The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-24
HOUSTON RELIEF COMMITTEE
NEW WORKERS WANT INFoHMA-
TIoN AS TO EXTENT of FLOOD.
Columbia Tap Opened Up-Galvcston
VIII Co-operate-The NJ, n. ana II.
Make n Rate for Refugees.

Chairman Taliaferro was notified yes
terday that the Columbia Tap railroad
would be opened up today to Chenango
Junction, and supplies Intended Tor point'
along that line as far as the Junction VIII
be shipped out today by rail. 1t is MOI re-
ported, however, when the Velasco Ter
minal will be opened UP.
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The following Geographic correspondence
that passed yesterday between Chairman
Taliaferro of the central relief committee
and Mr.. Vernon Lemon of Houston, now IN
New York:
S. Taliaferro. Chairman Relief Com
mittee. Houston:
New York, July 2S-Merchants' as
sociation of New York agitatng the
raising of a relief fund for Texas hoou
sufferers, Kindly wire me about acre
age of crops lost, number oil actuai
sufferers, and what immediate reliei
most essential. This is personal ana
not for newspaper notoriety.
V. Lemon, st. George Hotel.
To this Chairman Taliaferro responded:
V. Lemon, New York:
Houston. Texas July 23.-Entire crop
in Brazos bottom from Waco TO gulf
DESTROYED. Impossible to estimate the
number of sufferers-over 10000 in
my district, from Navasota to Velas-
co. Have supplied bacon and meal for
next week. Trying TO supply seed TO
replant. Funds are very low Money
most essential People lost every
thing and will have to be supplied for
a month yet. 5. Taliaferro.
Mr.. Fl. C. Lange, chairman of the Cal
weston relief committee, writes to Chair-
man Taliaferro that he will take pleasure
in forwarding any shipments the Houston
committee may send to the points desig-
mated. He says further: I'VE still have
funds on hand and should we receive ap-
plcation for supplies from any responsible
relief committee we will take pleasure in
executing the demand as far as we can.
We have received no requests for supplies
within the past few days with the excep-
ton of special articles in small quantities,
such as bacon meal and -four, and shall be
glad to cooperate with you. If there are
any immediate wants on the Brazos which
we can reach by water advise us and the
matter will receive our prompt attention.
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A. H. Duncan of the Paris Medicine
company of St. Louis, to whom a request
was sent for medicine, replies that when
he read the news of the disaster as pub
lished in the newspapers, his company i'm
mediately sent their check to the gov
ernor for 1884, thinking that money would
be of more value than medicine. He
writes, however, that If the contributions
that have been made by the people do not
meet the necessities of the case his COM
pany will be willing to make further con-
tributions in medicines.
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w. G. Crush, general passenger and tick
ct agent of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas railway, writes Chairman Taliafer-
70 as follows from Dallas:
S. Taliaferro, Houston;
Your favor of July Is to Mr.. j. L.
West relative to assisting helpless peo-
pie in the flooded district has been re-
ferred to ME. Our vice president and
general manager has authorized me to
make half rate for any of these necAs
people from Brookshire to any point on
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas sys-
TEN. / have today forwarded all pa
pers to our agent at Brookshire, with
instructions that he will arrange ac-
cordingly. Yours truly,
w. G. Crush, G. p and T. A
The above letter is in response to a re-
quest for lot OF people who recently
moved into the Brazos country from Mis-
souri,, and they desire TO send their fam;~
lies back home until they can get things
in shape again.
Mr., S. NJ. Quattlebaum writes from Full
shear acknowledging the receipt of seven
sacks of corn, thirteen sacks of millet seed,
one box of medicine, four boxes and eight
bundles of clothing, and a bundle of bed
ding.