The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-24
UTAH'S GuARDSMEV
MAKE GOOD RECORD
State Militiamen Home From
Pacific Coast Maneuvers
Weary, but Happy.
GIVEN WARM PRAISE
Treatment Accorded Them by
Regulars Proof of High
Efficiency.

Covered with glory, thick coats OF
becoming tan and service-soiled uni
forms, the Utah national guardsmen re-
turned to this city yesterday evening
from the two weeks of maneuvering on
The Pacific coast.
Of the entire Utah command, 400
. strong, but two mep were left In San
Francisco. These were Private Frede.
rickson of Salt Lake, company H, First
infantry, and Private Foote Of Salt
Lake, member of the signal corps. Pri-
vate Frederickson was taken i'll with
malarial fever aud is at st. Luke IS hos
ptal in San Francisco, and Private
Footc is in the regimentaI hospital at
the Presidio, suffering from infamma-
tory rheumatism.
With the exception of these, the
cuardsmen alighted from the trains al
most before they came to Tull stop,
and as they lined up on the platforms,
their faces shope with the Joy of being
.'home again. Almost every mother 8
son of them exhibited sun-pceled nose
and some were seen TO walk with
slight limp, suggestive of sore 1eet,
Have Reason for Pride.
However sore their feet. according to
the reports of Adjutaut General Weds-
wood and other officers of the militia,
thcv were never afflicted with ''cold
feet'' during the maneuvers, and their
conduct on the field of mock battle was
a repetition OF the fine record Tor hard
lighting and intelligence that stands
already TO the credit Of the Utah SOL
der boys.
The first train, carrying the horses
and much of the equipment of the
troops, arrived at 2;30 O'Clock yester-
day afternoon, and the first train car
rying the officers and men Of the lnfan-
try arrived at o'clock in ,he evening
over the Western Pacific. This tram
was followed at 5:45 by the second sec
tion of the troop special carrying the
corps. With the exception of Lieuten-
ant Wesley King, who showed 'much
class" with his rapid loot work up and
towp the Denver & Rio Grande yards,
;utant General Wedgwood was the
fficer to alght from the tram.
81 Ing on the platform dressed III
NJ zen IS clothes and with his saddle
Ngs slupg over his shoulder, the gem
! glanced over the "boys" as ne
of their excellent conduct,
reated as Soldiers.
Z 'sTherc is every reason for the peo
Jplc of this state to feel proud of their
militia organization, said General
Wedgwood. "Tbe Utah infantry was
detailed with the 'Bme' army TO take
the place of battalion Of the Twelfth
infantry which served with the Red
army. and it is a great point in favor
Of the militismen of this state to re-
mark the cordialitv with which they
Twelfth and the respect in which they
we're held by the officers of the regi-
ment. They were especially compli~
meDted for their work in repeatedly
breaking camp in the wee sma' hours
and making long forced marches. Dur
ing the SIX years in which ] have been
connected With the national guard, [
have sometimes felt little discour-
aged, but since the maucuvers | am sat
is6ed that the Utah organization is
lust about perfect in most -espects.
Wednesday the men were permitted to
do San Francisco and were ordered
10 report at the Western Pacific depot
IN Oakland at | O'Clock Thursday
morning. am proud TO say that every
mau Of the 400 rcnorted at the station
five minutes ahead OF time aud there
were no signs TO indicate that any one
Of them had done San Francisco IN
other than geutemanlv way 1t was
only another indication of the -ype of
character in tb' guard.
Officers Congratulate.
Captain Webb OF the artillery. who
was acting major in command of the ar
tillery corps with the red army, aud
Captain r. L. Bourne and Lieutenant
Foster of the signal corps. all echoed
the praise OF General Wcdgcwood for
the conduct Of the men during the ma
ncuvers Both the artillery and the
signal corps were repeatedly commend
cd by the officers in command and by
distinguished spectators for their part
in the attack on San Francisco. But
one little chick was TO be heard
from the signal corps men and that was
in regard to the failure Of Brigadier
General WankOwski. commanding the
red army, TO order their wireless into
service during the early part Of the
maneuvers. However. thev got plenty
Of action in suatching messages from
the air before the end of the cam
paigu.
The infantry companies from the
southern part Of the state and the Og.
den company all arrived with the Salt
Lake militIamen on the Western Pa
cIfic specials. The companies from
Manti, Mount Pleasant and other
southern points transferred to Denver
IL Rio Graude trains and left at q
clock. The Ogden company marched
10 the Oregon Short Line station and
took train for home AT about the
same time The Salt Lake City sol
diers marched from ihc station to the
armory. The unloading Of the equip
ment and personal effects from the
baggage cars. box ears and flat ears
continued until late last night.
o. l.. Peart Funeral.
Funeral services for Ollinthus l..
Peart. ii wears Of age. who died Thurs
day, were held at $3.50 =. m. yesterday
ut the residence of his parents. So East
Eleventh South street. Bisbop II. II,