The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-18
VISITORS TO BATTLESHIP.
Sightseers Will Board the Big Yes.
sci This Afternoon.
SHE WAS AGROUND TUESDAY NIGHT.
hut FIOntcd Mt Flood Tide Yesterday
Evening and Is Now Anchored in
Deep Watcr-NO Damage.

Galveston. Texas. February 1.-THE
battleship Texas will be open for the in
spection of visitors from / to 3 p. III. to-
morrow She is now lying in bolivar
roads, a big floating fort, bristling with
big guns and showing up broadsile OF
milk white to the lockers on from the
wharf and points Of vantage about the
city. The committee of citizens b oarded
her this morning and were welcomed by
the officers on board and it was then ar
| ranged that the visitors should be received
as indicated above. Nearly all day the
big vessel has been surrounded by small
craft OF all sorts. steam launches, tugs
flat boats, schooners and yachts. and the
occupants had good outside view Of the
warship, but We're not permitted on board
as the officers were not ready to receive
them. They, however. seemed to be very
well repaid for their trouble by the out
side view.
Tomorrow afternoon the visitors aboard
the vessel will be numerous. They will
be there the advance guard. promptly at
o'clock, and they will continue to arrive
until the reception hour is over. Visitors
will be received on board and shown over
the vessel by Captain Glass, Lieutenant
Doyle, Heilner, Phelps and other officers
OF the vessel They will he shown the
big guns which send n solid shot a dis
lance of ten miles and the little guns
which arc used for closer range. the rapid
firing guns and the slow-flring guns. and
| in fact all the armament OF the vessel
The members OF the legislature win be
here some time tomorrow and will prob
ably 90 aboard the vessel in body. AS
| they are coming down from Houston via
the bayou they will probably not reach
the city until late in the afternoon Some
of them, however, will como by rail and
| will reach here In the forenoon. The pre-
sentation OF the silver service and the
| other presentations will not take p,ace un
| I'll Friday afternoon and will probably oc-
| cur on the lawn in trent Of the Beach no
tel
Major A. NJ. Miller and Lieutenant V.
Judson, corps OF engineers. this morning
paid their official visit to Captain Glass
OF the battleship Texas These gentlemen
were attlr~ IN rull uniform and their call
was strictly formal one. as required by
the etiquette OF the army and navy
Last night during cbb tide the current
caught her stern and swung her on a soft
mud bottom, This afternoon she was
rloated by the Incoming tide without any
damage and now lies within thirty five
feet OF the same place with ten feet Of
water under keel
There were enough petty officers and
sailors from' the Texas ashore TODAY TO fl,
out any ordinary five merchant CLEANERS
The petty officers were ARRANGING fo,
provisions for their various messes and
'hey showed good knowledge of trade
ana prices, The crew OF the r.xas /,
divided up into perhaps twenty mosses
eaeh one working separate and distinct
Ifat Uncle SANS boys are good feeders
, noGonY VINO was around the places they
visited this morning can doubt Good on,
ers usually make good fighters and The
, IoNas Is surely pretty well supplied with
men who think kindly OF thei. ap5aochs
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