Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-01
With Band Playing and Colors
Flying, 29th Infantry Leaves
Salt Lake.
SCENES AT SHORT LINE DEPOT
Crowds Line the Streets to Say eau
Revoir" 10 Boys in Blue
Bound for Manila.

and such familiar airs as Cheer Up
Mary" Good Bye Dolly Gray" THE
Girl i Left Behind Me" and the cheers
and some sobs of hundreds of specta-
tors lined along both sides of the
streets. For the Twenty-rlnth infantry
was marching away. over 500 men
have been stationed at Fort Douglas.
Headed by Maj. Pendleson and Capt
Wells and the Twenty-ninth band, they
passed the "News' corner in marching
order at IL o'clock this morning They
broke step here and In route step pro
ceeded towards the Oregon Short Line
depot where three long trains We're
waiting to carry them to San Francisco
where they will embark for the Philip
pines Aug. 3 on the Logan.
STREETS LINED.
Long before the f'tramp, tramp,
tramp of the boys in blue and the rat
tie of the supply wagons could be
heard South Temple street was lined
with men and women and children
anxious to wave a last farewell 10 the
departing soldiers. The windows Of all
buildings along the route of march
were filed. When the companies, with
full equipment and flying colors APP
preached the News" corner where the
waiting crowds were thickest mingled
cheers and tears were answered by the
tipping of caps and waving OF hands.
Each company had its commanding Of
ficers in lead, and old Glory" was
high In the air. II was an inspiring
sight.
"GOop-BYE GOVERNOR
AS the troops were passing the
News corner ex-Gov. Wells happened
to be crossing the street. Mai Pen
dleton, Cant. Wells and the other Of
ficers saluted and Gov. Wells touched
his hat in answer Goodbye COVER
mort" sung out the front men and
| Goodbye governor" past down the
line. GOV. Wells was vislbly touched
by the incident. Waving his hand he
sung out cheerily. Good bye boys!
| A pleasant trip and a quick returnl
When the last row of men was half
way down the block Gov. Wells was
still standing IN the middle of the street
waving his hand and bidding the
boys a pleasant journey and quick
return to Salt Lake. All along the line
and Goodbye boys, We hate 10 see
you got" could be heard above the
.Therell Come a Time Some Day OF
the band
BOARDED CARS.
| Shortly after II o'clock the long
! march from the fort came to an end
and persplring beneath the weight of
blanket rolls and complete equipment
the men We're directed towards the
| cars they are Ito occupy on the Jour-
| ney to the coast.
Here all was hustle and hustle for n
| few minutes. AS the various companies
| marched into the yards they swung
| from line and after stacking guns along
side of their respective trains were free
..l... al4s tN0,a Id Il lnA
scores of Salt Lakers down TO see them
| off. Before the trains started to move
| they were called TO cars and then spent
the very last minutes chatting with
those on the outside through the car
| windows.
IN THREE TRAINS.
Three sections, each a long train it.
self had been provided for the SOL
diers officers and baggage. one sec
ton on the south end of the yards was
| arranged for the Second battalion. con-
sisting of headquarters, band and COM
panies L and f. This section consisted
of one standard sleeper, four tourist
| sleepers, two baggage cars and three
freight cars. The loading OF baggage
| and freight was commenced early this
| morning and was completed by the
time the troops arrived Mt the depot.
! Companies G and Ii from Fort Du-
| chesne were TO board this section at
Ogden. The officers on this train were
Nal Pendleton in command; Capt.
Wells and family Capt Woodward.
| Capt. Kinison, Capt. Allen and wife,
Lieut.. Easton and Or. Snyder. Mrs.
Easton did not leave this morning but
| Will start for the coast Saturday
IN SECOND AND THIRD.
The second section standing to the
| north of the train mentioned above was
| ~ hnt
| train consisted of one standard Pull
| man; Ave tourist sleepers; two bag
gage cars and freight. In these cars
| were companies A. -. c. and ID, and
the following officers: Capt. Clement
| and Lieuts. Catcher Wagner and
| Pickle. Capt. Clement was accom-
panied by his wife as was Lieut.. Wag-
ner and Miss Borden. The third Sec
ton, consisting of one standard Pull
man, six tourist sleepers, two baggage
cars and two freight cars carried tho
Third battalion. consisting of COM
panies ]. X, l., ,apd M, and the follow
ing officers: Capt Madden and Llcuts.
| Sloan, Burton; Stoll and Mason.
CROWDS Al DEPOT.
The number OF men who marched
| down 10 the depot were sWclled to ~
thousand nj the depot as several hum
| bred soldiers were working since day
light loading the baggage and freight
cars and on other detail duties. These
thousand men were IN their cars and
waiting withlg an hour There was loss
confusion than there II during the
loading ana unloading OF ordinary pas
senger trains The interior of the cars
presented a strange appearance az
blanket rolls. canteens, guns, swords.
and all sorts OF apparel and equipment
were hung from every hook and peg
Aside from a few men on special detail
and the officers the soldiers remained
In the cars during the last stages OF
loading and preparation for the de-
parture. few men with wives and
families and sweethearts ana friends
down 10 see them off remained IN tenra
ful circles until the engineers warming
whistle and conductors ''all aboard"
were the signal for the last kiss or
handshake; jump for the platform
and last wave OF the hand as the
train puffed out Of the yards and away
from Salt Lake.
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