The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-23
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Gaivestos. Texas. January sa.-Lisntss-
ant w. c. Davis OF the sixth artillery. sta-
toned al Baltimore. has been In Galv6s~
ton two or three days assisting to inspsot
the steamer Cumberland. LisutsnAnt d.
Wis Is attached to tho quartermastsr's de-
partment and this morning he received er-
ders from the chief Quartsrlnaster direct
Ing him to examine and inspect Fort Point
with view Of ascertaining the cos< o.
filling In the east end Of the lsland. ~
soon as be received the orders Mr. Davis
called up Lieutenant Bailey. In command
OF the heavy battery here. and assured
him that he wanted to begin the work ct
once. ,iss
Fort Point will not b. vsry habitAbls
for soldiers until It IL hlled In to depth
Of several feet. An east wind for a period
of twenty four hours causes the gulf to
overflow that portion Of the Island with
ut least two feet OF water. The govern
completed, are erected on piling seven
feet high. They are comfortable and com.
modious buildings. but with the land
thereabouts covered with water they WALL
never be of much use.
There Is plan on foot among certain
move the barracks buildings to the Dem
yer resurvey In order to have n better To-
cation for them. but nothing has come OF
the effort SO far.
1t will probably cost 100000 to MI In
tho east end of the island at Fort Point.
The report of Lieutenant Davis Will DO
watched with interest.
FEARS ARE ENTERTAINED.
Mr.. A. J. Rosenthal, deputy collector Of
port here, received a telegram from Cor
pus Christi last night saying that Mcssrs
McEncry and fiudnall special agents OF
the United States treasury department,
bound from, Point Isabel to Corpus Christi.
were then thirty hours overdue Tho teie-
gram asked that the United States revenue
cutter Galveston be dispatched In search
OF the missing boat. The revenue cutter
is not In this port now. but Mr.. Roscnthal
wired to Veiasco, where she Is now lying.
and ordered tho Galveston to proceed 70
that portion OF the gulf whore the delayed
boat IL most likely to be found. II Is
hardly possible Mcssrs McEncry and Hud-
nall could be lost unless they were over
taken by-a storm. Being so long overdue,
some apprehension Is felt for their safety.
VESSEL WAS WRECKED
st. Louis, Mo-. January 20. "A special to
the Republic from Corpus Christi. Texas.
says. The United States revenue cutter
Alma was driven on Padre island. about
fiftccn miles south OF here. "Wednesday
during q storm. but all on board escaped ia
land. There we're several revenue ofncera.
The party divided and each party wandered
over the island. James A. McEnery hos.
pital treasury agent for ths district Of
Texas and BEDFORD Sharp of San Antonio.
assIstant United States district attorney,
sighted craft and signnlled II and wers
| taken off the island and brought to ths
ship yard Mt Corpus Pass. Today another
vessel was sent to Padre island to look for
| the rest OF the passengers, who are. Cap
tain Celestin Laroche and Joun Laroche OF
Point Isabel. Henry Terrell OF San Antonio
and Walter Hudneli OF Sabine Pass, spe-
cial treasury inspectors
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Al tho FREMONT. Percy Mills. San
Francisco; j. j, Swan. st. Louis; Charles
n Rothermel, Dallas. Charles Schooner,
New York. Harry J. Dale, Corpus CHRISTI
n. A. Dale. England; q. Meyer, Garmaryi
L.. l.. Foster, College Station; Bowman
and wife, San Antonio; w =. RANSOM
Houston; Ed Marony Temple; -.
Beicber Boston. y; W Lewis cma q,
~. L. Van BuskIrk. New York; X.
IsrIin and family, Texas; Miss Anna Reed
IIl,uston; g. H. Parent. philadelphia.
Gordon 3 Woods. Lynchburg: H
Miller md wife. Houston: w. b. Burch
Houston; G. J. Palmer and wife, Houston
Post: It. J Ray, Follower; j w. Burton
II. Murray, steamship Arthur Head ]. g.
Collins, St Louis.
NOTES AND PERSONALS.
Colonel u. IL Fcster. president OF the
Agricultural and Mechanical college. spent
Sunday In the city
w. D. workman. late State treasurer,
but now nj the head OF the Austin states.
man. WINS in the city today. he rcturnsn
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