The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-18
FnoM SECOND CORPORAL.
Denies the stories of sickness and
Praises The Posts Reports.

Denies the stories of sickness and
Praises The Posts Reports.
Camp Near Mobile, June 15.-Early yes
terday morning long line Of covered
wagons parslleled the headquarters build
ing and extended for quarter OF mile.
An day long the widest kind Of Wild
hitched 10 these green wagons with red
wheels. The phrase government mule
Is nos full OF significance to me. Hereto
fore 1t has been only an empty phrase.
These mules go every way but the right
way. Including straight up one was tied
down TO the ground half hitch on his nose
aud strap on his hind foot to tree, and
yet unconquered. He was trying 20 climb
the tree when was called away Another
team ran away and struck camp in one
or two tents. That means the mules took
down the tents. Their time is now the
record, to say nothing of the ncatncss and
dispatch with winch they scattered camp
equpage iJr a space around.
The wagons have ousn distributed among
the troops, -uppOs,u Any one 10 each COM
pdny. Including four mules. lnasnu h as
some OF the mules have kicked the ~. s."
oil the wagons the boys may have some
thing to supplement the boxing gloves as
paythngs.
The camp was almost ready to move
when We received orders suspending the
movement The soldiers had gotten rid Of
their surplus clothing, selling the ar.ic.es
for any price from a glass OF iemonaie up,
and were chagrined at the delay The men
were hoard singing last night, but tonight
the song OF the u. S. mule IS the only
sound that vles with the sentrys call.
However, the camp is much n.arer NOV
ing shape than ever before, and the time
here can be counted in daysSl the fingers.
Tho boys are anxious TO 90 somewhere and
do something.
We received the shelter TENS yesterday
dog tents the boys call them-and no
doubt we Will soon be going through the
prairie dog drill
There is little or no sickness on drill
days and. strange 10 say, none on Sunday
or Saturday, on which days We have no
drill.
Our move when we do march will be as
Through an cnemy5 country advance
guard and rear guard will be thrown out.
We don't know now where we VIII 90, nor
whom but It would not surprise some o.
us IL It is TO Mobile wharf to board trans
ports for Porto Rico General Schwan mas
expressed satisfaction with this command
ana expects pfeHt bIlUBo VI US ~ WI VIZ
as some OF the Texans say, to watch our
smoke
Rcports have been sent out from this
camp alleging Il large percentage OF sick
ness | am in position to know ana VIII
say notwith Jtanding other statements, thit
tho number of sioi,- Is small indeed, there
being in the hospital today out OF the FIRST
Texas $1,000 mem but nine. yesterday eleven
and Sunday nine, on Saturday but seven.
These are figures from the records ana
speak volume for the health OF the camp
In this connection II might not be amlss
for me TO venture a little gratuitous advice
TO our friends at home. The numerous
sensational reports emanatng from this
camp come in many instances from unre-
liable !ources. personal letters, etc. The
Post has young man on the ground,
known to many of you, C.. Arthur Williams.
and he will get and send in reliable news
when It is oNainable. Military move
ments and conditions are not easy items
to secure for publication. man can be
guilty. of but one oftense in giving out
this infcrma,ion No soldier worth the
name will Jsisohey an order so well under
stood If The Post doesn't get the news il
is because it Is not given out The matter
is made more difficult too, from the fact
that orders affecting this command eman-
ate from a distant point
The band gathered together from the
enlisted men OF tho First Texas played at
guard mount this afternoon. They were
voriferorslv received. and notwithstanding
the fact that they have been organized less
than a week no casualties were reported
among the auditors.
Second Corporal.