Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-11
Cavalry Artillery the Oregon Short Line just Be-

of the powerful engine was a string
Of freights, back Of these string Of
cattle cars and back Of these still was
string Of III passenger cars.
II good time Is made, the train
should reach its destination OF Dale
Creek, Wyoming, on time tomorrow
morning, as the run is about IS hours
on a regular schedule. and Il is not de-
sired to reach there before a. m. to-
morrow.
NINE-MlLE MARCH.
The plan now is 10 disembark at
Dale Creek and march nine miles TO the
maneuyer grounds at Ft. Russell. In
time 10 make camp tomorrow night
Unless all goes well. the work viii be
delayed far into the night, and the
men exhausted on the start. 50 that
the question Of getting the train
through becomes an important one.
At ogden II will be split up into two
sections. one strictly freight and cattle.
and the other a passenger AS there Is
no advantage In getting the troops In
ahead Of their equipment. the trains
will run Is minutes apart on the same
schedule.
NUMBER OF MEN.
The last thing before leaving the
o. S. L. station. Col. Lund telephoned
Gen. Naylor at the armory that he
was eaying with total strength OF
$50 men and officers. This information
was In turn telegraphed by Gen. Nay
lor 20 the secretary Of war. and viii
be communicated 10 the officers In COM
mand at IT. D. A. Russell.
THE DETAILED STRENGTH.
The strength Of the militia as II
went out today was an important fea-
ture. There we're about $50 men mus
tering, counting the two companies
which will be picked w at Woods
Cross. and at ogden. This total Is ar
rived at by the following numbers re-
ported by each captain at the depot
this morning. with the eN-captain OF
companies u and 2. for when the
figures are estimates: Stan. 49, band.
% hospital corps II; signal corps,
% First battery IS, Troop 4 "a:
pany &. az Company ID. 81. Company.
L, $751; Company r. 9s; Company Il, SO.
ENCOURAGING FIGURES.
With the strong fight made on the
guard from without. and the internal
discussion within. this is an increase
Of nearly 100 men over last year. and
an increase Of 200 men over two years
ago since which time the guard has
just doubled IN numbers This Is the
first camp 81 instruction IN which the
militiamen have gone outside ~ the
state, and Is IN fact the only IN
stance in which men wearing the
states uniform have left It's borders in
time ~ peace.
THREW THE COLONEL OFF.
Incidents Of course there were IN
plenty m the depot this morning dur
ing the long walt. one which almost
resulted seriously happened TO Col.
Lund he rode At the head Of his
troops into the passenger depot and
halted between two tracks. on one ~
which his train was stationed. and on
the other common ugly switch en-
CINE Was backing up. The steei took
the train an right hut refused 10 calm
~ walt FOR the switch engine With a
double twisting buck. which caught the
colonel while he was leaning forward
with r loose reign. he sent his dis
tinguished mount neatly over his head
into a soft place on the cinders almost
IN the path ~ the oncoming engine. The
COLONEL landed on HIS head and right
H. Nsts H.t la
and remounted without confeSSing to
any injury.
Other horses asa a good deal ofkick-
ing and bucking while being loaded,
but luckily there were no accidents,
MANY SHADES OF UNIFORM.
The uniforms 81 the men presented
many degrees of color. according 10
length % service. Capt Bassett with
his veterans OF n company, allowed not
a new piece Of equipment IN his COM
mand. The old uniforms were cleaned
and washed. the old canteens and
haversacks brushed over. but nothing
10 Indicate n recent attack on the
quariermasier. Company &. on the
other hand looked a. N Il had just
stepped out Of a military band box. and
10 demonstrate that there Is much
virtue IN long service the new meg
proceeded az once when on duty %
unbution blouses and droop shoulders
In way the other soldiers despises az
civilian.
Capt. Tobias. who could not accom-
pany the command. and many mem
bers Of the governors stan we're at the
depot to bid the boys farewell Old
Utah batterymen who had seen Philip
rlne service were also there. COM
pairing this departure with theirs In the
war daJs Of 90.
NOT DANGEROUSLY HURT.
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