The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-27
THE SECOND TEXAS.
ALL PREPARATIONS FoR DEPART,
uRE HAVE BEEN MADE.
Characters Put In Durcss--Com-
pany A broke the Record.

Especial Correspondence OF The Post)
Near Mobile, Ala. June 2i.--The sched-
ule for the moving OF troops published in
The Post OF the goth has been carried out
TO the letter, Today every detail prepar-
atory to the moving OF the Second Texas
is being gone over carefully. Colonel
0ponheimer has been instructing the diff
fertnt officers for days past In the art Of
breaking camp and 1t is expected that
the regiment will get off without the frlo-
ton common in voluntary camp.
Quartermaster Guessaz is putting the fin
ishing touch on the task OF equipping the
regiment The recruits were supplied with
guns today, and II the drilling they have
received is kept up they will be able to
the regiment reaches Cuba
Mrs. $, e, Michel. wife Of Captain G. II.
Michel, company |, Second Texas. and
Mrs. Il. d. Stewart, wife of Major Stewart
of the Second will accompany the regiment
to Miami.
Private c, NJ. Lesley. company NJ. First
Texas died yesterday OF typhoid fever.
His remains were shipped 10 his home IN
Bonham, Texas, today. Lesley was taken
violently III ten days ago Everything
possible was done by the medical depart
ment 10 save the brave young soldier. His
officers and comrades held hiEn in highest
regard. Ii WAS sad TO stand by and watch
the wane OF the once buoyant young life
The nurses were kind and attentive the
physicians exhausted their skill, the chan
lain heard the dying soldiers last prayer
and commended his soul 70 the God who Is
ever merciful.
All the sick have been removed to the
Marine hospital in the city. and Will re-
main there till they are able TO join their
respective commands.
Payday made things lively at the can
teens and the guard houses. The crap
shooters and gamblers In general were
very much in evidence until Culolel Open
heimer issued an order shutting up the
canteens Just outside the camp and arrest
ing every man, soldier or citizen found
gambling. Several "speckled birds" We're
lodged in the guard house. These men had
been In the habit OF disrcgarding law an1
order In the very face OF the civil authori-
ties, but when Colonel Openhnimer or
dered Captain Boone to run them ln"
they soon found themselves popping from
under the flap OF guard tent wondering
where they were at" and how they got
there II was no mayors court affair that
they were facing here. All around them
stood men--Texas men, with boots and
guns--lookng as II they would like TO take
a pop at them. The entire cage were con-
Quoted to the limits of the camp by detail
to dismiss them with twenty five impress
slons each
In the absence Of General Gordon Colonel
Openhelmer reviewed tho Second Texas
yesterday.
A test was made yesterday By General
Schawn which attests the proficiency OF
the Second regiment, At a given signal
company A, Captain Bearbower's company,
was ordered to strike tents. In Just
twenty-five minutes the entire equipage
was packed and the men In line ready for
marching orders General Schawn com
plimented the men for breaking the record
among the regulars by five minutes.