Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-25
CITY A CENTER OF
MILITARY ACTION
TWO ADDITIONA LTROOPS OF u. :.
CAVALRY REACH BROWNSVILLE.
FOLLOWED BY A REGIMENT OF
TENAS NATIONAL GUARD

With cavalry following cavalry. aud
company after company of state militia
ARRIVING throughout the day. scene Of
such military action as has not been wit.
messed in this city since its babyhood
days was that viii. passed before the
people of Brownsville today. With his
usual expeditions manner Of handling
matters of this kind Governor Culquitt
had no more decided on moving the Tex
n National Guard 10 the frontier than
the plan was carried .ept,------......, -.
Orders were quickly started out over
the wires. and within few short hours
companies of infantry from the National
Guard. from points rs far north n Sher
man and as far west as Austin. had
started on their long railroad journey To
the frontier.
+ With the arrival last night Of two
troops Of United States cavalry. l. and
NJ Of the Third. there are now five troops
and a machine gun platoon in the city.
forming the local strength of the federal
garrison. under the command Of Major
Sedwick Rice. The first troop train
reached the city last hight shortly after
Shutdown. and Immediately detrained al
the freight station. shortly after mid
night the second troop reached the city.
remaining in the ears until sun up this
morning. when they also dctraincd 10
take up camp in Fort Brown. The regi-
mental band did not accompany the
troops.
The first train load Of Texas National
Guard 10 reach Brownsville arrived ut
9:30 o'clock this morning. This troop
train was in command of Captain Dallas
j. Matthews of Houston. one of the best
known State military men. and included
Company \. Third Texas infantry. Cap
tain Dallas J. Matthews: Troop A. Cav
airy squadron. The Houston Lghtguard.
Captain J. X. Edmundson. both being
from Houston; Company q. Third Texas
infantry of Galveston. Captain a. Bau-
shell: Company +. Second Texas in
fantry Of Austin. Captain T.. q. Hutch
ings.
Captain George J. Head of Company
l.. Third Texas Infantry. the Browns
Vile Rifles. has already made arrange
mcnts Ia camp the Texas National Guard
boys. Camping ground for the infantry
has been established in the abandoned
National cemetery. south of Fort Brown.
and near there "A camping ground has
been established for the cavalry. The
spot i one of the prettiest in the city,
and commands an excellent view of the
surrounding country. and also cross the
river points. points of interest to the
Texas boys.
The regiment ordered ont bv Governor
%. II. Colquitt for duty on the lower bor.
der consists Of thirteen companies of in.
lfaniry. including the Brownsville com.
pany. two troops of cavalry. the medical
corps AMI the Dallas battery Of artillery
THE total H. approximately twelve hun.
'dred men.
onc company reached. Harlingen this
morning in two tourist sleepers, and
was detached from the train 10 be sent
ont 10 camp al some one Of the Valley
towns Ii is expected that other 81 the
trains that are due this afternoon and
tonight will also H. sent 10 the Valley
towns for patrol duty.
The following j. list ~ the compan.
its that form this provisional regiment
a. complied b. Adjutant General Henry
lHutchins: