The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-30

an the mObilixa tiOn of troops
Houston. Everybody is In
a,ed 10 be present.
,ssnant Colonel Richard Cooke, OF thu
Texas regiment of infantry. was il
NJ from Austin yesterday. mlnglin.
IL friends here and incidentally en-
an occasional draught of that pur,
nter TO which he has been strange,
his chequered sojourn at Cam
hlonel, how did you leave the boys a
M" asked The Post reporter as h,
IA the assistant commander of the
1t Third.
they are all very we'll, except that
Of them are sick" he answered.
bv many OF the soldiers are sick?''
the next query.
ELL" he replied. when l left there
rday I guess there were fully $50 OF
Infantry, and was told there were as
as 23O Of the cavalry"
you think that camp which has
50 much illness among the military
kteers Is the proper place to rendez-
ihem!'
Tell, so far as the camp is concerned,
blk It is one of the prettiest places in
country
nd one Of the most unhealthy, is 1t
es there are a very large number OF
there quite ill.,"
ron your personal knowledge OF the
ltion at Camp Mabry. do you think the
ton sufficiently serious to Justify their
ediate removal from that placer"
do not think there is anything at all
batter with the camp, barring the bad
the soldiers are forced to drink, and
derstand that trouble will be over
today"
view Of the fact that two of the SOL
have already died at Camp Mabry,
that hundreds of them are now sick.
or-as an officer OF the regiment
their friends should submit without
1t to their further detention at Camp
rr
don't know that we can do anything
matter. Besides. think we will
fdered away from there within the
few days, probably Wednesday,"
here do you expect to be ordered tor"
the Philippines"
oppose the order should not come,
you think 1t right to compel the men
man at Camp Mabry when it has
50 unhealthy to them?"
mere Is nothing the matter With Camp
Y except that tho water furnished the
y very bad, and that drawback, as /
slated, will be rectified today"
M the provisions generally supplied
y men both inferior in quality and
. IN Quantlty?"
o. sir; they are the best fed and best
soldiers In the world The fare set
them is good as that furnished in
hotels"
~ OF you drink the water that has
Tue rank and file so sick?''
officers do not drink it; we get
rom Barton Springs, but / think
IVY IS Dad as the other, for some of
ALSO been sick. l ain here now
because / am ill-so i'll that within
week or so have decreased ten or
pounds in weight"
!vu sure the bad water is the sole
.ne general sickness"
~ what they say. One of the reg
surgeons lDr. Taylor of Waco) says
'er water the boys have to drink ia
snough TO poison whole battalion.
,,,r av"e'er' say that the fresh vegeta-
spp.,ed the men may have something
h producing dysentery. At any
NJ ~ sanitary conditions at the camp
ssou ana recent circumstances have
!, make them worse. For instance,
N.Y.. u.al OF rain has recently fallen at
aoly, washing the filth of the camp
~ river This necessarily made 1t
~, nence the sickness. / believe,
~, ~, uat all cause for complaint on
,ons WIN be removed today and look
y for the speedy recovery of
az are now Ill. So far as the two
e concerned, the mortality is very
mastering the fact that there are |
|1pmh tne ground. Among such q |
IN .p OF persons it is not all extra
kjns ,nal there should be an occasional !
evsn ~ mere and there, and notice !
slsa "a san Antonio. one of the SOL
H. saceumbed TO the sickness which |
y .n'insly averted in large gather
you think that. in view of the |
Nm promised to the boys today, that
ma oh get over their present sick
n that II Is not necessary to protest |
|rt,in,' continuing at Camp Mabry?"
brs With good water, I believe
AIN WI have no further reason to
|btsr,,r ] think the grounds are tn.
M auilui in the country. and. or.ina-
\. place is as healthy as car he found
paft Of the United States"
|ns,.e event, YOU expect to move in
m, ! think we will get our march
i IL. eDout Wednesday and in that
'e Tor Austin tomorrow morn
n ask you. colonel" went on the
|rr.rn the event of new regiments
Ns.1ed In this State. where do yoI
n, world be mobilizsd ?"
|sksa,ae In Houston. sir. think no.
hcp.s any longer to this city as
b x am quite sure. in fact. Hous-
e., % further intcrrogations. Lieu
Ii hel Cooke admitted that he
|fke ~ promoted to the colonelcy of
asw regiments soon to be organ
sss. and that several Of his
~ now exertins their influence
SSs4 ne said he was the ranking