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- The Angry Elements Visit Their Fury on Coke's Capital WithDestructiveResults JUDGE GRAHAM'S DAUGHTER A VICTIM TO FLAMES
Seven Buildings Completely Wrecked and Many Others More or Less Injured. Damages at Other Places.
On Wednesday, February 26th, at 5 o'clock, the little city of RobertLee,situated on the banks of the Colorado, was the unfortunate victimof anangry wind, that dealt destruction to a considerable amount ofpropertyand death to Miss Mamie Graham, the fair young daughter ofCoke 'sHonorable county judge. The following specials received by the Standard, announced the sadnewsin San Angelo:
Robert Lee, Texas, Feb. 26, 1902. - To the Standard - Miss MamieGraham,daughter of Judge Graham, was fatally burned this afternoon.This was oneof the sad results of the hurricane that traveled fromeast to westtoday. Judge Graham's new two story residence was thefirst blown overand Miss Mamie was caught in a corner and most of herbody was burned toa crisp before she was extricated. The largeresidence was a total loss. Schintz's drug store and stock of drugs were damaged considerably. Woodloe & Brooks, general merchants, sustained some loss, theirlargebuilding being completely wrecked. The Burroughs building was completely wrecked. The following residences were blown down, but no fatalities: R. L.Hene,J. J. Vestal, Mrs. J. W. Kidd. Several others were damaged more or less. _____________
MISS GRAHAM SUCCUMBS
Robert Lee, Texas, Feb. 27, 1902. - To the Standard - Miss MamieGrahamdied at 12:15 last night. She was unconscious from about darkuntil deathrelieved her.
Miss Mamie was the 18 year old daughter of County Judge Graham,anamiable girl in the bloom of womanhood, and her shocking deathspreadgloom over the city of Robert Lee where she had many, manyfriends. Shewas conscious and rational until about dark Wednesdayevening andrecognized the voices of friends, class mates and lovedones who gatheredaround her bed to say a last farewell, though she washorribly burned,the flesh being completely crisped on her right armand lower limbs. Shebore the intense suffering with the faith of aChristian, who realizedthat death was near at hand and that deathmeant a higher, happier life.
To her loved ones the Standard pours out a full measure of sympathy.
All day the wind blew from the west, at times growing dark and denseandcloudy; but it was only thought to be one of the regular sandstorms thatso often frequent this section. No one dreamed that behindthe clouds ofsand there lurked destruction and death. But all at once,as the days wasdrawing to a close and the inhabitants of the littlecity were happy atthe thought of a calm night and a sweet rest aftersuch a day, theelements grew angry, the winds swept down in their furyand Robert Leewas left in tears.
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1885 - 1902 (16 years)
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