The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-30
About sabine Pass.

TO the Editor OF Tne PoSt.
Sabine Pass, Texas, september 26-My
attention has Just been called to a let
ter in The Post OF September %, from
our august mayor and city council. Sc
yerely criticising me for statement in
The Post that Sabine Pass ought TO have
disinfeCtants lime or something else in
cleaning up the town. Every one knows,
who has any experience how hard it IS
to get a community to use lime or any
other dsinfectant under ordinary cir
cumstances ana the difficulty OF procur-
ing it since such vast extent OF our
country has been swept by the unpre-
cedented storm OF September s. We may
we'll conclude that all the lime available
either In Houston or Galveston, our prln-
clpal markets. would be needed al the
latter place. and as not one merchant al
Sabine Pass was likely to get lime afor
the town or country's use | thought it
not out of the way to suggest the ship
( ment. | was not there, nor am | yet
Z aware that the town haas the funds to
clear away the debris and burn up the
/ drift. Also, in regard to damages. while
as compared to Galveston and other
places. we may say there was none at
this port. still there would. without this
overshadowing calamity, be quite enough
to attract attention. sun | command the
act OF the citizens OF Sabine who could
afford II and were not seriously damaged,
In contributing money 10 the more un-
fortunate people of Galveston; but II
is folly TO try to create the impression
abroad as II seems Is the object of some
that we were not hurt mere.
Talking about accommodating the
Mallory ships : stood at Sabine Pass
Yesterday and watched freight tran
struggle for nearly an hour to get over
three or four hundred yards, of road
What could we do with the Mallory traf.
fc?
In their criticism our houored city of
ficials say that those missing or sup
posed to be lost were unfortunately sew
eral miles In the gulf in a little sail
boat wonder what difference IL Inakei
TO the widows and orphans they leay
whether they were drowned in the sc.
or on land; but presume our storm suit
ferers have been literally provided 70
by our philanthropis citizens loosenin
the strings OF their plethoric purses am
contributing literally to the wants O
, the widows and the fatherless In tn
, God given wfs~ OF not letting the iei
hand know what the right does quit
, different from the way relief was give
/. 10 Galveston.
II Is not for the writer 10 criticise In
acts of our substantial and leading citl
/ zens. but as | see things | am bound I
say that there Is no Ilace on the Gul
of Mexico Immune from disastrous storm
, and Il viii not require many more {
! them TO cut channels into higher groun
or else build a sea wall, and | do nc
propose to conceal facts, II Port Al
thur had planted herself at Grigsby
: Bluff and cut her channel TO the mout
: OF the Neehes she might now have bee
n crowdng Beaumont. There Is only Oh
advantage possessed by Sabine owe
Galveston besides being on the main liant
! and that Is her Foundation. II Is abog
J time to quit efforts to gain adyantal
c over the mlsfortunes OF others and loo
n the facts souarelv in the face.
J., II would cost very little effort on III
e part OF our offended fellow citizens I
fnd enough actual distress In and abol
| the Pass to consume some OF their abunt
ance. Try H. w r. McClanahan