Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-25
THE CONCLUSION.
The Last Day of the Great Inter-
state Drill and Dedication of
the New Capitol.
An Exciting Sham Battle and one oil
the Finest Military Displays Ever
Seen in Texas.
The Prizes to the Troops Avardsd-fhe
Fort worth Feneibles Given Second
Place in the MAIDEN Contest.
A FINE DAY,

Special 70 the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Tex, May ls.-This, the last
day of the great drill and dedication OF
the new capital Of Texas opened bright
and glorious. The clouds that had
drenched the city last night had drifted
OF the face Of the sky, leaving 1t blue Is
that which spans the italian shore. II
was apparent on all sides that the grand
dedication ball Of the night before was
the eliminating point in one Of the great-
est occasions in the history of Texas, and
all that kept up the spirits Of the crowd
was the anticipation Of the
sham battle, programmed for $3.50
O'Clock in the afternoon. There was
perceptible diminution IN the multitude
OF visitors that had thronged the streets
since Sunday, and the stream Of visitors
that had poured in and out Of the new
capitol building every day In the week,
had dwindled down to an occasional
group OF ladies and their escorts, who en-
tered beneath the great granite arch ON
the south Of the colossal structure and
then returned to retrace their steps down
into the long avenue again.
About noon there was general move
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Camp Ross, and the Central trains run
ming to the grounds once more became
packed and crowded SO that standing
room was hardly left. Everybody was
determined to witness the grand wind up
OF the Gffair.
THE SHAM BATTLE.
By the time the mimic fight began the
grand stand was strainiDg under an i'm
mense mass Of humanity wedged, jsmmed,
packed and crammed, as was also the
case with other sections Of the great am
phitheater, which overlooked the drill
arena. Tee vast audience numbered
scarcely less than 10000 people. A troop
Of cavalry which fled slowly down out Of
the camp into the broad, green campus
was the first intimatlon to the
audience that the light was about to
begin. Then the rumbling Of artillery
caused q moment4ry hush among the
somewhat noisy auditory and battery
soon took position followed by infantry,
AID in few minutes one OF the two OPP
posing forces was in line Of battle on the
western side Of the enclosure. The long
roll was beaten in the camp to the east
ward, and sthe other side was in
. few minutes in battle array.
Colonel Young, commanding the United
States cavalry present, was in charge OF
the whole AFFAIR. Major Broom COM
the winning side, and Msjor Bur
bank on the side Of the defeated. Both
are United States officers OF ability and
dash, and in the mimic battle Of this after
noon in which 1000 troops, federal and
state. were engaged, they handled their
forces with skin that won the sdmirs-
bon Of old troopers Of twenty years. sgo.
TIE ENGAGHMENT
was brought on BY . cavalry ekirmish.
The attacking force retreated when the
infantry on both sides became engaged.
For half an hour the 10000 spectators
we're raised to the highest pitch Of ex-
by the booming Of cannon ana
he rattle OF small arms. The smoke of
battle finally lifted from the scene Of the
contest, and the troops withdrew from
he field.
While the Third United States cavalry
Was making . splendid charge two
priva.es, Charles Walters and Reynolds,
we're thrown from their horses, the
after stumbling Private Walters WAS
bruised and the ecabbard OF his
sword struck MIN IN the head - he fall,
deep cut on the scasr. he
mas carried 70 the surgeons tent. 'yafqi
Reynolds MS also oeitouGIy hurt hA -
Is shouIdor blade broken b the tau
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