San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-10-03
MILITARY NOTES.


examined three men for enlistment yes
| terday. Two were accepted and one re-
jected on account of his being unable to
pass the physical examination.
Fifty enlisted men were appointed from
all the troops at the military post TO at
tend litter grill this morning, which took
place in front of the post hospital on
the lower parade at $3.50 o'clock.
They were drilled in the art OF carrying
| the dead and wounded off the field during
an engagement. This drill will take
place every Saturday morning in front of
the hospital, at $3.50 O'Clock.
Gen. d. S. Stanley returned home from
Galveston yesterday, where he went some
time ago to see his daughter off on her
trip to New York. Miss Annie Stanley
left Galveston Tuesday.
Col. Weeks, chief quartermaSter at Fort
Sam Houston, will leave for Washington,
ID. c.. some time next week, where he will
be stationed in the future. He will be re-
lieved from his duties here by General
Dandy, of the quartermaSter'S depart
ment
Lieut.. Rumbough. Son-in-law of Gem
eral Stanley, arrived at Fort Sam HOuS-
W Wa ItouA D. IRON e. He IS oD1 on on
a leave of absence and will spend some
time on his visit at Fort sam Houston.
The work of tearing down two of the
old QuartermaSter' stables at Fort Sam
Houston will be finished this evening. and
p. Z. Shields, who has the contract of
building the new ones, will commence
work on them Monday. As soon as the
two new ones are completed the work of
tearing down the rem aining two old ones
will be commenced. These new stables
will improve the looks of the post corral
greatly.
Capt. Carbough, who IS stationed at
Fort Sam Houston, will probably take a
leave of absence about the middle of this
month and go to New York for the
purpose of meeting his wife on her re-
turn from Europe, where she has been on
a pleasure trip with her mother, Mrs.
Henderson, Of Washington, D. C. He
will bring his wife to this city frOm. New
York.
hop was given by the officers
ladies at Fort Sam Houston to the
officers quarters. formerly occupied by
Major Morris, VINO has moved into the
quarters formerly occupied by Col. Young
in the lower post. There were a large
number of little folks present at the hop
from both city and military post. Dane
ing was kept up until about 10 o'clock,
when the guests retired 10 their homes,
Ntll plCdSCu W III VIC 'NtlIlllG anu utCldl-
ing that they had a most delightful time
The post hop room at Fort Sam HOus-
ton is being renovated, new plaStcring is
being put in, and generally repaired
The old stage is to be taken out and a
new and finer one is to be put in it place.
so as to have Accommodations for larger
and better dramas that have ever been
given there before. With new scenery
and more of it. this hail will make
splendid place for evening entertain
ments for which the military people are
famous. The floor and other things are
being placed in good order for hop season
which opens very soon.
Albert Beversdorff. quarter-master's
wheel wright at Fort Sam Houston, re-
ceiVed a severe cut in the right
leg, just above the knee yesterday
He was cutting on a piece of pine
with hand ak. when the the tool glanced
off of the wood and the sharp corner
struck him on the leg. The blood flowed
freely for while and the soreness caused
by the wound will probably cause him to
lay off for two or three days. The cut is
not dangerous one, butitis very painful.
Dress parade was given at Fort Sam
Houston Yesterday on the upper parade
ground. There will be no more dress
ParadeS at the military post until Mon
day evening.
The 23d infantry band will give a con-
cert at the band pavilion Monday night,
at Fort Sam Houston.
Dr. w. B. Davis, L. S. A., arrived at
Fort Sam Houston yesterday evening from
Fort Fort Clark. Tex. He is here for the
purpose of meeting his wife. whOreturned
from her trip to the east. They will
probably leave this evening for their home
at Fort Clark.
The post canteen at Fort Sam Houston
| received their two new billiard tables
| from Chicago yesterday. They are both
very fine ones and the cauteen has been
| allowed six months time TO pay for them.
Private Leslie. X. troop. Bird cavalry.
| was riding hard-mOUthed horse yeSter-
| day, when his rein broke and the horse
ran away with him. The rervy trooper
| held on 10 the remaining rein and finally
| got the horse close to the fence, when he
| suddenly gave quick jerk on the rein,
| striking the brute'S head against the
| fence hard enough TO daze him a moment,
| which caused him to stop. the cavalry
man jumped to the ground instantly and
held the horse tightly by the bit He
quieted him down somewhat and then led
him back to the post corral. But for his
GOODNESS he probably would have been
thrown and killed. As it was neither
rider or horse were injured.
Private Dorschel, the X troop pedestri
an, who is to be discharged Monday, will
probably get married soon after receiving
his discharge.
The infantry companies had their usua
Saturday mornings inspection this morn
ing.
The cavalry troops had mounted anC
full battalion inspection on tn,
lower parade grounds this morning.
Battery F, Bird artillery, had mounted
and fuIl-dressed battalion inspection OIL
the lower parade grounds this morning.
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