The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-19
EIFTEENTH PRESENTS
II SOLID FRONT of
SEASONED VETERANS
About 500 Men of New Regiment at Fort Douglas to Be Mus
tered Out Next June-ntereStng Personnel of
the Officers.

The Fifteenth regiment of infantry
passed its first night at Fort Douglas
after hard days work in preparing
the quarters which had been out of use
for several months. With the execution
of the second battalion. which went to
the fort on its arrival Tuesday even
ing, the regiment marched out South
1empie street to the post early yester-
day morning. The troops arrived Tues
day night, but the first and third bat
tallons remained in their cars all night.
At the post the day was spent in
renovating the barracks, building fires
and unpacking the company and regi-
mental property By night the quar-
ters for the enlisted men were in order
and they were able to occupy the bar
racks although somewhat crowded.
The officers quarters have not yet been
arranged for occupancy and the most
of the officers remained down town last
night stopping at hotels.
The Fifteenth regiment of infantry
has a distinguished history. 1t was
originally organized in 1851 and has now
more than forty-six years of meritoF-
ious service TO its credit. The present
roster of the regiment is made up al
most entirely of veterans. Every one
of the eS1 enlisted men in the COM
pany has seen active service IN the
Philippines. Among these men are
large number who have become sharp
shooters and distinguished rifiemen
Nearly every-Inan in the regiment has
almost completed his term of enlist
ment over 500 members of the regl-
ment will be mustered out on June 80.
1908 BY this wholesale discharge of the
men in the regiment the ranks will be
decimated. Officers of the regiment.
however, are not alarmed. They say
that the men have been given enough
active army life to fascinate them and
Undue them with a military spirit that
viii cause a large majority to re-enlist.
At Home for Two Years.
For the next two years, unless some
unforeseen eventually arises, the
Fifteenth will garrison Fort Douglas.
AS soon as things can be comfortably
arranged. the families of the officers
viii occupy quarters at the post. The
officers assigned to the regiment are,
for the most part, veterans of the Span
ishAmerican war.
Colonel Walter s. Scott, the COM
manding officer of the post, was ap-
pointed to the army from California
i'm 1874. His first commission was sec
ond lieutenant in the Twenty-fifth in
tenant five years later, and in 1891 be-
came captain. He served as captain in
the Twenty-fifth through the Spanish
war, and gained distinction for valor-
Gus conduct at FL. Caney. At the close
of the war he was promoted TO the rank
of major, and was assigned to the
Fourth infantry Later he was trans
ferred to the Twenty-seventh infantry
with the same rank. In 1908 he was
IL
Eighteenth infantry, and later was
transferred to the Eleventh infantry
When the Fifteenth was sent TO the
Philippines two years ago, Colonel
Scott received his present commission,
and was placed in command of the
regiment.
Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Williams
was appointed to the army from Ken
lucky on the same day that Colonel
Scott received his commission His
appointment was as second lieutenant
of the Third infantry. He became first
lieutenant in 1885 and captain IN 1898.
During the war he served as captain of
a company in the Third infantry In
1901 he was commissioned major of
the Twenty-sixth infantry and was
transferred back to the Third the fol-
1OV-ine. year In 1904 he was assigned
10 the Fifteenth as lieutenant colonel.
He graduated from the United states
infantry and cavalry school in 1888.
Major Willis T. May, ranking ma
ior of the regiment. commanding the
second battalion. was appointed TO !
West Point from Indiana i'm 1873. On
his graduation in 1879 he was assigned /
TO the Fifteenth as second lieutenant. /
In 1888 he was made first lieutenant. /
When the war was declared with Spain, /
Major Nay was made a captain, but
was gwen leave of absence that he /
might accept commission as lieuten-
of the One Hundred and
FiftSEseventh Indiana Volunteer in
faxttry during the war. He received his
, resent commission in 1908.
The Message to Garcia.
4 one of the best known army officers
in the service is Major Andrew s. Row
an. made famous by his carrying the
message to Garcia" The message was
from General Shafter and it informed
General Garcia. the leader of the Cuban
rebellion, that the United States troops