The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-04
All THE MOBILE CAMP
TEXAS TROOPS ARE CHAFING IN
DER THE LONG DELAY.
Generous Houston Firm supplies the
Home Boys with IA Dozen Pairs
of shoes Each.

Especial Correspondence of The Post.)
United States Camp, near Mobile Ala.
June las the days GO by and the Texans
they will not he among the first To so to
the front, spirit of great disappointment
manifests Itself and. try how they may,
the men find 1t impossible to restrain the
feeling. The sacrifices they made In order
TO Join the ranks of the volunteers did not
seem so great when a chance to do some
fighting wds in sight, but the approaching
departure OF the regulars has shown that
they will be the first to try conclusions
with the Spaniards, and rs result The
volunteers are feeling sore. They are not
losing their patriotism by any manner of
ans. but they are chatting undsr the
mOnotony and inactlon OF life in camp.
when. had they been equipped when they
were mustered in, they might now be ready
TO be sent into active service They are
crlticising no one, for they do not know
where The fault lies. but nevertheless they
sincerely hope to be used in some way
other than that which has been their lot
since their enlistment.
The work OF issuing equipment is going
on slowly and there is no way OF telling
when 1t will be finished. Spades. picks.
shovcls, axes and other tools WIRE issued to
the First today, and 1t is understood that a
large number OF uniforms, lesgnss, hats
ard other articles Of clothing have been re-
ceiyed by Quarter1naster Pullman at bis
office In Mobile, and II this is the case
they will be Issued tomorrow. together with
a supply OF shoes which is said to be suf-
ficient TO equip both OF the two Texas regi-
ments and perhaps some OF the Other vol
unteers.
Both of the Houston companies, the En-
met Rifles and the Houston Light Guard,
are now very well fixed SO Tar as shoes are
concerned, as In addition to those already
issued them by the government, they have
one DOZEN pairs each which arrived today
from Houston. having been sent. In an
swer to the needs made known through the
columns OF The Pest. by Achenbaeh a.
Schultz OF the Bayou City. Most OF The
government Shoes had already been dis
tributed. but he men found 1t difficult TO
secure the proper sizes. and the contribp-
tion OF the patriotic Houston firm was put
to very good use.
Captains Mccormick and Franklin have
already expressed their thanks 10 Me.srs.
Achanbach Cchultc by means Of personal
letters. but they desire Tho Post TO again
tell how grateful they are for the favor.
The terrible destructiyeness OF the rifles
now In use among the regular troops of the
army was shown today by an accident
which occurred during a skrmish drill
participated IN by the Second cavalry. BY
some means. as yet unexplained. ball
cartridge got among the blanks being used
by the troops and was fired during the
drill Tho bullet passei through thir-
teen-inch tree. shattered the stock OF the
earbine OF Private George G. Hogan OF
Troup X and then entered the unfortunate
soldiers leg, crushing the bone In e msin-
ner which may mako amputation neces-
sary to save the member.
The wounded man was immediately con-
yeyed to the hospital. where he received
medical attention. and a. this writing ne Is
reported - resting easy Aitnousn