The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-10-07

GALvEsTos, Texas, Oct 4, 1882
Editor Lake Ohailes Echo

preaching storm IN the Mexican Gulf
are noted at Washington, with proba-
bly, dangerous winds. Its time
enough, however, for landsmen to
prepare for storms when the clouds
begin to gather and darken. This
city wonld seem to % casual observer.
to be just the Toy fer the storm-king,
but on a closer examination it will
be found that Galveston lies in a pc
culiar pocket as il were, by nature,
protected from severe winds, and
although driving winds sometimes
cause the waters Of hay and gulf to
infringe upon the city limits some
what, but because the surrounding
country is SO level there will always
be sufficient outlet for any and all Of
old Neptune's surplus warter.
Galveston is growing and incress-
ing in population. Houses of all de-
scriptions are going up, and reminds
one of mushrooms ia their sudden
growth. These improvements are
generally Of handsome and sub
stantial character, being homes for
the wealthy. Deep brick and rocl,
foundations for buildings are made
now in almost every instance, and
the houses are set high up beyond
any reach of dampness, an opposite |
style fromthe fashion of twenty years
ago. All old buildings were put as /
near terra-frma as possible sthen, /
which gave the houses the appear
ance Of holding on, and an evident
idea of not getting too high either as
q second story was rarity, the cell
ings being invariably low. Now
these old landmarks arc being raised !
up, and improved generally, so that |
when the. renodeler is through with
his work, if you had not watched the
process Of a few days, you would 1
think the old house had sunk and a /
new one grown in its place, and yet
there are no houses of a medium class
for rent, Strangers, or people Of !
moderate means, who live here per-
manently, and prefer renting, are ;
sorely Inconvenience by this search !
ty. A better investment could not !
be made by moneyed man than in t
erecting good, comfortable houses
with from six to eight rooms for /
homes for the middle classes.
A handsome structure, the masonic :,
temple, is to be erected on the south
east corner Of Post Office and Centre l
streets, the contract is let, the build l
ing to cost from $500 to $4,000. ;
Government work on the jetties is a
progressing to the entire satisfaction 1
Of Col. Mansfield who considers the
experimental part Of his work COM :,
pleted and success a surety, The i
coming norther Of the approaching 5
winter, is expected to aid in scuur- t
ing and deepening the channel.
Two large English steamers now h
lie at the wharf unloading their car
goes. These staunch ocean steamers c
came in over the bar drawing a few :
inches less than fifteen feet. The {
larger Of the two, the Crystal, in Il
being able to approach the wharf l
nnaided by lighters in the usual way, 5
has saved on this cargo, the sum of
at least $1,000. Business men Oh the
Strand hail this as an important event. /
A sad accident occurred in our city 6
yesterday on the Texas-Mexican rail
road, in which a worthy man, aud f
engineer Of the road, MIR. VIM. Gray, i
lost his life. No blame could posi-. t
bly, be attached to any one. The sand :
train which be was on, was rapidly i
turning sharp curve on avenue n, a
and Thirty-seventh street, the loco c
motive and tender jumped the track.
The unfortunate man was either
thrown. Or jumped through the cab
window. His injuries were such that &
he lived in great agony three hours t
only, when death came no doubt as
q welcome messenger.
The public schools opened here on
Monday, the second. Few changes :
have been made among the teachers.
The attendance Of pupils is large !
though in starting to school as in !
many other beginnings inlife, there {
are always tardy ones who are never
ready, this class viii drop in here
and there, always buried, trying to
catch up with their mates who were
on time. Il
Alta meeting Of the city council !
last night, when the committee on
water supply was called, the chairman
said he had nothing to offer on the
subject, further onhowever, il was re- !
solved that the committee should ad-
yertisc for proposals for the purpose
of Supplying both salt andfresh water, /
separately. It was finally agreed to
reconsider the plan Of employing an {