The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-01
LETTER FROM CAPTAIN FRANKLIN.
He Tells OF Camp Life and How the
Enlmcts Arc Geiiinp On

| EmmctS Arc Getting ON.
| letter from Captain T. Hadley Frank
lin OF the Emanet Rifles, now in the United
States service in camp at Mobile Ala, has
been received by Colonel Thomas A.
Franklin, OF which the following substance
is given: He acknowledges the receipt OF
| letters and some shoes, for which he paid
| express charges. and, after apologi1ing for
| not writing sooner on account OF his time
| having been preoccup!ed from $3.50 a. m
10 $3.50 p. IN. in drilling and reciting les
| sons learned ION tbs ny" as no time is
| given for study. We are fairly comforta-
| Bile but still very short on equipment /
| have good cook for the men and Sergeant
Cronan is feeding very wSlA>giving them
whatever extra green grub w3 can buy.
But we have reached the limit Of our funds
ana don't believe there is SO in the entire
outnt-a very desirable 90 thing lor the
| fen, but hard for the providers notice
they are getting up benefit for the three
| Houston companies. IL Will add materially
TO their comfort in camp. For instance.
| Major Dwyer wants to have the tents
| tloored in his battalion, which will cost
| about SIG per company, and offers to pay
ons-fourth for each company il We Will
pay the balance, but not having the funds
| the companies are sleeping on hay. Floors
are not a necessity. but Il luxury. Bedsscks
| would prove good things, but We have
none. Mosquitoes and dies are very bad
and / have scheme on that too. | wish
you would estimate the cost Of eighty bed
sacks. thirty inches wide by seventy TWO
long. They are made like a mattress tick
with an opening to put hay in. Also figure
on SxS bars, square top to 20 in
tents 9xa, to he put on frame about three
| feet We can make the frames here. There
are other things which would make the
boys more comfortable Lanterns Tor
tents shoe brushes. toilet soap, tobacco
| vegetables for mess, etc. Ii there was
company fund these could be procured and
ours has been exhausted Il have just
been to inspect the mems dinner, They had
soup, roast beef, potatoes, cabbage. bread
and bread pudding we'll cooked aud cleanly
served on clean mess table
| ITO return to the company fund. This
is made among regulars by savings on ra-
TONS profits on the canteeu. Mr.. Dwyer
sent me letter to the chief quartermaster
| and ! called on him today. He was a
schoolmate OF Mr.. Dryer and seemed very
proud OF him. He was very pleasant aud
complimentary of the Texas troops The
regulars are quite complimentary, to Us.
especially. They say they never saw a
finer looking body OF troops anywhere. The
Emmets are attracting attention by good
drilling and discipline and were compl-
mented by Major Dwyer at camp today
| was present when an officer told Major
Dwyer that the United States sanitary In
spector had made special report Of inspec-
ton in camp Of his battalion this morn
ing"
We received a portion of our equipment
yesterday and will probably get the bal
ance tomorrow MAY 30) or next day, The
clothing Is good understands. on the or
der Of gauze about the weight of the
scotland meek ribbed. out nat goods me
drawers are pleached jeans good 4o-cent
ones. The socks are about the grade of the
| Scotland mock gnrk hit nullpapbpi and
nrner. inc SHOES are gooa' substahtlai
broad eait toe, seams SOFT ana the men VINO
nave received them say they are very COM
Portable and don't need any breaking in.
AS to the boys you inquire about Brown
Lyons and others. are doing well. Egan
makes a spiendid non -eoinmlssiohea on
Ger anu george Lyons brother is dong
well; makes good corporal and good drill
master and Is very steady, nov that the
girls are out OF the way. holland tDr. Da-
viss BROTHER law is good non-com-
missioned OFFICER, drilling squad when no
one Is LOOKING lie handles them Well put
gets ratified when an officer corrects him
on drill. Kendall seems to be catching on
right last Drew Is OF great assistance, es-
peclaily In extended order' III lact Is OF the
Greatest asslsthnee 10 me no ih' IIson
poy mas peen SICK put is getuhs wen now
me burgneilu poy Is crazy 10 ger INTO tho
hospital corps IN fael nave three VINO
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