The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-27

SIX HUNDRED AMnRucsN soLDsnns
PASSED 'rHNeuaH YESTERDAY.
They Are RcundAfor the National
Camp NJ Chickrmsnga, ana wei
come the Excitement Of war.

Inc southern Pacific freight depot wa
tue scene of unwonted activity all YESTERDAYS
forenoon, and when II became known that
over 500 United States soldiers were TEN,
porarily "campcd" there. en- route to tn,
wsr, motley crowds Of citizens--of all
shades. sexes and ages--Hocksd to tn,
scene TO give them genuine old fash.
Toned reception. The troops arrived at II
O'CLOCK by special train, and pulled int
tne depot in three sections. Twelve coach
es furnished the necessary accommodate
ior the men, bu, IL required fully thirt,
freight cars to convey their tent cu,ht
wagons, pack train and miscellaneous
equipments.
me military all belong to the First in-
iantry United States army about 500
suong, ana In addition taey are accom-
PANIED by the regiment band OF forty
pieces and hospital corps. consisting IL
tnirtyrsiN members, all told. They LET,
the presidio and Benicia barracks. Cali
iornia, last "Wednesday night, AMI hay,
peen on the road ever since. When near
VI Paso one of the sections OF their train
WIS partially wrecked. demonstrating a de-
lay OF twelve hours, but beyond this the
TIP was very ENJOYABLE and was punctuat-
ings and enthusiastic receptions Mt me
hands of the people. In some places their
train was literally besleged with admirlng
crowds ana at nearly every station from
Houston 70 California they we're cheerei as
they passed alon,,. Even the people work.
ms IN the fields and al o,,tsos-thc-way
points waved them a cordial God speed, :"
anu altogether the run from tho Pacitit
slope TO the Lane Star State was one thas
Sti rstt tal HI,
march to the war.
The officers in charge of the troops are.
Colonel Evan Miles. in command; Lieu.
tenant Colonel Biesbee Captain Parker;
captain o'Connell. Captain Petit. Captain
Starr, Captain Phister, CAPTAIN Brant
Lieutenant BENJAMIN, Adjutant; Leutenani
Rondiea. Qnartermaster; Lieutenant
Fodges Lieutenant Ferris. Lieutenant
petchmandy. Lieutenant Lacey. I.ieuten-
ant Powell, Lieutenant Crtfton. Lieutenant
u. F. Kilbourne, Lieutenant D. w. Xii
ourn, Lieutenant Bent, Lieutenant Nolan.
Lieutenant Pickering and Chief Sturgeon
Captain Candy.
During the forenoon a representative Of
The Post held desul,ory but pleasant chars
Win several of the officers, and in the
course OF conversation was much i'm
pressed with The cool and business,like
manner in which they have entered upon
their mission They do not regard the
''call TO arms" In the light OF a holiday
parade, but at the same time they ar,
fuily conscious not only of the justice OF
the present fight bnt of the ineNhaustibl
and encouraging support upon which they
can freely draw They say The shirt a
the soldiers of all arms is sternlv aroused
tn the occasion, and that in whatever con-
fiict they may have with the Dons, in Cube
or elsewhere thew prcoose making things
lively and interesting FOR them.
While here yesterday hundreds Of the
officers and men took In the city, In y
small way, md when the special train re-
suincd tte journey In the afternoon thers
WAS n volume Of Houston Posts" on board
sufficient 10 supply tho regiment with lit
erature until Its arrival In New Orleans.