The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-20
SOLDIERS HOME
FROM ISLANDS
Troops Pass Through Salt
Lake on Way East After
Service in Philippines.
SCOUT TAFT EXPEDITION
SALT LAKE scHooLBoY is PROM
IsING OFFICER.

The Sixteenth infantry, just from Ma
Mia, passed through Salt Lake City last
night and early this morning. 1t brought
the latest news from Manila, had a
strenuous time on the way over and a
line OF iii luck that wound up with
busted car truck on the third section
at Ogden, which held that section so late
that 1t did not go through Salt Lake un-
til 2 o'clock this morning.
The officers joke about the Taft trip
10 the Philippines. One of them said:
1T is an absolute burlesque. There
isn't per cent OF the Filipinos who voted
for the legislators whose session Taft
is going to open. The other 80 per cent
United States IN the bottom of the sea
! There will be the usual perfunctory re-
. cepton and made-to-order enthusiasm of
the Filipino, who isn't a bit aVerse to
any sort Of holiday or free show. Nine
" thousand votes were cast in the cleo
: ton. There are, including the scouts
and constabulary and municipal police
and municipal officers. 10000 FilipinOs in
the employ of the United States govern
ment. Only few of the rest knew any
thing about the election. Those who did
didn't or wouldn't vote.
The Sixteenth ran into a severe typhOOn
after leaving Nagasaki. There were no
casualties, although the fleet which had
left Yokohama for Honolulu shortly be
lore losl a man OH the W est Virginia, the
flagship of the Pacific squadron of the
navy. The trip from Manila to San Fran
cisco took thirty-four days.
The officers amused themselves with
astonishing results. They caught the
Sixth cavalry more than 900 miles away
and just missed establishing a record
when they caught San Francisco while
S61 miles out at sea. They tried to get the
transport which was taking the Twenty
ninth, lately from Fort Douglas but were
unable to do so. although they must have
passed within two or three hundred miles
of her.
From the West.
The men of the Sixteenth left Manila
Aug. H. arriving at San Francisco Sept
10. They left that city Tuesday. travelling
IN three sections. a battalion to each
section. Freight cars containing baggage
were attached TO each section; 1t was one
of these which caused the trouble to sec
ton three at Ogden.
The first two battalions go to Fort
Crook, at Omaha. The third battalion
goes to Fort Logan II. Root at Little
Rock. Ark. The first battalion arrived at
Salt Lake at 9-25, the second at 9:55 and
the third at IS O'Clock this morning.
The Sixteenth was formerly stationed at
Fort Douglas. Such of the officers and
men who were with the regiment at that
time wish they were coming back to Salt
Lake City. They tried to work il that
way. but the Fifteenth. which will he here
schedule. The Sixteenth is the regiment
which had the largest casualty list at the
battle of San Juan hill. 1t lost lie men
of 400 engaged.
Johnnie 5ubb Accompanies.
The officers with the regiment are
Colonel Cornelius Gardener. who gained
nOtoriety by criticising the army while
governor of Tayabas province in the
Philippines, and was one of the original
accusers to General Miles of the army 5
conduct in giving the water cure and 9TH
er things and is consequently not the
most popular person in the service. Lieu
tenant Colonel Wilson, Mayors Blauvelt
and Thompson, Captains Dalton, DondelI
Buck. Crisman, Beckett, Bennett, GOhn.
Wheeler. French; Lieutenants Atkins
Westcott, PeytOn. Roach White. Morri-
son, Smith. Sheen, McCune, Brown and
Bubb and Chaplain Hllman.
Lieutenant Bubb. who was in West
Point in 'O5, is a son of Colonel Bubb
who was in command of the Twelfth at
Fort Douglas for three years. He went
TO school in Salt Lake City and is well
known here as johnnie" Bulb. He is
reported by his superiors to be a capable
and energetic young officer.