Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-18
thousands Of the Visitors Have Lett
Since the Dedication, but Thou.
! sands Still Remain.
The Fourth Day Of the Inter Stats
Drill Success in Every Respect.
The Programme as Carried Out.
The FencibIes q gain Put ND an Exc,Hent
Drlli-Ihe Houston Light Guard
Garry OF the Ieurels,
FATALLY INJURED.
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AUSTIN, TEX Miy 17.-Henry Stres
ner, the passenger injured on the western
branch Of the Central coming to AustiD
is said to be fatally injured. About fv,
miles from Austin the train stepped OF
account Of hot boxes near culvert. A
the place there was 3 portion of fenc,
projecting close to the rosd SO that thu
windows Of the cars came very close tt
it. Stresner had his head stuck out o.
the window looking back. The timber
struck his head, fracturing the skull ant
probably fatally injuring him.
THE CROWD Trimmed OUT.
The vast crowd that appeared on the
streets the day Of the dedication has per
ceptibly thinned out. The pedestrian ia
not )stled on the sidewalks by q dense
multitude as on Wednesday.
THE CHARGES OF ExToRTIoN.
As to various rumors OF eX.ortion by
restaurant keepers and others in the city,
your correspondent has personally inves-
tigated the matter, and from his own
personal knowledge can say the reports
have been few exceptions, but as G
square thing by their visitors.
BIGGEST DAY OF THE WEEK.
Saturday, will be the biggest day of the
dedication week, in the sham bAttle il
which 1000 soldiers will take part and
10000 blank cartridges will be fired, in
addition to the csDnonsding by The
United States artillery. The prizes fol
competing military will be published or
the grounds and at night fireworks gotten
up by Pain of London will be exhibited.
There are ample acc, modAtlons for al
visitors.
A BANQUET.
A banquet was given at Billison's res,
taurant tonight in honor OF Messrs
Thomas Aiken and Jeremiah Garnet OF
Manchester, England. Besides the dis
tinguished guests there we're present j.
V. Farwell and Colonel Abner Taylor OF
Chicago; Senator Z. J. Simkins, Corsi-
cana; Hon. A. L. Mstlcck, Mon
tsgue; Charles Hedges of the
Associated Press, Hon. J. S. Baird of
Brentwood; E. j. Hammer of Haskell !;
Colonel j. T. Johnson, Corsicana;
Colonel Walter Gresham, Galveston; A.
P. Woodbridge, Austin General W. j.
Handy, Austin; r G. Street, Galveston !;
William Cameron, Waco; A R. Collins,
Denison; Henry Ssyles, Abilene;
General II. g. Stoddard Of Bran,
and q number Of representatives of the
daily newspapers of the state. Speeches
were made by Messre. Garnet and Aitken
highly laudatory Of the state and of the
Panhandle section through which they
nave recently travelled. Short talks were
ais made by most OF the others present,
and altogether the occasion was most
happy one.
RECEPTIONS.
Tonight, at the residence Of George
W. Sampson, Miss Verna Gorham,
sponsor Of the CASTOR Cadets, gave that
company most enjoyable reception.
Mrs. Molie Smith Of Ssn Antonio,
sponsor of the San Antonio Rifles, as
sisted by her associate sponsors, Misses
Helen Grant snd Eva S,ylor, gave q most
enjoyable entertainment in honor of the
r fies at the residence Of Mr.. Fred Mitch
ell and Mr.. R. A. Smith.
THE FOURTH DAY.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, May 1.-THE fourth day
Of the big drill was success in every re :
spsct and the day was fine, being cloudy
most Of the time. A light wind kept the
atmosphere cool and pleasant. The At
tendance WAS very large, the grand stands
being packed even in the forenoon.
The programme opened with the artil-
lery drill, the contestants being BstteryFB
of the Washington artillery Of New Or
leans, the Dallas Rife Company and the
han ~ all
well and the official score will probably
show their standing in the order given
above.
The Texas maiden contest was finished,
the Paris Light Guard, the Fayette City
Guard and the Fort Worth Fencibles
drilling, and the Terrell Rifles; Ireland
Gzsys and Navasota Guards being with
drawn.
The Fencibles again delighted their
friends by putting up an excellent drill.
Their manual was fair, loading and firing
by company excellent and marchings all
good. The other Texas companies also
did good work.
EVENT OF THE DAY.
The chief interest Of the day and Of
the week SO far was the drilling of the
Houston Light Guard, which took place
this afternoon. When they marched Oh
the field in their sh owy uniforms Of red
coats. white bells and cross belts, blue
trousers with red straps and white
helmets with white plumes tipped with
red, they we've greeted by rounds OF sp.
plause from the assembled multitude
which seemed to shake the heavens. They
executed the manual almost perfectly
withoutnumbers and splendidly with. Fix
ing and unfxipg Of bayonets WAS good,
stacking and taking arme from stack fine,
opening and closing chambers in perfect
time. Their lying down was good, but
firing from the ground WAS rather ragged.
The firing kneeling was not good, but the
firing in double rank WAS verv ine. Their
for the most part were ex-
cellent. The oblique movements were
fine, both single and double
time. Two bad breaks were made, one
in executing the command, "Form single
rank, fours right" while marching in
double time. In making tours lefs about,
when in ,,latoone, the men broke away
lem oLe snot-s-, b->-GirS c3-sider-,l