The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-11-27

fapci OF thousands who had spent happy
hours here. was shaken TO the very
foundalione hy the force OF wind and
wuvc when tho power " nature. coura b.
ing across the Gulf Of Mexico. hurti-
ga with mighty and cruel force on
the falrcst city OF the coast that fate
lul sunday. the fourteenth OF Scptcm-
Der Then was the heart Of the city
stripped ~ its dfOss and its minor i'm
pulses, 20 lic torn and bleeding but
pulsntlng with thc mighty passion OF
love of man for man, then did the
heart OF Corpus Christi barred TO tho
world show that underneath and nc
tuating an lie lies the one great fore"
of love Tor others and that self counts
las nouFhl when 90 can bc given IN true
sacrifice.
out of the storm and ruin that tho
sea brought, rose heroes cast in the
mould Of what are called the more he
rolls days ana the city found that with
iu her gates lived and hrcather men and
women who would do and dare all
when the hour FOR sacrifice came Not
on the battle fields OF France and
Flanders was Corpus christi forced 10
seek. but in thc homes OF her own citi
Hcnr she found tkc true courage that
ihravcd 900 dangers in the hope Of saving
life
Esther FULLER i7-ycar- old high school
giti showed Co the world that Do is
not age or sex that breeds hcroism
hw that ID is an mate quality which
viii rise to the surfccc whom tho call
comes Driven from her home hy thc
rising waters She with her family,
sought refuge ON che bluff No sooner
bad they LEFT the house than "a fly-
ing piece OF debris struck her g-Yenr-
cid brother Ted. ON the head knock
Mg him unconscious
Esther went hack
Becoming separated from tho rest
Of bcr family she caught hii nf tim
her as ~ went drifting Boy. and placed
her brother on a. cinring 90 the make
shit raft they were swept ON across
North Reach and out into Nucccs Ray.
SO frnil n ran couid not hold to-
rcthcr long In The tempest ~ wind and
water hat was raging and again rs
lth,r found herself with her unconsci-
GUS brother ~ tho mercy ~ the sea
SWimu nE nv hest she could ana carry -
lng her brother with her she made her
WAY from RAFT to raft throughout tho
might Of terror always battling 10 keep
herself ana tho unconscious form ~
Ted above the rcach Of the waves Time
after time her temporary refuge was
torn from beneath hor md she wns
east into tho rwirling water hut the
courage Tint took hor hnck for he
brother kent hor spirit alive aud she
fought with nature until To Che early
morning. they cddied into the Quiot"i
waters and wore ctst ashore on tho
north side of the bay
tnhurmcd except for the hatterin2
she had received from tho tlmberg mud
wrcckaee she returned TO Corpus
Christi with hor brother only 60 find
that her mother had gone down % dcrfl
No tho storm. Her brother placed IL
"a temporary hospital herr soon rocov-
Ia s.l
which Corpus Christi boasts and In,
ncoplc hero arc seeking to add ~ &,
fhc honor roll ~ The Cnrnnwic heroes.
The line ~ dutv tx often main nnt
tho heart of l.. y prntcr. city police
mon refused 10 lot him swcrvc from
ihnf line regardless ~ th" cost Al
Sundny morning he worked IN rescuin
those who were caught ON Nortl
Beach. 80 first he used % m1ci'no. huf
ns tho risinW winters made THE inn
nnsHihie no mndc HIS WAY on foot from
house 90 house sounding tho vrlrnina
anh carrvinc tho HOPELESS 10 safety
tnch trim became moro dangerous
huf with tho incrensin~ DANCER can'
fin INCREASING rocd of his qa~vices nnf
mower o~rc did he f1iior tlia laat trlI
WAS made 10 house in which twcnt
PSF ncrgons had sought refuge hu
'rhlch wac now ln great dnnror from
thc cvcr Increasing flood Entering me
nos'en hr ,vnrnoN iho tl''lo hpnd nnt
n'ri.cd no ono of tho chudrcu to stnr
v-'fh him fnr slfotv Tho BITCH iput
of safety waa never renrhed hut there
brnathcs today ln rorpue Chrisu
number ~ nerfona who c'.o fhot vnr'
hrc1th to 20 rrat'r. the m1n wh,
stn ved WIN hla ioh
Incoh norn thinkinr of hfe sisfer
vn" mo 0rsi 90 plunge into tho torrpr
~ Nous hnvou in on offort 'o reH D
her whc~, eho bod TN 20 doath'4 don'
in tho Suohn Slnifnrhl" ~.hcn th
storw broke Tho current o. iho hnvot
was too s-rcAt nnd ynunv Rorn was
avcni o0t And under hri5re losiuA
pfc lifo in AN attomn, 60 MD tho SISTER
ho io'o1
sisicr "a Thnir 80 a.. rv,, r.,r,.
V'nr1 orr DUTY nt rho snohn slnitar'um
also heard the oall of dutt 10 t'te sh1o
~ tho crr of man it pain aud
aHn-or ftcsuondln~ 90 fho r1u ahf
entered tho room in which ho r.la i,iis-
e. bow riEfnfln f.fr.r ftr'te' fh.t on~.
nov or tho anniturlum tearing % lnosa
7nd s,v"ruln~ hnr wffh fho npfient "a
r' rnd nu nunlov" ont INTO tho
ohir'inv 1pfostrom ~ tratrr 1nd ,rrrci
nf what h1a nrro hosn homos io -o
Town 10 death in the hope or saving
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