The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-08
nECOLORED SUFFERERS
Two Hundred and Fifty Camped at Eman.
cipation Park.
MASS MEETING OF COlORED CITIZEN.
An Appeal Made for UeIp-Report oi
the CoIorcd Committee that
Went to Brookshire.

II is a well known fact that at leas
9s per cent OF the sufferers from the floot
on the lower Brazos are colored people
and while no discrimination is being made
In the distribution of supplies the coloret
people of Houston. feeling that It is in
cumbent upon them to bear their share o
the burden in looking after their own race
have organized with that end in view.
They sent a committee to Brookshire
on Thursday to make investigation of the
situation there and that committee re-
to a mass meeting of colored people held
at the market hall last night.
About $50 colored refugees from the flood
district were brought to Houston yester-
day by the Southern Pacific and they are
now colonized at Emancipation park.
A committee of colored citizens, consist
Ing OF Revs. P. II. Jenkins II. r. Smith,
~ Moore, j. b. Bell, d. H Maxwell and
jesse Glider, part OF the relief committee
of this city who went TO Brookshire over
the Katy, carrying carload of supplies,
DaOoH, HouT, meal anu clOtulnS, Telurueu
yesterday The mission of the committee
was to see and learn the exact condition
of their people in the flooded districts, In
order TO be better prepared to present tho
situation advisedly.
The committee on arrival sought Mr. j.
II. Ferguson, chairman of the relief COM
mittee in Brookshre, who was quite
pleased to see them They told Mr.. Fer
guson that they did not want to dlcta e
a N n c nj pf hp IN pf
brought, but would turn the same over
to him to be disposed of as he thought
best. Each member Of the committee was
requested to make short talk touching
the matter. Mr.. Ferguson had been given
some undue trouble from the fact that the
colored people had been led to believe that
the government was feeding them. The
committee disabused their minds of this
mistake and gave them some good and
wholesome advise. The committee regards
the condition of the people there as being
most deplorable and hopes that their peo-
pie will be liberal in their donations. This
committee will continue to solicit aid for
the sufferers. Mr.. Ferguson thinks the
supplies they have now will be able to
carry the sufferers over for week longer.
The assembled distressed ones rendered
Mr. j. II. Ferguson and the Houston com
mittee vote of thanks for their impartial
effort in relieving them in this hour OF
need
The announced mass meeting OF colored
people was called to order at the city
market at . o'clock last night by Ed
Banks, who explained the object of the
call, which was to devise ways and means
to help the sufferers who have been rem
dered homeless by the recent floods along
the Brazos river. Rev. p. H. jenkins was
elected permanent chairman. The condi-
ton of the people in the bottoms was
fully explained by the chairman and j. b.
Bell, who had visited the scene. n. G.
Gray performed the duty of secretary A
collection of 1875 was raised for lights
and printing.
II. Taylor presented the following letter,
which was read:
Sunnyside. Texas. July 6.--Dear Sirs: We
are far away from railroad station and
IAN not get much, II any, help from the
general contribution. We have on our
nil 100 to 200 hungry folks. Food sup
ply is nearly gone. Can YOU not get a con
ribution of meat and bread and ship di-
'ect to us so we can feed these people?
Mr.. Taylor can realize the situation The
.olks are confined to hills by streams OF
teep water and food must be brought to
hem at once if at all. You can depend
IN us 10 be faithful in the use of any
help, we get for our neighbors. All bot
ON folks could save nothing out of houses
ours truly, Burton G. Marshall.
motion prevailed authorizing II. Tay-
or to purchase 400 pounds of bacon and
ship same TO Burton & Marshall care of
Nr. j. H. Ferguson. Brookshire
The meating decided to establish a
'ommissary and named these persons to
secure desirable place, viz: j. w. Wat. |
ION, j. b. Bell, Rev II. Watts.
An executive committee was named of
llne' consisting OF IL, Taylor, L. " |
woods Il. Allen, c. Gamble, II. j. Beas-
ey, Ed Banks, ]. w. Watson, ]. B. Bell |
md w, II. Hubert. The duty of this COM
nittee is to take charge of all donations
ma see to the distribution of the same |
Imong the sufferers.
All the churches in the city are asked |
o take UP collections on Sunday and all |
odges ana societies are requested TO do |
lkewise instanter,
Another meeting will be held on call of
ne chairman, Rev. p. Fl. Jenkins.
~
The following appeal has been made
" the executive committee:
AZ called meeting OF colored citizens
VI Houston at Market hall Friday evening, |
Wy - 1900 buc uipci SiBoSu were EN-
covered to issue this appeal to the public |
Il Houston for the purpose of receiving |
md distributing contributions to sufferers
" the flood. brought here from points in |
he overtowed territory.
We present to the generous public OF |
iouston the sad fact that over $50 food |
sufferers are now at the Emancipation
ark and must be fed and clothed; dona-
ions viii be received by the committee |
Who hereby appeal for immediate help.
II. Taylor, chairman; l.. w. Wood. r. !
Allen, c. Gambeil. ii. j. Beasley. Ed
hanks, j. w. Watson, J. u. Bell w. II
HUBERT.
The relief committee, OF which Rev. p. |
|. Jenkins is chairman, is called to meet |
his morning at 10 o'clock at the Office OF
Fan H. Mckinney. All persons having |
oliciting lists who have not reported will