The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-19
THE INVASION OF AUSTIN
HOUSTON SOLDIERS OFF TO THE
CAPITAL CITY.
Full Complement OF Light Guard and
Cavalry viii 6ivuoac at
Camp Mabry.

Houstons two military companies got
away last night via the Houston aud Texas
Central railroad for the tented field of
Mars ut Camp Mabry, Austin. There WAS
much OF the "pomp and panoply Of war
III the departure of these two companies
( lof the state encampment All the after
noon the soldiers were about the streets
III uniform, and a stranger In the city not
acquainted with what was going on might
haYe imagined that martial law had been
proclaimed. While the encampmcnt this
year Is going to he n school of Instruction
IN strlcter sense Of the term than have
been previous assemblies Of the volunteer
guard, " Is apprchenued that plenty OF
opportunity Will he accorded the social con
tingcnl and that braid and lace and the
u0ppngS ana the suits Of war viii not
be exhibited on the field altogether. There
/ mas always been a time In the life OF every
soldier whether In peace or war, when
dreadful marches were changed to delight
I'M meetings. and when instead OF engaging
IN mortal combat to fright the souls Of
fearful adrclsares, he "capered nimhly
In some lady's chamber TO the lascivlous
pleasing OF u iute. WIFE the modern
tatr one gold braid IS more than coronets
and shoulder straps than Norman blood.
Under the rigid rule of military discipline
pi-vatcs are restricted To one small satchci
each. but the company always has big
invoice ~ what are called In military par
lance lockers, and tho average pnv1i
manages TO stow away in these enough OF
purple and fine raiment to make him. pre-
seWahle for emergency duty in the draw
ing room
It required two cars for the horses of the
Houston cavalry, and two special coaches
mere placed at the disposal of the mil
inc following Is a roster of the two Hous
Houston Light Guard-CaptaIu. = \.
{ Hutchinson; hrst lieutenant, John S. Hoo
ver junior first lieutenant, lngham ). Rob
! eri>i second lieutenant. w. l.. Dennis; first
sergeant Harry Jones quarternaster ser
geont, W, i. Bryan; third sergeant Cail,e
b@kc fourth sergeant, Dallas Matthews
/ NTH sergeant J A. Bryan. Jr.; first cor
! poral, Alfred Dyer; third corporal. Hurry
/ Lidstone Jr. fourth corporal, Harry VI u
gard prtvates, II II. Bryan W Alsworth
/ TYLER Rrtau John BringhurSt Gordon
/ Biark, Thn Boavens, Fred Bocock, Arthur
! Cllne. George H. Collins Owen Co IN sn
" J. Dennis. Fritz Dyer John Doolan
Bert EyertS, Jesse Edmundson IT.. sam
/ FAINT DICK Fields, Russell Fawcett. Muir
ray Jones Floyd Johnson, George KEN
( John Kennedy { w Lidstone, LEONARD
! MciicHka. Neil Mastersou. Random Porter
4 Henry Pasche, Preston Rcynaud. L. a
Robbins Gus street. Jr., Alfred Toomhs
! Troop a. Houston, Cavalry Captain, w
tenant !; y Davis second Lieutenant
/ A A. phlin, first sergeant; j.. G Tmni $
second sergeant; J II Cload, qunrtcrmas
Shellshear fourth sergeant W, + Gray
SOU gnldQn sergeant A. d. Minis, FRS
999rporal sam Fowler second corpora,
Anderson, Watson W1gg0ner ChyhWm
Fourmv Whcldon, Grover. ChHioanEl
pcrriuRer, Jacobs, Damon, Warner, Blu
Somers, Strong Barnett Loycloy Ross
l1costg. Oherlc Holland, Wallace. Mullen
veg Dare, Hanlblln II. h. Walac,
Briglt White. Mills.
The rayNlyN troop wore brand new url
forms provided by Adjutant General Sour
To take the place oi those destroyed Il
/ the market house hrc.
In addition TO the various officers anC
mDThers Of the companies mentioned nthe
/ prominent military gentlemen nf Houstol
/ accompanied the expedition. among then
! Major Spencer Hutchlns Of the inpecfo
generals department., Major ToWleS com
( muudng the cavalry battalion. Major N'if
tor Drew. assistant ldintaut general; Ilcu
tenant l. Nnu -Murchson nliutant cayair,
battalion: Lieutenant Nlilbv Porter bat
TALON adiUtani First regiment: Captpla !
I Allen KYLE of the surgeons corns
Lieutenant Kicker Of Galveston. quarter
master of the Third infantry came ~
from the Island city and after spcndlr'
the day here, accompanied the Houston
soldiers on their trip to Austin
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For Those living IN the Malaria DIS
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