The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-22
GOVERNOR WILL
SOON BE THERE
National Guard Expect Inspec-
ton by Chief Executive.
HEBER WILL ARRIVE MONDAY
GOSSIP OF THE DAY AT CAMP
TIMPANoGoS.
Cspeclal 10 IL HeraldO

| 21-The guardsmen are looking
forward with feelings of pride ana
expectations to Monday, when it Is
anticipated that Governor II. NJ. Wells
and his staff will visit the camp Ihe
boys appreciate the fact that they are
in the finest camp ever pitched by the
guard in the history of the state militia.
and they are exceedingly anxious 70
have the governor come down and see
them. INSPECT everything and be one
of them" 50 TO speak.
Private Heating of battery a, n u
L had a narrow escape from death
last evening while riding into camp
from Provo. The horse which he was
riding was killed and a court of IN
quiry was requested by him and grant
ed this morning by Brigadier General
Cannon. The accident occurred late at
night, during the progress of the worst
storm which swept over the camp
Private Heating, accompanied by sew
eral other boys of the battery, was
riding back to camp in the midst OF
a severe windstOrm. About half way
into camp, when IL was inky darkness
and the rain was coming down in tor
rents, the horse which Private Heating
was riding ran into an ice wagon
which had left the camp The tongue
Of the wagon struck the horse under
the right shoulder and penetrated so
far as to cause instant death. Prl-
vate Heating was thrown over ms
horses head, but fortunately sustained
no injuries beyond a few bruises.
Light For Signal Work.
Captain A. A. Smith of the signal
corps has made an invention whereby
he uses acetylene gas to furnish the
light for night signaling work. He mas
had drawings made of his invention
and intends to forward them to the
interior department and ask for pa
ent upon the cOntrivance. 1t was stated
in camp yesterday that the war de
partment has been experimenting for
some time with the gas on the signal
ing apparatus. but had seemingly failed
TO strike the right thing. The inven-
ton of Captain Smith apparently fills
the bill. It was tried last evening on
two machines in the presence Of Cap
tain Barth Of the regular army, and
he pronounced them complete sue
cess as far as the experimental work
that ne saw was concerned. Captain
Smith says that he can transmit mes
sage thirty-five miles by the gas if the
instruments are placed upon an ele-
walton above intervening points. Tn
der ordinary conditions it is possible to
transmit between twenty and thirty
words minute.
It is expected that Sunday viii be
a record breaking day at the camp.
Company II of Salt Lake will run
down an excursion. which Is being eX-
tensively. advertised. The cheap rate,
it is hoped will be an inducement to
bring an exceedingly large crowd from
Zion. Provo and adjacent towns are
expected TO be out in force, owing to
the sports which are to be pulled off
in honor of the visitors. On the lake
there will be a boat race, the winning
crew to receive a handsome prize. The
Provo baseball team has challnge%/the
camp for a game of ball. Already the
best men in the camp, regulars and
guardsmen. are practicing up in hopes
of getting on the team. Brigadier Cen
eTal Cannon has guaranteed the UNI
pire protection. even if he has to call
out the entire battery.
The court martial which tried Pri-
vate J. II. Flowers of troop A for at
tempting 10 run the guard. has been
dissolved and upon recommendation of
the court, Brigadier General Cannon
ordered Flowers release. It was
shown that the boy did not maliciously
intend to disobey orders or break camp
rules and regulations.
New Order of Things.
At the officers meeting today Briga-
der General Cannon notified the COM
handing officers that it is the inten-
ton TO make an example Of every Off
Ger and private who has not attended
camp this year who cannot show an
order signed by Adjutant General Bur
ton showing that he was excused. He
stated in substance that this is the
sixth annual enCampment of the guard
and that heretofore those who wilfully
remained away from camp escaped
punishment but this year it is the in
tention to court martial every man who
was absent without a signed order
from the adjutant general
The army officers from the First
are loud in their praises Of the manner
in which Brigadier General Cannon
conducts Camp Timpanogos, and the
manner in which Lieutenant Colonel
Greenwald handles his command. They
do not hesitate to say that the camp,
speaking from a National Guard point
of view. is one Of the best. If not the
best they have ever had the pleasure
or visiting. The first day or two. while
the men were a little tender, army
regulations were not lived up to 70 the
letter. as il would have worked an I'M
due hardship upon many of the men,
buc now II is different Rules and reg
ulations are followed out and enforced
as strictly as though Camp Timpano-
COS were a regular United States army
post
AS a commanding officer Lieutenant
Colonel GreeneWald is proving a grand
success. He has entered enthusiast
tically into the duties of his new COM
mand. and through his efforts to i'm
prove and elevate the guard has won
the hearty cooperation Of every man
under him. The rank and file are Civ
ing MIN every support possible, and the
officers are untiring in their endeavors
to show him that ne has their conf
dence and support.
Bowman's Narrow Escape.
Captain Charles w. Bowman. acting
regimental quartermaster and assistant
inspector of target practice had a very
narrow escape from being trampled TO
death under the hoOfs Of the horses on
the picket line. While IN the Pursuance
Of his duties, IL was necessary for him
to visit the picket line. His orderly
had his horse at the other end of the
camp watering him. Not caring 10 wait
for his own horse, the captain jumped
upon another standing near regimental
headquarters, which had no saddle. As
Captain Bowman attempted 20 pass
between two horses on the picket line,
they became a little fractions and
backed in towards the animal he was
riding. In less time than il can be told
the captain was swept from his charger
and fell TO the ground under the hoofs
of the three horses. Luckily for him
they aid not rear and plunge where
they stood. but jumped sideways. when
they began to kick and pull at their
halteis. Several men rushed 10 Cap
tain TQnurrnar1fs. roa1ran. I,,ra h, -,,occo1.,I