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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1899
Page
2
Postscript from Mayor Adams explains no donation drive is organized by The Daily Eagle for Brazos flood victims. Citizens may contribute at local banks, with funds to be used for relief. The note appears alongside reports of severe flood losses and a Waco cemetery scene where thousands of graves sank at Oakwood and other grounds.
Describes extensive cave-ins at First Street and neighboring cemeteries with toppled monuments and fallen headstones. Workers worked to prop up gravestones and repair damage, noting that over two hundred wagon loads of dirt or gravel will be needed to fill sunken graves and restore the grounds.
Pleasant weather described as farmers finish cotton plowing. Heavy rain caused some damage in the area but less than in the bottom. Singing schools are taught by H O Ferguson T Q Dyess at Harvey and Rev H T Palmer R A Holland at Edge. A new boy was born to Mr and Mrs Jesse Newcome last Saturday. Rev S R McClung spoke at Thompson Creek but overflow hindered meetings. A prayer meeting was held at his place and a Free Baptist meeting closed after five baptisms. Visitors from Bryan included Joe Wren Francis Lizzie Wilcox Bob Odom Albert Parten Maud Trant Lula Hardy and others. Sailor,
The Bryan Baptist Associations Workers Institutes fifth Sunday gathering will be held at Peach Creek church on July 28 29 and 30. A well prepared program promises one of the best meetings yet with everything ready for a successful event.
Marie Van Syckle of Newark, a wealthy widow, agreed to sell property at Bank and Halsey Streets for 40 000 but transferred it to F J Wood of 194 Market Street after an alleged dislike for A L Cross. The sale saved Miss Van Syckle wealth while depriving Cross and others of the top bid.
An elderly parishioner who never donated money reluctantly gives in a church meeting to cover a 400 debt. After a fellow member suggests doubling the subscriptions, he loudly shouts his support, excusing his earlier hesitation with dramatic fervor.
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