Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-26

Tina following telegram. received by
Mr.. Connery yesterday morning, ex-
plains itself
houston, Tex, May 2i.--C. w. Con-
,srv. Fort Worth. Tex: 1--WE have met
,he enemy and they are ours'-two
srs,s and one second prize.
NJ. c. RAYSoR.
I, means that In military as well
"a civil life Fort Worth and her repre-
,sntatlyes may be depended upon to
hold her own. Her own at Houston
meant n great deal, but the Loyds
knew what was expected OF them and
CAPTAIN Raysor told his men Just what
thew had to do. That they did 1t in
ana style is evidenced by the num-
her Of prizes they VIII bring home with
thsm this morning. The Thurstons of
omaha and the Loyds of Fort Worth
are about equal in age and in the
number of prizes they have taken.
Roth are the talk OF the military world
west OF the Mississippi.
The Lloyd Rides are one year Old.
The company was organized In May,
1891. by Captain A. b. Kelley. They
adopted their name in honor of Cap
tain NJ. b. Lloyd, president Of tho First
National bank of this city. This con-
test was the first they have ever en-
tered. Three prizes captured in its
maiden effort as a yearling causes 1t
10 make a showing in military annals
not to be derided by much older and
famous organizations.
Fort Worth has had q crack COM
pany for years. Now she has two.
The Fencibles did not try TO win any
thing but the Loyds got enough for
both They were the talk OF the town
yesterday and their name is on every
lip. Everybody expected Raysor's men
to get one prize. but not even Captain
Kelley, who gave them their first les
sons IN the manual and knew the stun
OF which they are made anticipated
such joyful news as the above mes
sage contains. All Houston IGNORED
them. They were feted and dined and
were the center OF attraction among
all the companies of the state guard.
Following is tho roll of honor:
0flcers-M. @. Raysor. captain; Guy
Harishorn, first lieutenant; Tom Seitz-
Ter, second lieutenant; VIII Armstrong,
first sergeanti Ray Simpson. second
sergeant; Jim Armstrong, third SER
geant; George Sevening, fourth SER
geant; Il. II. Haddock, NTH sergeant
Deos Brownson, first corporal; Jim Os-
borne, second corporal; w. c. Pankey,
third corporali Newt Moffat, fourth
corporal.
Privates-wili McDavitt, jack Hatch
er. Brac Carter, c. Carson, II, Krutter,
9. Marshall, Wallace Clark, r. UNI
benhover, @. NJ. Richards, O. o. Gutz-
man, Oscar Reed, II. Stone, l.. Berger.
Lewis Black, Tom Hedge, c. Cart
wright, Claude Doyle, Joe Collins, M.
Letchworth, c. Goethe. Charles Wade,
IA Hutton, Everett Mack, h. Il. Webb,
5, Phillips, 1. Jordan, Walter Poin-
dexter.
The following are the awards Of COM
pany prizes: First class prize, infan-
try, first prize, $3.50; Governors Guard
OF Austin, SO per cent; second prize.
$50, Nj. u. Lloyd Rifles OF Fort Worth.
Second class prizes, to companies
Who have never won any prize in in
terstate drills: NJ. b. Lloyd Rifles of
Fort Worth. first prize, SO per cent,
5000 Farwell Rifles of Velasco, second
prize, u per cent, 500.
Third class, maiden prizesi NJ. h.
Lloyd Rifles Of Fort Worth, first prize,
" per cent, sl00I Farwell Rifles, We
laseo, Is per cent, $50.
With this showing It ia no wonder
that Fort Worth Is proud of them.
Nor Is 1t remarkable that their host
" auInlreTs more nave taken steps 10
snow their appreciation of the pride
lhey feel. 1t was reported yesterday
mat the Loyds would be home last
night, but later kilograms said both
the Fort Worth companies had spent
NE day In Galveston and would reach
Fort Worth this morning. Propara-
uens had been made for a Joyful re-
eeption brass band had been Sc
cured and n thousand citizens were
making ready to shout WELCOME home"
2 the Lcyds when they stepped from
me train. An elaborate banquet was
70 nave been given at the Delaware, at
which every member OF the company
would occupy seat of honor. or
course, their non-arrival will delay all
MS But half the town, eager and