The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-31


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reason for tba nr,s,,., ...,,,, ,,,
lay III one boxes OF
"Ai'A Aau peeh sent OUT from the
,,sS,t 49, 'e's VI INC chiei quar'ermaster in
~ 4.,u.. ""1 ""'e' "e'e openeo
-, '''N 'iie'r COMMENTS issued 10 the
~
"'0'iiu 'iie spo' q" "nicn LIEU
'iHe 'ohu"eteu MS operations re-
'''"Ne' one VI swarm OF HES around
'''N ra'iNi' pe'dlis from every COM
ldny III the regiment were on hand, all
eager to get the equipment due them. The
heat and the dust were lost sight Of en-
tirely and all during the long day Inn men
stood out in the hot sun waiting patiently
for their rs-pective turns. Tho fact thai
they had waited so long for the clothing
combined with their sad lack of il nuie
the occasion even more interesting than il
would have been under ordinary .circum
stances, and the man went about their work
rs gayly as Il school boy on his way tn huv
pair of new boots
The distribution had not proceeded very
far when it was found thar the snnn,v m
hand lacked considerable of beine lac,a
regiment
in consequence some of the soldiers Mo
hoped to he fitted ont cornlete NV nigbtf,lI
were disappointed
owe, ,fto, a., a,o.,,,.,.- r'Nr,'
was ono u.,,oh ho,,,o.s ~. "a.
LITTLE Tba ,roosrro,,a,,. 90 a.s, ~, -
tale, r,h.r a. .o,,,,.,.,o.,. -. ~.
h,,, 4, o,,s,. .,,s s.1,...'.-
''' U"e 'No' ''iuuS mum 'e'
OIL piouses' trousers shirts, mats shoes, I'M
dercloJhing socks, etc, some errors were
bound to occur and in consequence it was
.,swan,'jna ,.n,,nd >, ~ go Va
pressed il. before every one was fitted.
Only comparatively small number of
the arucieS named were issued 10 eaeh
company anu IL may De ssNeidl Gays oe-
iore tne cohpie'e equipment is issued
on,o,,,,t ts,,a5 ~ 80 ,'9 stato5 thot -.
Iio's.uh l.isht uuaru now mas twenty PAIRS
twonty hats thirtv rairs nf shoes Twelve
blouses. seventeen blue flannel shirts ahi
a small amount OF undercloth'ng' the EN-
n ,i.s. 49, 49,, n ,o 'V ~, -
r.irs ~ ehoss o;,bty bioni5ets twor.v~
four hats. twelve blouses The remaining
equipment may be issued tomorrow, and
Nv u may nti pc ,sFueu lur ssseral unys
mere Is aosoiutciy no certainty resardl's
the matter.
1he SECOND leHas mas as YET rece'Nei
nothing in the way of equipment, but the
chief orartermaster sent out to the camp
60, po,ri,,,or+o, orortorp,aster cuoseaz this
ioi s'ei'iie'is V
evening whleh Is co'lslrueu 10 mean tlat
something may be eNpecten IN tie near
future. The Second Is IN as bah piieht
as was the FIRST ana It's oihcers anu men
are anxious TO get IN preSehuapie SHAPE
The question of when ordnance is to be
issued is still unanswered. Lieutenant w.
c.. Drew. Jr., acting ordnance ofhcer ioV
the First Texas, sent In his requis'tion
just week ago, nus up 40 .ne d lneern'
wrltihe he nas .eue''e" Nv
number of the volunteers In the FIRST
and Second Texas will, it is understood
make application to be transferred to the
hospjtal corps which, as has already been
~, j.. nh, Post ,s now being recruited
9'"'eu ~ - ooo ,,,,.,st raql-
up 10 the number OF Soo-aihiost resi-
ment In itself. Most of the young men In
question have some knowledge of medicine
',, a,. ~, e,for. IN get into
and they VIII iilahS Wv sdvoncen;snt To
me corps WIN 49,, rewards ard act
the POSITIONS ot l'os 80 cessarv IN which
Ing stewards sne 9t ,9i,i,iphnd in The post.
have alreauy been tara ~ raainentaI
Dr. Was, WHO cai u az 80 bonn nlanea
surgeon OF the firsu hGnnS ,,s AMI DR.,
In charge OF the ulsls,oa ,taton,s is acting
Cannon, one OF hls as7'',a' fsct csneraI
Temporarily IN ms pi'vg' ~ So'n n, !.
Coppinger mas az az r.i.ea slU 0,, on that
position to favor 'he leNs"s an ", e.
score the patriotlc sons oi We ~ III N''''
State have reason 10 De "c'i
. ,,-Corr,,or NJ tho uous-
| captain ueorse 'ioNo' 49,.
! ton Light Guard perpetialea cruel JoNe
| an his two lieutenants, scurry and Por-
o,d Nth NJ them are now bid
ts TO-DAY anu IVY" - ca, = favorable
ing their tina and W@ilihs io' -
opportunity to get their REVENGE captain
,foro,picl called them into his tent This
'o ith sace as serious as
forenoon anu "'sn to,d Them
! that he had orders to detail one OF them