The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-15
INCIDENTS AND EXPERIENCES

~ 81 siDhihe
ana OF the survivors OF the III
~ .-.a,s boat which sank near Texas
CIV. !, ~. ,srrib,. hurricane a,
- ne continued. sit was predicted
W.-,l Of us on board the dredge boat
destructive Storm was app w. az, ns,
~ w,s mad no more uhan done SO wnen
sSsr yeeTed TO the southeast. We had
~ az ~, Out all OF the anchors any 100
y! "a a all the high w.nds and waves,
~. ,h,t dashed our boat were the worst
ilav b,en n many a shipwreck and
80 mat it was oniy a snort t,me be-
Ms would be In anouher Tor lNfeit the
~ , dfaggng her anchors ana arittins
ga KY ~ terrific speed. We were then
NAM sht Of ten niles from shore.
~ ssassiaed TO me only fifteen or twenty
80 before the iury OF the storm struck
nMlii Jaw our boat passing over tree
~s. knew we were tneh appsoaeu.nS the
~ ~ .sors, and possess ,ng That knowledge
"hsn 10 leave a sinking ship, ! pro-
49, sp,aa fifteen lie prese. vers and gave
w..eh TO the crew and tod each man
~ q nut them on and to follow me to the
/ u,psr deek ana DC reau' " 'No on "''"
,i NJ, were ali frightened nearly TO death
.asIy two succeeded in getting their
~ ,rg,sryers on and reaching the ton deck
sSh ME. 80. .,.,, ,,,,a o.. No.,
lie with the winds ana water, | gave
gsr~srd 10 Jump. IN an instant three OF
y n'.dr plunge into an immense breaker.
X n carried US high INFO the AIR.
M onkel back and could see nothing OF
X host that had just abandoned. / have
~ riofmed that she went ashore about
r,,a and half west OF Texas City. II
n ohsr ten poor souls were saved have
tes heard Of them 80,
~ md exciting about beng shipwltekol
.gsp You are near the shores. ! pre- sumo a
r,u feels tie same that parachute man
ses. when he gets near the ground in his
onward flight. Ii hi parachute works
n flsht No is safe. with a saicr he must
N, adjust his fie passover an1 Try 10
sod the rocks and trees"
~
Mr.. e. W Doris OF Houston left tins
az Monday at 2 p. m. on th, hrs. rcEef
lrain reaching Virginia Point, where he
fnaned Monday night, being unable 10
eloss the bay He was one OF the rel!ef
pry that helped to bury the dead as they
washed ashore from Galveston. AT day
tek he was unable to secure a boat Of
lny kind TO cross, but he, Mr.. +. Hosty,
travelling auditor OF the Santa Fe, and two
others. constructed a raft of some loose
rlanks and started across the bay, reach
he the draw of the Galveston, Houston
Ind Henderson bridge. They were unable
10 20 any further or cross the channel, the
piHy being entirely exhausted, and AZ er
ilgnsilng distress for more than an hour,
he tramp ship grounded at the wagon read
br.dgs 10 the middle of the bay finally scnt
llebOat to the rescue OF the party. taking
hem ashore to the Galveston side. Mr.
han COO hundred dead bod es between the
tr,drs and the Santa Fe depot,
He stood on the corner of Main and Con-
rtss streets yesterday in a half dazed con-
tlton He glared at the great throng TINT
vss passing, but II was question Ii he
ienenbefea in seeing half the great crowd
that vent by, some on business bent, viii e
others were seeking the latest news and
limiting Their relatives. He had just come
10 on the last trlin from Galveston and
was man about rs years of age, and had
iyidcntly, at one time, been possessed OF
line Of the worlds goods. He did not
hserye that he was being watched, nor
Would be have cared, for the expression
lpcn bis face showed him 10 be man OF
tisat determination, to be brave under IN,
feaiest misfortune OF this lie. You could
liscs In lis every action a man in deep
s)row
As he gushing spring burst forth. and
me lilies nod to the sun, so did he have
II y
sellnss, which so long he tried to smother;
Mechanically he raised his hand and cov-
.fsd BIS face In order to hide h s grief. AS
u nok his hands down he wiped both eyes.
Which had been flowing with tears. At this
Nae'lfe he was approached by Post rep
ie'en'ative, who, in kind tones, asked him
A.hs solicitations and grlei.
ny sad u am trying to be strong, both
nhd and body, but | can not suppress
NJ feelings n this public thorcughfare.''
| N In fOr
ns aead, my wife and sweet baby are
snons those who have gone to the great
oIynd In your sister city"
HOW did 1t occur and how did you es-
sI weeks ago l kissed her tmy wlfe)
~ my darling baby goodbye and took the
w ualn Tor an Interior town, where !
na secured employment, BY correspondence.
= nss arranged between us that she was
cone TO me on Monday. The Storm oc-
lisy were drowned
We're the corpses foupd?'' was asked
les, She had the baby clasped in her
ims She was found within fifty feet OF
saers cur once happy home stood. She
T.. gwen as decent a burial as circum-
snees would permit. ! am sorry, but |
y no' ,alk any further upon this subject
s.my grief knows no bounds.
awti uttering the last sentence he pulled
nay down over his eyes and passed into
~ crowded throng that was headed down
w ttreet He looked around and sad:
intfe are hundreds OF cases that are
,s,, ys, % mine, the result OF this great
was your father. mother, brother. sister
Of daughter or other relatives saved
.sl me Galveston HORROR" are questions
u. Hs frequently heard asked as friends
n. anu greet each other here
-, SAD gen leman, speaking to an
"s'', who asked him If his son was safe.
4. pa1e Just returned from Galveston with
49,, iou would hardly recognize him,
sss. bruised. battered and bleeding, with
isli.g ms heau ana MS arm In
% Nv ss wounds were not caused by trying
M pinlself, but others.
~. was boarding with soma lifelong
N.NHse 10 him.
| gsl,s" me storm was at Its height and
issnsd .svisarsd OIL every hand and II was
is fs,s aayisable to abandon their nome 10
IA ~ CHARLIE was the sole nrotector of
~ nO women. '9 P'0'e0'''
III v5 the elder one FIRST and carried
hu Nv t ~ Of safety, after being washed
Nidinss ne water aud debris CT trees and
Whsn ,h or an hour or more.
m tusv ne storm was raging in its great
tiste 70, returned to the home OF his
ss surnr,. ns young lady. Reschlng her he
'H den IN to mud the water nearly Ave
aNshss ~ y. around the place, and the house
hi IN , ovtr nearly ready 10 IA " III
Y fcr ~. NV clasped into hers. they start
mig in n,Sh ground. The gulf was now
Asns MAJ all Der madness blllews were
Hln sesS,s, ieet into the air. and each
'ssla raise Its head the higher and
80 ~ Attest destruction.
~ sur6tn unarlie and his precious. help
sse line would be entirely submerged for
Oh ,h.ina' other times they would be
ninl. N"elI leet and carrled diatanne