The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-02

South and West il I.
OF business and pIes;s
now guests at the tus1' h
perience on the four.uss
ace W. MAcombsr ME-
Norfolk. Va. to 04,v,s,S
not soon forget. Il,
the Macomber has al,si15
the columns of The ~
ences Of the two youus
only passengers viii 80. \
terest in that connscuss
from Norfolk on october n ||
Galveston on Novembsr 4
storms having been ssss
meantime. IN 5|'|ll
The Macomber was rs
and was In command q ~ n. b
troubles began two day. y,
when a waterspout cam, = s
sci to be altogether CONF
lions Of rough weather Z,
the barometer reading, I.
day and on the evening N
storm. which had benin z 49, N
Tier, reached Its height. -.
mate and the two passepsssS '.
per at the time and NJ.
ton Of the manner q tSs.
friend had to work In orSss !, N
places, as told to poet ~.
day, We're very anuslns m
time Of the occurrence ~.
found but little fun In ~ ~
officers of the vessel IN
nounced the storm the r,es .|
had ever experienced ana = \ FL "a
steward vowed solemiv ~ ~ r. =
reached dry land again ~
leave 1t. s+sl
The two passengers rsnsH
cabin during the night "A ~;
most of the time, but. to M. "
language. they were resli, - \
over their perllous conditioS = NJ
what they were reading. nj siss|
down into the cabin ouifs ,,.'
consult the barometer. sss ]
evening he advised the bow ~ !;
their clothing. as thefe ~ h
what the result of the storm 49,
little later he informed Il, ~
that the cap to the first cosi r.
been lost and that, as 1 reS1lf n
was rapidly filing. rJn6r Nv
stances the members of IL
tated to go into that part q ~
which the accident had occuys1
count OF the danger which vsS,7
such action on their part 81 r
were finally gotten on dect n +
age repaired to some extent. NJ h
of course, the schooner M r.
pitching like Texas broncho m
eral different occasions even n |
himself expected the vessel "a ~
though she was running befofs +
under very scant canvas, EytfytI
sidered, the night was 1 terfiRiS
Messrs. Ensign and Kendall ~ 4
that they do not wish to repeat L
When morning dawned Tie r.
still raging. but 1t was not Il y
it had been during the night d
which had been falling ever sinS 4
mencement of The blow, cessed =
o'clock and the two PASSENGER \
deck to look over the vessel ID
tain the amount Of damage done.
amount of the lighter deck tin1|
been washed away and The "a
other compartments were hoot(|
ever, fair weather succeeded fdud
experiences OF the storm wesS q
sight OF temporarily in the enjoy|
the unusual voyage. sl.,|
Another severe storm Nj e1QI
on November s and still lnostes
later. The schooner sprung lel1|
the first rough weathe and ~
perienced some little difficulty y
the water out until the damaEe a
Il;
The Macomper reached 0lllll|
vember %; and it is quite need!g
that her two passengers were ~
on dry land again. They spent
In Galveston and then came % ~
where they lave Remained saie||
expect to go West from herr.
Mr.. Charles NJ. Rein, editor :
Usher of the Orange Leader, cna|
brightest weekly papers IN Ten|
Houston on business and y &
the Hutchins house. To . PcE
yesterday Mr.. Rein said tnat y
Texas expected to attend tho fsu1
er and Vegetable Festival NJ
next and that the attendance !
section would be especially W.
cember 16 which has been assH.
Lumbermen's day. "Eyefs lps.I
Hoo in the lumber distri1 M
sibly get away expects TO e.ssnu
on Saturday nien.
week." said Mr.. Rein, "and ~
who asks You that tnts
concatenation will be about ~
hing of its kind that ever hAppep
oral kittens OF unusual prcn1hs.suJ.|
a desire to have ~
opened to the great light On 49,
md the initiation OF one oun
/ have in mind will alone =
price of admission"
Not a great deal Of IumnF y
,ut by the East Texas m'lle
Rein says, and on that accO
anime which has prevailsd
lime past is not as pronouneso
II one time. General buslnsa,
n the lumber district are eood'
Mr.. Dodge Mason, a prenln', \.
md stockman of Kemp. TezaA
.ity on business and 10 . -
,apltol hotel. Mr.. Mason ~
ract for constructing PAT. . X