The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-29
F|F FTEENTH LEAVES
FOR MANILA FRIDAY
Troops Go to San Francisco in
Three Trains, and Sail
Monday, Nov. 6.
is POPULAR REGIMENT
Officers and Men Have Made
Many Friends in Four
Years Of Stay Here.
IS POPULAR REGIMENT


After a stay at Fort Douglas for a
period of four years, the Fifteenth IN
fantry will leave Salt Lake for the
Philippines next Friday, November 3.
During their stay in Salt Lake the
officers and men of the Fifteenth have
made many friends. and when the rcgi-
ment leaves this city it Will take with
it five or six Salt Lake girls, who have
become officers brides.
The regiment win travel from Salt
Lake TO San Francisco IN three sec
tions Of Il special train over the West
ern Pacific The first section will leave
at 2:30 clock in the afternoon and
the other two sections Will follow
shortly thereafter. The first section
will carry the first battalion, head
quarters. staff and band. under inc
command of Major j. NJ Arrasmith.
The second section Will carry the see
ond battalion aud the machine gun
patrol, under command of Captain
Clark Elliott. The third section VIII
carry the third battalion under Cap
tain Frank Savage.
The troops viii reach San Francisco
Sunday morning. November D. and will
at once board the transport Thomas.
The transport viii sail from San Fran
cisco at noon of Monday. November IT,.
The regiment expects to arrive at Ma
Mia December or 3
Twentieth at Douglas,
The regiment viii take away with il
about $50 men and thirty-fiye to forty
officers. \ battalion Of the Twentieth
infantry. consisting of about 20 men
and fifteen officers Will remain at
Fort Douglas. where Major w. +. Burn-
ham Will he in command
The freight Of the Fifteenth has al.
ready gone forward and viii reach San
Francisco TO-DAY when 1T Will be I'M
Thomas. \ number of mounted Off
GERS mounts will be shipped TO Seattle
in December. whence they viii be for
wardcd to the Philippines on the
transport Dix. About ten horses viii
he included IN the lot Army Officers
who become attached 10 their horses
are naturally Ioath TO part with them
and for TINS reason MANY Of the otil-
GERS Of tho Fifteenth will have their
own animals in the Philippines.
Colonel +. y. Jones, who came to
Fort Douglas about two months ago. as
commanding officer of the post. Will
not accompany tho regiment. but is cX
pcctcd TO ioln his troops in January
or February. Colonel Jones rcceive(
serious injuries about month ago
when be fell from a horse. The liga-
meuts Of his right leg were severely
torn and the bone was broken. Colonel
Jones suffered much pain. He has been
gradually recovering, but at a neces.
sarily slow pace Colonel Jones will
go to Hot Springs. Ark. where he will
take medical treatment under which 1t
believed he will fully recover IN time
to loin his regiment in January or
February.
Make Many Friends.
The Fifteenth infantry arrived in
Salt Lake from the Philippines on De
cembcr 4, 1907. With the exception of
a month or two spent in Texas al the
time of the army maneuNcrS on the
Mexican border last spring. the regi-
ment has been quartered at Fort Doug
las.
Through the efforts of the officers
Of the Fifteenth MANY Improvements
have been made at Fort Douglas and
there is now a definite movement on
foot having for its purpose the cnlarg.
ing of Fort Douglas 70 a brigade post.
This movement was started by the. of
fiaers Of the Fifteenth aud bids fair to
meet with entire success.
That the people Of Salt Lake VIII
regret the departure Of the Fifteenth
need not be reiterated, for no rcglmnt
that has ever been stationed at Fort
Douglas made more sincere friends than
has the ono lust now leaving. The
officers aud their wives have taken a
prominent part in social affairs in Salt
Lake and have entertained with open
hearted hosuitalitv at the post The
men Of the Fifteenth have at all times
been model soldiers and their inter
course with the civilians Of the city has
always been OF the most happy kind
Salt Lake folks will wish the regiment
godspeed and a pleasant stay in the
islands