Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-12-11
THURSDAY, DECEMBER II. 1913.
DIED TO SAVE OTHERS.

Inc story of the recent floods on Tex.
as rivers can never be fully told except
In the fragmentary form in which snch
stories usually appear in the press re-
ports. 1t is a story full Of hcroism and
nOOIe instances of self sacrifice. In view
OF the fact that appeals are coming ia
us for relief of the flood victims. The
herald gives the following story. noe
only for he SAX. OF III oIlIar! Ids
who died in an attcmp, to help others,
put that we may all be thoroughly
impressed with an idea Of I'll Suffcrincy
involved in such a catastrophe. The fol
lowing story is clipped from the San
Antonio Express of Tuesday:
The most heroic and at the same
time pltiful story Of the food was
that of the deaths Of three promin
ent young men Of Bryan. whose
bodies, ad from exposure were
found III Il tree north Of here to-
day. They were: Howard Il. Cayitt.
~ years Old. who leaves Il widow
II baby; Clifton Elsie, about %.
and Asa j. Robbins. Il young man
JuSt OuA VI IL agricultural ANA NE
chanical College.
With them Saturday about noon
went Tom Evans, also a well
known young Bryan man. all bound
mp the river for Mumforl in two
small motor boats with proyiSiunS
Tor 4 settlement at italians ard
other foreigners. WHO were ~n.u in
he half starved. Nothing more ua>
heard of these young men until to-
day, when two negroes coming down
the river in Il boat heard faint
cries from a tree. INVESTIGATING
they found Tom Evans tied 10 i limb
with the bodies Of three others
nearby. Evans became unconscious
soon after the negroes took him
down. but first told this Story:
TELLS STORY OF HEEOISM.
Going up the river we hit a Snrr
or "A log and both boats upset. We
lost everything We had aboard. We
all floated down the river some dis
lance, holding to the b3ttomup
boats. Finally Roberts. Cavitt and
~ 'i'' iliNN Ntl'N away.
There was nothing but roaring
water OF all sides. They realized
their plight waS desperate and Ev-
ans climbed down the tree 20 RIGHT
the overturned boat. He failed. ROB
bin then tried. without success.
Robbins Robbins became 80 OK
hauStld that he cried for hclp and
Cavitt with Evans climbed down to
him, but were so weak they could
moi pull rim up into thr bran hes.
50 they passed . rope up,lcr his
shoulders, tying him 50 that his
head was above water.
A LITTLE later Elsie swan to their
tree. No sooner was he in the
branches than he was taken with
cCnvulsions. Evans and Cavitt TAX
ing him bctwc, them tried TO warm
him with their bodies. but without
apparent success. They then Tied him
into the tree and tied themselves
also. expecting a long wait
Saturday night. Robbins. in the
water. died. Elsie died the follow
ing day. Sunday about noon. That
left two of tn III. Cavitt stuck it out
until Monday morning when ut
about daybreak he died in c0nvuI-
sions in Evans arms. Evans was
alone with three dead men until thr
negroes came along about > O'Clock
this afternoon. Evans condition was
very =, riouS tonight. The three bod
les were brought in this afternoon.
In view Of the contribution made by
these young men to the flood sufferers,
is there not SOM small contribution