The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-17
VISITORS TO THE TEXAS
legislators We're Shown All the Sights at
Fort Point.
CAPT. sIGsBtr TALKED OF THE NAlNt
sorrowcd at the Disaster, but WAS
Proud of the Record Made by
ofHccrs and Crew.


Galveston. Texas. February 1e.--Thc
battlcship crowd is nearly all gone. The
evening trains carried most OF the people
out OF town and BY. tomorrow business IN |
tho Island City will have resumed It's
usual trend This has been the only fair
day and accordingly moro people climbed
up the sides of the Texas and looked the
big warship over than most all the pre-
coding days put together.
The visiting members of the State legis-
,eturo and their ladies were taken in
charge today by committee from thu
chamber OF commerce and given boat
ride. railroad ride and atreet car rue
NThe party left the pier, foot OF twenty
arst street, at 9;15 a. m, on the steamer
cynthia with a barge in tow. trip up the
bay about as far as Forueth street was
| arst on the programme. IN order TO give
| the law makers chance to view the ianu,
| or rather the place where the land ought
| to be that is destined to hold Mr.. Hunting
tons dcpots and wharves After stoain'hg
| TO the point mentioned. the party rcturheu
and .n,ade SAIL for tho Texas. where
half hour was spent In going over tue Dig
battlcship and many were the expressions
of interest, delight and gratitude Tor the
courteous treatment shown them by unoio
Sans sailor boys.
| The marty then boarded train OF box
cars on the jetty aud proceeded 10 the M
spection of the batteries and Fort foiht'
| While going out stop was made opposite
| the life saving station, where the crew
/ gave an exhibition OF their work, including
the firing of the little brass cannon tnat
shoots life line ON vessel from shore-
that Is, whom there Is vessel IN TINS
| case n stationery mast did duty for the
yessel The ladies' of tho party were
shown through the quarters of the crew
and then boarded the train again en-
route to the forts
The first stop was made at Fort Point,
where the big 10-inch rifles caused no end
of wonderful and amusing expressions,
These eliminated at the firing of the one
that is mounted this being the second
time the gun has been fred since its in~
stallment last year. The loading of the
big rifle was seen In all its details by
every one after due examination had been
made of the queer looking powder and
1.-The heavy projectle. The gun was fired
rather suddenly to some--that rs. they
had not placed their hands over their ears
! but no one seemed to feel the ehect o.
the report particularly. The DIG puiia'
could be seen to strike the water sevora
miles cut In several places, ricocheting
as is generally done In similar cases.
3 After this performance the party Wen
over to the mortar battery, where every
thing relating TO the guns except actus
firing was ably demonstrated by the sol
:, diers Time being rather snort aecoroihi
0 to the schedule planned tho party wa
e soon back on the cars again on the way y
D Twenty-iirst street. where, upon arrival
u they left tho train. boarded street cars, o
y which there were several drawn up an
. went out to woodlands lake, where a
oyster roast WAS served
l. Some one in the crowd out at the foi
asked Tip Jones, the house sergeant at
arms. how he liked the looks of the shot
gun" meaning the big rife. We'll sal
s Tip. .if had that pistol In my pocket
=, Austin I'd DO sure of quorum Wheh
: wanted 1t, anyway.
t The members of the senate and nous
e who came In yesterday by the principn
. train are as follows: Senator'S Alice, Johh
: son, Cough, James, Kerr, Lewis, Linn MI
u Ter. Neal, Patterson Potter, Sebastian
u Stafford, Stone. Terrell; Representative
= Adams. r.. D. Allen, Barbee, Beatty, Boiir
Bridgers, Browne, Caldwell, CaiNli
Chambers. Chiders, Clements COLE COZ
Vt Inns Cross, CUP, Dean, Decker, Defdei
y Eckols. Evans, Frost Gooden. Goodman
IS | Gordon. Greenwood, Hamilton, Howaft
If Hurley Jones, Lane, Little LlpSo, MdA
q well, Mcdowell. Monroe. Morrow Muriu;
Il Nca Nolan, Palmer, Parish fieunoi' y
e W Phillips. {. =. Phillips, IL. q
: peery, Poole Ratcliif, Rochelle, Eussei
,s SAMSON Savage, Scurry shannon, slapie
:, stewart. Stripping, Tarver Tate, Ieasl
!" J. II. Thomas. Rosser Thomas, Tncko
Wells. wheless. Wilrodt and Wrleut'
The senate and house ofhcefs mere a.
Senate: Secretary of the Senate Poole. ~
!. sistant Secretary Walker, Calendar Ger
= Raw. Journal Clerk Napier, Enrolling Clel
i, Stephenson, and the following com ~,
- clerks Messrs. Goodwin, Mcperlho,t' nv M
10 lock. Kimball, Pfeufer and MOTIFS ~
house official contingent includes Chapia
In Morris Calendar Clerk Dies. StenoBraph'
Mt LYONS Enrolling Clerk Wieacger, Doo
x keeuer Dunlap Assistant Journal tlei
IN Robinson. Chief Clerk Rountree, comm
err tee Clerks Low. Henderson, Jarreii, ~ NJ
last but not least. Sergeant-at- srihs
ZONES. A number Of the wives, daugnte
and lady friends OF the legislators accoh
&c panied the gentlemen to the city
csntain sigsbee announced this mornil
:. that the Texas will sail tomorrow NOR
!. ing at high tide. She Will join Admir-
nd sampson's squadron at Havana for cruz
nd in West Indian waters.
'G'l The officers all express themselves
sincerely sorry to leave, Tney say
saw II in way that shows they mean
that no city they visit Is quite 30 hospital
n as Galveston. where the men arc as cord'
as tho women are lovely.
OF Commodore Philip left on the Southe
Ter Pacific at 5:l5 this evening Tor New foi
lis At a smoker given at Cathedral Hall u
n night by the Galveston Quartette socio
q TO Commodore Philip and the oihcefs
20 the Texas, Captain sigsbee In respondi
TO a toast gave expression to the follow
sentiments:
is zone year ago tonight was involved
IAN calamity so great ! pray 70 uou th Ia,
aA NAV never be visited upon brotner oin y
gu In The service which IL almost M u
sht which | love and in which ! expect
ion continue. never speak OF the Maine
a festive gathering IL may be quss,
nY- IN my mind whether ] should ne mere
raj mis- Anniversary thought over the ~ ~
ter and thought Of why | was mere y
10 establish q reciprocity WIN Tue peg
~ sr.~as m stay away would seem j