San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-24
AT CAMP CULBERSON.
Light Staff Headquarters.

Camp Culberson
The booming of cannon shortly af-
ter six o'clock yesterday afternoon an
nounced to the troops of Camp Culber-
son that Brigadier General Graham,
commander of the Department of Tex
as, U. S. A., had entered the sally port
of the camp.
The carriage containing the general
stopped just inside the gate until the
salute of eleven guns had been fired
by battery K, of the First artillery,
when the party, escorted by the First
cavalry, T. V. G., moved directly for
Gen. Oppenheimer's tent, where Gen.
Graham paid his respects. after which
himself and Gen. Oppenheimer, ac-
companied by their respective STATS
proceeded to a position directly in
front of the grand stand, where they
reviewed the troops of the, camp at
$50 o'clock. The generals staff
which accompanied him is as follows
Lieut. Col. Macarthur, adjutant gener-
al; Maj. p. ]. Cleary, medical director;
Capt. bravo, chief of commissary sub
sistance: First Lieut.. Sam Reber, chief
/ signal officer.
German Day yesterday at the drill
grounds was the smallest attended one
of the past three, only small sprink-
ling of persons occupying the grand
stand and the bleachers not being well
filled, part of the awning covered seats
being only partially filed. Notwith-
standing this the program was an ex-
cellent one and carried out without a
hitch, according to announcement
The grand reveiew, as usual, witnessed
by General Graham, closed the pro-
gram with the exception OF a few ex-
hibition drills.
At night the grand patriotic ball oc-
cupied the time and was attended by a
fair sized crowd. 1t was given under
the auspices of the Daughters of the
Republic and the proceeds of same are
for the purpose of erecting monuments
over various historic spots in the city,
a cause which deserved better patron
age than that accorded it last night.
The Brennan artillery company is
one of the most popular organizations
of its kind in Camp Culberson. 1t is
the company which possesses the two
gatling guns which have aroused so
much comment from the spectators, a
gun of that kind being rarity in this
part of the country. 1t is The only gat-
ling gun organization in the state and
they are the pride of the rlen compos-
ing the excellent company. 1t was
at first thought that an exhibition of
the rapid firing these guns can do
would be given before the close of the
drill; but those who anticipated such
will meet with a disappointment. The
following is the roster of the entire
battery: B. Smidt, captain; W. F. Cor
ties, LIST lieut.; H. r. Schulz, End lieut.;
Theo. Schumacher first sergeant; Tom
Watson, second sergeant. W. H. FL
bridge, acting quartermaster sergeant:
II. Grote color sergeant; L. Korff,
stable sergeant; f. EverSberg, first
corporal; F.! H. Schilling. second corpo-
raj; A. Pielop, armorer; NJ. Fischer,
F. Buch, A. Behrens, NJ. Eversberg,
II. Fischer, F. Gall. F. Grell, A. G. Ho-
meyer, F. Holman, c. Koch, A O.
Lindeman, E. e. Muery. A. Schubert,
h NJ. Walters, Chas. Weeren. c. F.
.,Naise.s Robert Weeren, A. L. Krause
Theo. Nowicki, August Schill, Ed.Zur-
cher, B. Williams, Ravanel Luhn, A
Andriek.
Second Lieut.. Mccatron. of the Trez-
evant Rifles, of Dallas, accidentally
broke his fine officers sword yesterday.
1t was beautiful weapon, the steel
blade being beautifully Powered and
the, hand guard gold plated.
me Mexia Minute Men, who are in
camp in the Forth regiment. have
been organized five years having been