The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-06
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Three Nee Rescued From a Natery
Grave aud Brought 10.
CHAgBER OF COMMERCE MEETING.
reports on Receipts and Disbnrsements
boraie for Export - Leg Rroken.
Ixsciieat FIRE Department

Galveston. Texas. Januery a-Cap,alr
{. Il. CloGeh OF the schocntr Joserb,,,r
vho arrived hecc this morning fror,
trinity river. REPORTS having pickei I'm
three rrsa frcn the bottom Of a cat
f4esed boat ;hat eapssaal OF the npouth
- 'He aVtr about a. m. January
Lneif names were +. o, N-.lkeS F-sa
West and Albert JoAnson. ard ;hcv ~o-n
posed hunting party from Galveston.
W scn taken from The eoAt the men were
chilled through and would not long have
SURVIVED as It was freezing hard snd
me seas were dEshtng ever them. They
saved nothing bat twc guns Can.atn
clouSh war-ne. them I'm. brought ;hesn
around all rssh; and transferred Their, 10
the schooner Winnie which brought then,
q Galveston, arriving here aSou, II
o'c'o,s today.
CAPTAIN Clcpgh you'd have yep, thar,
on hiS brat bu. ~ had como SD -.e
sA7eers 81 heard ard there was no -oor.
IN III cabin, s. he transforms them In
me schooner Winnie where they could
De ARID .of. as 81 was freezing hard AZ
me Time The boat was left WHERE she
capsi1ed en5 parties viii 80 after her to-
morrow and brig Afr hack to Galveston.
EXCELLENT FIRE DEPARTMENT.
MI Thomas Kinr. formerly 4 member Of
the New NurE Sire department. now on a
viys; here. thinks the reople of Calves
ton Go rot fully appreciate the oxceilenes
q theiT fire de1artnent and therein he
g probably nsht There have been no
serious losses hy Ere in Galveston ir
s'afY months Small fires there have
been, and many 81 them. but II is fart
I wtirh SPEAKS volumes for the Galveston
IRE depa-tren, that the flames are nearly
always sN'ine1lsl,cd before any DANA e.
j. dcr~ TIE Trst correspondent can hea p
testimony e the truth or this siatesnen;
fer although taking note of ell the alarms
tarn,i &c. ne Is seldom called upon 10
Hc;@ say ,7sses and eyen when there ere
l2-sts they are Usually very slight This
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AZ the annual meeting Of the chamber
! ~ com nerce neld last evening. reports
( ~eTe i,teg showing receipts from
Ap,'i J. 4''' % Dsce'noer al.lssa OF tSi97 -
ana cr e'ns me- f9r the same period
N"oanrr.F 70 100 " leaving cash bal
-, - ui'o'l was
! >,-.t-.,-, r-.,..-,., ~ 70 t,,-
re,- s---a, consArt,o-1 IN c,,iy.s, ETC.,,
Z TIE following were elected directors for
I ne ersu:a- ytar. william F Ladd Geo
+ = Mann. l. Minor. 4 z. Homer s
I MontE7vo-v, o seeNrson. !. J. schott
Gus Rrv~ r@hofrer- George ". Courts, +
~, u. MoMasior John seNly and
! '"''4 'i0i.er
LEG BROKEN
I Last evening while a, work On .hA
/ st.5fosb.n olas Avr-o q -. Ghri ubo
vas org geo IN iischarginE ocke from
{ tho vessel rad his left leg broken. he
/ was sn1v-iinr coke when the rope on A
I huge .ron bucket used FOR d'schargins
: urpost- broke and the bucket fcll. strik-
! ing SOUL On fae leg the patrol wagon
NAS 'r'e"nonen FOR ana Shill removed TO
~. s'o'ai
re 'reH mar " aNout . years OF age
ava recently came n're from brennan
/ b'kAIE fpH kNFpHF.
J There is now being loaded on board
7 fte 7tcamship Lockrno~c about 201 tons az
( bls.tr. which is for export to London. 7.
, F-s sNlluca fror' san Francisco 10 Cal