting in
this city Nearly an the regiments In
the service are below their quotas. and
the officers In charge of the recruiting
stations have received orders 10 red0u-
Bile their efforts 20 secure men for the