The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-07
DOATED AT AUSTIN
Mn APPREHENslox FELT CON-
CENNING THE WHEREABOUTS
( HdsJor Prtce. = San Jacinto VET
eran-The Post Locates Him
~ Austin.

H n. w. B. Price. gallant survivor Of tn
<{httle Of San Jacinto. was ycstcrda!
tapposcd to be missing. He wa
ns Of the thousands who attended the lat
Moderation Of Texas independence In thi
1ity. having come all the way from h
Xlome in Alabama TO witness w. While II
/: Houston he received much attention ant
f3nany courtesics from Confederate veterans
{Esnd patriotic people generally. and was
jjvenerable and welcome guest wherever ~
tsnade his appearance. He left here on thu
might OF the 21st ultimo, intending TO 20 u
lsDallas to participate In another festival 10
that city tho next day. Since that tine
Ibis friends had lost all track OF him ana
were becoming alarmed for his absence, as
ahe following correspondence Will show
"a Proprietor Hutchins House. Houston.
Palestine. Texas, May Any Dear
Sir. On the goth OF April | was ut your
house to meet my old brother or mar
brother, n. W, u. Price. from Aia.
bama; met and took supper with nun at
your table. and he went from ,ne'e on
San Jacinto veterans the next day.
rot him on the train he promisen 10
write when he got 10 Dallas and also
pro,uised TO come to see me. can
hear nothing from him. | wrote TO my
friend. Jeff Word. who lives there, and
he writes me that he can find no trace
OF him. | enclose you this slip from my
friend Wood.
Will YOU be kind enough TO make In
uuIries for me? Probably Mrs Loos-
can or some OF the Daughters OF tho
Republic could tell something OF MIN.
will YOU please send this letter TO
Mrs. I.ooscan or some OF the most
nrominent ones who went TO DallasI
Your very kind treatment Of my
brother Is he cause Of troubling you
with this. P,else let me hear from
you and oblige your grateful friend,
j. w. X. Bry,l.
Mr.. BRYAN Is tho senior member Of the
SllHman Hardware and Grocery company oil
Palestine. and tho reply he received from
his friend, Mr.. Word ito whom he adj
dressed inquiries concerning his missing
relative) is couched In the following dis
couraging words
]. W. X Bryan
Dallas. Texas. May 2.-Dear Sir and
Friend. Mr.. Ranoy. the officer looking
into the matter with reference to Mr..
Price, has Just sent me the enclosed.
/ fear from It that he Mr.. Price,
never reached Dallas. Yours truly,
JEFF Word.
The apprehension OF MIR. Word seems tc
be fully borne out in his enclosure, which
reads as follows;
Mr.. Word
Dallas, Texas, May III can not
learn anything OF the party referred
I TO In the letter. His name does not
appear on the roll or register OF arriv-
ais here You had better write to the
chief 81 police at Houston Yours
truly. Wood Ramey.
The MANAGEMENT OF the Hutchius house
has made many inquiries since receiving
Mr.. Bryan's letter but could obtain
no clew either here or elsewhere
as to the whereabouts OF the venerable
veteran beyond that contained In the fol-
lowing note from Mrs. Looscan, sent in re-
ply to an inquiry from the Hutchins house
Houston. Texas, May 6.--l left
Dallas on the morning OF April %. and
read In the Dallas News of that date
an account OF Mr. Price being there.
As Mrs. Rosne Ryan remained IN Dial
las few days later. she may be able TO
give you some information on the sub
feet.
Judge T. r. Fillmore OF Austin Is n
friend OF Mr.. Price. and possibly he
may know something Of lis movements.
Mrs Roslne RYAN is at the bristol ho-
tel Respectfully.
Mrs, A., n. Looscan,
A reporter OF The Post called al the
Bristol last evening, but learned that Mrs
Ryan was At the State capital aud viii moi
return before Monday. In the meantime
the strange disappearance OF the gallant
eurvivor at san Jacinto, who Is over 50
years OF oge, continued tn be a mystery
until The Post discovered his whereabouts.
Anxious to throw light upon what seemed
to be q mystery, The Post last night 'olc-
craphed It's stan correspondent at Austin
to make all possible inquiries In that city
with the view OF locating Major Price, aud
at a late hour the following answers were
received
Austin. Texas. May tMidnight) =.
Major Price was ut Judge Fulmore's office
at O'Clock this evening, but was not In
his room at the ivenu, hotel at II so p. m.
He may probably be stopping with some
friends In the city, however, as h stated
today that he did not think he would travel
any more al night, which would lead to
the conclusion that he did not take the
eastbound Central train at . p m.
Austin, Texas, May I.--(19,15 A. IN. -
Major Price is In his room at tho Av nue.
hotel all right, Says he Gun not under
stand what prompted the report that he
10 missing.