The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-14
EDAY At MOBILE CAMP.
b,I,.Iiaa Rain Kept the Men in
Their Tents.
E,rfpFp WITH CHURCH SERVICES
-, Of the First Texas Regi-
u.cd-Thc First Gem
= erai Court Martial.

~, correspondence of The Post.)
'..S states Camp, Near Mobile, Ala
a steady, drilling rain, which
,rcreased to a heavy downpour,
.r,,d falling at an early hour this
4, and continued all during the day.
.,,a,er. officers AMI men alike were
- keep within the shelter afforded by
a,r,e-s. and the only persons com
a have the UNPLEASANT weather.
r,,rds-had still more cause. before
49,. work was done. to think that
n, Of soldier is ~ no means bed
n course. all he men, or nearly
,h,m are provided with ponchos, a
3 blanket with a slit in the center
- which the head is placed, but Fro
4, 10 the upper part Of the rods only
v,r,ed by the garment. whlch comes
,ui,.t Just above tie soldiers
which usually get the full benefit
Dc rair.
wsather PLAYED havoc with many
made for the day. The regular ser
hsld nv Chaplains Watts and Sexton
;,,syfered with to a considerable ca
and a mass. which was to have been
Ew,ed BY Catholic priest Tor the I'm
Il those Of his faith among the troops.
prevented entirely. so for the ,host
the men found the day 'ery dull
indeed.
! rain had the effect o. showing that
ANN IL BY nc means we'll drained. as
A. low places were filled TO overflow
ii very short spice OF time. The
rpy ground in the rear of the company
hens was soon converted into good
lake milking II imUpss'ble for the
ia cross IL. Details we're put 10 work
mr. the morning however, and before
Man the additional bitches which had
dug placed the amp in fairly good
icn.
crlrg the day meHs tents collapsed,
occupants having failed TO loosen the
ropes which. iightened by the damp
pulled up the pins.
personnel Of the First Texas band
follows:
biz musician, H. lie Marie.
|fyeant, George Horn, company l..
iyatss--F. n. Hess, company Z; r. l..
company Z T.. Hodges. company e;
Goss company D, Oscar Thorsen,
bany l.; Frank Barnett. company l..
B. Davis. company :; Robert I,eake,
pany H; c. H. English. company C;
trothers, company b. j. Beers. com.
&c.
)id Musician lie Marie. who before en-
y the service was a prominent citizen
PALESTINE, is giving his men daily in
fuon and within a few days will have
examination in shape 10 furnish good
e. Requisition for band instruments
made some time ago, but the needed
tes we're slow in arriving and supply
zones was rented from Mobile music
These are now being used to good
under the efficient leadership of
lie MaIre.
mist general court martial of the
commenced session at division
quarters yesterday. with Lieutenant
la W. H. Stacy of the First Texss
Fa'ng and Second Lieutenant C. r.
iM Of the Twentieth United States
NY an aide on General Wheaton's
Is Judge advocate. The personnel CT
WITT was as follows: Lieutent Colouel
" Duiour, Second louisiana Major
nWyer, First Texas; Major T. o.
FIRST Alabama; Major C. j. Bartlett,
louisiana; Major T. G.. Scurry, First
Major b. B. Buck, Second Texas;
y. D. Mcleod. First Alabama: Ma
L. hughes, Second Louisiana; Cap
D: Kennedy. company G, First
MA captain F. l.. Hart. company l.,
n'avama; Captain c. F. Paul, COM
FIRST louisiana; Captain George
.@lck, company A, First Texas.
"o'h OF organizing the court was
mu Immediately. but out of the
vus cases up for trial only two. both
m IRON the First Texas, were tr.ei.
~ session will be held tomorrow.
uaers regarding permits for officers
nm AM themselves from camp after
~ nave been frightened UP ana no
o. ayN allowed to be away from re-
u,,ees for a special reason.
=. A. Stuart of the Second Texas
.a today with a beautiful floral
d,,,sr nim by young lady of M>bile.
ssn, which represents two United
.asss and a shield. all the proper
fsva.s SHOWN. was composed of ma
All vna Texas had its initial extended
k,nv j., a day or two ago and every
eea ~ Ire regiment acquitted itse'f
oss,'aoiy. Colonel Openheimer and
men. 'eaSon to be proud of
''s e. Bird of h company. secon.
,s peen detached from his cam
'ue a part of the camp provost
pa her, t .or the Third infantry which
sos Tam rem Atlanta Friday nisht
Erlle =, ~ via the Louisville and
MINI. ~ o'clock this morning.
Pat csl,e, archer of Houston was a
at TIE camp today.
CAV.