Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-09-18

swept the island last Saturday night.
This wall Is now crumbled mass Of
brick with the exception of few small
sections that stand like marking pillars
70 show where the property line should
BE-.
No one was refused admittance 20 the
sheltering institution ON this night OF .
nights. Negroes aud whites were taken
Ia without question aud the asylum was
thrown open 10 all who sought It's pro-
tecting wings. Angels of mercy went
through the army OF sufferers whisper.
ing words Of cheer. Offering what scant
clothing could BE- found In this house Of
charity and calmly admonishing the ter
rorstricken creatures % have faith in
God and pray that His holy will BE-
done.
In contrast with this quiet. sanity
and loving spirit Of the nuns the hum
dred or more negroes grew wild as the
storm ragged and shouted aud sang in
true camp meeting style until the
perv.s o, the o,h.r r.fug.es were shat.
,.r.d aud 4. ,.,i. ss.,,,.d iroi,er, I,
was then that Mother superioress
.Io.enh RANG the ch,p.l h.lI and cansad
bn.b ~ -. ,,naowo,i,n Wbe,
ouiet he'd beep restored the mother ad.
dressed the poyr,.. aud ,old th.m il
,r,s M, ,ir,. nor ,l,c. f,- sr,b .co,.s
tbat II tb.v ,r,,f.. q, pr,v ,b.v sb,nld
do d, fr,n their hear.s and that the
ee,tor of an thing, wouli hear their
Offering. at,ye the ro,t ofthe hurricane
which r,ysd with increased furv as she
SINK. d, tb. ,,v...tricl,.p as.emhl,ge
The po,r,.. .y.re o1ioted and tho n,,.
r,a c,lmad
Tho p,pi, had bso, rreciri,,,.5 bv
tbs falling NJ tne n,rtb ,v,ll of tb,t s,c.
b,nof tbs b,ildipy b, ,,,b,,b tho ro,ro.,
had .,pgbt refpge ori.r aud silent
praver wa. brouvbt al,ut bv TIN. noble
womsn's sweet determination and GREAT
ur..sprs ,f mind
Familie. that had boen sop,rntod nv
thi, merriles. and devastating conflict
Of the clements were united bv the eruel
wn,er. of the rulftos.inp them into this
haven of refuge. What scenes. what
hearthleeding pictures these unions pre .
seuted As the half dead. manpled and
bruised were rescued and dragged from
the raging winters bv the more fortunate
member. n their own family mourned
as victims Of the storm.
Mother Jo.eph. In sDeating Of the in.
eidents OF the night within the convent
walls. said she believed IL was the first
time la the history Of the world that A
babe had been born in a nuns cell in a
convent And the christening. for no
/ one expected 10 live 20 see the nrht Of
dav. and IL was voted tha, these infants
4 should no, leave the world as they had
!. entered without baptism. REGARDLESS
. Of the religion, belief of the parents. a
, house dedicated o. God aud charity had
-. afforded shelter % the storm victim
mothers and they f,lt in their heart.
that the good sister. should administer
: the bap;i.mal. which is administered in
/, time of great danger. the presence OF
elergymen not being required.
a.. The names Of the mothers and IN,
j., children could not b. learned by the re.
porter who visited the institution
with the exception Of Mrs. William
4 Henry Heldeman. who was one Of
+, the mothers aud whose new born babe
= was christened William Henry. Tn,
experienoe. of thi. mother. II they ooult
n. redrc.d ,o ,,ords ,ro,,id -osA III,
y a.. -, -. o.
u ,'S,9..- ~ - ,'>''D-' '' " N''P''' W"
20 -, - - - - -
's M ''s'''.''''" was 'u'O"" on 'n'
m 'hefo'es OF the STORM Wheh her nome
A Went down ana was swept away. Ih'
"a family had been separated when they
n started 70 abandon their home TO IN,
-. greed of the battling storm. When Mrs