The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-19
BOARDED The BIG VESSEL.
Thousands Unable to Scramble Onto
Her Decks.
NO STANDING ROOM ON THE WHARF
aA.d Lubbers Disappointed mt the
siac Of the Bnttlcshtp- VIII Lie IN
Bolivar Roads Until Saturday.

Galveston. Texas. February 1s.--"iav'
van seen the Texas?" was the query yes
terday and the day before which one mel
ut nearly every turn. Today the questions
which nearly every one was called upon
10 answer were: Have you been aboard
the battleship? What do you think o.
+ herr"
The first question a good many people
= could answer in the affirmative this even
ing and a good many others could not.
Thousands OF people boarded the big vessel
during the reception hours between ! ana
s u. IN. and other thousands were unable
70 scramble onto her deebs. IL was !usl
simply mystical impOSsbllity Tor all tns
people who wanted 10 see the DAttlesnlp "
find transportation from the NnarFes 10
tho yessel and there would not nave Deeh
space enough Oh the big vessel 10 az
couimodate them all II the smaller poa's
could have transported them as last as
they wanted 10 60. At o'clock a con-
scryatiye estimate placed the number VINO
had boarded the ship at 1871 ana iu.f
1000 stood upon the vharves unable 10 ger
10 her owing 10 insufficient transportation
facilities There Was scarcely staining
room on Mallory wharf, from when point
were unable to get to the Texas oontented
themselves with view OF her from the
docks. with the facilities at hand Inc
number wfo could b. safely transported
TO the ship did not exceed 1000 an hour.
and 1t required double this amount to
handle the crowd. At one time twenty
seven small boata were alongside the bat
tieship and as tssuy more were hovcT-ng
about her. One O'Clock WAS TIKI tine desls-
mated by the caps officers for The public
receg,ior but long beiore this hour . feet
OF vessels Crowded about lie wafEhib
awaiting the signal 10 unload their cargo
OF human frsssal onto her. Npca tbs
tine z-Tlycd grezt rush was IAEae 70 get
Alcngs hCf. ana Il vas pretty race be-
;wecE she crafts 10 re4cA her SIDE FIRST
CcZfut-is Is 10 her sEc aud armament
wer- f7e41culiy hoard aud many " the
q>a&ticEs asked we're characteristics ot the
LAM luAheg. Dfsr.is the large crowds
a. tie difficulties experienced !n hand
E1E sks eTUgt 11t A. slcl-ent WEs re-
ySrss,4- AL o. tie slssfls ~ g'orz were
rsss.- Il gaia at.lre and some o. the deco
!z,sg-s ve-e elaborate AID gT.gnAl 50 de-
AKA. Tie reFc-ae cutter Galveston wat
s7EgHea .1;s terat1s AID took ct 2 sele.i
yA-zy- C2st41n Glass " the Texas eIc-ial
ersrT t1erSy - cltertEin tneir visitors. !
z.s ArE Neu his eforEt 81 ials oirectisu
wee APPRECIATE. Ia aiteafe1 ~ the favor
III Glass wtcr iole - ore u NE local
se'T1--sitrs ;tgt thousands q Texans In
ssat-e ss.-lr th- telp during her stay
Aerv. --2ae tae following reply
We &Te ferE procG q tar Texas AMI I
We vL-t iAe is3rlc e. Texts % know what /
Z grand vessel S1s IS AZ far ~ LAYS m
Ky P9Ne- ! vie give the people A lEs-ca I
20 5te 5atg5ssga4a o. o9urse there may !
ase sucA cro<- thar some persoas Will
z5tI - &Elf - rsraal- o. cosri as i1ar as
THY roal9 5ss-fs. bu, , hopH that sii win
.ss} fai,y a4glste1 WAsn they Depart"
TIE Texas 50 rot .lts. " IL tie dls- |
iR1cc Is hrTs II sor9e peoaie thought she /
~rl5A NesstAE o, greater lsngfh hay.
ristte1 TIE p9r; ito-sh uoae og 50 much /
hrtAlta auc thea al tAe distance she lay 4
;fur- ~ MAR. About iuo AID one-half I
ra,iss SIZE -.Gaf look - t.s - she u.s. I
h9'-'e % ne visitors from the Interior I
Firw4as its ha,tesh!p from .ae docks. |
eEpfS'ss'4 sha5ow 0. disappointment as /
10 her size.
Nh. EeArne formerly Kiss Madge VIII
Jams E-z-idsuEhfer o. san Ho-stan. who
y wiii b. remembered chrl.feu4-l The
I"Iss Is IN ,hq CITY. The quests Of Mr.
I'D MIS- .. srhoo!f!,lt. Ayemie > ana
Thirty frs, street,
The Texas vii remain IN Bolivar roads
nntl Saturday afternoon. when 81. will
lifi anchor and paSg outside the bar. whore
SO WI remain until Wednesday. .,hea
she WIZ depSrt for New GricarA on s~.
oouat Of Der long rtay here n has hem
s1sssftsd that. The loesl people allow he
t'siiorA 70 yisii the bsitifsbip first Aua n
thls IS done the crowd ean DC more easily
handled IL var after lark when III. I.r.
wharf