Show Ship in Distress T Talks alk to Buford BROW BROWNSVILLE T Tex x Aug IS 18 The Tho arm army wireless station here today In n attempting to reach Galveston via Ia wireless heard beard the United Stat States s army transport port Buford sa say that the tho Buford had a R. talk with a ship Ind in d distress The Tho officers of ot the Twenty fourth infantry here n nearly arly nit nil of or whom have havo lave their families in Texas City have lave been trying for tor nearly two days to get some word by wireless of or the situation th there re In the St Second cond division di army camp but hut th they Y have obtained absolutely nothing The Twenty Twenty- fourth infantry left Texas City for Cor Brownsville two days before the storm I there Governor Ferguson today decided de de- de- de to make malc a personal in tion of ot the conditions prevailing Oh on Galveston island and prepared to leave lease for tor Houston The governor so I Is determined that the state shall render render ren ren- I der all nit assistance possible to Galeston Calveston Gal Calves ton should the seriousness of or the tho situation warrant such action Acting on his instructions Col Cot J. J A McCalmont assistant adjutant general and ana Dr A. A E. E Lincecum as assIstant assistant assistant as- as state health officer left lett Austin Austin Aus Aus- tin today for tor Houston and from there will make an effort to reach Galveston Galves- Galves ton as soon as possible These of oC- oC ls will wilt make malec a personal investigation investigation gation gatlon and md If It assistance is needed tent and nd other equipment will be bo dispatched dispatched dis dis- dis I patched at once to Gal Galveston ston Dr Lincecum will make an investigation invest invest- gation as to health conditions j |