The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-08
TRAINS
CARRY SOLDIERS
Eight Hundred Officers and
Men Now OH Their Way
to Texas.
GREAT THRONGS WITNESS
DEPARTURE OF REGIMENT
Last Moments Spent in Bidding
Fond Farewells to Wives
and Sweethearts.

In compliance with war department or
ders received about 10 o'clock Monday
night the Fifteenth infantry, L. s. A,
500 strong, Colonel Walter S. Scott In
command. left this city last night. post
haste, for Fort Sam Houston. San An
tonic. Tex.
The troops left over the Denver & Rio
Grande in three sections. the first of
which pulled out of the Gould station at
s;17 o'clock. followed at fifteen minute
intervals by the other sections, Section
one carried Companies E. F. I. K. J. and
NJ; section two carried Companies A. b.
c. d, G and n, and section three carried
platoon, the forty horses used by the
officers and as mounts for the mounted
orderly detachment and the wagon
trains.
The railroad company Is represented on
the trains by W. c. Howe. assistant city
passenger and ticket agent for the Den,
yer & Rio Grande on section one; Ed
agent for the Santa Fe, on section two.
and Alfred Drahos, travelling freight
agent for the Denver & Rio Grande. on
the Denver & Rio Grande to Pueblo.
Colo; from Pueblo over the Santa Fe to
Milano. Tex, and from Milano over the
International Great Northern to San
Captain F. w. Rowell. ouartermaster.
remains at Fort Douglas with detail OF
companies, to patrol the post. The Of
fcers' wives and families also remain In
quarters at the post.
Officers and Commands.
The officers OF the Fifteenth who left
yesterday are;
with the following majors. in the order
OF their rank: Maj. J. NJ, Arrasmith.
Mai. p; p Holley Maj. c. E. Manley'
The twelve COMPANIES and their COM
manders are:
First Lieutepants Robert II Sillman.
Clark R Elliott. a. owen Seaman, c. L.
Willard. Gustave a, Wieser. Ned NJ
Green, Guy E. Bucker, Kneeland S. Snow.
jesse }aae s Eots MsisrTan Rrnest R0S g. Ssey
ond I.ieutenants- Paul c; Potter. Edwin
Butcher, Hugh l.. Wathall, Charles i.
santschi. Jr., Fauntley NJ Miller, Blaine
A. Dixon. Olin o, Ellis. Enoch B. Carey.
Alva Lee. Walter Moore.
company b Lieut. G l.. Sampson; com
pany c. Capt Willis Uline: company
F. Capt Conrad anmasry company pisn; E Lieut.
Company Soni 9D"iaf'G + Capt. j. M n Love; e. company
GaD e. CAPT F. oedacke H. erdssn r. Capt
Garrison McCaskey; Capt, Joseph Glenn
ems chaplain.
Though the orders were received late
Monday night and entirely Unexpectedly,
the news that the troops were to move
spread rapidly among the enlisted men
as we'll as the officers, and caused gen
eral rejoicing. especially by those In tho
ranks. who were happy at the thought
OF q change from the duties of daily
routine at the post.
Early Tuesday morning the post pre-
sented lively appearance and 10 and
from the office OF CAPTAIN AleXandsr
Macneb. regimental adjutant. field off
GERS closely attended by their orderlles
Went and came, each with the idea OF
obedience and prompt performances or
duty. The personal equipment OF the
men was quickly overhauled and made
ready for the journey. The wagons were
given a hasty overhauling, loaded and
ordered to the station, so that thev we're
all packed and ready for transportation
before the arrival of the soldiers.
Work Promptly Handled.
The Denver & Rio Grande railroad
company responded promptly TO the or
dcrs from Fort Douglas TO prepare TO
ike the regiment not later than Tuesday
night and held its train lined up and
ready for the soldiers and their equip
ment upon their arrival The trains were
made up of two standard Pullman sleeD-
ers and one hotel tourist for the OFFICERS;
men, eight stock cars for the stock ana
five flat cars for the wagons and ambu-
lance.
OFFICERS and men worked with such
precision and dispatch that the troops
were practically ready To leave at noon
Al 1870 o'clock bugler standing at