The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-16

Galveston, Texas, September 15.-One Of
the saddest cases which has come to light
is that OF the Jalonick brothers OF Dali
las. No man is better known than /.
Jalonlck of Dallas, who was so long the
secretary of the Texas rating bureau. and
he and his brothers have hosts OF friends
all over the State. There were three Of
them. George, Ed and Isaac. The family
OF Ed Jalonick, consisting of his wife.
son and daughter, the children being
young, came to Galveston several weeks
ago to spend the latter part of the sum
mer on the gulf coast. They had taken d
house in the southern part of the island.
west OF the Denver resurvey. 1t was far
removed from the city, and was in a see
ton which Was 80 badly storm swept mat
rot house remains. Mr.. Jalonlek came
last week to take his family home, but
the bad weather interfered and tue trip
home was postponed. Saturday The 5 .o.m
came, and when the two rolhers, George
and Ike, in Dallas. heard of the disaster
TREY came mere at once, TO ascertain The
condition OF their brother and his fami-
ly. They went to the former home. and
search for the louise which had sheltered
their loved ones. They decided to make
search among the dead on the ISLAND,
in the hope that they could find the
bodies and give them decent burial. For
three days they we're on the hunt Mount
ed, and accompanied by team, with
burial boxes, they moved across The island
In every direction, examining every body
they found. During their journey they
viewed not less than io0 corpses. Now
and again they thought they mad found
HIM or her whom they sought Here II
would be a piece OF clothing. there a iea-
ture, and again the form. nut each Time
only disappointment repaid them for the
task Of love, devotion and duty they had
undertaken. 1t was an, anxious search.
with hope deferred.
| They had no idea that they would DE
successful, but 10 anxious were they 10
have their relatives given decent burla
40 strong was the desire to prevent them
being IA an unmarked grave, or con-
| signed TO the deep, or perhaps crenateI
| with hundreds of others that they decided
10 continue until every chance OF sue
cess was lost Thursday at noun they
were successful. They had searcned tol
! six miles west, and two TO two ana one
half miles across, when suddenly isaac
recognized shirt worn by a ooly WAlcr
h. found. 1t was a blue garment, oat
/ tha h, nsher had WORN when with one oi
these brothers who was searching, ana
lis color and cut brought TO MIND Gays
when he and the lost one were together
In happiness and In health, Iney lhEes'
, upated and turning back the collar thel
found the initials of their lost nfothcr' u
the garment had been marked oy inc
( laundry. This removed all doubt, ana
the bodv was put into box and prepared
for burial. 1t had badly decomposed' nav
ing laid for five days where the Waye'
bsd cast it, beneath the warm rays Oh
summer sun, and exposed 10 the eIeuleI a"
AZ the night. with the helpers tney sue
coeded in gathering 1t tenaeIly ohto 'i'
/ confines OF a rough box ,oo
They dug out grave a rev reef dsep
| Ana there in earth's arms they laid hin
TO sleep.
rhoy Aid not abandon the search be-
o,use of hnding one body, but continue
| a. further Gu, and at p. M tney i"un'
! ,ha how The little fellow WAS not Id
80. 80 Ne Gather, showing that the two ma
iIon Aiaed together as long as life remaine'
80 n.rent. He WAS Identified oeyon
: ~ douht He was laid by the father
rrhe TWO grayxa were marked, ana IL
! no intention Of the surviving Dro'heIa ,
heve the bodies removed 20 tne I an,ti
4 lot In DALLAS as soon as conaltlons Jui'.,'
ioS Th he will continue the search for tn Il,
body " Of MIS-. Ed JalOnick and tho ''''
| girl.
The experience OF Mr.. James Irvine wf'
~ nrominent citizen OF Texas, wa
one which shows the peculiarities OF thing
an sncb occasions. Mr.. Irvine ana VI
Ito remained in their home until IN
snua,ng moved from its foundation. The
we're washed from it, snd olung toge he
on a raft. endeayoring TO make piac
on oS sa,sty They faxed however to do sc
and We're swept out to sen, SCI, rS ss wals1
IN q returning current. and wasnef ntc
over the island. He made heroic 6 rug
| gle for life, and succeeded In rea chr,
The Jesuit college on the corner OF rn ,'l,
,eenth and Broadway. Here he was take
In. and was bemoaning the fate OF al