The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-25
HIDES. TALLow AND nEEswAx.
BURIED AT SAN ANTONIO.
Bodies of Soldiers and children Re.
moved From Fort COncho.

moved From Fort Concho.
San Antonio, Texas, August S.-The last
of the dead troopers Of the United states
army who have for fifteen years boon
Wondering into dust under the sod OF the
old and abandoned Indian post of Fort Con-
chic, near San Angelo. have been laid away
in the National cemetery in this city. they
were soldiers of the sixteenth infantry ana
Of the Tenth cavalry, who had passed
away, either ON the field of action with
the Indians or during the years OF peace
that closed the short but stirring history
OF Fort Concho. There were seventeen re-
mains, fifteen being those OF soldiers ana
two OF children. There were no ceremonies,
no salute, no taps. August Miller, the Ven
cradle superintendent of the National Gem
etery, and a Mexican gravedigger were the
only witnesses.
The remains were shipped from San An
gelo in freight car. the remnants OF each
corpse being placed In separate pox.
When the gruesome cargo arrived mere IL
was loaded upon a large government
wagon and hauled up to the National Gem
etery, where seventeen graves had stood
| open for days awaiting the arrival OF the
dead The identification of the remains
was very unsatisfactory, the headstones OF
| the graves and the markings on the cotltns
| having in most instances passed out OF ex-
| istence. OF the remains themselves only
1
| ter Master Siebett OF San Angelo, under
whose supervision the removal OF the re-
| mains was conducted, was able to furnlsn
| only a partial record of Identification
From this record 1t is learned that six ct
| tho remains are those Of soldiers OF whom
neither names, rank nor organizations are
known. The remaining bodies are de-
scribed thus: Michael Garyin, Sixteenth
infantry; r. II. H., Sixteenth infantry
Sam Wood, private Company II, sixteenth
infantry; unknown private, Company n,
Sixteenth infantry; Bachit, corporal
Company II, Sixteenth infantry; -
Chapman, corporal Company H.. Sixteenth
infantry; - Sedger. hospital steward
United States army; unknown. Tenth cav
airy; unknown, Tenth cavalry: Annie Mey-
err. child, died June q. 1877; Maggie Hayes,
child =.
Fort Concho was one OF series OF IN
dian posts established from san Antonio
west along tine famous old Butterheia
stage line to California and the Northwest.
II was established in 1867 and was garri'
| soned by six infantry companies and foui
companies of the Tenth cavalry. rhe for
| was situated on two forks OF the Cohcns
river in the heart OF the Comanche lndlat
country ard It's forces were constantly
| called upon to pursue tie naraudlng pahds
I of Indians. who carried on their falns u
within a few miles OF the fort itself. Aftel
, the Mckenzie expedition against the IN
dams in 1879 the Comanches ceased tne,
Expectations. the country rapidly settled
mn and Fort Concho was soon after aoan
doned as being of not further serves ~
mai section. On abandoning the fort thu
remains of los of the soldiers and members
! of soldiers families buried il The post Gem
etery at Concho were removed to San An
touia for reinterment. rho seventeen BOO
les which have just been rcnterred IN tpi
city were in some manner overlooked. IN
-
brought to the attention OF the authorize
at Washington and the remains ordered re
Inferred In the National cemetery OF TIL
| city.