Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 198, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 August 1915 — Lacy Gwin Lost Household Goods In Galveston Flood. [ARTICLE]

Lacy Gwin Lost Household Goods In Galveston Flood.

A telegram has been received from Lacy Gwin, of Galveston, Texas, son of J. C. Gwin of this city, stating that their family had been saved but that all their household goods had been destroyed in the hurricane which struck Galveston and southern Texas the middle of the week. Mr. Gwin and family have lived in Galveston about four years. Frank Myer today received a letter from his sister, Mrs. Wm. Donnelly, who liyes in Houston. The letter described the hurricane, saying that it was horrible but had struck Galveston worse than Houston. She said that all car lines were forced to stop and that they were prepared at any time to leave their home.