The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-05
OFF TO VICTORY.
THE GOVERNORS GUARD LEFT LAST
NIGHT FOR LITTLE ROCK.
A Big Crowd At the Depot to See This Crack
Team Of the South Go to Conquer
New Fields and Van
quish All FOES.

With three cheers and a tiger the
Governors Guard pulled out on the
midnight train last night for Little
Rock and victory. The team coll
sisted of the following gentlemen:
Roger Roberdeau, captain; b. f
VI right, first lieutenant; j. w. Smith
second lieutenant; Paul Millett, first
sergeant; b p Scott, second sergeant
Joe Gilbert, third sergeant; Hy Col
Inns, fourth sergeant; Bob Dinwiddie
fifth sergeant.
A Breckenridge, w H Richardson,
Jr, II Galloway, l. b Fontaine, Ed
Dahlich, w Collins, 2 Mayer, L
Fisher, r Smith, B Starlight, V Moore
w Fontaine, w Addison, X Gallo.
way, Joe Cloud, FIT Connerly, John
Brady, + Davis, John Hill, H Shep-
ard, Tom Hunter, Sam Shelly, Joe
Ralston, B Fletcher, G Clark, L Z
Magenat, q e Shelly, Geo Mendell, b
Walsh, h Rector, John CarIuth, 4
shelly, Tom Jenkins, Chas O'Connor,
w Ralstop, Geo Hume and Winnie
Fontaine.
The boys were all located ia an ele-
CANT chair car which was attached to
the rear end of the train. On both sides
of the car were long streamers extend
ing the entire length of the car bear
ing the name Governors Guard.
There were fully hundred ladies
and gentlemen present to wish the
boys bon voyage and the last few
moments of their stay at the depot
was attended with much handshak-
ing and many good wishes for their
success. The boys are in A shape
for drilling and cheerfully avow land
not without reason) that they will
win all honors attainable and still
look for more worlds to conquer. AS
the train pulled out the boys gave a
rousing big whoop which
was quickly taken up by
the crowd on the platform and the
air was made to ring with farewell
shouts. Even the dear ladies clapped
their delicate hands and many a
handkerchief huttered to the breeze
as the train moved out of the depot,
The boys of the company and espe.
cially the officers last night requested
occasion to thank the ladies of Austin
for the many kind favors and honors
that have been showered upon them
by these aforesaid ladies during the
past few months. The STATESMAN
also takes occasion to assert that nc
team that will go to the Little Rock
encampment will make any more
favorable impression than our boys.
They are drilled in the manual tt
perfection, there field movements defy
competitors, and the equipments o
the company are without an equal IL
the United States. The uniforms tina
they will drill in have never beer
worn having been received from the
factory only last week. Their helmets
are also bran new, and their guns as
well. When they walk on the drill
grounds at Little Rock there will moi
be spot or blemish on any of theil
uniforms.
While this can truthfullJ
be said of their uniforms
The STATESMAN feels assured
OF the same time that the boys will
put up such perfect drill that 1t may
aptly be said "they are the people. }
With full realization of the fac
that they must compete with compa
MES of national reputation the boy
have worked hard for weeks past
That work has brought about the de
sired result-a perfectly drilled team
Success to you boys. All Austin II
at your disposal If you win that frs
prize. Your victory Ia ours.