The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-23
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
CAPTAIN Glass Broke His Engage
ment to Come to Houston.
A NEW STEAMSHIP LINE EXPECTED
and Starting of Work on Govern-
ment Forts-TOwn Topics.

Galveston Texas. February 22,--This be-
| ing Washingtons birthday the banks and
| publlc offices were closed and the city had
| something OF Sunday appearance. espe
cially in contrast with the hustle and hub
hub of last week consequent upon the pres
| cnce in the city of so many visitors. Most
| of the crowds of the past week wero gone
Yesterday morning, but number OF others
came in on the Sunday trains. sufficient
to keep up the appearance of crowd, and
some of these rcmainded over until this
morning, but before the noon hour the last
lingering visitor drawn hither by the fns-
,ivities OF the week had departed. The
battleship Texas still lies in the outer
roadstead, but there is no longer that burn
ing and unsatisticd desire TO view her
proportions and walk her deck and only
the pilot boats and two or three tugs and
| small sail boats were trying to search her
out in her deep sea quarters.
1t was generally known that her Off
GERS were to enjoy the hospitality OF Hous-
ton. but this would not have deferred any
of the visitors who wanted to see the ship.
The report that the vessel had been Or
| dered most haste to Cuba, circulated about
the city last night, obtained little credence
and today was hardly heard at all The fog
being heavy around the vessel all uay
interfered with the visit to Houston.
The special which Colonel l.. j. POLK
placed at the disposal of the officers OF the
battleship to take them to Houston was
, ready at . o'clock this morning. That was
the hour set for departure. 1t was intended
to make a fast run to Houston and ample
; preparations had been made for the enter
tainment of the guests on the "TRIP up.
local committee. consisting OF George
NJ. Courts. Major A. NJ. Miller It. j. Groce,
Edward S. Flint, James Moore, captain
bennett of the Galveston, Z. j. GOODWIN
w. 5. Keenan,, c. +. Resseguie, Thomas
t West and l.. j. Polk, was on hand to ac-
o company the officers.
- The gentlemen from the Texas not hav-
=, ing arrived at 9:15. Colonel Polk got into
= a hack and drove to the east end to see Il
he could get sight of the party. me tut
= Charlotte NJ Allen was to bring them IN
| There was no sign OF the Allen or OF any
d other vessel coming in. A dense fog nuns
n over the bay and 1t was impossible to dis
Z tingush anything moro than nall init
y away Quarantine was telephoned to ant
a reported that no vessel was in sight. IN
n fog was so thick there, the quarantine peo
Is pie said that they could not see mucl
more than quarter of mile.
he In the meantime the gentlemen In tn
id special were becoming impatient The,
10 could not understand the delay ana whel
III 10 o'clock came and there was no news q
IN the Texas party it was determined TO sen
IN out another tug. Colonel Moodys yacht wa
10 secured and dispatched to the Texas. bu
y still nothing was seen or heard OF IN
officers of the battleship.
Soon it became generaly understood
that the fog was so thick outside that tn
he tugs had either been unable to locate TN
c. batteship, or. il they had found hel
n- were unable to get their bearings 10 se
m back to town.
er At 1890 call after call by telephone fro
III Houston was received for informatlo
y, about why the special was not there al
a, to explain the delay. Major Spence
az Hutchins was said to be in high state
no excitement over the detention. lare
crowd of Houston citizens was said to
at the depot there waiting for the batt
ship people and they could not understar
ay why it was the special had not left Ga
r. weston.
~ AS time dragged on the messages fro
&c Houston increased in number. The who
nm arrangement for entertaining the visitor
80, there was being upset and the Housto
~ people wanted some definite news as
when the party would arrive, so that
revised programme could be fixed up. II
local people could give them no inform
ton.
AT At IL o'clock there was National salu
ii from aboard the revenue cutter Galvesto
100 The revenue cutter was anchored In II
lr. stream of Thrty-third street and the pc
on pie in the special thought the guns we're
Is greeting to Captain Glass. They were nc
Great as Is Captain Glass the salute V
In honor of greater man. They we
fired in respect to the memory OF Geor
80, Washington.
, 70" The sun came out shortly before 1e
ior o'clock and the fog began to lift. Color
Use Polk had the special backed down throu
IN avenue to Fourteenth street. iopii
II. against hope that some sight of ne battl
u. ship people could be had from there Not
lis. ing seen of them and the special
1915 p. m. returned to the Union depot.
Quarantine had not seen any vessel
BY on the way to the city and it was So
all that the fog was almost thick there
b. during the morning hours.