Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-17

gone through with. Taking every
thing into consideration each COM
pany is well drilled, and without
desiring to make any serious dis
tlnction, company e seems to be
the favorite and proud are the boys
who belong to it. It has produced
more notable men in rank than any
other company. The inspector
general, Col. VIM. Bull, was for
merly captain OF company E; Gov.
Francis is an honorary member;
Col. c. d. Comfort was formerly
first sergeant and others who used
to belong to this company are Capt.
Taylor Stith, of company H, Col.
Berhing, ofcompany b, Lieutenant
Linn. of company B, Lieutenants
Allen and Baker, of company c,
Lieutenants Shaplen and Dover, of
company H, Assistant Surgeon,
Capt. Burleigh, Hospital Steward
7. A. Buckland and last, but by no
means least, "Parson" White, of
the Post-Dispatch.
Last night company &C." better
known as the "Rainwater Rifles" {"
SO named after Maj. c. G. Rain.
water, of st. Louis, gave Col. c..
D. Comfort a delightful serenade,
singing "Tenting on the old Camp
Grounds and other appropriate
songs which so elated the Colonel
that he replied in a timely and en-
thusiastic military address to the
boys which was cheered to the
echo. The Colonel is a good one.
From Saturdays Daily Ledger.
The sham battle yesterday was
a grand spectacle as we'll as sue
cess in every particular. Skirmlsh-
ing began few minutes before 5
O'Clock aid the surrender" oc-
Cured about 6. AS many people
were present to witness it as were
ever upon the Fair Grounds before
and those who had seen real en-
gagements between armies pro-
nounced it fine representation OF a
fight in battle. The only thing to
be regretted is, that there were not
more soldiers in action upon the
field. Those who did participate
demonstrated to nicely the man.
ner of warfare upon the battle field
and the rapidity with which one
volly followed another led one to
actually believe genuine military
engagement was taking place.
Now, after the reverberations o.
the battle have died away, and
everything is in quit repose, with
munitions of war placed in theil
repository, it is exclaimed on al
sides, What splendid sigh
the gallant ''soldier boys" pre-
sente d as they marched on tht
field of action. Advances were
met with sad repulses time ane
again until the brave American
soldiers, with fixed bayonet ant
shining sabres, made a Crane
charge on the Mexico battery ant
planted the American flag on Mex
lean soil. The dead and wounded
were cared for in that self-sam,
way as if 1t had been of a NOR
realistic nature. Yells and de
| moniacal screams went up from 81,
thousand throats as the flag of vic
: tory was being planted, and tn
Mexican General surrendered hi
army.
Sixty troops arrived last nigh
from st. Louis to participate in tn
, sham battle. They had intende
) to be here for the battle, but OWN
) to conflicting reports in the differ
, ent St. Louis papers, some givin
1 one date and some another, the
) did not know on what day it woul
occur, hence the delay of tn
S troops until last night.
: 1t was red-letter day for Me.
u leo. Everybody had their wive
0 and children, fathers, mothers an
: sweethearts out to see the limit;
= ton of that which many of thel
had never had the opportunity (
: seeing. People came from far an
'- near to see the battle, and all da
long the great crowd passed to an
IS fro upon the amphitheatre an
e stood around the grand stand. tt
u day was hot, dry and dusty. The
q were no accidents outside of rul
y away team that demolished tt
% wagon they were hitehed to. III
n officers had but very little troub
l. in preserving order.
We never saw a more gentlema
u ly set OF men than the troops fro
lg st. Louis and the LEDGER comp
70 ments them for their general got
u behavior while among US. Not
III ing of note transpired at the can
u to-day except the usal militia
y drill, which was we'll up to Il
al standard. The very strictest
at discipline is used and not few
4. the "boys'' have found their VI
s. to the ''guard house." Tod
t. will finish up the four days e
,e campment and the militia can !,
& turn home with the satisfaction
i'll knowing the encampment was
lie grand success, Tomorrow at
We O'Clock there will be devotional G