The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-23
NEWS SENT TO
THE SOLDIERS
Cheers For the Reliance When
Victory Was Announced.
FINE WORK OF SIGNAL CORPS
BIG TIME AT CAMP TIMPANo-
Cos TODAY.
FINE WORK OF SIGNAL CORPS
Especial to The Heraid)

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The signal corps showed it's efficiency
this afternoon by heliographing into
camp from Provo the bulletins received
in town, through the courtesy of The
Herald. Of the progress of the race
between Reliance and Shamrock III.
As fast as the various bulletins were
forwarded 90 Provo by The Herald
from Salt Lake City they were trans
b. mitted to the camp. At that end the
flash words we're expectantly received
by the officers and men, all of whom
were deeply interested i'm the outcome
of the initial race. When the news was
flashed into camp that the first race
had been won by the feet Reliance.
the cheer which went up could De
heard throughout the camp
The station at Camp Timpanogos was
located close to regimentsl headquar-
ters II was in charge Of Captain \.
a. smith The station in Provo was
In charge OF Lieutenant Sddmore. who
had a detail OF FIVE men, including Ser
geant Paul. The men left camp about
10 o'clock, making the march to Provo
on foot. After reaching the city they
secured permission from Mr.. Clayton
10 establish their station upon the west
side tower Of the Provo wooden mills.
II was not long afterwards that the
Provo station got the line on the camp
and held the flash open to attract the
attention of the camp station. A few
minutes later Captain Smith answered.
After the passage of a few cOmpi-
mentary messages the first bulletin fur
nished the corps by The Herald was
flashed across the four miles Of open
space.
Cheers For Reliance.
Captain Smith sent back the message
that the information that the Reliance
was ahead was received with cheers.
The soldiers were highly elated over
A.,
station in large numbers. anxiously
awaiting each succeeding bulletin.
When The Herald sent in word that
the race was almost over and that the
Reliance was about three minutes
ahead there was more cheering.
The efficient work OF the corps was
highly commended by the officers. il
made them feel that although they
were four miles from civilization, they
were in close touch with the world.
The detachment under Lieutenant
Skidmore received cOnSidera bic praise.
as the men. in their endeavors to please
their fellow soldiers in camp. marched
on foot the entire distance from camp
to the city. They set out about 10
o'clock. when the sun was beating down
with relentless vigor. Undaunted by
the heat. the men shouldered their in
struments and made the hike" to the
city
Before 1 o'clock communication had
been opened between the city. from
the top Of the wooden mills. and the
camp. and 1t was kept up for several
hours
The competitive drilt between the
signal ocrps and a selected detachment
Cf eighteen men from company A, Ne
phi, Captain w. c. Andrews command
ing. did not take place this evening as
expected. A company bears the dis
tinction OF being he best drilled in the
guard. and the other day issued a
challenge to drill against any militia
detachment in the camp. The signal
corps Immediately took il up, and be-
gan to drill with a regularity and per
sistence which indicated success. The
rainstorm last evening necessitated the
drill being postponed until last even
Ing. Yesterday morning the signal
corps went out 20 drill. They were
watched by a member of A company.
Shortly after that the latter company
called the drill off. In consequence OF
the refusal Of Captain Andrews to drill
Captain Smith claims the best drilled
command in the guard
Everything is in readiness for the
visitors from Salt Lake City tomorrow.
The Provo people have made arrange
ments. so it is said to transport in
vehicles 200 people from the depot TO
the camp. The features Of the day
have been perfected. There viii be a
rowing match on the lake: game of
baseball between Provo and a picked
team from the camp. a band concert
and bass dinner. The excursion is to
be given by II company.
Target Practice.
The militia batterymen are quite en-
thusiastic over the prospects of target
practice. It is expected that It will
begin Sunday. The ammunition, it is
said. has been shipped from Salt Lake
City. and upon its arrival at camp the
practice will begin.
The regulars did guard mount this
morning to show the guardsmen how
II Is done i'm strict military style. The
entire camp witnessed the impressive
ceremony. The regulars were compile
mented upon their work.
Colonel Bubb of Fort Douglas Wis
tied the camp yesterday afternoon for
about an hour. had not the trains of
the morning been late. he would have
spent the entire day with his command
He arrived in Provo shortly after 3
O'Clock, and was met at the depot by
several officers. The colonel spent a
little time in the city waiting for the
ambulance from the camp to come into
town to meet him.
The colonel said that il is his present
intention to visit the camp again Mon
day. coming down from Salt Lake City
with Governor H. NJ. Wells and the
members of his staff and party. That
evening the two commanding officers
will return north.
Two additional companies of regu-
lars from Fort Douglas viii reach
Camp TimpanOgOs early in the morn
ing. They will remain throughout the
remainder Of the encampment Tues
day morning the four regular cOmpa-
MES and the battery will break camr
and begin their long hike back to Salt
Lake city. The guardsmen from Zion
viii return on a special train, accom-
panied by the BOuntiful command
which viii go from salt Lake City to
Bountiful on a special on the dummy
line. The remaining companies will do
the hike act back home.
Teachers Examination.
An examination for teachers OF pri-
mary and grammar grades will be held