The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-29

New York came in for his share Of anec-
dote. As many New Workers know, ne
is 4 bluff hearty, goOd-natured irishnlah
and a good soldier, but AZ the beginning
Of the war he was somewhat unIaIii. M
with the customs and etiquette OF the
one day General Hall OF the regular
army had his brigade ont for q long, nara
drill. and, desiring to take snort cut
back to camp, he sent an atd-de-cdmp 70
Colonel Duffy to say that he desired II
there was no objection. to pass through
the camp of the SiXty-ninth- This re-
quest was simply a formal courtesy on
the part Of the superior officer.
who is your ginralI asked the cOlOhel
General Hall" replied the aide.
Wei. you tell your ginral he went on
speaking deliberately and with evident ell
feet that he can march through my
camp, provided he don't raise too much
dust
General Otis has always been a great
disciplinarian, and. as well, believer IN
utilizing his men 10 make beautfui the
posts he has commanded. AS a cOnse-
quence. when he was d regimental COM
mandeT, fatigue call was as regular ana
important as drill call.
Now. fatigue and police" IN military
parlance are totally different from the
usual meanings of those words. In the
army fatigue" means work, work about
the post and the men who do II are called
a fatigue party. Police" means general
cleaning up, hence the army says the
fatigue party is policing the post.
General Otis used 20 turn out nearly the
entire command at fatigue call every day.
One time an old sergeant lay dying in
the post hospital and the colonel went TO
see him.
Can l DO anything for you, sergeant?"
asked the colonel.
Eyes. sir" replied the man when they
bury me, have the trumpeter sound re-
call from fatigue instead of taps over
my grave.
The recent evacuation of Cuba by the
American troops calls to mind an anec-
dote relating TO both General Wood and
General Lee. In the occupation of The
island surveys of certain haTbOrs were
made by officers Of the army for the
military information division of the ad-
jutant generals department in Washing
ton. Some of this work lay in General
Lees department. and accordingly an Of
ficer was detailed TO do il, and was di-
/ rected 10 put in q requisition for the nee
essary men. instruments and other par
aphernalia required.
This was done The requisitiOn called
for a steam yacht. two launches. survey
ing instruments, etc. The requisition was
I forwarded by General Lee, only TO be re-
turned for definite information as 10
what the articles required were to be used
for. Up went the papers to General Wood
z
they came again with the Endorsement
that the officer in charge of this work
would be furnished with the number OF
mules he might require, but never a word
about the yacht, launches and instru-
ments
Shortly after this. at an informal army
dinner in Havana, at which both generals
and their staffs were present General
Lee was called upon for an impromptu
/ speech.
Gentlemen, I am going to tell you
I something that is somewhat official" he
said. Then he told the story as given
above.
Nov" continued the general. Il have
/ had lot of experience in my time with
mules. and I have seen them used fol-
a great many things, but never until
/ now have / heard of using them for a
( harbOr survey. Probably" be added
I with a glance at General Wood. 1.-The gov
/ ernor general has a special breed Of web
/ footed mules.