The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-16
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Cruiser Texas aud Gunboat Nash.
vile Arc In Fort.
THE MURDERED CHlNAaAN BURIED,
Large Crowd ne the Cemetery.
which intcrscrcd Win the For-
n'aiit,cs-No Rail for Laid.

hoat Nashville are In Galveston barber
The Nashville was sighted OFF the bar d
soon as the fog lifted this morning, abou
i o'clock. She was headed for tho jst
ties, and proceeded up under slow head
way to The anchorage off quarantine. He
white paint glistened In the sunlight. an
she made a beautiful marine picture. A
her fore peak fluJtcred a little bit OF il fiag
II was not much of flag in point Of size
But 1t was yellow--Ler quarantine ilagA
and The marine shariis WHO are watching
her through marine glasses from the barg,
office woadered II there could be sicknes.
on board. There fluttered The little yellow
flag, and what ii meant was question
| At s:ie the Nashville let go her port an,
Choir and the little naptha launch put OF
from the quarantine station with DR.. May,
field in II to board her.
To those who We're watching for the doc
tor to conclude his visit 1t seemed a long
time before the yellow flag at the for,
peak was hauled down and the vessel HAD
cleared quarantine.
But finally down 1t came, and the ship
could then receive people from the shore
on board.
In the meantime way off shore a smoke
was made ont Which grew bigger and big
ger. tinally up over The HORIZON. as IL
lifting itself out OF the sea, came the big,
ponderous Texas, steaming slowly for the
bar. The tide had Just commenced to run
flood, and at 1915 sthe Texas let 80 her
anchors off the end OF The jettiaa to await
full flood tide before coming up to her
anchorage near the Nashville.
Captain Maynard OF the Nashville Is not
yet advised as TO the programme which viii
be observed during the stay of his ship
here Captain Phillip OF the Texas is
senior in command AID will arrange all OF
those details. Until such time as Captain
Maynard confers with him nothing definite
Will be known as to this matter. Captain
Maynard said, however, that his ship would
be ready to receive visitors tomorrow
morning and had siGpoth sea and pleasant
run to Galveston She stopped about fifty
miles off the ex-bar yesterday for target
practice, coming leisurely up to Galveston
tbs morning. Her navigator did not taAe
Pilot on entering the harbor, as the yes-
sci was drawing only 10 G. and there WAS an
abundance Of water and whole lot 10
spare almost anywhere between the jetties.
The Nashville is of6cered as follows.
Commander, w. MsN,ard; Lieutenant G.
NJ. Winslow, Lieutenant A. C. Dillingham;.
Ensign W. r. Gherardi Ensign c. T..
Snow, Ensign II C. KuenzlI. Ens gn 7. r.
Magruder, Assistant Surgeon r. l.. Plead
well, Assistant psymaster r. S. onLeary
Chief Engineer +. X Freeman.
The Texas is in command of Cantain
Phillip, one of the most accomplished of
hcers Of the navy, and he win unquestion-
ably arrange the most liberal programme
possible during his stay here. The orieinal
orders of the ships were for them to re-
main until after February 20 and If this
has heen changed no information on The
subject has been received here.
The officers Of the Texas are MS follows:
Captain John " Phillip. commanding;
Lieutenant Commander Giles b. Harder
Lieu,onRat Lewis G, Heiiner, Lieutenant
Harry Phelps. Lieutenant Francis j
Haesler, Lieutenant Harrison. A. Biz
pham. Lieutenant Mark l.. Bristol.
Ensign William G else. Ensign Albion !
Wadhams Naval Cadet Ralrh y Walker.
Naval Cadet Harlan p Perrill Naval
cadet Alfred W Pressey. Naval Cadet
William Reynolds. Nayal Cadet Fred
srick II. Holman Naval Cadet Robert W.
henderson, Surgeon William X. DuBose.
'ayniaster John c. Carpenter Chief En-
,ineer Alexander r Bates. Passed Assist
mt Engineer Kenneth McAlplne. Assistant
engineer Chester Wells. Assistant Enei-
i'fA ''iiifi w iIiuuAs 4NANdl iAItI En- 4
ward Y, Fitzgerald, Naval Cadet Henry
:. Blsset. Chaplain w. Ionos.
So far the torpedo boats have not shown |
lp here, but they are expected tonight or |
omorrow unless orders TO them have been |
hanged without advice OF the fact having |
cached Galveston
The Texas has been in Galveston before. |
aying come here in February Of last year |
o receive the magnificent silver service |
~ In hsaV. I..t hp L.,
he was In the harbor about a week aud |
vas visited by thousands OF Texans during |
Ter stay.
Members of the entertainment and ar
angement committees. which include City /
'ttorney Smith James Moore. Mr.. Adams |
the Santa Fe. George T.. Horst. Messrs
Viii and Frank Moody and Attorney |
.oetch boarded Yacht at o'clock this |
iternoon and went out TO the ship. They
'ent aboard the Texas first The big ship
ad just come through the channel drawing
Nerty-fcur feet and half of water and .
ropped anchor far inside the harbor lines.
aptain Phillips received the delegation cor
tally. and assc.ed ,hcnl that every con
Iteration would be shown TO visitors the
omng week.
Beginning tomorrow at 10 o'clock and
until 3 in the afternoon nj each
ly both the Texas and Nashville VIII be
lady for the reception of visitors. Ii Is
10 intention OF tho committee ON arrange
ients to have the Galveston peopla visit
le ships within the next two days. 80 that
hen strangers come they eau be giyen
rompt and efficient attention. The rail-
,ads will probably put their reduced rates
ito effect tomorrow, IN which event the
owds WIN be expected hy Thursday. Ex-
'nslve arrangements are making for The
lteriainment OF tho officers OF the ships
here VIII be Social function OF some
ind every evening. The Garten Yerein
ID all the different clubs have rendered
q use Of their rooms. and will do all In
eir rower TO aid the committee in en-
rtaining.
HELD WITHOUT BAIL.
J. II. Laid. charged with killing Cecilia
ccormack at her boarding house m Win
q street shout q, week age. had pre-
nlnary examination before Justice Finn
Is afternoon The defendant was repre- /
nted by Byron Johnson and Richard Tie-- !
M. while County Attorney MAY appeared ]