Rockdale Messenger. (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 13, 1900 Page: 4 of 8
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By FERGUSON A TANNER.
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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF MILAM COUNTY
FARMER8’ ALLIANCE.
N. & T. R. P. A.
THE STORM AT BOMB
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Much Damage Done to Cotton
-and a Niuaber of Bouses/
Barns, Etc., Damaged.
The terribleness of the storm of
Saturday night and Sunday morn
GALVESTON HORROR.
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The Fierce Hurricane Of Sat-
urday And Saturday Night
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FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
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We are authorised to announce to the voter*
of Precinct No. 4, that
R. W. U. KENNON
• ■ a candidate for the offloe of Justice of the
Peruse, euhjecta to the action of the, voters of
Milam .Count? He aiki your support.
We are authoriied to anhounoe
W. D. WELLS
aa a candidate for re-elecOou to the office of
Juetloe of the Peace of precinct No. 4.
We are authorised to announce
- W. R. BRITTON,
as an'Independent candidate for Justice of the
Peace of Precinct No. 6.
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FOR CONSTABLE.
W..re.U.ba»JMO5f0. . *
for the office of Constable of pre-
as a candidate
clnot No..4.
FOR COMMISSIONER.
We are authorised to announce for County
CaBunlsslonerofcommissioners’ precinct No. 4.
J. P. LOONEYi
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subject to the action of the Democratic prl
merles on May ftth. 1900.'
We arc authorised to announce
TOM 8WANZY
as a candidate for reflection as Commissioner
of Precinct No. 4.
THE TRUST HUMBUG.
The democratic orators are mak-
ing the .welkin ring about the re-
publicans sustaining and fostering
trusts, when in fact J. K. Jones,
the chairman of the national dem-
ocratic committee, is a stockholder
and at the head of the American
Cotton Co., the would be great
roundlap cotton bale monopoly of
the South. Moreover, the state
democracy re-nominated the pres-
ent attorney-general, and our pres-
ent congressman of the 7th district
who, although being the represent-
atives of the people, in fact repre-
sented the Waters Pierce Oil Co.
It’s like the kettle calling the pot
black.
HIS PROPHECY CAME TRUE.
It is a rather peculiar fact that
the negro preacher who -last year
‘ created a big stir among the
negroes by a prophecy that Hous-
ton would be destroyed, again pro-
phesied itsfcdemolition only a few
weeks ago. The forecast appeared
in the Houston Post, and stated
that the aforesaid negro had erect-
ed a large boat for use when* the
storm came.
The negro quoted the scriptures
proof of his weired assertions
as
and it is at least a curious coinci-
dence that the present castrope
was so accurately foretold.
ing has been the all absorbing con
vernation since its occurrence. The
destruction of all the cotton that
was opened is generally conceded,
bat the awfuilness
life at Galveston and smaller coast
towns sink into insignificance the
loss of crops, although that is bad
enough on the hard working farm
ere. Some damage was done in
our city. One of the smoke stacks
at the water works and electric
light plant was blowi
middle; the smoke _,
Weaver’s ice factory was blown
down and injured things so bad
that Mr. Weaver does not expect
to start up again this season. Many
yard fences and shade trees were
blown down; most of the umbrella
china trees were a total wreck; we
hear of a few houses that were
blown off of their foundation. Five
miles south of town a house occu-
pied by a colored family on W. W.
Harvey’s farm, was blown to
pieces, one room being left stand-
ing. No one was seriously hurt.
Scarcely a home in Rockdale es-
caped damage to a greater or less
extent from the big storm. Many
chimneys were blown off, tin roof-
ing went like paper and window
panes were broken promiscuously.
The rear of the brick building be-
longing to Mrs. E. S. Loper on
Cameron street was blown down,
the entire awning from Mistrot
Bros. & Co. to theCoffield A Perry
building was rendered roofless.
One of the iron posts supporting the
Mistrot awning was wrenched from
its place and that the large plate
glass show windows were not de-
molished is almost a miracle.
The W. D. Bagley lumber yard
suffered severely. Nearly all of
their lumber sheds were relieved
of their roofs, and lumber was scat-
tered helter Skelter all aver the
yards, much of it greatly damaged.
Mr. J. E. Longmoor lost a chim-
ney and Buffered other damage to
furniture aDd wall paper. The
Baptist church lost several window
paneB.
A large oak tree was blown
across the residence of Mr. Ira
Perry on Rice avenue, and came
near resulting seriously.
A barn belonging to Mr. John
Bonds was blown down on bis
horse an1 the animal narrowly
escaped death, escaping with se-
vere injuries.
The Hale residence,under course
of construction, was denuded of
its rafters..
Mr. J. J. Williams suffered se
verely from a defective roof. A
large amount of flour and bran
was ruined. He estimates his loss
at about$300. Mr. Williams’ two
rent houses on college Hill were
blown from their blocks.
Sept. 10.—
of the ios7ofl most appalling calamity
Almost Swept The Island
City Ont Of Ezift-
ence.
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Supplies of all kinds see
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Wants YOUR trade and
can Sell YOU
Can goods, beans, satt=
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Sweet Potatoes, Coffee
in all grades from the
cheapest to the highest
grade. Only one kind
of Flour and that the
BEST. Best Molases
of all grades;
Full Line Of
Crockery, Tinware and Stoneware
of any size and best
qnaiity., All kinds of
lamps and lanterns.
Come and (tet my
prices, and if I
can’t sell yon no
harm will be
done. Remember
the place—two
doors below Mis-
trot’s, Rockdale
Texas.
My Woods shall be sold as cheap
as the Csupkt
the history ot modern times has
befallen Galveston. Every where
there is death and ruin and deso
lation. A great commercial city
is stricken with misfortune and her
people appeal to the outside forf
help.
- Estimates of the loss of life vary
from 6000 to 8000. Parents mourn
for their children and children are
made orphans by the terrible hur-
ricane, which swept all of south
Texas Saturday and Saturday
night.
The damage to business and res-
idence property is beyond compu-
tation. The city is almost ruined.
The wharves front is entirely gone
Every ocean steamer is stranded.
The Alamo lies upon top of the
Mallory wharf and a big English
cotton ladened steamer was driven
ashore at Texas City. Other ves-
sels are aground in different parts
of the bay, some hopelessly
wrecked. The tug Louise of the
Houston Direct Navigation com-
pany sunk at Red Fish. Two of
the crew were drowned, the rest
escaping in the lifeboat.
No pen could depict or language
adequately describe the hideous-
ness of the situation. It iB simply
immense, unparalleled and even
those who went through the expe-
rience of the storm and survived
are so dazed they can hardly real-
ize thfe enormity of the loss.
In the confusion yesterday
morning it was impossible to
secure a list of the dead.
A boat was chartered to run to
Texas City and on this the post
reporter had to hurriedly depart.
But from wbat he saw during Sat-
urday night and heard from some
of the leading business men he
can assure the public that the peo-
ple need immediate relief.
The object in sending to Texas
City was to get into touch with
the outside world, and let them
know that a stricken city which
has always responded generously
when other communities were in
sorrow and distress, is now in mis-
fortune and asks the people of the
country to send food and clothing
and water. The waterworks are
in ruins and the cisterns all blown
away so that the lack of water is
one of the most serious of the
present troubles.
Debris is everywhere. The
electric light and telegraph poles
are nearly all prostrated and the
streets are littered with timbers,
slate, glass and every conceivable
character of debris. There is
hardly a habitable house in the
entire city, and nearly eVery busi-
ness house is badly damaged.
The school buildings are unroofed,
such edifices as the Ball high
school and Rosenberg school build-
ings are badly wrecked. The fine
churches are almost in ruins.
The elevators and warehouses are
unfit for use, the electric light
plant has collapsed and so has the
cotton factory.
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We carry a complete ^line^of steel pens.^lead and elate pencils, pen holders ink stands, crayon box paper,
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See our line of TABLETSl They contain better paper for the money than any tablets on the market,
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ML & COMPANY,
ROCKDALE,
TEXAS
morning, and by noon the water
from the gulf had inundated the
island as far inland as twelfth
street. From there the waters
gradually encroached inland,
rising about fifteen inches an hour.
At 6 p. m. there was thirty-six
inches of water in the lobbies of
the Tremont hotel, the highest
point in *the city. Across the
street where the ground is lower,
a horse was drowned. At nine
o’clock the water on Market street
was level with the seats of the
cars. After that it gradually reced-
ed, but the wind was cyclonic in
its force. It reached a velocity of
eighty-four miles an hour, and
then the instruments in the gov-
ernment observatory were wrecked.
In the streets wires were down,
telegraph and telephone poles
falling, slate and glass and timber
flying through the air.
Lemp’s Famous Beer.
Ia what you should call for when drinking at a saloon.
It is absolutely pure, and nothing is more refreshing
Bottle and Ken Boor Sold to the Trade
At lowest possible prices. We make a specialty of supplying beer to
At lowest possible prices. We make n specialty of supplying beer to
those wishing to keep it nt home or for publio gatherings.
X>±:p:E>el <5c 3STlexn.aan.XL, Agents.
and to the beach not a vestige
a residence is to be seen.
In the business section of the
city the water was from three to
ten feet in the stores, and stocks
of goods of all kinds, including
foodstuffs, are total losses.
Men in the newspaper work ara
used to harrowing scenes, but the
experience of newsgatherers on
this fateful Saturday night beggar
discription. In making the rounds
it is nothing to see women and
children emerging from comfort-
able and happy homes dazed and
bleeding from wounds, the. women
wading neck deep with dead ^ba-
bies in their arms.
To add if possible to the calam-
ity> the city is cut off entirely from
the outside world. The telegraph
and telephone lines are down and
the cable which connects Galves-
ton with Mexico is cut.
In sailing for Texas City yester-
day this correspondent used strong
glasses, but could see nothing of
the bridges which connect the
island with the mainland, but
where the bridges should be a big
ocean steamer was stranded.
At Texas City the wharves are
all gone and the water front for *
mile is littered with the ruins and
much of the stuff was blown there
from Galveston. At Texas City
three lives were lost. The rail-
way track is washed away and the
only way out was by. foot and con-
veyance to Lamarquez on the I. A
G. N.
The storm commenced
pie could live through
How peo-
it all is a
mystery, yet no casualties are
directly credited to accidents on
the streets. At times people
would sail rapidly by on boats and
colliding with some obstruction,
would be painfully injured.
Dr. S. O. Young, secretary of
the cotton exchange, was driven
from his home. He mounted a
board and was whirled with ter-
rific velocity toward the bay.
Striking some obstruction, he was
severely cut and bruised about the
head and face, besides receiving
body injuries.
As soon as daylight came and
the fury of thq wind had abated
the work of rescue and searching
for the dead commenced. In one
rooin the writer counted seven
dead bodies.
The Tremont hotel was coverted
into rendezvous for the living.
The women and children slept in
the dining rooms and parlors and
the men lay on the floors and in
the hallways.
The first house to collapse was
a new three-story brick known as
the Dulitz building.
Next the Reuter saloon, a two-
story brick, fell with a crash, kill-
ing three of the most prominent
men in Galveston—Stanley, k£ent
of the German-Lloyd Steamship
Company, and Richard Lord and
Charles Kilmer, the latter cotton
men.
At noon the big wagon bridge
went down, and it is thought the
other bridges are totally or
For Stpllsl)
milllnerp
IRrs. Coper
Beats them all!
Never before was her stock so large and well assorted.
The lady who wishes something strictly modem, th6
blending of style and artistic originality, should not fail
to call on Rockdale s only exclusive millinery store.
r s. E. S. Lop e r.
FARMER THE BLACKSMITH.
1 The storm commenced raging other bridges „ are i
between 9 and 10 o’clock Saturday almost totally wrecked.
We^have |urchased Jhe Blacksmith Shop Re-
and resjjectfullj solicit^a share of yourpatro-
Woodwork, HorseshMi^qjtc!*Blacksmithing
W. P. Fareer & Son
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The Galveston Brewery passed
through the storm practically un-
harmed, while only three churches j
in the city still stand, towit: Grace
St. Mary’8 and the Synagogue.
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Houston estimates her damage
at about $300,000, and still only
one life was lost. The Mistrot
Bros. A Co. store suffered damages
to the extent of about $4000 in
that city, while at Galveston,
where their immense wholesale
house is, their loss must have been
extremely heavy.
,.^rA^T®iD,7ACT1YK MAN 0E good char-
a?d °°,lcct ln Tcxm for old
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After Dinner
To assist digestion, relieve distress
after eating or drinking too heartily,
to prevent constipation, take
Hood's Pllle
Sold everywhere. 2S cents.
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Ferguson, W. M. Rockdale Messenger. (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 13, 1900, newspaper, September 13, 1900; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth694466/m1/4/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.