Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-25

give the boys a sendoff on their way
to the coal camps of the Utah Fuel
company In Carbon county, The only
sorrow expressed on the train was Civ
EN- concrete form by young blond bat
terry boy who with a sigh murmured:
Here go 200 Thanksgiving dinners and
the football game to blazes.'
They needed no band to cheer them
up, and none was present for II had
long been decided that the boys in blue
We're out on business and not on dress
parade. OF vocal music, however there
was plenty and whenever things Jagged
In the slightest there was always so
loist handy to start up"U Under the Bam-
boo Tree" or some such classic ditty.
Four hours prior to climbing on the
cars the men had worked hard loading
up van loads Of equipment sorting out
supplies and getting things in shape
generally for the exodus. So tired were
some OF the boys that even amid the
turmoil around the armory some of
them laid down on the floor and with
their roll of blankets under their
heads snatched 40 winks" under the
very feet of the civilians who congre-
gated In squads to see the last of the
national guard. As the bugler blew
the first note of the Assembly" how
ever, every man jumped to his post.
few preliminaries and the men fell
In on the street below. At 1920 the
march to the Rio Grande depot COM
menced.
At the depot the railroad company
had all In readiness for the troops. The
Train was made up of seven first class
coaches, two baggage cars and office
car II of the engineering department.
rms last named car will be used as the
headquarters OF Brig. Gen. John O.
Cannon and VIII be constantly on the
move between Scofeld and Sunnysde.
Assistant Superintendent George
Geiger Of the Rio Grande Western and
travelling Passenger Agent Rid were
on hand to look after the comfort of
the men. Both officials accompanied the
train through the end of the Journey.
The train was In the hands of Cond,c-
tor Mooar, with Engineer Waddlngton
at the throttle on No. 1916. at Spring
vile another engine was taken on and
the train went double header to HELPER.
where still aonther big locomotive was
tackled on to haul the cars up the hill
and over Soldiers summit At Tucker
Trainmaster Mabee boarded the train.
and saw II safely through Every pre-
caution was taken against possible ac-
cident and hostile demonstrations on
the part of sympathizers with the
strikers. The track was patrolled for
the major part of the distance in the
vicinity Of Castle Gate, and throughout
slow rate OF speed was maintained.
The number OF men taken on at Salt
Lake, including the company from
Davis county was 2l1. OF this number
10 were booked for sunnyslde and lOl
for Scoheld. Those going to the first
named destination included the battery
with one Calling gun, the signal corps,
troop OF Salt Lake and company Y of
Bountiful. Half Of the hospital corps
went TO Sunnyside and the other half
to Scofield The Sunnyside forces are
under the command of Capt. w. c.
Webb those at Scoheld under Col.
Greenewald. The heaviest number of
men were detailed to Sconeld the draft
including companies A, Nephl; u. Salt
Lake; F, MantI; G, Provo, and IL, Of
Salt Lake.
The run between Salt Lake and
Provo was made IN little under two
hours. Here were waiting 81 men and
despite the lateness or to be more cor
rect, the eariness of the hour, there
was big crowd nj the depot which