The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-03
LAGOON RESORT INVADED
BY AN ARMY OF SOLDIERS
National Guard Of Utah in Camp Will Indulge in
Military ManeuverS.
Rlhamen to Be Shown What Is Required Real War-Busy
Day Yesterday For the Troops

~ Noiohtl fdfh tent For two hours
I he put the guardsmen through regi-
/ mental drills and battalion formations.
/ The heat was very enervating. but the
men stood the test we'll, returning 20
/ their tents glad of the rest.
/ Al o O'Clock the first fun dress pa
I rade was given. The infantry was soon
/ on the parade ground, 10 the southeast
/ OF the ball park, but a delay was Occa-
stoned by the artillery. The horses,
which were new at the business. and
took alarm at the rumbling of the
I heavy guns behind them. SHE'D and
twisted and turned in such a manner
that IL was impossible to get some of
/ them through the small gate without
first tearing down a section or two of
fence. much 10 the alarm of John
! Critchlow, the manager OF the resort.
who sat by and saw his property de-
| stroyed.
Had TO Unlimber Cannon.
one gun became so wedged in the
gate that il was found necessary by
Captain Grow 10 order the cannon IN
limbered from the canister. and when
the latter had passed through the
gate, the soldiers dragged the cannon
] through, and re-limbered it. Then the
fractional battery proceeded TO the pa
rade ground IL was quickly followed
by the remainder of the battery and
the cavalry
In the meantime the regimental band,
under the leadership of L. P. Christen-
sen, was marching around the parade
grounds discoursing martial music.
The men made a fine appearance at
dress parade. They showed that dur
! III,
progress in the routine art of war and
reflected credit upon their commanding
officers. After the parade, while the
men were all drawn up IN line, the re-
treat was sounded, aud amid the boom
OF one of the cannons, the stars and
stripes were hauled down for the night
As the smoke from the cannon drifted
on towards the mountains 10 the east
on the breast Of the light breeze, II was
accompanied by the strains of the band
as II played The Star Spangled Ban
ner."
Tired After Dress Parade.
The men We're then marched back TO
their tents. They were well tired out
after the hardships OF the day. and re-
tired long before taps was sounded
And throughout the night the steady
tramp OF the sentries on duty was re-
! lieved by the crOaking of the frogs in
| the lake and the singing and humming
J. OF the insects IN the weeds, which were
entering their protest against their
habitations being lust so rudely in
Vaded by a strange army.
The dress parade takes place every
/ evening at s o'clock. Unless some ar
rangement can be made with the rail-
road company whereby the $3.50 train
can leave half an hour earlier. those
who wish to witness that important
daily routine of camp life must go out
/ TO Camp Funston on the $3.50 train. II
/ il expected that either tomorrow or the
next day Governor Wells and his staff
viii omcially visit the camp.
IT was a little early yesterday fop
many of the wives and sweethearts of
/ the soldiers 20 visit the camp but some
of them We're on hand. and added TO the
attractiveness of the scene and to the
| happiness Of the men.
Officers in Camp.
The commanding officers of the sew
eral organizations which are in camp
/ follow:
/ Company A. Nephi. Captain Dem;
| Second Lieutenant LUnt.
Company p. Bountiful. Captain
Hardy: First Lieutenant Rurge.
Company F, Manti. Captain Keamer-
man; First Lieutenant Jensen.
Company r. Provo. Captain Thomas
First Lieutenant Smoot.
Company II, Salt Lake, First Lieu
I tenant Greenland; Second Lieutenant
Pembroke.
signal corps, Captain Greenewald;
First Lieutenant Smith; Second Lieu
tenant Skidmore.
Hospital corps. Major Benedict
Battery, Captain Grow; First Lieu
tenant Webb; First Lieutenant Jen-
nings; Second Lieutenant Leonard.
Regimental staff
Regimental stan. Colonel Park. com
handing officer. Major Benedict sur
geOn. Captain Mum. adjutant; Cap
tain Porter. Quartermaster Of commits
sary. Captain Wolf assistant inspector
of small arms practice. Cavalry, Cap
tain Summers.
Brigade stan. Lieutenant Colonel
Lund inspector; Major King. judge ad-
vOcate.
Wednesday night Q company viii
hold its first drill. 10 be followed by a
dress parade about twenty-four hours
later. Lieutenant Pembroke of II COM
pany is slated to do the fancy drill to-
morrow night II viii be his first ap-
pearance in the . company ranks II
is anticipated he will do unaneuvers
similar 10 those pracuced by the Elks.
Masons. Foresters and Woodmen.
The privates and On-commissioned
officers OF the camp eat at the tables
used by the picnickers. The officers
have been assigned the tables in the
1 restaurant