The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-12
Boys to the Number of 430
Leave for Fort D. A.
Russell.
SERIES OF MISHAPS
DELAY DEPARTURE
Col. Lund and His Cayuse At
ford Amusement for
Crowd.


camp near Fort d. A. Russell The
soldier boys, to the number Of 430. were
rugged out in khaki suits. blue army
shirts, haversacks on their backs, with
the big tlncups strapped on the out
side; the army packs on their should
ers, their rifles, and everything Just
as it was in the days of '96, when the
boys were leaving for the war.
The guard got started on the trip at
| 10 clock IN the morning, at which
time the whole bunch consisting of
hve full companies, n twenty-five piece
| band, four batteries Of cannon, the
signal corps and the hospital corps,
were ready to march. The line started
out from the armory on Pierpont street
and made its way over to Main, north
on Main to South Temple, and west on
South Temple to the Oregon Short Line
depot
In the march the boys made a spen-
did appearance. The ranks were kept
straight and although there were large
| number of raw recruits in the com
| panles, they conducted themselves like
regulars. First in the line was the
| First infantry band, which made things
along the course resound with lively
music. Following them came the five
companies in alphabetical order, march
Ing IN ranks Of four and keeping in
excellent step. Troop A Of the cavalry
followed the companies, on horseback,
and the battery OF artillery, under tho
command OF Capt. Barton, brought UP
the rear.
All went we'll with the soldiers until
they reached the depot, and then they
had troubles of their own.
Series of Mishaps.
A series of very annoying mishaps
was the cause OF delaying the big
military train from 10 clock in the
morning, at which time it was sched-
uled TO leave, until ! 'clock in the
afternoon. On the arrival of the line
at the depot, the foot soldiers marched
into the passenger department. and the
cavalry went over to the freight yards.
The latter made good time removing
saddles and getting things in condition
Tor shipment, but when it came to
loading tho horses it was found that
no stock cars had been furnished. This
wns the first inconvenience met by the
soldiers and 1t caused delay of about
half an hour.
Whom the stock ears were finally
backed into place, troubles of n more
serious nature were met. The horses
were of the kind known in the West as
broncos, and they were very timid, es.
peclally when 1t came to walking M the
long platform into the cars. One hun.
dred horses in MI had to be loaded and
~ was very tedious task to get them
into the cars, They were not gotten
INTO their quarters until after ll.30
o CLOCK. The riders marched over TO
the passenger depot, where the rest Of
the men were, and proceeded to get
on the cars
1t was found, however, that no pro
vision had been made for them bv the
quartermaster, 1T being his intention TO
have them ride on the freight cars
along with the equipment This they
refused to do and it was found neces-
sary, after much wrangling, to add
two extra cars to the train These had
to be brought from the North Salt Lake
yards, and by the time all was ready
and the train whistled its final inten-
ton to pull out, it was | clock. The
train was one of the longest of the
kind that has ever left the local sta
ton 1t consisted of eleven passenger
cars and total of seven freight cars.
Others Picked Up.
AT Woods Cross two more companies
were picked up and at Ogden still |
another, making in all eight companies. |
AT Ogden the train was divided into
two sections, the freight and cattle cars
being IN one and the passengers In the
other. They ran fifteen minutes apart
nv run WIN pe maze TO Dale Creek |
Wyo., at which place the entire outfit
will be unloaded and taken across TO
Fort Russell distance OF nine miles.
by root. The run usually requires six
teen hours, but the delays which are
unavoidable on this train will probably
nuke the train several hours late.
At the depot, as the boys prepared
to embark on their journey, they were
watched by hundreds of friends, and
hp lad ~
scenes during the Spanish. American
war Among the number present to
bid the boys good-by were the mem
bers of the Governor g staff. An incl
dent which proved very amusing to the
boys while the wait for the train was
being made was little mix-up in which
Col. Lund and spirited little cayuse
were the principals, The Colonel rode
proudly into the depot on his new steed
and immediately proceeded to show tho
big, black, putting engine to the little
horse.
Horse Not Inquisitive,
The animal was evidently not anxious
to see the engine in detail, as was de-
sired by the Colonel, and when the
thing gave an extra heavy puff the fiery
steed plunged into the air and the ]
Colonel went to the ground In hem. {
The fact of his falling upon a cinder
oco was pIophpiy al LhaL saved HIM
from an injury. He was unhurt and 5
started in quest of the i
horse, which stopped a short distance
from the scene and gave Mr.. Lund !
genuine horse laugh i.
The soldier boys are to be gone for S
fourteen days and during this time they |
will live up to very strict military dis
,ipliDe. They Will take an active part
n the instructive maneuvers which
will be given TO $4,000 regulars and
nllltiamen by the Government.