The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-22
GENERAL coRB1N AT FORT.
Inpects the Troops and Investigates
Proposed improvements.

/ 4npects the Troops and Investigates
Proposed Improvements.
/ Fort Douglas was in military array
I yesterday morning for the reception OF
I Major General Henry G. Corbin. adj
/ Jutant general OF the army. Old Glory
and the battlehags Of the regiment
I hOated proudly at the head OF an inn
! posing force Of infantry and artillery.
! The band played rousing welcome
and the guns doomed forth a salute be-
/ hitting the rank of the distinguished
visitor
The boys I'm blue were picturesque
sight in their accOutFements Of war.
and the general was given a warm re-
1 cepIlOn- The governor and his staff in
full dress uniform occupied a place Of
| prominence on the parade field and
throng of citizens gathered on the brow
of the Dill TO observe the review of the
troops. The affair." was carried through
without hitch and though the maneu-
Ver were mere brief than was ex-
pected, they ELECTED comment OF app
! prevail from the reviewing officer and
the public
/ The ceremonies of the morning COM
menced at $3.50 O'Clock. Shortly before
/ this hour assembly was sounded and
! the troops formed on the upper parade
grounds. The infantry I'm battalion
formation, headed by the band.
marched upon the lower field in COM
mand of Major s T. Wood. Ijeuten-
ant d. M. Falls was acting adiutant in
place of Captain Q. II. Bartn, who is on
duty at Fort Leavenworth. Kansas.
/ The batteries in command Of Naj-g
Calf brought UP the rear The fnfan-
try in double rank and the band took
their station at the east side Of the
field The artillery formed in battery
front west of the foot soldiers.
Salute For the General.
Just at $3.50 Senator Kearns' car
riage. bearing General COrbin and wife.
and Mr. and Mrs Kearns, followed BY
a carriage carrying Governor IT. NJ.
Wells General John @. Cannon and
General c. S. Burton, drove upon the
reservation. AS they did so the Twelfth
battery fired a salute of thirteen guns
ana the bank struck up march
General COrbin and party drove di-
recJly to the home of Colonel J. w.
BUbb, the post Commandaut. where
they We're received by the colonel AND
his staff. After a few minutes rest at
the coIoneTs residence the party drove
TO the parade field and took a position
a the center of the north side. General
Corbin. attended by Colonel Bubb and
staff, stood near the line of march to
review the troops.
The troops moved into brigade for
nation and at the bugle call began the
march around the field AS they
neared the position of the reviewing
officer the infantrymen came to a mort
arms. while the band executed a flank
movement and took mp its position fac
ing the general.
Troops in Review.
The musicians continued to play
while the troops passed I'm review. As
h., rs
across the field and led the infantry
back to quarters. The batteries came
TO a halt on the opposite side Of the
field, then, at the signal from the
bugler. began the circuit Of the field
at double time. The maneuver is an
exciting one, and it elected praise and
admiration from those who witnessed
At the wheeling points the sections
executed the turns I'm a thrilling man
ner- As the columns neared the turn
a a gallop. the inside file slackened
its pace while the outside sections in
creased theirs and whirled around the
wider circle in perfect order. Further
maneuvers We're dispensed with to the
great disappointment. OF the crowd and
the artillery moved off the field
Later on the parade grounds. guard
mount one Of the prettiest ceremonies
connected with military duty, was wit
messed and the exercises Of the day
were over
During the day General Corbin
looked over the post and inspected the
work that is being done. He paid sne-
cial attention TO the proposed improve
ments and expressed himself as we'll
satisfied with the condition Of affairs
at the fort
Soldiers Leg Broken.
I'm an accident that happened just
after the review of the troops, Private
A.. w. Nipper OF the Twelfth battery.
sustained a fractured les.
The battery was moving back TO the
barracks when the team OF the gun to
which Private Ripper was assigned be-
came entangled in piece OF hose thar
had been used by the soldier boys in Il
tug-O-war the day before. Nipper's
horse fell and caught his riders leg
under his body. The bones were frac-
tured
The injured man was taken i'm charge
by the hospital corps and carried to
the hospital. where his limb was zet.
He was reported TO be getting along as
well as could be expected yesterday
afternoon.