Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-09-07

STATE MEET STARVATION AND DEADLY
FEvER-sURvIvoR CONE HOME AND
TILL TIE STORY.
Philadelphia Times,
Emigration has been advanced by
more than one sound thinker as the
great panacea for all the evils arising
from overcrowded cities and countries,
and it Is generally regarded as sound
doctrine; but nevertheless the old
adage, "look before you leap, holds
good In this connection aswell as In all
the movements and enterprises of life.
Tha following tale Ia q case In point,
aud bears its own moral. For nearly
year advertisements have repeatedly
appeared in the journals Of this city, re.
lating to the formation Of colonies to
settle in Texas, aud number Of Phil.
adelphians have been induced to join
the schemes. Hearing Of the return Of
the colonists, q Times representative
ourneyed to Angora, situated on the
West Chester Railroad, just on the con.
fines of the city limits, and called on
Mr.. William Modem at bis residence.
Here was also found Mr., Daniel Kelly,
a partner of Mr.. Modem in his travels.
They told the tale ofTexas In this wise
"During the latter part ofT6, said Mr..
Modem, "my attention was attracted 10
advertisements inviting all who desired
to join colony to settle In Texas 10
call at the corner of Ninth and Pass.
yunk road. In company with Mr.. Kelly
| did 90, aud found that 1t was q sa-
loon, and also found Major Whillden,
who represented himself as The agent
of the Harrisburg and San Antonio
Railroad, Of Texas, aud who stated that
he was extremely anxious to form colo
MES of Northern men along its route.
Maps were produced, showing the
country traversed, the fertility Of the
soil and the genialily Of the climate,
and wonderful opportunities Of accu-
mulating wealth were expatiated upon,
In about two weeks 1t was decided that
q colony should be formed. Mr.. Hol-
brook was chosen President, Mr.. Shir-
ley, Vice.President and Capt. Doyle
Secretary. II was then agreed that q
man should be sent to Texas TO inves'
tigste the condition Of affairs, and re-
turn, reporting what he considered 10
be the most favorable locality. At the
earnest solicitation Of Whillden, Doyle
D was selected, and we all threw In dol
!, lar apiece to pay the expenses. Whill
den, with Doyle and four others, ont
4 named Scho1eld, from ManayunI, ant
. the rest from the coal country, eacl
!, representing a colony, started fo
: Texas.
e OFF FOR TEXAS.
r "Whel they returned a meeting wa
d called aud Captain Doyle made Us
: speech, telling OF his travels through
the State, what a magnificent countr.
1t was, and how, after thorough in
speclion, he had settled upon Yves
= Bernard, Wharton county, on the lin
U OF the Harrisburg and San Antoni
Road, as the place OF all places to Il
4 cate the colony, which was to be calle
New Philadelphia. HO said that th
I, ground could be bought from the Raj
II road Company for two dollars An acre
,.e that Il averaged from two to three fet
e y of the richest subsoil that the climat
y ,, was remarkably healthy; the watC
y pure and wholesome; that the ell
= y chosen was high, dry, rolling land, wit
!. running streams in the Immediate v
Y cinity that corn, cotton and vegetable
u of all kinds could be raised anywhei
10 and everywhere, in fact that 1t was
a. y veritabla land of milk and honey, ali
y that he had made arrangements wit
Is the Company to have building erec
ed for the accommodation OF the colt
nists, until such time as they could pl
=. up houses aud fences in the tracts the
would purchase. Doyle also represen
=. ed that II anybody did not have monC
a. a. enough to buy lsud the planters we
= fairly hungerlng for workmen at $40
o. month and board, or they could 60
, and work on shares. The upHhot
" the whole matter was that we took tn
~ mans word and concluded 10 make Il
venture. was then working In Ca
lahan's mill, making fair wages 81
VI putting something by every week, aI
Il drew out what had In the Fer
-. wood Building Association. HI
10 brook attended TO the buying Of o
~ ue tickets we were to 60 to GalVesl
'' by the Mallory line Of steamers al
- the rest Of the way by rail. Forty fan
~ " lies were provided for, and that nuI
- Der took the train at Third aud Ber
for New York on January l3. Viii
"a den aud Holbrook went with us Il
~ y, far aud no further, but Captain Doy
io' said, at the last moment, that he coU
not 20 down for about three mont
- as he had some houses to sell and did
aT want to sacrifice them. To make
long story short, We arrived At Galy
100, ton all safe, aud started for West B
per nard, 100 miles distaut. We arriv
inn. there at 3 o'clock in the morning, w
switched of on to asiding aud staid
the cars until dawn. Upon openi
for our eyes the first disappointment can
10 There was nothing in sight but an
ons section house, used as boarding hoV
by Mrs. FIaherty, and partially ct
sier sirucGed depot the foor waanot doV
IT0' TIS' the roof was not on, aud that was
lSeS i place we were to live in while prep
ing to settle permanently. Fortunate
A.. had money, and took my family
tue MTs. FlAheEty's and got square %
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