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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1900
Page
3
A rescue train carried hundreds of Galveston refugees to Texas City where relief workers and crowds awaited. Among the rescued were elderly and injured passengers as engineers and officials coordinated onward moves via Galveston and Virginia Print routes.Congressman Hawley and U S officials joined the relief effort with plans to accelerate aid and first class mail delivery.
A historical record lists cash donations to the Houston general committee with numerous donors and amounts. It notes a correction: Houston Lumber Exchange donation was $1000, not $100 due to a typographical error. The entry includes many individual gifts from firms and residents across cities such as New York and Fort Worth.
John J Moody reports at Lamarque Texas City after the disaster huts along the coast show large numbers of dead and injured residents limp through the wreckage. Citizens request three more relief workers six spades and three picks by the next train. A mass meeting forms a relief committee as locals struggle with hunger and looting while aid arrives from Houston and Galveston Island.
The report lists Messrs W H Parrott and Look of Houston as securing native mart iey for relief of the area. It orders Mr Moody to inform the Houston mayor and relief committee of the dire fire conditions and urge immediate aid. William Moore chairs the committee with 4 H Grafe as secretary.
Houston Texas September 12 All MIDPlios will be received at the Texas Transportation depot A daily train will assemble and dispatch freight to Clinton The American Cotton company provides labor and warehouse space to manage freight Carl Andrews C J Wolkarte Robert Ekkel and others sign off on the plan Woodmen relief donations and undelivered telegrams are noted with several local names listed for assistance and contact.
A September 11 letter from Toomas Gault of Genoa Texas appeals the general relief committee for flour meal lard coffee quinine and compound cathartic pills. The writer describes great GLUKNESS and loss and asks the Jewisir and friend to send help as soon as possible.
Dr Jennings of Texas City with a nine or ten man staff is burying bodies washed ashore and cremating dead horses and cattle to prevent disease. He records identifiers and jewelry found, and will share information. About sixty bodies buried so far with more expected Tuesday.
Mr A B Cockle of New Orleans chief stenographer of Farrar Jones and Mkruis nitt had been in the city several days seeking news of his sister and her three children. He rejoined the afternoon train to learn the entire family was safe aboard the arriving train.
The Galveston Houston and Henderson announces trains to Texas City at 4:00 AM and 1:86 PM. Santa Fe main line trains will operate through Houston instead of Galveston. Kansas City express departs Houston at 7:00 PM and the Santa Fe Limited to St Louis leaves Houston at 7:35 PM with through sleeper service.
George D. Turker charged with murder had venue moved from Grimes County to Burleson on court motion. All Week’s cases were continued except Spencer Sprigg murder case set for Lith.
A. V. Drowet, who fell through the roof of the American brewery last week and sustained serious injuries, is now able to sit up. His father, A. V. Drowett of Beeville, has come to care for him.
In Dickinson Texas on September 12, residents urge a train to deliver provisions from Houston not rail relief. Eleven people are dead and drowned. The town awaits lumber and building materials to rebuild as aid is delayed and transport remains scarce.
The steamer Lawrence arrived in Galveston at 4 pm after a slow voyage from Mauston. Delays were caused by storms and jammed bridges, with grounding on San Jacinto Bay and assistance from Eugene Y and Juno. Crews delivered water and provisions to the Houston relief committee upon arrival.
In Hemps t h mad Texas on September 12 residents react to Galveston disaster with empathy and resolve. Local mechanics like Sam Schwas employ carpenters for a year as rebuilding noise begins. News: Miss Mary Ponter and Adah Lu Polk safe in quarantine. school postponed likely a month. The Brasos river has fallen from flood levels reducing danger.
Beaumont officials inspect Sabine and Haut Texas railroad tracks after a September day storm. Passenger service restored via the Viva mail line connecting Beaumont and Windsor Bayou. Henry Smith drowns while on timber swept under a bridge. crew searches for his body. Missing fishermen Eddie Munn and Deltrich reappear at White's ranch, Chambore County.
A severe September storm at Sunnyside Waller County Texas wrecked dwellings barns and stores destroying crops including cotton and corn. A German farmer was killed by flying timbers. Churches schools and mills suffered major damage and roads blocked by fallen timber.
A powerful storm swept Rose Hill Harris County September 1 tearing down houses barns and stock sheds uprooting trees and damaging crops. Cattle sheep and other stock were killed or injured with thousands of dollars in losses and weeks of repairs ahead for damaged homes roods and fields.
An advertisement touts Valerio Phosphate Quinine tablets as a guaranteed malaria cure, claiming they make you lively and reduce nervousness and head ringing. The price is listed as 25 cents.
Beaumont relayed prompt aid to Bolivar Patton beach residents stranded by rising tides. The relief train returned at 5 pm with survivors, many weak from exposure and hunger. Local residents reported bodies washing ashore along the Gulf beach, with several families missing.
Horbeewed Heeven and Bread in Abundance from Karnes County arrived in Galveston with Congressman Rud Kieberg and companions. They carried barbecued beef and bread prepared in Karnes City to aid Galveston sufferers, who gratefully accepted the nourishment while the community mourned the disaster. The act reflects Karnes City’s charitable spirit.
Reports on storm damage show about 25 percent of cotton opened in Williamson County Taylor destroyed, with 10 to 16 percent crop impact. Mayor Black awaits telegrams from St Louis to relay free dispatches to Galveston sufferers. Prairie View faculty and students donate funds and clothing to aid Galveston victims as officials coordinate relief.
An early 20th century ad copy touts Valerio-Phosphate Quinine tablets promising no nervous tingling and a calm head. The claim notes the product prevents nervousness and includes a 25 vents dosage or packaging detail.
Auslin Texas September 12 reports contributions totaling $100,008 with major gifts from Standard Oil $10,000 Huntington interests $5,000 and St Louis Commercial Club. Ohio and Louisiana leaders pledge aid and several U.S. cities send funds and dispatch boats to Galveston for tents and rations.
An old patent medicine advertisement claims Hall’s Great Discovery cures kidney and bladder disorders, gravel, diabetes, rheumatism, and irregularities in men and women. It promises rapid relief, offers testimonials by mail, and lists multiple drugstores as sellers with a dramatic testimonial from Dr E W Hall.
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