Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-13
The STATE DRILL.
The Large Triumphal Arch Spanning
Congress Avenue Comes Down
with q Crash.
Military Companies starting for the ospitol
From Every Quarter of she State
The rssosp.ion Committee.
THE TRIUMPHAL ARCH FALLS.

special 70 inc OhZetle.
AUSTIN, Msy IL EARLY this morning
while very few people were N the streets
the grand triumphal arch which spsnl ed
Congress avenue st intersection Of Pecan
street WAS blown down by sudden gust
OF north wind. 1t WAS fifty feet high and
contained numerous timbcrs, including 8
dozen imitation cannon and two portraits
Of Governor Ross. 1t fell with Gre 81
Just missing wagon and team that were
passing by, few inches. II is consid-
cred extremely fortunate that the aicn
fell when it did. Had 1t been during the
drill and with d vast crowd tnrongipg
that part Of the avenue many people
would undoubtedly have been killed. TIE
city is rapidly filing up with strangers,
the advance guard of the multitude next
week The avenue this evening is packed
with dens5 CROWDS about the depot and
st the intersection of Pecan street. TIE
srucsed IS it would take two or three
days.
TIE DALLAS, CONTINGENT.
special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, Tx, May 12.-The various
miiitsry organizations Of Dsllss left for
Austin tonight.
THE eEALY RIFLES START.
special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, TEX, May l2-The
Washington Guards and Sealy Rifles lett
for Austln this evening. Several hundred
of their friends ssw them CT Mi 7
Sam Penlsnd also left for the Capitol City
TO assume charge OF the com misssry de-
par,mept of the Texas Volunteer Guards.
The new military band with thirty
artists under the direction Of Professor
Petit gave their inaugural concert on the
Beach MOTEL lawn this evening before O
large and apprecistive audience.
RECEPTION COMMITTEE,
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, May 12-Speaker
Psndieton exercised very nice oiscIe-
ton in appointing e committee to act
with the drill managers. Colonel Ryan, he
cIsirman, IS from Galveston, Browning
Is from the Panhandle, Baylor from the
extreme weat, Hudeins from the eastern
border, Steele and Smith from Central
and Strong from North Texss. Thus
people from every section will fad man
on the reception committee whom they
know.
THE MEXICAN DIFFERENTIATION,
special 10 the Gazette.
Ell PAso, Tex, May 12-rhe M,xlcsr
military company sent by the President
TO represent NJ CT at the Austin ded,ca-
ton passed through the city to day, con.
sistipg Of RichsIdo VilIanueva, Lie uten.
ant Colonel Emilio Corells aud M,iof
Manuel Rivera. The Eighth regiment
NJ xican band (sixty five piecesl goes
with them. TIE Seventh regiment band
will relieve them at Austin Tuesday when
the Eighth goes to make q tour Of the
UHited States and Enrope.
Waters D,vis, c UNITY Attorney, sew
erni prominent FL P.soans, and the
High School c diets, left to day to attend
the capitol dedication st Austin.
NAcoGDocHEs CONTINGENT.
special to the aazette.
Mac JeDocHEs, Tex Msy I2-Ths
one Fors K fiss accompanied by about
evenly five Others from This town and
Ssu Augustine left fJr Austin to-day for
weeks Publication. From appearance
cow this market Will furnish at least one
nundred persons for the occasion at
Austin.
WILL GO By SPECIAL TRAN.
pecial 10 rne Gazette.
HAMPSTEAD, TEX May 12-The John.
son Guards, our ctack military COMPANY
leave by special train tomorrow morning
for Austin.
Many of our ples slre-loving citizens
will attend the "drill and dedication"
coLoRADo's CONTINGENT.
Special 10 the Gaset:e.
DENVER Coz, May ia special
trsin Of i've day coaches and five Pull
mans left mere this morning WI b about
Que hundred editors and excu,sionists
for Austin, 7 x, to attend the dedication
of the capitol. One hundred and forty
more Joined the party a. Colorado
Springs, Pueblo snd Trinidsd.
IRE CROWD COMING.
Specia to 'ne Gszstte.
AUSTEN, Tex, MAJ IL -The crowd has
| alrs sdy begun to come in. When the
southbound Missouri Pacific train arrived
| this afternoon 1t consisted OF eight coach
es all filled 10 oveIflowins From this time
20 the end ef next week they vii
4 IN all the hotels eDd restaurants in tns
city. A number Of companies have gons
into quarters a. ths drill grounds az
|everysning Is in readiness Tor the BIZ
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