Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-18
TEXAS SOLDIERS.
Hyde Park Filling UP With
Military Companies.
RIGID DISCIPLINE TO-DAY.
The Companies Not on the Ground To-
Day to be Disbanded, Save One.
The Fencibles Arrive and Set
to Work in Earnest.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette
AUSTIN, Ten, July 1.-THE situation to-
day in Austin was quite interesting, at
least from a military standpoint. Blue
coats abounded everywhere and the city
begun to fill up with visitors. Every train
brings composite collection of volunteers
and visitors The volunteers began coming
III last night, and this morning the United
States regulars and cavalry are domiciled
IN their tents on the ground, and all under
command OF Col. Coppinger. The militia
commander is General y. 5. Roberts
of the city. Gen. Oppenheimer of Houston
commands the First aud Gen. Stoddard the
Second brigade. 1t is thought that Gen.
Stoddard will not be able to serve, and, if
not Col. Houston of Dallas will command
instead. As they arrive volunteers march
to the camp ground in Hyde park and
erect their tents. All day new
corners have been busy selecting
their quarters, cleaning up, digging trenches
around and erecting tents.
As they are not under strict military rule
to-day, many of them came to town and
frolicked with the boys and girls. To-mor
row, however, they are expected to walk
the chalk line.
Adjt Gen. Mabry instructed Gems. Rob
erts and Oppenheimer to inforce military
discipline at what ever cost, assuring them
that he would back them in whatever they
did to maintain discipline. He also stated
that the commissions of officers failing to
report for duty at the encampment would
be revoked.
All companies of the guard Except one)
that fail to report tomorrow morning will
be disbanded by order. The excepted one
is the Brownsv vile Rifles, excused because
they had to march $50 miles to reach a rail
road. There is TO be no fOolishnesS, and
every man is expected to do his duty Hav-
ing good time is not Gen Mabry's idea of
the business of an encampment.
1t is probnble the Hills boro Guards, Llano
Guards, Paris Pickets and Seguin Rifles
will not appear tomorrow, and Will there
fore be disbanded
The Fencibles arrived early this morning
and took breakfast at the Avenue hotel
after which they went to the camp and
they were hard at work cleaning up and
putting the ground in shape around
their tents Capt. Ford recently took a
wife, and did not come presumably
for that reason. The company is com
manded in his stead by First Lieut.. K NJ
Van Zandt, who kept the boys, or such of
them as remained on the ground, hustliug
Lieut.. Flaherty wore next to nothing, and
handling spade, he looked as though he
had just been released from ducking STOOL
Hot weather and profuse perspiration re-
duced him in looks to frazzle.
The companies arriving last night and to-
day are as follows: The Ryan Light In
fantry, Eagle Pass and Ballinger com
panies, Houston and Panhandle cavalry
companies, Belknap Rifles of San Antonio,
Red River Rifles, jefferson Light Guards,
Houston Light Guards, Fort Worth
Fencibles, Clarity Rifles of Cor
sicana, Rockdale Rifles, Lexington
RIFLES, Brennan Light Guards and artillery
company, Giddings Light Guards, Denison
Rifles, Greenville Zouaves and band, Taylor
Rifles, Bastrop Rifles and Seally Rifles.
1t is impossible to get roster of the Off
GERS. as everything is in commotion, and no
reports have been turned in to headquar-
tiers. All that are coming will arrive by to-
morrow morning.
The weather is very hot, but the boys
don't mind it