The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-11
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Albert Campbell, Survivor Of
Great Galveston Flood.
Visit to City Recalls This Ter
rible Experience. :.
WI BOYS
Clings to Branches of Large
Tree.
Floated Three Days in Sight Of
Land.
WIfHTWOOTHER BOYS

Albert Campbell of no West Gordon
street has gone to Galveston, Tex,
where he will visit friends. The visit
! recalls a strange experience. Mr.. Camp
bell was among three boys who, out or
III inmates of a Catholic school, sur
vived the great Galveston flood in the
fall of 1898. 1t is said that no trace OF
their bodies was ever found. The build
ing was literally blown to pieces and 1t
is thought that those who were killed
within must have been ground into the
waters by the falling timbers. and that
their bodies were swept out to sea.
However, when the walls gave away,
the three boys were carried by the rush
of wind and water into a gigantic tree
which was floating near the school.
Bruised and half stunned, the little fell
1ows-and the Oldest was not over IL
years old=-drew themselves into the
branches. There they remained calling
for help and trying to keep up a brave
angry torrent. The wrecks of homes
continually struck the tree and threat
ened to overturn it.
Gradually the tree was swept out 20
sea. still carrying the boys. They float
ed thus for three days without food or
none could swim.
Finally a tide washed them to the
shore three miles from Galveston. Here,
nearly dead from exposure and exhaus-
the city. Rev. Bishop Gallagher and
the Sisters of Mercy who were in
charge of the school mentioned were
astonished. They could scarcely believe
the young boys could have lived
through such hardships.
Then the Campbell boy learned that
his sister Maggie was among the 9TH
ers who were lost.
After that he was taken to Houston
by a teacher known as Sister Mary
Michael
His, sister, Mrs. George Matthias.
learned of his whereabouts and came
and brought him to Topeka Since then
he has made his home with her. He is
now employed in the Santa F'e shops.
Otto Kuehne. president of the Kuehne
Preserving works and also an official of
the Beavers has offered the use of the
rooms in the Beavers headquarters, a
fine large brick building on West Cur
Harrison street, as a meeting place for
the Civic club. He stated that he
thought that the lodge members would
be willing for the Civic club to meet
urday nights. the date of the lodge
meetings. Fred Morns, president of the
Civic club, said he appreciated the offer
and would learn what the other mem
bers thought. AS yet he has not de-
cided on a meeting night for the pur-
pose of reorganization.
Notes and Personals.
At lasti At lastI Work on the widen
| ing of the Granville road around Cal
houn Bluff was started yesterday.
A meeting of the 'tithing band of
the Kansas Avenue M. E. church will
| be held at the church at 7:30 o'clock
tonight. The band, organized by Rev.
Pearl Sigler who was here a month
ago, have pledged themselves to give
one-tenth of their income to the sup
port of the church. About one-fourth
of the members Of the congregation be-
long.
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Kilgore of Thayer
have returned home after visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. v. P. Newman who live
north of Topeka.
Cute" the 16-year-old dog owned by
F. B. Simms, is dead. His death was
| due to chloroformitis made necessary
| by a mortal illness. The end came Sun
| day night. Cute has always lived UP
to his name. He was good dog. as far
He also accompanied Mr.. Sinms to
most of his lodge meetings.
C. w. Berry has returned from a
business trip to Laramie Wyo.
George Bird of San Francisco is visit
| ing relatives here.
J. H. Hammond is visiting friends in
Manhattan.
c. M. Mayhugh of Rocky Ford, Colo,
and family have located on the North
side at $40 Park street.
w. A. Forbes is able to be down town
after having been confined to his home
| in Rochester with rheumatism.
Paul Van Ness of 1903 Kansas avenue
| has recovered from an illness and is
able to return to his studies at the high
| school.
The funeral Of George Cooper, who
died from heart disease Sunday morn