Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-20
PINE BLUFF FOLK IN GALVESTON ARE
 SAFE AND SOUND
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Mizell, informing her that he also is safe and sound, having experienced no ill-effect from the storn..
 Bartcn Express Messenger.
 Leonard Barton, who is Son of w.. L. Barton, sexton of Bellwood ceme- tery, is Wells, Fargo & company's eXpres messenger on the Santa Fe be- tween Galveston and Gainesville, Texas. He married a Houston girl only little over a week ago, and his bride is now at Gainesville. while her husband is at Galveston, where he was caught when his train was unable to return to the mainland. His father yesterday received a message from the express agent at Gainesville, stating those conditions, and expressing the belief that young Barton would arrive in Gainesville within a day CT two, as soon as the Mrs. Etter Is Safe. R. w. Etter of the Merchants &, Planters bank, yesterday received a letter from his mother in Houston, and Mir. Etter's worry was removed by the assurance that his mother was safe.
 i In her letter, Mrs. Etter stated that she herself is safe and uninjured, but that she had witnessed the worst storm, sire had ever seen in her life The house next to the one in which she is stopping, a big two-story structure, was blown over during tho storm, said Mrs. Etter.
 Another Measuring Message. l Mrs. E. c. Viets yesterday received a message from her daughter, Mrs Joe Pauiette, bringing the word tha Mrs. Paulette and her brother, Mel notte Viets, with all the members 0 their families, are safe at their home: in Galveston.
 Mrs. Paulette and MT. Viets art former residents of Pine Bluff. chil ldren of Mrs. Viets, and the relatives and friends here were greatly wor ried until the telegram from Mrs |iPaulette was received yesterday.
 Adams In Houston.
 George H. Adams, business mana ger of The Graphic, who left her. Saturday night for Galveston, heede, the storm warnings and halted il Houston. A letter from his yester lday afternoon states he was anon, , the hundreds of guests at the eigh teen-story Rice hotel in Houston. h Writing under date of Tuesday, MI Adams says he arrived in Houston Monday morning, and decided to wal until he gained more information a to the probable course and extent 0 tEs Gulf storm.
 "I'm glad I did," he writes. "Suc, night never dreamed of. Most c the guests sat up all night. Tn wind velocity varied from 40 to miles an hour from about 8 D. n Monday to about noon today Was a it's worst from :30 to 5:3O this morn ing.
 "There is not building nor sho, window in this town that escape damage. No street cars yet running and nothing has been heard frol Galveston or the outside world.
 Well, the excitement and exper ence was something great. I neve felt the least bit apprehensive, an would not have gone down to tn lobby at all except that everyone wa advised to do so. The most scare people were those from Galveston Many of them did not even go to thei rooms during the night.
 Electric lights went off at D. T and candles we're used.
 "Am anxious to go to Galveston but presume my anticipations
 pleasurable surf bathing are thin. of the past. Don't know my futul plans, but don't expect to renal here long, Am well and enjoyed Il eXcitsment.
 More than half of the tin roof signs, windows, etc., were broks during t5e hurricane. One contin