The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-06

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| First regiment were the Houston Light
Guard, Captain George Mccormick, and the
Emmett Rifles of Houston, Captain T. Had
ley Franklin.
Both of these commands have the full
quota of eightyfour men. The train bear
ing them arrived at the Union depot in
Austin shortly after o'clock his Morn
| ing and the two companies, tog ether with
| the Beaumont Light Guard. were held IN
| Ill after . o'clock before leaving for the
, camp. The boys breakfasted during the in
| term on the sandwiches and other ralions
secured before leaving Houston last night
in pursuance Of the orders Issued from
the adjutant generals office.
| None of the young soldiers secured much
sleep on the trip up as at every station
along the line enthusiastic crowds gath
cred at the depot and cheered the train
went by. At Burton the detachment CT the
Brennan Light Artillery fired a salute in
honor of the troops and those of the men
who found it possible to sleep IN the
cramped positions made necessary by the
crowded condition OF the cars were awak-
ened and in the excitement most oil Them
forgot to go to sleep again.
AS result ii was a very weary crowd
OF young volunteers who ate dinner at
noon after arriving at the camp and III Oh
ing their tents. A little thing like the
loss of sleep does not phase them, however,
and they will be as bright and chvper as
could be desired when they go out on tie
drill grounds tomorrow morning.
Most of the companies In camp !"iled
during the forenoon and the showers that
began to fall about 10 o'clock made this
impossible and gave the recruits fore
fnSta ~ what thew m whom fhfy
are actively in the service Of Uncle Sam.
Second Lieutenant Mildly Porter of the
Houston Light Guard is the smallest and
perhaps the youngest commissioned officer
in the camp All of which, however, does
not prevent him from being ON excellent
soldier
The trumpeter Of the Beaumont LiElt
Guard attempted to blow call this morn
ing. but failed. His associates ascrib ID es
reason the fact that he had burned his
lips playing "A Hot Time" on the previous
night. ~
Mrs. A. w. Drew. wife of Brigade Q'ier-
termaster A. w. Drew. came up iom
Houston last night and Joined her husband.
Both the Western Union and Postal Tcle
graph companies have offices on the
grounds SO far no postofice has been
established.
The International and Great Nor.hcrl to-
day put on an hourly train service between
the city and Camp Mabry. The tra!rs
leave the depot on the hour and the camp
on TIE half hour
There were but few visitors at he camp
during the day as the weather was very
threatening and showers fell frequently.
The preliminary work of mastering the
Texas volunteers into the service OF the
United States began this afternoon; Lieu
tenant s. II. Elliott of the Fifth cavalry,
L. s. A., arrived from Fort Sam Houston
during the day and shortly after noon the
! task Of examining recruits was commenced
under his directions. The headquarters of
Colonel Smythe OF the Third regiment was
used for the purpose, the examination being
conducted by DR.. Fly of Fort Worth and
| DR.. Ticket of Brennan. In order TO keep
within the limit of six days. during which
! period preceding the mastering the gov
eminent has announced Tat 1t would pay
for the subsistence OF troofs, the Green
willie Light Guard and the Greenville Rifles,
which were the first to arrive at Camp
Mabry. we're taken up first. While the
! examination is not by any means as .igii
as that 10 which recruits for the regular
army are subjected in time of peace, il is
| a very thorough one and as a result OF 1t
three OF the Guards and two OF the Rifles
were rejected.
TIE examination for surgeons viii COM
mence tomorrow, the physical examination
having begun today. 1t will be conducted
by DR.. Charles Wilcox. U. S. A., Or.
Bacon Saunders OF Fort Worth and Dr..
Foster of Waco.
Lieutenant Charles Fenton OF the Fifth
United States cavalry arrived from Fort
Sam Houston today and relieved Lieutenant
A. W. Drew as brigade quartermaster.
Lieutenant Drew will assume the duties o.
senior major of the Third regiment To-
morrow.
Tie following ives wired the Galveston
News by Captain Theviot OF the Galveston
Rifles today; Report In local columns, OF
today's Paper with reference 10 our com
| pany Is incorrect; officers and members
| havn received all courtesy that could pos
sibly be extended at Camp Mahry.
For, Worth Cavalry
| Fort Worth. Texas. May 5.-The Fort
Worth cavalry troop win not move tonight,
as had been expected. ths order TO this
effect having besn revoked in consequence
OF tire present inadsquacy Of provisions for
| the care OF the troops at Camp Mobry; Grn-
arai Mahrv having determined that they