The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-20

and TO bring tears to the eyes Of the most
heartless was the tender ministerlng to the
wounded by the best women in Southern
Texas acting in the capacity Of nurses.
Here was a little girl whose leg had been
amputated. There fond mother with hip,
arm and legs broken Here was man
with fractured skull and all bore their mis-
fortunes with such fortitude and resigna.
tion as only such people could who popu.
lated good Christian community
THE PEOPLE ARE ORDERLY.
Not merchant has opened his store. ami
the entire population mourn their loss AMI
are found working Oh committees IN the
relief Of the unfortunates When man
desires horse buggy or other vehicle,
The wind was blowing pretty stir from
the East and a great deal of damage o.
cured outside the path of the cyclone but
on its eastern edge due to tho suction cr'a
ted by the wind coming at right angles
against the cyclone ON the western side,
however there was no damage whatever
and no trace of the cyclone except the deb
ris blown from its pathway.
The O'Connor guards. who were ordered
to the scene by Adjntant General Scurry,
reported yesterday thirty strong under Cap.
tain Barron. to Sheriff Taylor. who as
signed them 10 tho duty Of patrolllng the
seyclpnc district and the court house to keep
out all except those who were needed There
was no eoting whatever attempted, how
ever The guards returned home tonight.
There was no cyclone Insurance on any
of the property DESTROYED
Conductor Harrison of the Beeyile train
states that the
FIRST TRACES OF T'HE CYCLONE
were 10 he seen four miles west Of Goliad
for distance of mile nortbward was a
pathway marked by uptmncd trees. On
reaching therairoad track It vcered cast,
following the track on the north side 10 the
river whore II swcnt nm and ovor tho hill
~ uI anu ~
oh Nnlcu Tue west sue VI lHc '"N" IL
located, finally spending its force three
miles north of town. No damage wos done
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=" l"''l""u Piope4lN eNccPt 10 tne 'S's' 'i'i
line. about nifty poles being blown down.
The country district was sparsely inhqDi-
tod o,d toto,i,ios arc sr,,u 10 orr
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was held this afternoon to devise ways and
,,o,rs 80 bo,a,i,, .b zt.,,.tor Iouis
'N
sellGlon was elected chairman ana VI H.
Brown secretary At the suggestion of Or.
]. H. Russ committee consisting of NJ
=, -. -,
~ ShlNe' W. IS. fetlus' w Il. Campoc'"
j. c. Bevens and Al McFadden was ap-
nointod ia seloct = nbvsicion 10 +,Lo cb,rre
rug nae,
OF the hospital Tor at least mohih' nus
committee met tonight and elected Dr.
S,vovna of C,,ero cboirp,or
"
A hnance committee consisting OF ~ H.
Browne, j. c. Burns J.. S. Selisson aud
Nfrs q n po1dt,o, and Nfrs 7 II Nonre
",''
was appointed 10 receive aud distribute VI"
contributions of money, clothing supplies,
OTTO oor,,,,tt+o, ,orsts+i,c NJ II g. Uav.
don, j. IL. EWell Il, X stout W. H. lay
Tor and John Van Dahlcu was appointed
to provide for feeding the homeless aud In
jured.
County Judge j. c. Burns and the char
man of the meeting Louis Seligson were pu-
thorized to formulate an appeal for d,d,
which appears elsewhere Resolutions
We're adopted thanking the doctors. Nurses
citizens OF nelghboring cities who so gener
ousiy responded to the urgent calls ana a
special vote Of thanks to General Superin-
tendent ID. T. Forbes Of the Gulf, western
Texas and Pacific railway for the prompt
efficient and entirely gratuitous service n
placing special trains az the dlsposal 81
doctors, nurses and assistants from Guerra
Beeyille and Victoria