The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-02

First battery of light artillery under
Captain William c. Webb. Back Of the
engine were three stock cars containing
the fifty Utah-bred battery horses.
After these were three Hat cars, two
cannon on each of the first two and
the battery wagon and hospital ambu-
lance on the third. Three tourist cars
for the members of the battery and the
officers and a caboose for the train
crew completed the train.
Battery Moves Early.
The First battery, which camped Fri
day night on the High school grounds,
was in motion early yesterday morning,
and by 1850 o'clock everything was in
readiness for the start, which was
made at O'Clock. While this gave the
first division start of six hours, the
train bearing the second section will
travel faster, and 1t is expected that the
two trains will arrive at Dale Creek
about the same time, when the two di-
visions will unite for the twelve-mile
hike to the maneuvering grounds
near Fort d. A. Russell.
The second train left Salt Lake at 2
o'clock. There was a large crowd at
the Oregon Short Line depot to see the
soldiers off. Governor John c. Cutler,
with his staff, was there, but the gov
enor was lost in the crowd of pretty
girls who had gathered to wave hand
kerchiefs and throw kisses at the de-
parting train. There were several real
kisses exchanged at the hour of part
ing, but 1t was explained that some of
the soldier boys were married and their
wives had forgotten that the final kiss
had been bestowed upon the doorsteps
at home.
The Second Division,
Colonel Charles G. Plummer was in
command of the second division, assist
ed by Major Fred Kemmerman and Ad-
jutant c. III. Arnes.
There were six companies of infantry,
the signal corps. the hospital corps and
the band.
Company A from Nephi, was COM
manded by Captain A. Pexton; COM
pany from Ogden, by Captain John
son: company G from Calf Lake, by
Captain Kent Eakle; company D from
Mt. Pleasant. by Captain Brady; COM
pany E from Richfield. by Captain
Heppler: company from Manti, by
Captain Gideon Sidwell: company II
from Salt Lake. by Captain Freeman
Bassett.
The hospital corps was commanded
by Captain Evans. In the absence of
Captain Bourne, who left on the first
train. the signal corps was commanded
by Lieutenant Allbee, and Major Cleve-
land was in charge of the band
A Rosy-cheeked Girl.
Just before the engine whistled the
signal for starting a rosy-cheeked girl
appeared at the side of the train, eager
ly peeping at the car windows for an
face. Then a pair of khakA-
covered arms extended from a window
in frantic gesticulation. The girl ran
forward in response to the signal The
khaki arms swooped down, lifted the
girl from the ground, drew her through
the window and then the interested
spectators saw no more. When the
girl little later appeared upon the car
platform and tripped down the steps
she was blushing and her hair was
but she seemed to be the hap
piest girl in Utah.
They will be married when the bow
gets back" remarked an observer. THE
invitations are out, so that
kiss. If he really did kiss her, was ac-
cording to Hoyle."
Then there was a rumble of wheels
and from the innermost recesses of one
Of the cars came a confused burst of