The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-30
N. s,rk Done by Mother ST.
!, rII,rsss St. Joseph
M SHELTERED MANY.
n Sought Shelter and Safety
Within Its Walls.
J sIpptN WERE BORN THERE.
/. u. Into The World in the Dark.
Mss Of Nuns Cells.
|rrtgs TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE
! Trunis-Reunited with
md Brother-How the
s.,roe, Were Quoted.

XfrTOt9 w ~
INV o, the hundreds and hun
,.,oes and heroines of the CAL
,n,m will ever be known TO the
ysuy 0, the brave men and wo-
4. asked all on that fearful night
,,.c,ur 10 save others, lost their
I; tssre are none left to tell the
s,.,- epieayors. Those among the
!. xw did heroic work while the
ID waves dashed the stricken
~ In most instances, like all
M men and women, too modest
4 he things they did and some-
IN the other case, there are no
a tell Of 1t. Consequently only a
IL many have been given the
ssy deserve. The public has tried
mr. "a those OF whom 1t has heard
u.nls glory in a vain attempt to
a br the fact that the laurel
Y, esuli not always be placed where
Alrsed
sr.al catastrophe like that storm Of
asi brings out all there is in a
h tslag, whether it be good or bad.
y.a al Of the noblest, most lofty
hts which God gave to those whom
,,e h bis lmage, are brought out in
ilriiQl, and that individual a wo-
nHs words become too weak and
Oppressive to do her proper honor.
~
asvJuan Is Mother st. Joseph, eu-
'zs o. the Ursuline convent at CAL
b She Is the heroine of the storm.
.sis she performed on that awful
Esfs q such nature as to entitle
80 down in history with those OF
lan Of Arcs and the other grand
II shcse achievements have outlived
nxAly 1000 persons were sheltered in
kivent during the storm. No one was
V hmlttance to the sheltering In
40 on III night OF nights. Negroes
flitss we're taken in without question
lie asylum was thrown open to all
sought IT, Angels Of mercy went
y The army Of sufferers whispering
4, cheer, Offering what scant cloth
rlh b found In this house of charity
AMY idmonishing the terror strick-
ainfes to have faith In God and pray
Us holy will be done. In contrast
100 qlet sanity and loving spirit
nuns the hundred or more negroes
Na as the storm ragged and shouted
als ID true camp meeting style until
isIes Of the other refugees were
~ snd q panic seemed imminent.
q men that Mother Superl0ress
nag the chapel bell and caused a
NE pandemonium. When quiet
ssa restored the mother addressed
',siaes and told them that it was no
~ Place for such scenes; that II
nl'fa to pray they should do SO
a Iss hearts and that the Creator of
-'sa would hear their offerings
Ae rear OF the hurricane which
sla increased fury as she spoke to
Irs,slicken assemblage. The ne
nNnea attentlyely and when the
Mnah told them that all those
'aa's 70 DO >baptised or resign them
y u'l nearly every one Of them
~ inc sacrament be admins
a,s had been precipitated by the
ne north wall of that section
N ,s,us IN which the negroes had
rrssse, Order and silent PRAYER
49,. soout by this noble woman's
''linaiion and great presence OF
~
's' that had been separated nv THE
4. q and devastating conflict Of the
we're united by the cruel waters
y. ossing them into this haven Of
M ,ha aa. scenes. what heart bleeding
j r,ss Sss unions presented as the hall
IA ,1s and bruised wretches were
/, ~ ~agged from the raging wa
kwn ulOfe fortunate members Of
II rRm 'siiiy mourned as victims o!
sslao vas to have opened for the
b saa w me Tuesday following the
ku e, lVfty-two boarding scholars
! n:s.rs,' ~ q the State had arrived al
III On preparatory to resuning theiJ
scrn, Ia. DAY, The community OF
M y ,ts forty sisters, ana the,
y Il ns, sts administering cheer ant
h va" 'ey TO the sufferers. MANY o
MI IN. @ofe. dead than alive wher
K Mao ihe shelter. Early IN IN
r 10 AZ people dragged themselves o.
IA a - convent and asked for pro,
Pa o. ~ pt was made TO keen I
iaehss uhiortunates. Their reie,
h "a 81. nearly a hundred names an,
Pa. ~ a-oriven humans began t,
try shelter In crowds of twent,
sa.ox, iuey were taken in through
ta J, , some were dragged througi
II bsr s' na.er into the Basement
lS,i q i ~ since had been abandoned d
4 ,sscusss ~ INVASION OF the gulf; other
|asi NM s ropes from tree tops AM
( n, sna, roofs and other wreckag,
isrossS' isd In the madaening tor
Pas ,as Sc the convent yards.
y INV MS religious home and In cell
z Fosn, lour babies came into hi
il IS, Elements AMI were s
|'',r es',s 81 tragic death lay on c I
h ato ~ and four little innocent
~ % hl ~ world OF sorrow when /
|ss a. sas !, qaartette Of precious one
q lhls .sstl q day IN the cell OF
~ ass s,sntful night. It was tn
Eelhsl, ~. 49, terrible night in tn
IA ~ Il ,. l,y attending the births wa
"ss OF man 20 describe.
Joseph says she believes
tine IN the history Il II
iha he'd been BON ~ A nun
''s''sat and the obrlsteuins. \