#frederick ruffini

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Ruffini Funeral - History, Progress and Symptoms

18 NOV 1885. Austin Daily Statesman.

MUFFLED DRUMS. Funeral of the Late Mr. F.E. Ruffini.

The funeral of the late F.E. Ruffini took place yesterday afternoon at half past 3 o’clock, from the family residence, No. 207, East Live Oak street, and was largely attended.

THE LATE EPIDEMIC.

Daniel’s Medical Journal, for November, edited and published in this city, contains a discussion on dengue, as it has appeared in the epidemic that so recently passed over the state. The two articles on this subject -- one by the editor himself, Dr. Daniel, the other by Dr. Burt, of this city, are of high interest even outside of the medical profession. After summing up the history, progress, symptoms and sequels of the fever that so lately prostrated over ten thousand persons in Austin alone, the writers have arrived at the following conclusions:

First, that the fever was imported, it having been proven by Dr. Burt that the first case, which occurred on July 22, on the block west of the market house, was that of Emma Hood, who had just returned from a visit to Galveston, where she had waited on a Miss Tornblon, who had the dengue. From this first case the epidemic blazed up and overspread the entire city. Dr. Burt hold that while the fever was undoubtedly imported, and while he cannot say whether the digging up of the streets last summer was a factor in the production of a morbific state of the atmosphere, still he holds that turning up of the dirt in the streets during the hot months is reprehensible.

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Tumble of the Mighty Temple

9 SEP 1882. Austin Daily Statesman.

FALLING STONES. THE TEMPORARY CAPITOL BUILDING IN RUINS.

Yesterday morning at about 6 o’clock a terrible crash, equal almost to a South American earthquake, was heard near the head of Congress Avenue. Owing to the early hour at which it occurred, and the consequent absence of people from the streets, it was some time before the cause of the unusual noise was learned. It was soon reported, however, that the temporary capitol building, now in the course of construction, had fallen down. The excitement soon became intense, and great crowds flocked to the scene to view the MODERN RUINS, which our special artist has so faithfully and accurately portrayed. 

This tumble of the mighty temple whereto Texas was to have been “illustrated,” next year, was the theme of conversation during the entire day, and various were the comments upon and numerous theories of WHY THE THING FELL.

The part of the building which fell was the wing on the Mesquite street frontage, about ninety feet of the wall, and also a few feet of the western wall fronting the governor's mansion. The wreck, so far as it goes, is complete, the walls literally crumbling to pieces even down to their very base, and the wood work and partition walls of laths and timber being twisted into almost every conceivable shape.

Mr. Duhamel, the expert of the capitol board and supervising architect of the building, attributes the fall of the building to the effects of the terrific rain storm Wednesday night. He says the wooden sheathing, or, untechnically speaking, the planking which was to receive the tin roofing, was finished just to the point where it let off the immense volume of water which fell on to the walls; that the walls being new and the mortar not having time to “set,” the water in such endless quantity weakened the walls, and the new timber, becoming soaked, swelled, and very naturally forced the walls out. This is the theory of the builder, Mr. James B. Smith, and also of Mr. F. E. Ruffini, the architect who furnished the plans by which the building was being constructed.

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Overcoats Laid Aside

9 DEC 1881. Austin Daily Statesman.

REPORTORIAL.

Thus far the winter has been remarkably mild and pleasant.  Temperature yesterday was 65 to 70.  Overcoats were laid aside.

Mr. Charles A. Miller, formerly with Mr. Lundberg, is running a fruit and candy store on East Pecan street.

Two of the pawn brokers were at law yesterday morning in Justice Tegener's court, and the examination of the witnesses was highly interesting.

Mr. F. E. Ruffini brought back with him, from Colorado, some very fine specimens of rich minerals.  By the way, he has an interest in a mining operation up there that $200,000 was offered for the other day.  It was refused, Mr. Ruffini and his friends being confident they can make more money out of it.