The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-14
WITH THE PASSING TRR0NG

In the death OF Judge N H. Rightor
New Orleans lost one of her most able
iurists as well as one of her best citi-
zens,' said gentleman from the Ores
cNnt City to a representative of The Posi-
yesterday. Judge Rightor passed away
Saturday at the age of Sc years. after
long and tedious Illness. He served with
distinction throughout the civil war and
was a member OF the White League dur
ing the RECOMMENDATION days, In 1890 he
was appointed Judge Of the civil district
court by Governor Wilt and after that
time until his death he was successfully
reappointed by each of Wltz's successors
He was not only the senior member OF
the court. but was the senior judge Of
the entire State and had held the same
position consecutively longer than any
other Judge in the State He was unani-
mously minated to succeed himself for
term OF twelve years at the last demo-
cratic State convention
zone OF Judge Rightor's sons Mr. Henry
Rightor we'll known author and play
wright who was formerly on the staff Of
one of the morning papers in New Or
leans. Is well known in Houston and
throughout Texas"
zone thing liked about the Waco con.
vention," said City Health officer Massie
yesterday to a reporter, was the way
Tom Smith won out That speech Of hls
was one OF the best | ever heard.
There was one affair that dsgusted mo
out and out A committee from the state
! Medical association went before the com
nittea. an niatforrn and ,,rgartl,, -o,,,,,-t -,
plank calling on the legislature to enact
some general sanitary laws. And all that
the convention gave MS was just a resolu.
> ton calling for regulation OF quarantine
between counties-which was not what Wa
, had asked for
You know what a resolution is worth
II Is equivalent to q notice to the legis-
lature that 1t is to take no action In the
matter. The convention might Just as
well have said plainly; 'Shelve this,
, The plank In the platform should HAYS
been given us just as we asked for We
need general sanitary laws badly. Except
some enactments about quarantine there
is absolutely nothing on the subject in the
statute books. The laws protect human
life in Texas only from shotgun
Take thing like consumption. There is
l no provision for INDECENT consumptives.
Consequently they often live in close
t quarters with other persons and give the
T disease to Ave or six people before they
die themselves. Out In West Texas and
around San Antonio this evil is especially
hurtful. More natives have consumption
than ever before in the State. The legis-
2 lature ought ~ help us diminish this
/, curse, With tho action OF the convention
on this point. am disguised"
~
:. THE GOODNESS of the engineer was all
that prevented far greater loss Of life in
d the wreck near Lake Charles sund ly
g night, said J. j, Anthony a tourist agent.
TO reporter for The Post at the Lawlor
, last evening, III he had not turned the
l. air brakes on so promptly the heavy tour.
s list and Pullman cars would have run upon
and crushed the cars in front. And great
+. loss of life must have been the result
: After the tender had jumped the track
r 1t was wrenched loose from the cars and
. dragged without its trucks for hundred
. yards by the engine.
y 1T was the striking of the trucks
! against the framework OF the trestle that
caused the whole to collapse.
1t is remarkable he added, that the
+ many fatalities
n 81 don't believe there is anything 10
: add to the account OF the Sunday night
wreck as It appeared in The Post this
4 morning" observed Pullman Conductor
# Cockburn to "A reVsrter last evening "But
l should like to say that 1t seems to m )
q remarkable that there were no more VIVA
) were killed or hurt
I ITO be In three wrecks in month Is
q too much, and am ready to quit the
Jonah business"