San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-29
MILITARY NOTES.

retirement. The 23rd infantry band has
one man on sick list. A. troop, Bird cav
airy, has three men. ID. troop, Bird cav
airy has two. |. troop, Bird cavalry, has
four. X. troop, Bird cavalry, has two. +.
battery, Bird artillery, has five. A; COM
pany, 23rd infantry, has three. d. COM
| pany, 23rd infantry, has two. f. COM
| pany. 23rd infantry, has three. IL.
| company, 23rd infantry, has two.
| +. company, 5th infantry has one man on
the sick list. There is one man from b.
trOOs. Bird cavalry, which is stationed at
| Fort Brown, Texas, and one man from II.
| troop, Bird cavalry. which is stationed at
Camp Eagle Pass, Texas, in the post hos
| pital at Fort Sam Houston. Twenty-six
| men on the list are in the post hospital
and five in quarters at the military post.
There have been fewer names on the
sick list and smaller number Of deaths
at the military post this year than for
some years previous.
The officers gun club at Fort Sam Hous
ton have had the buildings and other
things repaired at Mitchell'S lake and ev-
| that the water is very low at the lake and
the supply is very poor, unless it fills up
soon there will not be much hunting on IL
this season,
Work was commenced today in tearing
down the old quartermaSterS stables in
| the corral at Fort Sam Ho uStOn, and the
building on the new ones will soon be
commenced.
A large frame kitchen is Ito be annexed
to the post hospital at the military post.
Work will be commenced on it very soon.
1t was to be built OF stone at first, but it
was soon discovered that secure fOunda
ton could not be obtained on account Of
the ground about the hospital containing
such large number of springs, therefore
frame building will be erected on piles
driven into the earth. The building will
cost about three thousand dollars.
Among other new buildings which are
to go up at Fort Sam Houston, soon, will
be the new officers mess Hall. 1t is to be
built of stone. and on the lower floor will
| be the officers mess hall on one side and
fine library on the other. up stairs will
be occupied by the officers and it will be
divided into three suits. This will be very
much needed soon. on account OF the
large number of bachelor officers which
are soon to arrive at Fort Sam Houston
in few days, all of whom must find
rooms an board somewhere at the post.
A new stone post guard house is to be
built at Fort Sam Houston, in a short
time. 1t will be about the finest building
at the post and will be situated at the
right of the entrance to the upper post.
On the top there will be two towers, and
wall sixteen feet high is to be built across
from the fence of the post headquarters
yards to that of DR.. MOSeley and If there
is enough money left over this stone wall
will be built around the whole of the up
per post.
There is no improvements to be made
in the lower post soon, with the exception
of the new hospital kitchen, as there is no
need of them.
Major Morris is to move from the upper
post at Fort Sam Houston shortly. He
will hencefOrth be quartered in the quar-
tiers formerly occupied by Col. Young.
They have been repaired and placed in
first class order and are now ready TO re-
ceive their new inmates
1t H. o. Clarke arrived at Fort Sam
Houston yesterday from West Point. lie
is one of the late graduates of that place,
and has been assigned TO f company, 23rd
infantry.
Within the next week fourteen new Of
fiCerS are to arrive at Fort Sam Houston,
many of whom are fresh from West
Point.
1t. NJ. Crowley, of the 5th infantry, is
expected to arrive at Fort Sam Houston
every day.
1t. T. F. Schley, 23rd infantry. will join
his company at Fort Sam Houston IN a
few DAYS
Sergeant Clarke. of the signal corps of
the [. ). army, VINO has been a witness at
Fort Sam Houston before the general
court martial for some time. left the mill
tary post Yesterday for his station at Fort
RinggOld, Tex.
very novel and accommodating man
ner Of informing the officers of the post
and other persons wishing to find out
whether there is to be dress parade or
not, has been adopted at Fort Sam HOuS-
| ton for this winter: when there is to be
dress parade small, square white
| signal flag with square red
to a rope on the flagstaff and drawn up
| to about half-maSt. When there is to be
| no parade the flag is not hung up at all.
| Citizens wishing to find out when there is
| to be parade can easily find out without
| boring the sergeant major or other per-
| sons who are busy and do not wish to be
bothered, by simply glancing at the flag
staff.
| There was no one confined in the post
| puard house at the military post yester-
| say.
One man belonging to F con-
pany, 23rd Infantry, was re-
leased from the post guard house
at Fort Sam Houston yesterday having
finished his sentence.
Sergeant Nolan, and Private Hewes. of
A troop, Bird cavalry have been detailed
as guards at the old target range They
will be there at least One-mOnth if not
longer. Most of the men like to go on
duty out there, as they have only to look
after few head of stock, and keep the
| fences IN good order.
d and X troops, Bird cavalry had their
first mounted drill yesterday They are
TO be drilled every morning from 92O
oc' lock to about 1920 o'clock, except Sat
urday. This is to be kept up until they
leave for Dallas.
The Government Hill (bOysO base ball