The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-07

for the food sufferers OF the Brazos val
ley. Governor Sayers today received a
telegram from that official informing him
that the officer In command at Fort Sam
Houston had been instructed to place said
rat:ons at his disposal and. further, that
the chief of engineers would order all
boats available at Galveston TO proceed
to the overlooked district and render such
assistance as they could. Subsequently.
upon the receipt of further reports oil
restitution and destruction from the
stricken territory, the governor wired for
a second supply of 10000 ra'ions and late
this evening notification was received
from General Alger that they will BIT
forthcoming.
The distribution of these rations was
placed in charge OF Adjutant General
Scurry, and tonight Captain Sekart, quar-
termaster of the Rangers, left for San
Antonio to move them Immediately They
will be loaded up tonight and shipped TO
Richmond by special train, from which
point they will be issued and forwarded
by the most practicable route to those
needing them. The Rangers now on spc-
c!al duty at Columbus were ordered to
Richmond to assist Captain Seikert in the
distribution.
During the day instructions to draw oil
them for the benefit of the needy were
received by the governor from the fol-
lowing: Hutchings, Sealy G. Co.. Calves
ton, $500; Texas Planters company, Dali
las, 500; Daily Enterprise, Beaumont
s65 so; Lutcher & Moore Lumber COM
pany, Orange, 500; j. S Hogg, New York,
500.
Tonight a telegram was received from
Mayor Traylor of Dallas to the effect that
the citizens of that city had raised $1,000
which was at the governors disposition
and that more would be forthcoming.
In Austin a committee of ladies started
out today to raise money, food and cloth
ing and got about 500 as starter as we'll
as several instructions from points along
the Austin and Northwestern to draw for
various sums The Postal and Western
Union Telagra. I companies have rendered
in communicating with points needing aid
as we'll as for the transmission of all
messages relating to relief work, and all
railroad and express lines will carry sup
plies to the sufferers without charge.
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The mayor OF Bryan telephoned the
governor this evening that 1000 people
are in need of immediate help near there
and his excelency wired back to draw on
him for $685., to be expended in supplying
them with food.
telegram from Stafford. announcing
that 800 families are in need at that point
was answered with telegram giving au-
thorty to draw for $40 with which to
supply them with the necessaries Of life,
Where money is sent no rations Will be
distributed by the governor,
Advices tonight are to the effect that
aid is needed at Navasota, Calvert, Bryan,
Hearne, Brennan, Sealy, Wallis. Rich
mond, Rosenberg, Thompson. Duke,
Arcola Fulshear Chenango, Column
bia. Velasco and Brazoria.
The revenue cutter Galveston has gone
to velasco with small boats and all avail
able boats at Galveston. government and
private, are being shipped to Thompson,
on the Santa Fe.
The following telegram was received
here this afternoon from P. l.. Brady,
mayor OF Hesrne; Five lives lost near
Hearne. One body recovered up to last
night Crop loss In river bottoms about
two-thirds; in creek bottoms about three
fourths. Nine houses washed away near
Hearne. Hill farms bordering on creeks
are total loss. Damage TO Houston and
Texas Central between Bryan and Calvert
about $50, 900; damage TO International and
Great Northern between Big Brazos river
and the Navasota about $4,000. Damage
to city of Hesrne about $4,000. More
damage TO property than any flood in the
history OF the country. The flood Of 1852
was the highest water
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A telegram was received by the governor
today from Representative Wheless of
Galveston, In which it is suggested that
Texas is large enough 10 take care OF the
flood sufferers without Federal aid, and
that the governor ought 10 borrow from
the banks funds sufficient TO meet the
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