Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-21

purpose Of military experience furnished
a sight very seldom witnessed by any citi-
zen in time of peace
Atmosphere In Very Dry.
In San Antonio the Morton Cadets find
the atmosphere very dry. and in oonse-
quence there is nearly always a wide diff
ference in the readings of the dry and Wet
bulb thermometers. For instance. last
night at I o'clock, the dry thermometer
registered 30 degrees, while at the same
time the wet bulb thermometer registered
only - degrees, a difference of IS degrees.
1t is lack of information on this point
that makes 1t so difficult for people away
from here to understand how IT is tina;
people can be cool with the thermometer
lowering around the nineties-
1t frequently happens that the wet bulb
thermometer registers only 20 degrees while
the dry bulb reaches the 100 mark. IL the
people of Washington, unacQuainted with
the difference, should hear that the Their
n,ometer in San Antonio reaches 100 de-
grees they would heave a sigh for the Nor
ton Cadets down here and congratulate
themselves that they are in a cooler cll-
mate The truth is that nowhere i'm the
north is there such difference in the
readings of the thermometers as in Sar
Antonio. In st. Louis, for instance the
humidity is so great and the evaporation
from the body SO slight that every one of
these 30 degrees of heat are felt by the
people. At the same time the thermometer
In San Antonio may register o. or 5 de-
grees higher than ST. Louis and yet the
people here will be comfortable while
those IN st. Louis are sweltering
The history of interstate competitive
drilling in the United States is of particu-
lar interest at this time, especially to all
District ths guardsmen and others watching
the career of the Morton Cadets. The fol-
lowing results Of drills held from 1884 to
the present time are correct:
At Lampasas
Held in 1SS4-First, Sealy Rifles, GAL
Veston' second, Belknap Rifles, San An
tonio; third, Palestine, Palestine; fourth,
Washington Guards, Galveston; fifth, Gal
weston Artillery Light Guards. Galveston:
sixth. Austins, Austin: seventh Waco
Light Infantry, Waco; eighth. Houston
Light Infantry. Navasota Rifles. Orange
Rifles and other state companies partici-
pated in the drill.
At sam Antonio.
Held October, 1SS5-First, BeIknap Rifles:
tcond. San Antonio Rifles; third, Prairie
City Guards of Weimar
At Galveston.
Held August, 1Ss6-Interstate class first
Houston Light Guards. second Montgom-
cry True Blues; third. San Antonio Rifles:
fourth, Branch Guards: fifth, Louisville
Light Infantry; sixth, Belknap Rifles. State
competition-First, San Antonio Rifles. sec-
org, Belknap Rifles; third, Sealy Rifles.
fourth Bryan Rifles; fifth Galveston Ar
tIliefy Light Guard. Brennan Rifles Fort
, morth Fencibles. Austin Grays. Travis
I I. BROWNSVILLE Rifles and many others
At Washington.
Held May, 1SS7-First, Lamar Rifles. s.o-
ond, Company D, St Paul. Mimi; third
Beiknap Rifles; fourth, National Rifles
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hlhes; sixth, Washington Light Infantry.
seventh, Southern Cadets; eighth Toledo
cadets; ninth, Louisiana Rifles. Twenty
class. All 'iiis
Held May, 1sSS-First, Houston Light
Guards; second. Belknap Rifles; third,
Sealy Rifles; fourth, Montgomery True
blues; fifth, San Antonio Rifles; sixth,
Austin Grays.
At Galveston.
Held July 1SS9-First. Belknap Rifles.
second. Sealy Rifles: third, Mccarthy Light
uuards; fourth, Hermitage Rifles.
The Atlanta Drill
The Volunteer Guard was entertained at
Atlanta in the fall of 1880 The big prize
was awarded to the Gate City Guards of
Atlanta. The other companies finished in
the following order: Mccarthy Light
Guards, second; Atlanta Rifles, third; Fort
Worth Fencibles, fourth.
Branch Guards Get the Cup.
The Indianapolis drill which was par
ticipated in by the crack companies of the
United States, was held in July, 1891, and
the lucky company was the Branch Guards
OF ST. Louis, who won first place by a small
margin from the Belknap Rifles
The following was the result of the drill:
First, Branch Guards, St. Louis; second
Belknap Rifles, San Antonio; third, Sealy
Rifles, Galveston; fourth, Southern Cadets
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