The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-10
AT BAY SIDE RESORTS.

they did have to swim for II. Among
those who took refuge in the Coyle resi-
dence were Mrs. Henry st. John Wagga-
man and children. Misses Alice and May
Coyie and Miss Mamie Thompson. the
Misses Pettis. Mrs. Louise Court and
Mrs. II. NJ Curtin and children; MessTs.
w. H. Coyle. Alfred Pettis and three
negro servants
The water was nine feet deep in some
places and in getting to tse Coyle resi-
dence some of the party had the expe-
riences of their lives. Mr.. Waggaman tied
his family together with ropes In order
that no member would be washed away.
Mrs. Curtin also reached the residence
with her children with the greatest OF dif-
hculty The rescue was made by the boats
Sunday morning and later In the day the
party reached Houston IN safety.
Mrs. William Il. Humphreville was
seen by Post reporter on arrival at the
Grand Central depot. She said:
eve escaped with our lives and with
only the clothes we have on, and we were
glad to get out at all. We had an awful
time N saving the children. The storm
at Morgan's Point commenced early IL
the morning and blow all day The wind
was IN the north and we apprehended no
danger, but at night the wind switched
around end the water swept in one b
wave over all that low section of the Point
where the cottages are, or rather were
located. The wind was blowing a hurri-
cane, the rain was falling in torrents ana
the water from the bay was several feet
deep IN the houses.
Hunter Knox and Vane Knox did
heroic and noble service. In their efforts
to save the lives OF others they lost
everything they had. At first they used
their wagons to get the people-the wo-
men and children--out Then the water
got too deep and they put on bathing suits
and swan to the rescue Of those impris-
onod in the house which were fast being
blown to pieces or washed away
"Mr. Louis Bracquet was drowned and
so was Uncle Billie Jones, who was n
the Wall house. 1t was a terrible expe-
rience and was particularly SO as the real
danger came at night"
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only four houses remain standing on
the Point those being the residences o:
Messrs. Coyle and sharp the club house
Of the Left Handed Fishing club and tho
brck building owned by the Morgan
Point Development company MIR. 30
Meyers residence was unrooted aud all
other buildings except those named above
we're totally wrecked The following ra;-
ties owned residences, each of which Waa
demolished: Mrs. Justin White Mrs.
Williams, Mr.. John Williams, 49,. Simmons,
W. s. Wall, ]. q. CASTOR, Bushmore.
Henke, Mullane, Cuspersill, Scho5sef
Achenbach and Schultz and Humphreville,
In addition 10 these the Bracquet hotel
the Black grocery and Bakers meat mar
ket were wholly lost The bath no SCI
and all the boats in shipping were swept
away by the wind and waves.
The home of Mr.. Knox, manager OF the
transfer line, was demolished while he way
heroically engaged in rescuins the people
whose lives were in danger Mr.. Knox lost
all his effects during the torn.
Mrs. w, f. Simmons and Mrs w. 5.
Wall were at the Point during the gallo
and We're rescued by Bill Black and " /,
liam Dixon When reached they were IN
water almost neck deep and lost all OF
their effects.
Every one who passed through the storm
at Morgans Point say that The Knox
brothers are entitled To rem mbrance, -
they lost all they had on earth and rlsked
their own lives 70 save others.
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Louis Bracquet, one of those drowned
at Morgan's Point, was well known in
Houston. For several years he and his
wife kept the hotel at the Polut. Prior
TO moving there Mr.. Bracquet was In the
saloon and restaurant bus ness in this city
Uncle Billie" Jones was known 10 al
the visitors to the Point and for several
years was lighthouse keeper.
Mr. Henry Henke and family, who were
at Morgan's Point during the storm. nj
rived in the city yesterday, they hayinZ
spent q thrilling night