The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-29
'IuE ARRIVAL At MIAMI,
First Texas Troops Are Pleased
with Their Camp.
1HEY ALL STILL REMEMBER HOUSTON
whenever They Are Given a D.r.
snstrntion Memories of Bayou
City Are Recalled to Boys.
Especial Correspondence of Tho Post,

III. .
United States Camp at Miami, June %
me last section of the train bearing ;,
First Texas infantry arrived here short
before midnight last night. The voluntee
we're given an ovation by the peopIe
Ais place, which was Of such please,
character ~ to cause the soldiers 10 N,
ret entirely the discoinforts of Tho Ion
trip from Mobile and to make them thin
Of the demonstration which greeted tho,
On that memorable Thursday night whe
they passed through Houston en- rop,a +,
the Mobile camp. The depot was crowda
with citizens when the train pulled IN
Notwithstanding the lasteness of the hons
md az soon as the Texans left tho oar,
hey we're taken in charge by the bos.
ptable Miamians and treated to lunch
which approached sumptuousness wber
compared with the travel rations furni shed
during the journey. Omnibuses were n,acea
1.-THE disposal of the officers and they we're
driven to the Biscayn hotel, where a salts.
tng repast was set before them. On ever.
Ode expressions of hospitality and pood
Will were heard and every possible copr-
tsy was extended the Texans, the result
being that they lost sight of their wear,-
ness and enjoyed thoroughly the MANY
tndnesses shown them.
All Of the prominent citizens of Miami
participated in the attempt to make things
pleasant Tor the Texans, chief among them
being Dr.. J. w. Jackson, one of tbe nrin
cpl physicians of the place: DR. w II
ANDERSON, special government agent. NJ
Q. Mum, the official censor: MIR. +
Macdonald, Mr.. w. NJ. Brown, MIR. II I.
BRADY, Mr.. E. A. Waddell, Mr.. l.. q
oi,er and Mr.. Charles II. Garthside. Tbes.
sealemen spared no pains in showing the
sooiefs that they were welcome and tho |
ilct that the effort was emlnently success
iul was SHOWN by the many expressions of |
ypisciatVe gratitude which came from
NO Iexans before they finally retired.
ine ehhsted men spent the night nm
ns Depot platforms using their blankets
W. mattresses and their clothes bags for
nnows' Inc boards We're not quite as soft
= Tue Deds to which most of the yolun-
.Nn were used TO at home, but the plat-
~a .a, Snoraed plenty of room and were a
rs. q reliet after the two days trim
,,,,, we clowded day coaches where the
amited space made cramped posit,ons
necessary The officers used the Pul,mans
which they had travelled from Mobile ,
.aa inc Few hours of sleep they were abie
Y. gel was made all the more pleasant hy
~ cool sea breezes, the cars having bean !
~ on pier in the bay where the wina J
Nd free sweep. 'ne WING
~. y O'CLOCK this morning every one was
',sr 49,, anu Dusily engaged in taking the
ss. iy steps toward getting the camp
~ enape' Hot coffee in unlimited nuar. o
M, was served the men and the travel
. IVY consisting Of baked beans. corne1 s
|. . aaa hard tack, were added to from, n
ls,s. es OF the restaurants and lunch s.
1lcsr. IN .ne vicinity OF the depot. The a
ums. s secured breakfast at some of tbe a:
MUS ous uptown hotels and when the an OIL
!, !. !, y nSenfrs'sAed esy a. v'
Of 10 work at unloading the baggase 7
freight cars, getting the tentage and ,,.,
piles to the camp ground, and, In short. %
lrng things in shape for an indefinite rei
- the
me Texans had been told so many ap,
nes about Miami that they really did Br
know what to expect, but 1t can be ate
TED without any fear of contradiction a., :
every man among them was agreeably sig
lprised at the results of the observations off
made as soon as the opportunity was wi
oided them this morning. They expected gu
mo nothing but dreary wastes Of sand an
swamp and their expectations were shi
luihlled. They had been led to believe an
y The place was situated right in the Sti
'isades that they would be beset by MI
fious forms of swamp and malarial fevers to
that the mosquitoes and sand flies were VIII
numerous and so bloodthirsty that life col
y ua be made almost unbearable. WI
ana In these particulars, too. the SOL ou
y from Texas were most agreeably dis 90
V0n'ed. II the powers that be had trav- an