The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-12
4 HOuSTONIAN IN NEW YORK.

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New York. December 7.--Events In Tn
big CITY crowd each other 90 that bcfor
one can take breath and stop on. as
were, long enough to write about them
occurrences Of few days ago seem =
have vapshed into tho shadowy past
Ia Rctrospectaon" should be the headline
Of this letter. IA.
The Associated Press has some days as'
told briefly OF tho banquet 10 General Mel
son Miles, given by citizens of New forf
IN the ballroom OF the Waldorf Astoria.
More than 1900 guests were seated about
the handsome tables. After number O
courses had been served the ladies to whom
Dame Fortune had vosrchsafed the privilege
OF looking down upon the distinguished
banauiaers. camo IN all the glory ana
sheen OF rich evening toiicttes and occu-
! pied tho boxes which span three sides OF
fhds wonderful room Mrs. Miles, with q
party Of Intends, occupied the central OoA'
| 1t was the pleasure Of The Posts CORE
1 spondent 10 occupy Eeat In nelgnpd-
| ing bcx as the guest OF Mrs. II. H. Adams,
] whose gall5mt husband was the mnvlns
spirDt of this enthusiastic reception 70
the general Of the army. Joseph Cnoate
was tcsst master. After General Miles
we listened to the ellouuence OF Coionei
Roosevelt Rev. DR.. Van Dyck. Governor
Bushnell ct Ohio, QUvernor-elect Woleott
! Of Massachusetts,, Seth Low. Former GOV
ernor Flower. Captain Paget OF the Brit
and the rennvned Chauncey Depew.
80
H. S.. a;iicss b. sa
The horse show has come ana gone.
With It's prancing thoroughbreis in the
arena and the rorpeo,,sly dressed and he
......,,.,, 49,. 49,. ~. seas o,a
NV ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ~ 'ne .,,a s,,,,arh
rI;t,e,,, tpsm ,,.,,, .trattvr pstes
NTH bis sa,s,, h, ,ho,d 10 ii..,o Law Comld,s
mrettv y,anisy st.rs,s an, nc ths distinct
psrst,, IT,, 20 ss, s NJ a tna sn.nine
os New yorL,a cav yvin,tr,r season.
II
There were round dozen OF us. all wo-
men. who went one day 10 the navy yard.
II was fortunate that at that time there
,,ara -, $1,000, :, - ...n.-,,r. - 49,
-, y, ""' .p's-u ei'ip' AZ 49,
Sard-7rhe brcokiyn, the Texas. tine lnhi-
ana. the Massachusetts. the New Orleans,
a big receiving shin and a number OF tor
pedo boats we viewed the slender but
powerful Wtnslow. anil marked the spot
where the brave young Bagley met his
death. To my great regret the Texas was
moored SO far away that VIE found 1t i'm
possible to reach it before the hours for
visitors ended. An hour was spent upon
Sic Brooklyn. LieuAanlmih Arthur MIC
Arthur and Naval Cadet Falconer received
us and escorted us about the big ship. Its
calm. peaceful appearance reminded me
gf the name Of an Indian once saw in
Ds ss,o s,eeping ,Bhinder'
We Razeu at patch I'd 6mokeStack
Wnere o-pound spanish sneii had found
ts "arh, ana III the captains ttne cap
tam was absent from the Ship dressing
,. spon ,ho upie, we saw .he Jasseo
souvenir. We climbed TO the bridge and
ssood upon the spot where the dear bra,e
s.hiey soood curing the pursuit OF the
-, Mr. .s,.-, 49,.
Lieutenant Ryan in performance OF an
etude upon pretty upright piano.
fassing from the sound of music through
the vessel, noting here group of sa lors
nlending and Cleaning clothing. another
group polishing small arms others playing
games reading or engaged in laugh ny
conversation, 1t was difficult to remember
mat otuy few short weeks ago these
peaceful, happy sailors were in the white
neat OF battle. down in the tropics. and
barrels on this crisp November DIV 1hs
bright faces girls of our party gazad, were
on that other hot July day belching forth
net smell for the doomed Spanish fleet.
| VIII say befoio leaving this subject
that while no deadly gurs were trained
upon our part, what with the gallant off,
GERS ana handsome middys. there were some
inroads made in our ranks. bu- iu5g.ng
from the spoils, In the shape of navy but
TONS ard Spanish centavos. brought away
ny our Junior reserve, the deduction is that
those brave soldiers found this last engage.
ment not quite SO onc-sdded as that other
aHalr down IN Santiago bay.
Soma J,o,., . a.,
49,, N''S "so ehe "eathef bureau az
enough not TO be ofttlone by other great
ana glitterlng sensations s,rrnrts,a IN.
"oIdest irbah,t.,.s, ), 49,. 'hc
INC uhpreparea street
commissioner and the business districts at
storm D Thsra e' ~ WIN heavy (?) snow
vigoratiry, in the swir,ine ,eathnr'. se IN m
tful" Catching this spirit and also ror-
eeiting the inconveniegce to the general
c rhmrcb t d, sunerings OF the poor, also our
FLORIDA and Ceorria ~ al US from Texas.
bo,oal, ~ our entire wardrobes, joyously
Dentrsl nars on sunday morning to
Thai craaa ,,,..
summer ~. P'easuie grouno is lovely In