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

South Temple street rang with the
tramp of hundreds of feet this morning
and such familiar airs as Cheer Up
Mary" Good Bye, Dolly Gray" "The
Girl l Left Behind Me" and the cheers
and some sobs of hundreds of specta-
tors lined along both sides of the
streets. For the Twenty-ninth infantry
was marching away. over 500 men
have been stationed at Fort Douglas.
Headed by Maj. Pendledon and Capt.
Wells and the Twenty-nnth band, they
passed the News" corner in marching
order at II o'clock this morning. They
broke step here and in route step pro-
ceeded towards the oregon Short Line
depot, where three long trains were
waiting to carry them TO San Francisco
where they will embark for the Philip
pines Aug. 8 on the Logan.
STREETS LINED.
Long before the k'tramp. tramp,
tramp" of the boys n-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 90 the,
departing soldiers. The windows of all
! buildings along the route of march
fun equipment and flying colors APP
| preached the News corner where the
| waiting crowds were thiclest mingled
| cheers and tears were answered by The
| tipping of caps and waving of hands.
Each company had it's commanding Of
| fcers in lead and "Old Glory was
| high in the air. 1t was an Inspiring
| sight
| "GoOD-BYE GOVERNOR"
AS the troops were passing the
| News corner ex-Gov. Wells happened
to be crossing the street. Maj. PEN
dleton Capt. Wells and the other Of
ficers saluted and Gov. Wells touched
| his hat in answer. Goodbye COVER
norl" sung out the front men and
Goodbye governor!" past down the
| line. Gov. Wells was visibly touched
| by the incident. Waving his hand he
sung out cheerlly, Goodbye 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 boysi We hate TO see
you gol" could be heard above the
"Therell Come a Time Some Day" OF
the band.
po1Ai'D
| Shortly after IL o'clock the long
march from the fort came to an end
| and perspirlng beneath the weight of
| blanket rolls and complete equipment
| the men were directed towards the
cars they are to occupy on the Jour-
ney to the coast.
Here all was hustle and hustle for a
few minutes AS the various companies
| marched into the yards they swung
| side of their respective trains were free
to chat and shake hands with the
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 tho car
windows.
I'M ,r1Rrr 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
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