The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-18
AT vELAsco.
Loss in Cattle in Brn-
z0riu County.

zoria County.
Neiasco, Texas, July i7.--water reced
ing, very slowly. Very little damage here
mere VIII be considerable loss In cat.
Tie II they are not fed, as the grass l,
gone wherever covered by water. 1t |.
reported that the railroad embankment II
places between here and Oyster Greek 1:
gone No suffering here among the whites
ana the committee is providing for al
cases OF need in our colored population
'nat is called to their attention. viii
also help any whites that may need as
sistance. Prospects good for a great deal
VI sickness IL considerable care is no,
TAKEN All crops under water are total
loss. Prospects for the overlooked In our
neighborhood gloomy.
FOLLOWING Is tire report OF Lieutenant 8.
- Eamonds, who has worked nobly res
euing and carrying provisions to those In
distress near Columbia and Brszoria and
, ner points that he could reach. Lieu
s senant Edmonds belongs to the United
states revenue cutter Galveston.
Veiasco Relief Committee.
y. ). steamer Galveston, velasco, Texas.
Juiy li.-Gentlemen: i have to report the
loilowing disposition of the provisions
pru,enaseu by ME by authority OF the
Velasco relief committees:
The purchase made on account of the
immediate necessity for same by people
Mhom l saw the previous dag. with prac-
.icaliy nothing for days sustenance The
SECS amounts "
After procuring the provisions | left
early tuesday morning with the very ef-
hall vtV.~
sen oil Velasco. who, with Arthur Benson
looiored) for guide and gunner Lincoln
and seaman Lind OF the Galveston rowed
the boat all day under very trying condi-
tons. Our destination was oyster Creek
station where l had the previous day left
a small quantity of hard tack and canned
Deer which We had taken along from the
cutter Galveston
About II o'clock we were met near the
Hardy place by Mr.. G. H. Hunson, no
doubt well known by your committee and
a party OF his tenants on horseback. They
assisted our boat over the shoals and rap
IDS at that point. / had been told at
Brazoria that Colonel Munson and his
section would be well looked out for by
but on making personal In
curry found that they had been unable to
obtain any provisions whatever up to that
time from Angleton or elsewhere. Mr..
Munson also stated that he had distributed
all his provisions two days before and
that there was nothing in his section to
be had and all We're very much in dis
tress. ! then gave him FIVE bags Of -four
and four small pieces of bacon and prom
lsed to give him further relief the fol-
lowing day. About 100 people were de-
pendent upon this bounty.
The boat then proceeded along the main
road to Oyster Creek station and the pro-
visions divided between the two gin
houses on either side of the stream where
about AIS men, women and children were
and had to be fed.
The small amount of pr visions ex-
pected from Angieton arrived late on the
night of our first visit the previous day,
md together with our supply should sus-
ain these people for two or three days.
One family we found who had been over
looked in all the previous visits of the
boats. and 1t seemed as If they were about
o be overlooked entirely. ! gave them
provisions for three days supply, for
which they were devoutly thankful.
These provisions purchased by your au
hority were especially useful as being in
'ome cases the first relief since the food
Tut off these communities. In each case
he relieved sufferers were Informed that
he provisions came from the Velasco re-
ief committee, and they we're all thank
ully received. Yours sincerely,
S. p. Edmonds.
Lieutenant U. S. r. C. S.