Show r JUST HISTORY ft By ALBERT F. F Po PHILIPS r It I was in June 18 1809 1899 that the I Ut Utah Util h batteries batteries batteries' in the Philippine I received the welcome news that thai they had been ordered home anc and I preparations were at once begun to tor bring the boys home after they r landed in San Francisco FancIsco at the ex expense expense expense ex- ex pense of ot the public of Utah a a. a precedent precedent precedent prece prece- dent having been set by other othe states In that the state had no a noI fund from which a draft could b be I made for this purpose a popular subscription was v started and a a sum L amounting to was soon subscribed sub lub- lub scribed and then a special train was s. chartered to brIng them to Sal Sal Sail Lake The Tho batteries batteries teries arrived in San Sac L Francisco FancIsco where they were mustered mustered mustered mus mus- out of service on August 16 Three days later they arrived in Ic I Salt Lake Lale whore where a royal welcome welcom I was gl given glen en them The day had been beer I proclaimed by Governor Wells Vels a a I holiday and tho the festivities in th the way T of welcome were vere held in Liberty Lib Liberty Lib Lib- Lib Lib- Liberty erty park I From Irom the station staton of ot the Oregon Short Line railroad to Liberty Libery par park the men of or the batteries as they I marched through the streets of c th the city were cheered again and again Major Young and ajor 1 Grant rode rod at the head of the military column At the park torm formal l lw welcome nelcome was wa extended the batteries and medals medal which had been provided by the legislature leg leg- of 1899 were distributed t to the men There were ere addresses by Governor Wells and others greeting the batteries From all al o over oer er th the state the people were present Ther were those in the the- great throng whose sons had made the supreme sacrifice and they too despite despie th the tears and heartbreaking gave more mor than cordial welcome to those who had survived GOODWIN PAYS TRIBUTE One of the most most beautiful tributes tribute paid the returned veterans was that tha of Judge C C. C C C. Goodwin who said in speaking of tho the bravery and ef efficiency ef ef- of the members of ot the batterIes bat bat- batteries terIes The necessities of the war wa war made the them ubiquitous they were everywhere on river on land and ad when a stronghold was to b bo be stormed their guns cleared the theay way ay first until In an army where a all al were heroes the men from Utah made for tor themselves a conspicuous name They earned it H for tor they never retreated never lost a a t battle batte attl or a flag fag never started for the fo toe foe that they did not scatter it it as th the v wind vind ind scatters the chaff tf from th the threshing floor When their terms term of enlistment expired they fought fough on 01 wee week after ater week until theIr thel places could be supplied The record record record rec rec- ord of tho volunteers Is now nowhere her dimmed They went v away boys they returned men They made tor for themselves great names and by their deeds exalted tho the name of ot their state They have won vOn for themselves an appreciative peoples people's gratitude a nations nation's naton's praise It I should be said here hee that it I was largely owing to the splendid equip equip- I ment meat that tat the militia mita of ot Utah had at the outbreak of the war that caused Utah to be be- called caled upon for batteries The equipment consisted of eight field guns of the most ap approved approved ap- ap proved kind at that date and had hal been procured from the war var de department department de- de by Governor Caleb A A. West Vest when he reorganized the militia mill mili tin tia ta of the territory OTH OTHER ER TROOPS ACTIVE Of or the tho other organizations from Utah in tho the Spanish American SpanIsh SpanIsh-Amerian war warthe warthe warthe I the First troop of volunteer cavalry under command of ot Captain Joseph B E. i. i Caine Cane was mustered out of service service service ser ser- vice at San Francisco Frncisco on December 23 1898 Troop I of the Second United States Yolu volunteer teer cavalry r which vas was mustered out of ot the service service service ser ser- vice when under the command of ot Captain John Q Cannon at Cheyenne Cheyenne Chey Chey- enne and which became a part of ot Torreys Torrey's rough rough riders were ere mustered mus mus- out a at Camp Cuba Libra mus-j mus at i Jacksonville Fla lla on October 24 1898 During Its is term of service service Captain Cannon was promoted to be lieutenant rii u e nt colonel L Lieutenant u Lieutenant rii L u Young became captain of ot the troop and First Sergeant Sidney K l Hooper became second lieutenant I Battery Batery C was mustered out dUt ut a at San Francisco at on December 21 1898 and the t company of or engineers was mustered out at San Sa Francisco Fancisco May 1 1 1899 89 On The ho legislature of 1899 on February 6 ary ar appointed a committee con con- of one senator and two rep rep rep- es to formulate a tion of ton thanks te to batteries A and B n then In iii ad tho the Philippines and to the members of ot battery batten C and troops I l of ot the Second cavalry and tho the troop In The re r r the First cavalry r 3 v were ere presented theand the sae and were adopted by b both th by unanimous vOte and co cope em po dor der the seal of the state ad ana s b by the governor and the p e I I officers of ot the two houses i transmitted to the tho com l of ot the se eral org The Twenty-fourth Twenty infantry of ot the regular regula amY armY h was stationed at Fort Tort and i it took ordered to Cuba i P t fl O the tho the Span spanish battle bate with wih caneT Jo at San Sin Juan hill hi and El EI 1 3 On their ther return f from ro th- th i they were gIven gUen a warm aS h mac othe other rs and they the through lines of cheering pe fo 1 the march from the station staton t to to Douglas r The war with wih Spun Spain Span ended J It l 1 although comber camber 1898 treatY in August when a a ceased c bY peace was as signed in pis froat is ft j t r i. i mIssioners appointed c count countries es and President M erfe proclaimed the treaty in ir e comp 11 1899 In the treaty 1 set t 0 dependence for Cuba was se Porto Rico Rio and the JP w t i possession i into poss i came 0 of f United States on account war ar together with the p pa Guam Spain the 20 United Under States t the th ne nethe tn A the in the last last western westen of ot the poss Ion L f. f into history fl 1 |