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HOUSTON DAILY POST: fTHURSbAY MORNING, AUGUST 19, 1915. -i-ir rnrr qririjTjTruu utrLn iwi ruinr a SEVERAL BODIES WERE FOUND BY RESCUERS NEAR HITCHCOCK The Levy Store Is Open for ft Santa Fe Party Headed by General Superintendent Maxson Offered Special Train to Take Boat to Virginia Point Hotel. SYRACUSE SPENDS NIGHT ON 8YRACUSB, N. Ym Jolf W. A f-' ganUq Agar ni seen all Jut night la tbe sky bet ween here sad Oneida.

Later it tamed slowly into a question mark. All Onondaga and Oneida Counties oa trail of that Tth point. Public man meeting' called for this afternoon at state fair and atYonr Service Business Santa Fe will operate trains Nos. 1 and 2, commencing Thursday morning, on schedule time, between Houston and Hitchcock, and alao re-establish Nos. 13 and 14 between Alvln and Hosenberg.

We further expect to have our main line telegraph wires open from Texas City Junction north, and the Houston division wires by tomorrow noon. "The track to Highland bayou Is open and we should be through to Virginia Point some time Friday, unless our roadbed la cut up worse than we expect it to be. ESPITE the fact that the store was slightly damaged by the winds, our entire shop is in perfect shape ana ready to serve you. Store Open Today (Thursday) Ship Channel Opening Postponed In an effort to give relist to a number of people marooned at Virginia Point, including operators, bridge tenders and several people who had been without food or water since Monday, General Superintendent W. B.

Maxson of the Santa, Fe lines came, to Houston Wednesday afternoon on a special train for the purpose of securing a launch to take down to the storm swept district. After meeting Mayor Campbell and Chief Davison it was learned that these gentlemen had lined up the boats, and Mr. Maxson'a. special returned shortly after nightfall to Texas City Junction, after being again assured that the marooned people at Virginia Point had already been rescued. The Santa Fe officials picked up a man "in all we have some COO men between Hitchcock and Virginia Point: in fact.

tlie first men were put to work on the track about o'clock Tuesday morning at a point south of Hitchcock. "Several line repair gangs are steadily at work repairing the wire lines from wallls south and by tonight they should be completed into Hitchcock. Two ptrs drivers and eight, bridge gangs of 100 men are at Texas City Junction, together witn three work trains, ready to push the work through to the causeway, Just the Tuesday morning at the Highland bayou bridge; after considerable work be was revived and Vent into Alvln for food and Gum The point um PEPPERMINT NED WRAPPER CINNAMON BLUE WRAPPER As announced through the columns of the papers, the ships due to arrive on Thursday, the 19th, will be delayed therefore our store will be open all day today (Thursday). Date of Ship Channel Celebration will be announced later. moment the 'Water will permit of our working the track.

The forces are being nanaiea in two sniiis, aay ana night, in order to ruin the work an possible. "There are 200 cars of material, oiling, care. It was said by Virgil Webb, secretary to Mr. Maxson, that the man was a life saver from the San Luis Pass life saving station, and had been blown In by the storm from the station some 25 miles distant on a stack of debris. bridge timbers, rail and ties on hand now near Texas City Junction and Hitchcock I ILL, A.

1 1 i A. met? Major General Franklin J. Bell, who Between Hitchcock and Texas City assisted very materially In rendering re junction there were many horses anil 1 Crowded with flavor 2 Velvety body NO GRIT 3 Grumble-proof 4 Sterling purity 5 From a daylight factory 6 Untouched by hands lief, and expressed considerable anxiety mules hanging in the rence along the Santa Fe right of way. The Santa Fe over the situation; fact, he ordered detachment of cavalrymen and a doctor to the Point to give relief to those per party picked up a number of dead bodies south of Hitchcock, which were taken In to that town and turned over to local authorities; none of the bodies were Iden sons who were marooned there. He came up to Houston today on a motor car for provisions and for the purpose of making other arrangements to care for some 450 people from the vicinity of tified by the party, however.

The Santa Fe track isom Hitchcock toward the Point has been repaired for Texas City, who were to need. about five miles, all debris having been "You may assure the public that we removed, ana in many places it was piled two and three feet above the track. are doing our level Dest, consistent wltn present conditions, to open our lines, and unless the wind continues strong it is APPROACHES OF CAUSEWAY ARE yi-x rmy-v rn a tnt. a a a a rrx are, as we have been, always ready and expected that the Santa Fe force will reach Virginia Point, or the north end willing to assist the needy anywhere along our lines, in such extreme cases of the causeway, some time tomorrow. as now confront us.

tUUINU 1U bt bADL I DAJVIAulLJ have no private information from The wind was blowing between 15 and 20 miles Tuesday afternoon, with the water choppy practically all day. There was still considerable water over the tracks between Highland bayou and Vir Galveston, and if I had It would please me to give it to The Post for the public benefit. ginia Point, but this afternoon it was B. F. Manger, general superintendent receding.

From Houston on down to Highland of the Harvey eating houses along the Levy Bros. Dry Goods Ob. bayou many houses are blown down and barns demolished, while most of the tele Santa Fe lines In the South, was in Houston last night, a guest of General Engineer Jonas of Sunset-Central Walked Over Structure and Examined It Carefully Only Protected Roadway Seems to Have Been Affected. graph and telephone poles have been wrecked. Superintendent W.

E. Maxson. Mr. Man In an Interview with a Post reporter at ger is endeavoring to reach Galveston and arrange for the movement of provi the depot Wednesday evening, Mr. Maxson made the following statement: "The to being put off at the Point, Just be-low.

That tues were end are needed badly sions to his station in the Island City. In this particular section for rescue work, GALVESTON MAYOR ASKED F0R; BREAD AND MILK FROM HOUSTON. was convincingly shown tne commiiiee. Steaming further down the channel, one man, probably half a mile distant, signalling with his arms, was discovered by CLUNG TO TREES WHILE WATERS H. F.

Jonas, chief engineer for theian opinion, stating that It depended upon Sunset-Central lines, walked acrnrs the several things, the first of which Is the i ineinou determined upon; me second, I the amount of material and the third, the causeway Wednesday and made as thor- oujjh an examination as possible under number of men who can be put to work. OF GULF SWIRLED BENEATH a member of the party, uniy me yawi could reach him, and It was a bad trip through the brush with real waves for the channel running with a chaln-llghtnlng tide. Between Texas Cltv and Virginia Point. 1 This proved to De J. O.

omgieion 01 me Sent Message to Mayor Campbell Telling Him ot Need Supplies Will Leave Here by Boat. Committee in Charge of Work. tnir Muva nf nalveston. and before the Mr. Jonas stated, there are no rails left upon the dump.

The ties and rails have been lifted bodily and are a good distance away from the dump, lying in the prairie. The water still covers the earth but the dumps give some assistance in walking to Virginia Point. Ten Refuges Had Thrilling Experiences. yawl had returned with him, four others, who also had been aboard the Maye, were sighted to the west. They were badly scattered, each clinging to a tree and one Were Two of stripped to the skin, prepared to give the elements all the battle there was In him Rescued by Relief Tug Mary Lee-Number Were Girls.

before giving up. Even In these seasoned men that same desire to get aboard "right now" regardless, seemed appar the The lt.uelf Is intact. Mr. Jo-nan i tales, hut the approaches' -technically known .1:1 the- protected roadways- are none. When the roadway was built two lines of piling were driven both toward the iritlnland and toward the island.

Within these pilings sand was pumped. On top of the piling a sheet of concrete reMed and then more sand was pumped In. a uccond sheet of concrete being; laid upon this and resting upon the sand. With tie tu'n force of the water this was drawn away, the concrete sheets naturally sinking And being broken. Mr.

Jonas walked across from Virginia Point to the first arch on the top of the pilings, which were nbout two feet under the water ut that time. Arriving nt the first arch he went to the roadway anil then' proceeded across. At the tower of the drawbridge he found seven men. all of whom were safe but hungry. The draw Itself appears to he all right and In working condition.

-r- remained there with J. H. How they clung to the branches of Muller, also a owner of the camper, and Tom Kigg: store, ana nis son, Koy. ent, for one struck out, nana over nnu for the Mary Lee. Warning calls caused him to turn and clutch his tree again, and In a few minutes they were all aboard.

Besides Singleton there were John Knighty, engineer of the lost tug, John Hand and Kid and Murray Bhules. Mayor Lewis Fisher of Galveston Wednesday sent a message to Mayor Campbell of Houston asking that 60,000 loaves of bread and all the milk available be purchased and sent to Galveston at once. The message read: "Mayor Ben Campbell: Please buy for us 60, 0M loaves of bread and send all the milk available on first boat available. Lewis Fisher." These supplies are to be sent to the auditorium and the boat Is expected to leave at 1 p. m.

Thursday. The committee's phone number la Preston 644. Chocolate Bayou. (Houston Post Special.) BAY CITY, Texss, August 17. C.

li. Aubln, local agent of the Wells Fargo Express company, received today in urgent appeal from H. T. Klein, agent at Chocolate Bayou, for supplies and what aid that could be sent from here to that place. Agent Klein states that the town of Chocolate Bayou has but one Iwuse standing; that the town is completely gone and the people sorely in need of relief.

Chocolate Bnyu is a small station on the St. Iotiis, Brownsville and Mexico ra'lioad, CO miles east of Bay City, and the letter received by Air. Aubln is per- GATHERED ON UPPER PORCH WHEN HOUSE COLLAPSED. trees, with the gulf waters swirling beneath them, for more than 24 hours, In fear of death at every Instant for the first 12, and In fear of death by starvation and exposure during the last 12 or 14 hours, were contained in harfowing hen it commenced to blow pretty bad we realized something more serious FATE OF CAPTAIN M'GHEE UNKNOWN. stories of 10 survivors of the storm Mon Just what the fate of Captain McGhee was gping to happen.

We had no way to get to high land, so we gathered on the upper porch of the house and waited for fmd not been learned by these men. Arriving at the Island end of the arches. hungry. The merchants have contributed liberally. Across the creek there la no railroad service, and it is Just today we have been able to get into communication with them.

There are a great gaany people at Kemah who need food and clothes. At Cllfton-by-the-Sea: The situation 1 here la distressing. The stores are gone. -and the condition of the people is deplor- able. There is no food or clothing.

We have less than 60 loaves of bread in this community. Give what relief you can. W. H. Bailey Is chairman ot the relief committee.

We need aU you can give ua." i Georgetown. (Houston Post Special.) vj GEORGETOWN, Texas, August IS. Williamson county was hard hit by the storm yesterday, accompanied by about 2 1-2 inches of rain. Slight damage to windows and the roof of the county court house and the South- western university) buildings are reported. Many windmills and outhouses were blown down.

The greatest damage is to the cotton crop, which will aggregate 15,000 to 20,000 bales. 'Much corn was-blown down in the field. The storm was more disastrous than 1900, when Galves- ton was storm-swept. They were both aboard, and they are both h-agaln went to the tops of the piling and went on to the island. As to the the end.

It looked like deatli for us all then, and am afraid it has proven death laps the liist authentic news out of there believed to have been drowned. length of time that will bo needed to as there arc no wire communications ny- 'She dragged her anchor when the blow for the other three. I have never seen make repairs Mr. Jonas would not venture where on that line. day night when they were picked up Wednesday morning by the relief tug Mary Lee at Intervals between lake, off which the tug had anchored through Tuesday night, and Morgans Tolnt, where It arrived about 10 o'clock in the morning.

Two of these 10 were girls, and one of them was but 7 years of age. Both showed signs of the privation and anxiety came on, said smgieion 01 me them since. By a sudden, furious gust and then she began pounding on a snag wind and water combined to tear the Pretty soon she sank on Tuesday morning building to pieces. and it was every fellow for himself. "As 1 flung myself free of the wreck age 1 was lucky enough to catch hold of Most of these men had been In the me root.

Ills wus about 3 clock in and I rode the roof for which mey miu unuei kouc-, anu win morning, water much of the time since mey lost their tug. A vessel said to be the Maye was sighted high on a pile of trees, and aixiut two hours. About a clock, as nearly as I could Judge, the roof became entangled in tree tups, and then it went A number of citizens met at the auditorium Wednesday night and took steps to comply with Mayor Fisher's request and also to provide relief for the stranded people along the bay shore. Charles J. Kirk, chairman of the relief committee.

Bent men to all the bakeries in the city last night asking for all the bread they could possibly spare. The committee worked energetically and are bending every effort. Considerable difficulty was experienced In getting enough bread, because tho bakery shops In Houston ae seriously crippled In their output because of the lack of electric power. Henry Studs said there Is almost a bread famine in Houston because, right at the time the bakers' output is curtailed, the demand Is doubled because many people whose flues were damaged by the storm are buying ready baked bread and are not attempting to do their own baking yet. Condensed milk will be sent, as It will be Impossible to transport sweet milk so far by boat.

Mr. Kirk stated also that several bundles of clothes had been received and that other supplies of clothing will be welcomed by the relief committee, not for the people of Galveston, but for the use to pieces bit by hit. 1 managed to catch careened upon one side. rom general appearances It was believed that she could be recovered, although no close inspection was made by the relief tug Mary the limb of a tree and pulled myself Into 3 it, ana mere you muna me tins morning. 1 had to think I never would be Lee.

All who were laaen aoumu wno saved. uriih hot coffee and a gooa lire, As the lee rounded a curve on and taken in charge by Colonel Jake Wolters and the members of the Houston committee and crew. The list consisted of the following: Joe BergeT, Houston, camper on the Island opposite the Point, who was in the Rlggs store when it collapsed at 3 o'clock Monday morning. George W. Soresga, daughter Maggie, age 17; niece Bernice, age 7, and son Charles.

J. S. Singleton, John Knighty. John Hand, Kid and Murray Shuler, who were aboard the tug Maye of Ualvespn when she dragyed her anchor, stove hole in her side on snags and was sunk. LA Brazoria.

V. (Houston Post SUtcial.i I BRAZORIA, Texas. August 18 Heavy winds that blew down trees and fences and their clothes dried as much as possi her way down the channel a herd of cattle marooned upon an island first at traeted attention. A moment later i ble before they were pm atuore ai Point, where, ll developed, the Mary Lee's trip was concluded. and damaging crops is all the damage black spot, where once apparently stootl That every lug aim tsino.ii uvi ouuuiu k- ni down tne cnannei inai mere done at this place.

Report from the mouth of the Brazos to the effect that 19 lost their lives at the life saving station where they had gone for safety when a House, was tne center or all eyes, and then, looking closely- along the water line four people were discovered, two of thorn women. are many others stranded in the woods along the way, was the consensus of opin- The tu instantly headed for the spot the station blew over. Only two sur. vived and they were life savers. loll ol inyae 111 and preparations were made to launch territory and what sucn a rise in imc the yawl.

lone means m- of people along the bay shore who were deprived of all their effects. country. Columbia. COLUMBIA, Texas, August 17. The The tug Mary wim iirci WAS HUGGING CHILD WHEN RESCUED.

The following report on conditions was received from Louis Bryan, who has been aboard returned to Houston last mgni several hours later than naci oeen an These proved to be the members of the on a tour of investigation: storm did little damage to bi ndings so far heard from in this All the derricks In oil fields here and at Damon are ticipated. Colonel oners reponeu i Houston Relief committee: Gentlemen number 01 rescues imu uiu luding John J. West, captain and owner Soregga family. One of the men had Bernice, the 7-year-old girl, hugged tightly in his arms, and the other had You requested me to reKrt to you today when I returned to Houston. I am at Seabrook and I find conditions as follows: down and a total loss.

No one was hurt or killed so far as known. All wires are out of commission. The damage to all crops will be heavy. At Seabrook: A irront manv fishermen his arm around the older girl's head, ap and crabbers here have lost all and are parently comforting her. They all Strode of the tug May; his cook, two ot tne crew and two young men named fc.ta.l-mach of Houston.

Captain McGhee of the Old River Rice company was with the tug when she was lost and has not been found, though it is probable that he will later reach Houston, Inasmuch ay the other men have been so fortunate. straight into tiie water, apparently see ing nothing, in life but the Alary Lee and strfcty aboard lier. forgetting the thou sand pitfalls In treacherous tide that still SAW PAIR OF LEGS DANGLING FROM TREE. All 'night, at Intervals, members of the committee and crew aboard the Mary Lee thought they could distinguish some one calling. It was finally attributed to the lowing of a cow.

Yet scarcely had the craft gotten under way at 6 o'clock In the morning from her night anchorage off Peggy's lake when The Post's representative called attention to a pair of legs dangling from the lower branches of a tree, and about the same time the legs began to signal vigorously. The tug's course was promptly changed. So rejoiced the waterbound prisoner that he leaped from the branches into the water, which was near his armpits, and would have attempted to wade to the tug had not vigorous calls been sent him to stay back. It was feared that In his condition he would have been drowned. Approaching as near as she dared Into the shoal water, tho Mary Lee was held steady and a line was thrown to the man.

He had strength enough to hold on until hands could reach his arms and he was pulled upon the deck, half dead of ex-Ksure and dazed, by the anxiety he had experienced. Mr. Berger said that he had been camping on the Island opposite the Point and had gone over to the Riggs-store early In the evening. The blow canje on and he separated them nom the vessel. "Cio back! Kor Hod's sake go back!" Everybody yelled It, but the deep voice i The Hudle, ownea Dy mpmin Is still down the channel en gaged In rescue work, and la believed to of Colonel Jake Wolters seemed to lead the chorflU and every hand was waved have taken aooara severm with fierce earnestness.

In a dazed way the party stopped, and In a moment the strong deckhands had them In the yawl Get the Answer STREET CAR OFFICIALS MADE Telephone and safely on their way to tne Mary Le, to security, food and warmth which, they TRIP ACROSS BAY IN A TUG said, they had believed would never be theirs again Four o'clock finds the average bus- 1 i i The story of their sufferings was pathetic, as they hungrily ate what was set Fear Felt That Men Had Been Tied before them. FATHER SAID HE HAD ALMOST RATHER NOT TALK, New York was treated to an interesting sight the other day when Sperry, in his stabilized flying boat, swooped across the bay and circled around a big harbor dredge. To our people in the windows of our New York office, this performance had an interest aside from the spectacular. Sperry was using Texaco Motor Oil; the dredge was using Texaco Crater Compound and to complete the circle, the very building in which our offices are situated gave another instance of Texaco service. For in this carefully-run power plant, one of the largest isolated plants in New York City, Texaco Engine Oils lift the friction load and keep the big bearings cool.

Do you wonder we were impressed? Here were Texaco Products used on land, and water, and in the air used on the light, powerful engine of the aero on the heavy Corliss engines and dynamos downstairs and as a protection against wear and salt water on the cables of the dredge. In each case we were able to meet the condition with a lubricant exactly suited to the purpose. We can do the same, for you in engine room, mill, or machine shop, on or in harvester wherever oil is heeded There is a Texas Company agent near you. Let him tell you which oil you need. TJp in Interurban Car on Causeway Thrilling Experience.

"Well," said the father, "It was so bad I'd almost rather not talk about It. But I con tell you what happened In a few words. fetal David Daly, H. B. Sewell, R.

Graham, W. M. Hoop of the Galveston Houston Electric company; Mr. Blum of the Blum Hardware company of Galves "When the storm began to get bad on Bush island, where we lake care of what is known as "the Baker place, we all left the house and, separating, climbed three trees near together. I then lashed the three together with stout ropes so that if ton, Pat Kempner of Galveston and O.

mess man witn two nours worK to ao, and a strong desire for "home." Don't let the closing hour catch you with a pile of correspondene to be disposed of Telephone! Across the county, or the State, or the country. Don't wait half a week for the answer that's important I It costs less to telephone, both in the short and the long run. What's the small cost when the immediate answer is worth ten dollars or fifty? B. Ray. Associated Press operator for the Galveston News, arrived in Houston one gave way the others would hold It.

And there we sat until long after the Wednesday evening after a most adventurous trip. break of day, with the waters "washing There has been considers Die anxiety concerning the street car company offl clals because the general Impression was that they were in an interurban car which the island in places several reel deep. "We had hardly gotten seats in the trees when a gust took the house-'hp as if it had been paper, and it wsa whirled away Into the current. The barn followed In short order, lor, as you saw, there was nothing standiug on the island. Since had gotten onto the causeway but which was not atile to get off.

The gentlenyn named nired a tug. came across the bay and Into Dickinson bayou, getting to the Oleander club and Tropico and Galvanized Corrugated Iron Roofing AXES, SAWS, POSTHOLE DIGGERS, llatehels, Hammers YOURS FOR HARDWARE DERIUG-CORTES HARDWARE CO. Prairie and Milam St. here securing an auio, wnicn orougni them to the city. 4.

They looked like wrecked mariners ho had had a hard siege and felt the same; though Mr. Ray remained In the office of The roet until long after mtdi nlpjit endeavoring to get away dispatches for the Associated Press. DESPONDENCY DUE TO INDICES-. TION. "About three months ago when I was then we have been straining our eyes and ears for sight of some vessel.

If It hadn't come today we would have been sure that death was ahead of us." All members of thia party, although ravenously hungry, complained of violent gum aches, saying they could scarcely chew their vjood, and tears stained the face of the pretty (-year-old Bernice as she tried to drink her hot coffee. TIRED BUT SURE HAPPY. "Are you tired, little girl?" asked some member of the party. "Oh. mister, 1 am tired, but I sure am happy," she answered, but the tears maybe of Joy continued to well in her eves, though she did not sob.

A sailor's bunk nerved, (or the girls, and their wet clothing they dried as best they could before the cook's galley prior The Southwestern Telegraph Telephone Company The Texas Company General Offices, suffering from indigestion which caused headache and dlssy spells and made me feel tired and despondent, I began taking -Chamberlain's Tablets." writes Mrs. George Hon, Macedon, N. Y. "This medl- ine proved io tne vary wing i needed, one uay iraaimtHii rciierea me greatly. I used two bottles of Chamber-luln's Tablets and they rid me of this trouble." Obtainable everywhere.

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