Show I Fort Douglas the th Most Beut f l Soldier ity o of the West W jr i TS T OUT ORT or ns us It tt LH known knowlI In Irv the tho early curly days Comp Camp r F I Douglas Dou was founded Oct 22 2 1802 1862 by Major General Patrick PatrickE E L Connor t I r S A At nt that tint time I colonel clonel with tt II brigadiers command l lately following his march through Ih oll h Salt Lake Inko City CIl train from west of at atthe the Jordan with ft II force of ot Nevada Neada and California volunteers numbering m mn n Including the thc Third California In fun try and the Second Nevada NOU D cavalry General Comet led liln hili men to the east eitt ea t hench as ns a n 1 and on the thu present location of ot the tho post poet set them to building build In dugouts for Cor shelter from train the tho of mt the tIl weather From tits Ihl ramp camp tho the troops were afterward 01 o culled called to war against tho the tho the and where the redskins were attack attackIng Ing lug emigration trains and committing other at her depredations depredation One of at those tights tl was lI the memorable one olle on the Hoar Dear when hell General Connor killed H enne me 2 O 0 Indians and put tho rho rest relit to General Connors command comman lost 11 II killed and 19 wounded one of ot the tilt later Liter Darwin Chase ChOe oso yu Bled IlIo from his Ills wounds nt at Camp mud was as burled but led with and honor honorl nt at where he had formerly former been a n Mor won Elder From 1 rou Dugout In the tho sprint spring of oC 1513 General Connor through a n misapprehension of at the tho situ altu at un limited planted pointed toward thiS tins dt elt from the military reservation wI h lone l considerable le feeling the tho of ot Snit Salt Lake Good till aw however nos n sub subsequently e re rev stewed tred und anti the cannot cannon removed remove The Theof f sla of ot the military poi post slowly In Inu u IM I und and each year witnessed a n at t development from Cram the dugout I period to one In which the garrison Wets waK moro more comfortably housed hOU Cd Hut It was waa not until 1875 In the tho last year ot at e ej j Grants a any uny marked j step tep WIl taken towards making of or Fort Tort Douglas Doul 1 n a post past In any nn way vay com corn with the tho Importance of oC the I locution Up to that dato date tho the corn mone t kind of ot frame structures had hadj j ben n tin the princely th ch the ph physical equipment But Bill In the present headquarters of or th commanding anti and the clr dr cv ch of at double quartets for Cor oll ers were wore built These were of ot stone rather gorgeous edifices for the time though much out of at date dato nt at present PK Six SI stone slam were also built at this the fume fame time palatial compared With th the tho earlier accommodations accommodation but 1 naught than shacks at present Only Part Purt of or Hit In fait fact Fort Tort Douglas remained from tho 1110 rejuvenation lion tion period of a 1876 until three years ago oro when n a si feme was seriously proposed 1 to spend over oer a million dollars on the tho pot POI po i nul make It the headquarters for tor n a 2 regiment of or Infantry and n squadron of cavalry or two batteries of ot light artillery and perhaps all three The of or the post post po t had rind been called calla d i time and nn again to the attention of at the military committees of or both houses of ot Congress by tho the reports of ot the war de do nt But Dut appropriations went to tomoro moro more r l localities and Tort Fort Dou was left out In tho the cold However with Utah 8 s entrance to tl the family of ot stales stale cord with two representatives In inthe tho the and a n voting oUng member In the house tho the outlook became brighter The Tho Spanish war WM delayed for a few tel years r ears proposed Improvements but In ht 1902 old and an 1 following strong recommend i from army tho referred r to lo was wn launched In I That the tho original plan has IIII not been boen curried out ont may be bo wild to be due to lo toi loi i tho the uncertainties always attendant I upon political lIta In n 11 con conS concentrating of ot tho the Interests of ot tho those thoe o upon whom the success of at tho the plan de lie depended In other othor direction so 80 that h hut but huta buta a part of ot o olea the entire appropriations In Intended pmt tended lea for this poll were made How However ever ver they tho were enough to largely re ro remodel reo model and rejuvenate the thc post FO so that It Is by no means the tha eye eo sore It was WIlS nod the accommodations are arc vastly su superior perlor to any ever enjoyed previously What Wha t 11 Done Dono DoneA A construction quartermaster Cap Captain tall tain S V was sent seat hore here two years lears and n a half halt ago to open an of ot office lice fice In the Iho Dooly Dooh building and nn the era cra of ot reconstruction began Three I i I II In Ir hI I y 4 I ht Vs I I L ti f 7 9 i f rt M I ay aya a n 1 r il M n l lif r if P r I jr j 1 r S 1 i i I J j J t 1 1 1 J I of r i t tj r i j j d 1 F nt 1 V d 14 f l e a ld d s Photos by Johnson did sots of ot double barracks of at pre pressed tt brick and stone atone were erected to the south of at the old stone alone barracks at a acost acost L cost each ench of at over and tind Becom accommodating two companies of at CB 68 men ench each Then a 1 palatial set of ot quarters for tor bachelor was wal elected erected south of or the quarters of ot the commanding of or pressed brick and clone atone and an 1 costing coating More Marc Moreover Moreover over the old target range tange to the north of or 0 f the post was rile replaced by n A much series of at Butts Hutts to the tha south louth of the tho post pott and the old cemetery has hils b been n overhauled 1 and an 1 trade made to look ro re ble after neter lengthy lenth consignment n t tto to the thi 1 gophers and 1 muskrats It was wan aI aIth the tho th Intention of ot the department to tens tear teardown down 1011 the tho two double frame framo sets of ot offield field quarters and 1 erect eight night or ten len sots sets of oC quarters for Cor captains Rne and andfield ml field fronting along the road roal roadway way 11 Immediately immediate to t o the north of ot tho the fort Cort as well as ns to 10 o remove lemoe entirely entire the theold theold old 01 1 f I siano barracks nut to tear lur all of ot the tho antiquated frame replacing them with brick and stone structures nut lint While the politicians who should have hao locked kei after a renewal of or the print lens up Ill to the thc needed nee od were busy bu mending their heir fenc fences Cencel the Ic acv time and opportunity passed by b mid the process of oC rehabilitation came n tit h a 1 standstill inn Die fhe construction qua a In III this thin city was WILS closed up III lilt last Nov Nol 1 I and the officer r rIn In c command there was Wall transferred to the thc line to a company compan command II I III fur for When Whon there thore shall be a II resumption In operations awl the comple completion completion tion Ion t of it r the tile plan Ilan as Mil originally out Ilm d depends entirely upon unanimity ity of ot action In Connies Conle delegation Army arc are ready laI to assist nt nl any allY time with nith b fl jj l N f I t t a r rt ri rR rd t i R d Y t t tt r t x I COLONEl COLONE BENJAMIN DENJAMIN 0 C LOCKWOOD LOCKWO OD I United States Mates b ort urt Douglas 1 SOME OF THE YEARS GS AT FORT DOUGLAS j j 1 I BUGLE BLAST FACTS FOR BUSY POST READERS 1 I 1 I I I 1 i fort t Douglas rounded t by h General Conner Cornier October 22 1813 1803 1 I t t j Situated on u II Miles of ut Suit Luke Ial City j rJ J r m 1 C Plot 1 Fh Ir t us Under hailer President II a In Iii 1815 A AA A t Was 11 1 Year curl AC I slut lint ut t X 1 Tor lor 1 r Some tho the Scheme to Spool Spend In lu rolled 1 X j r u uess XiU ess Completed This net liS Show Shoun II Oil on Ihl Page nl y yX X Tho ho of fiO no tho Iho Value aloe ahu N l I J Jho r ri i limo ho annual Semi Only In lo tho Small Sum Slim of or or j X 1 lime Iho Port fort Is il at t by h b Companies of or tile Iho infantry j i r j 0 O J Is la In III of or It tho lino Io Post Pmt t nt at the tho Present Jrr lIt Time j c X Tho Purl Fort Is I Jb HI us liS one of HID tho Slot IJ t Healthful In III tho Oro StitcH Stites i ir j r r their Influence and well rafted cled of ct j fort with the military c n M of ot hath both houses houle of ot Congress ought to have ha 8 good Hood effect Fort Vort Douglas Is II one olle of or the mOlt melt t delightfully located army posts In the country and troop ordered here herene ore ne always alwaY pleased with their assign assignment ment meat The he first battalion of or tho the Infantry Companies A AIt AIt It 11 C and oM D fl are stationed 1 at Fort Texas Comp Companies o plea K J and a nd M 1 lire are lit nt and I f company Is la at nt Whipple barracks Xo o I It Is interesting to note nole that local 1 tta have failed to give any can con connected nested narrative of Qt the th Im Improvements nt made front from time to time at Port Purt ort Douglas having apparently felt It U rather their province to recount the II I phases pha In the history of or the Post Poet so eo that no record has brae been Ileen beenk k kept pt of Important events In the his hi history tory lory of or Instruction construction there and cm l even evell on the Post Pott l t records appear the words op opposite Important buildings erected Inthe In III Inthe i the seventies post COlt unknown or i time limo of ot building unknown The rite name Camp Douglas Douglan was changed halle tome come years nio ngo to Fort Douglas Doulas be became came of ot the of ot a 1 Camp Douglas Voula In in Wisconsin Past t and Property The number of ot buildings building on the Fort Douglas reservation aggregate to 50 and the lu total valuation of ot the same Mille amounts to Oooo In III round num numbers bers The of ot the Post Is III as follows Commanding officers quarters tors of at brown tone stone built In 1876 TC l H I I I cwt cost unknown 10 double sets arts of ot I quarters also built in cost coat c t 1 unknown and Ind fronting on the plaza double set rot field officers quarters built hullt In 1891 1881 and costing co elor quarters built In 1891 ami costing 0 club house built In 1391 1991 and cOAting costing 77 now died for tor school as SH well n lilt na club pur po popes 1100 oi Six stone atone for tor enlisted men toen built hull In 1 of nt stone three com c oar puny pony barracks frame Crame rains built In 1833 mild costing coating each Theo 1111 O barracks have hae a CI capacity of or 40 men ore ono frame barracks built In 1831 occupied by the tho sects Infantry band an cost costIng costIn tog Ing In g there Them are N alga alio quarters for far the non noncommissioned commissioned staff built hullt In 1801 framo throe three buildings costing casting each fach 2000 three line flue n new w brick and stone stona double bai barra risks ke built in 1 costing and the other two each S capacity each lt ch two com coin s of ot 66 65 men hospital 30 beds bed stone hone built In 1875 1815 cost unknown with brick addition built In US I and ant costing chai chapel l built In 1883 1553 and cost costIn co t tIg In Ig K 1600 1500 Post built bull of ot brick and stone In 1904 nt lit a n cost COAt of ot brick and stone guard house hOUE built this year and coating Co i Also two building quartermasters warehouse each feet tet date of or building and anil cost COlt unknown subsistence tence warehouse feet Ceet date ditte of or building amid cost unknown quarter quartermasters masters stables capacity t CO GO 0 animals rebuilt In 1003 1903 at nt a cowl cost of ot 1700 nr ar artiller tiller stables built In 1850 stone CB ems Illicit 96 animals cost COlt ar nr arM arl l M 4 t I tillery tiller stables frame built In ISM 1911 capacity ca capacity 12 animals and an costing cost I tit Jl 1 wagon nh sh shed d tram trains for tor the r capacity JS 36 Wagons built In 1501 1901 and costing CORtin head heul non staff built hullt In 1878 1275 cost COlt unknown hospital store stor storehouse storehouse house built 1902 1302 brick cost 1200 re recreation recreation creation hall 1863 1983 triune cost un nn unknown unknown known bakery bIlker 1583 stone cost 5 1760 G corral 10 I s house hou 1958 cost est coal shed ca ea capacity Illicit pounds pound 1598 cost cOlt Ull 52 ordnance store home 1856 1855 cot cost 3 wo gun tUII theda cost SI 1 urinary II II r pounds capacity built both 1893 l cost COlt MOIO hospital stew stewards tew I ards ard quarters 1893 1993 cost 1085 hay storehouse e tons tOilS capacity en built bulit Iron 1597 I ICI cost cat CI lt J 1060 bath house homo for enlisted men meu 12 tubs four Cour shower baths 1197 1997 cost Olt 1210 CO two sets seU quarters frame nen quarters for tor married enlisted men man civilian headquarters stable sta hIe for tor guard limit 1901 ItOI cwt cost SO teamsters quarters oil all hedl he la paint shop shots carpenter and right shop blacksmith hl sloop shop hor stable BOO tons Ice Icehouse house and nn 1 a few Cew minor buildings Annual The rho annual repairs will average A from train to The physical equipment equip equipment ment of or the tile root Post has h be been n augmented by new lIew end and macadamized roads lOn all through the foot poat l and semis across the res reservation resi west to the head heRll of ot Brigham t with a n spur running north to the head of or the Penrose drive These lI with time the new sidewalks have greatly added to the convenience of ot the pants of ot the Post Posh The 1111 quartermaster quarter muter has contracted for the enclosing of at the entire reservation with a n li hulled barbed rb d wire fence of four tour strands and title tills U la to 10 h he erected In the spring Tito Tho Post Is I sup supplied supplied plied pile with an abundance of tit water from froma a u reservoir a lL little wa ways s up lied Hed Butte Hutte canyon ca Ion and amid which Is le protested protected by an Iron fence Until a n few CeW years yea ago aro the cess pool 1001 system obtained 1 but tho the thes s from tram these thele receptacles proved prove such Hueh a 1 grievous nuisance to residents i Immediately west of ot the reservation that the lice city elt wait wis glad gla 1 to arrange with the authorities for tor connection with the head hend of ot the street sewer and the selvage from the reser reservation sUon now runs rung through the city elly pipe pip Now l OI quartered There Tort Fort Douglas is I at present occupied by br headquarters end and hand and five th tOO leI of oC the tha Infantry Infantry Infantry try Companies IB Ti P F 1 a G H ii J and I L with lIh these Col C Lock Lockwood wood woud Ma Ms IMwIn J 1 1 win P Pendleton Capt John P lr I Madden gladden John 15 IU Woodward Toward 11 It II Perry Perl commissary Oeo Gee H II lit lI rank Frank I D Kly ly Briant H II Wells Vella adjutant Paul T Brockman Chaplain John Johll K N Street Straat Will H II Point assistant adjutant Alpha T 1 Huston 1 Frank IT H Paul C Gallaher I P KO R O Albert n G sa Y Hayden Royden K JC Beebe Dernard P 1 Oswald all of ot the tho th Twenty ninth Infantry The she he artillery Includes light ba batteries 12 and It 19 commanded respectively by Samuel I 1 D Sturgle gle Fri and John Jolin C W Brooks Brooke with Edmund I U Ta I Lund Iun 1 and Charles T Smart Luart The hospital corps Is I commanded by MaJ taj A M FL t Smith Sn th and antl William I 7 Keller The Th en entire entire entire tire garrison numbers number end ami men the artillery and anti men mell tor for each battery batter command The Tyre vi veterinary t l I la Dr LoMay The Tho regimental blind band of 0 the Infantry is at 1 t Fort I ort under the direction of or Bandmaster CF C CV V F formerly bandmaster of ot the Fifteenth cavalry In the Philippines This organisation is la I one of ot the but best butin bealIn bestIn In the army and aneS |