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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1900
Page
8
Reports from Houston detail relief shipments to the storm wrecked city. Six cars at Texas City plus thirty seven from Houston bring total to forty three cars today. Subcommittee notes two trains from Dallas and Captain Paget with forty men proceeding to assist.
Infirmaries at St. Joseph and Houston General fill with Galveston storm refugees. New York Journal relief train and Red Cross establish headquarters at the Auditorium to aid the injured. Names and addresses of the injured and missing circulate as families seek relatives, with calls directed to local drug stores and residents for information.
The Ardent Order United Workman Gan Jacinto Lodge No. 10 met in their lodge room last night and appointed a relief committee. Members named were W. J. Seboring M. B. Rhea W. B. Dwyer A. K. Taylor and F. J.
A Newport area testimony from a caretaker describes a girl named Ethel Thornton claiming rapid health and school performance gains after using Grape-Nuts cereal. The ad-style piece asserts the product supplies essential nutrients from field grains to support growth and quick digestion.
A group calling itself a brotherhood says it will care for arriving members in daily meals and has set up headquarters at the Grand Central hotel.
Brunner suffered extensive damage from the gulf coast storm. Schools and the Methodist Church are demolished while the post office and supplies building were ruined. A meeting led by B A Randoph pledged to rebuild, with local leaders promising to reopen the post office and restart schooling and church activities.
Captain Bruce Woolf of the International and Great Northern depots faces disruption as badges are issued indiscriminately by crowds delaying trains bound for Texas. Troops struggle with unauthorized users and the depot crowd obstructs operations, with several badges diverted for leisure trips and ignored for public duties.
The Yo MC AL organizes aid for Galveston flood refugees with rooms in the gym for men on the third floor and women and children on the second floor. Widespread donations and volunteers, led by Secretary J A Palmer and Committees, coordinate relief, transport, and communications.
J. N. Palmer Jr. long a Houston resident and fruit commission worker is mentioned in connection with the Palmer family. The notice notes Palmer’s ties to the area and his role in the local business scene.
A city ordinance governs hack and carriage fares, requiring posted rates, driver cards, and prepayment. Fines start at five dollars, with higher penalties for violations, and night hours allow doubled rates. Police Chief Blackburn says the rules will be enforced.
Albert Campbell Francia Davin and another child were rescued from the Galveston area home near the beach after a hurricane wrecked the building. The trio, the only survivors among more than ten occupants, escaped as the structure fell and were found injured and cold the next morning. Services at First Presbyterian Church will proceed in the damaged hall with a sermon on The Secret of Tranquility.
The Temple Voth holds bids for renting pews and selling a general assortment of cooking and heating stoves, water heaters, hot plates and coal tar at the temple site. Bids open Sunday April 10 1908 at 4 o'clock. Apply to John Shearn, General Manager, Houston Gaslight Company, phone 70.
The Houston relief committee leads a broad effort aiding Galveston and nearby towns after disaster. It reports cash receipts between 40 000 and 33 000 dollars with most funds directed to Galveston. An auditor will oversee expenditures and a formal ledger tracks every dollar for future accountability.
United States Marshal Grant was authorized by the Attorney General to employ fifty men in emergencies to protect government property and aid Galveston after the storm. He plans campaigns from Ohio to assist in policing the city and aiding storm victims. Captain Selkert returned from Alvin and reports relief provisions from the governor will help the town for a time.
At the residence of Mrs Liane on Caroline street Mr J Norman Roosevelt and Miss Mamie Dooley were married Friday evening. The couple received many congratulations from their friends as they begin married life together.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians in thin city opened relief headquarters at 1112 Preston Avenue to aid Hibernians in distress. Mr John Power travels to Galveston as a representative of the Hawk tot Hiberniate. Mr Within O'Connor serves as chairman of the relief committee.
About fifty con chelots of refugees arrived from Galveston by train to Houston with seven coaches per train totaling around forty nine cars. Relief trains reached Houston daily for three days, carrying evacuees to Texas City and nearby areas. Some sick and maimed were assisted by hospital committees as transportation from Galveston to Texas City and then by steamer Lawrence was arranged, though capacity remains stressed.
A 1900 notice outlines a city tax incentive for pre paid taxes by December 31 with a per cent annual reduction. It also promotes Sour Lake remedies and Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy with testimonials and drugstore availability.
The colored Knights of Pythies of the city convened to settle debt and arrange lodging for visiting Knights from storm-affected regions. Br. Lyons’s office designated K P head-quarters with a hall beside Shorvon & Co for accommodations.
General J N Palmer a distinguished U S Army officer and Washington resident died Monday morning September 10 at his son in law Captain H R Lemys residence He served in the Mexican War and was stationed at Arlington for several years His funeral or interment was held at the National Cemetery Arlington
A flurry of guests and travelers are noted in Galveston with arrivals from New York Chicago and Houston. Mrs. T W House and Mr. H A Jones returnees are among those visiting relatives and friends in the city today.
Announcement that the Rieman jewelry business at 1007 Preston Avenue will continue under the undersigned and widow Mrs Rieman with G Riemaau assisting, preserving former operations and service for friends and public.
A long list records Galveston residents visiting and being registered at sending offices, including Mrs G N Leland, Miss Velin Gillory, Drs D A Warren and W L Warren, Mrs Taylor, Mr Holland, Mrs Mistrot, and many others lodging at LAWLOR HOTEL CAPITOL HOTEL BRISTOL HOT. Additional names appear under TURNER HAUL and COR Uipport FLA with numerous families and individuals listed.
The Houston Bowling Club plans a bowling contest at their alley on Sunday. J. W. Kavanaugh, a station agent at Conroe, is in Galveston searching for his wife and child, who are safe in Houston, though they do not know each other’s whereabouts.
McKibbin and Captain Riche report the storm as having deepened the channel by two feet, bringing the present depth to thirty feet.
A Brownwood Texas man identified as Frank MeQuill arrived from Jackson Mine and told several people he had lost a daughter and three grandchildren in the Galveston flood before killing himself with a pistol. Among his effects was a checkbook from the First National Bank of Brownwood.
Report indicates over fifty dead bodies wash ashore across the river near Quintana with large trouble expected in burying the dead.
Fragmentary report outlines a transfer involving individuals named Kimbrough William D. Cleve and HLOM McRae. Mentions Galveston and a Mr W E Dailey, with later reference to Purh Texas. Details are garbled, names mis-spelled, and place names uncertain. core event appears to be a transfer or escort in transit.
It deepened the channel after inspection of government works at Galveston. Officials reported the change and noted ongoing monitoring and potential further adjustments.
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