Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-22
BATTERY HORSES WERE WILD.
,.a,,,vmen Had All Kinds of Trouble
With Their Green Mounts
o. the Road.
THIRTY MEN WERE EXCUSED
oa, # the Seventy Applications Seat
IA to be Relieved of Encamp'
ment Duties.

The National Guard boys are In the
annual sumner camp, at Provo Lake
r.sort and fully entered ON the regular
,omn routine. They are Thoroughly IN
me shirt Of the occasion. and partiou-
orly interested now that the regulars
are encainped with them.
The encampment march began yes
,srday morning with the departure of
battery A, First artillerS four Hotoh-
Hiss guns. down the state road about
. o'clock The artillerymen had trou-
HE with their horses, which being
green and fresh for artillery service,
ocreated diversion both at starting
and between this city and Murray,
Several Of the horses acted before
starting as though they had been In
logging camps and plunged and lunged
at the crack OF the whip, as though
their safety depended ON the quickest
hind Of action. The result vas that
ayeal changes NJ botses were neces-
s,y; and before the commend had
proceeded far from the armory, the
aorses attached to the Battery wagon
Kicked their harnesses 20 strings and
broke the tongue of the wagon. Four
new horses aud a driver had TO be Sc
cured, at an extra expense OF $40 per
day. When wear Murray a pair Of
horses attached TO one of the guns
started the fun again, and they had to
BE- replaced by trained team from the
Twelfth regular battery. The wagon
was delayed over an hour. However,
ihe militia artillerists managed to pro-
cred after that with a minimum Of dis
aster. Green and unmanageable horses
are the bane of existence to the
mounted forces OF militia commando
and IN fact during Saturday afternoon,
The battery boys had q strenuous time
Of II trying new horses. The cavalry
troop boys too, had their trials and
fluctuations In this line, and the son OF
County Clerk James was thrown under
DIS horse and had his leg sprained.
Private Caldwell of the battery found
Il necessary TO choke the animal he had
charge OF. and throw him onto the
ground before he would behave.
THIRTY ABsENTEEs.
There were 20 applications TO be ex-
eused from encampment, but Gen. Can
non would allow only 30, so that the
number Of absentees is reduced to
reasonable minimum. Il company
cane down from ogden on last even
iAg short Line train slept in their ear,
ana after breakfasting In the city res
lauIdnts marched over 70 the armory
80 That they 5ere able 10 march
hacd 10 the railroad, with the
remainder Of the battalion. Members
Of the salt Lake commands donned
thelr khakis yesterday morning, ana
were about town all day with them on,
10 that by evening. they began to feel
IKE the real thing
ne prlvates and non-commlssionca
oHeels reported at the Market street
Wmoty at q, m, today, and the com
mssioncd officers showed up an hour
h'eL company came down from
hount0ul by a special train over the
'alt Lake a Ogden, but not I'm time 10
march uD town. and return with the
battalion command. The band of the
hWehly.mnth T. S, infantry, as was
vNlNclod, had been detailed 10 accom-
l@ny the troops, by Colonel Lockwood,
eVWmnnding Fort Douglas. and arrived
CIV lne .armory AT 1890 shortly after
Q 'iock came the command "Fall IN"
ung nNlded by the post band of 26 men
s'u'I nlet Musician Herric, and Drum
%haIor Cleveland, the Salt Lake con-
OF Inc state troops started IN
l., tUhple street, with troop \
,tnSlls w the rear. The band gave
,h puNs a step just little quicker
,l,a,,, lhey mad been used to with the
o ~, bands, but they caught right
~, anu me way they marched up street
atIIs VI me highest degree commend
a an,g The alignment was excellent,
\, 20 was the wheel west on South
snple street Spectators from, the
s,pvwalks We're astonished at such
I, ~ marching from state troops. aud
!, u'eli olean now khakis aud cquln-
.,cnl the boys made very soldier,y
",ppeelanoe. General Cannon and staff
, ho'Vned UP ON the north sidewalk, hut
Wv vtner officers were with their re-
commands,
mere were five passenger coaches
na,tlng on the siding al tho Short Limo
'oton with two box and two stock
" On another track for the horses.
sn [D'npany joined the rest of the troops
, ,, ah eSpedltiously as possible, the
~ s"h was loaded with General Cannon
4 4, command, and the boys started of I'm
~ Dne spirits and determined 20 make the
'"'empment a success,
THE OFFICIAL ROSTER.
lhe command leaving this city this
M .mm "B' included the following roster
\. ulueers and men: Brlgadier General
n Nd1', w commanding the state troops
,ro, uG camp; assistant adjutant gem
n.y. ldet -Col. II. NJ II. Lund; in
IPvD'9r OF target practise, lieut.. col.
49,. ford assistant Inspector general
~, Nl'Col n V Smith: deputy surgeon
ssdd, nal' c. Nj. Benedict, M. D.. Judge
.ovett,e' Major y. A. King, brigade
GlS,'a'ulssary Major a. l.. Thomas, Jr.
" M, ueeanlp, Major II. j. Glendmnlng
rat ~ regiment STAFF and field: Lieut..
II oNreenwald, commanding; Capt. l..
4 ,o, aoHslizer, adjutant CAPT. Orrin u.
,eon ~ APT SOP us II, Lund, Mai, sur
1y1.,H ~ a. Anderson. Company y ~
isuvn' captain. w. u. Kneass. first
.e,u,n,enant a, T., Louder. second leu-
hit ". u. Wells Thlrty-sIx offl-