The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 3, July 1899 - April, 1900 Page: 35
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The Communistic Colony of Bettina.
Flach ... ........................................mechanic.
Schunk ..... ................................carpenter.
N eff . . .. ........................................... ..
N eff . ................... .................. ........... ....butcher.
Deichert ................................................blacksmith.
Hahn................ .........................lieutenant of artillery.
Kappelhoff ......... .................................ship carpenter.
M ichel ......................................................brewer.
Ottmer ...................................................... 'miller.
Bub ...............................................hotel keeper.
Mertins................. .................student of theology.
Backofen...............................maker of musical instruments.
Lindheimer .. .......................................... naturalist.
M ueller .. ..... ................................... ....agriculturist.
Rock ............................an American, who joined in Victoria.
There was no one in our party who could speak English except
the cook, who had been in America several times. Dr. Herff had
learned the language from books and could manage to make him-
self understood.
We had a good voyage with no incidents of general interest. We
landed at Galveston, July 17, 1847. Dr. Herff and Spies who had
sailed ahead of our party here met us, and we were quartered in the
William Tell Hotel, kept by a Swiss and the only inn there at that
time. A grand reception awaited us; and, being a jolly company,
we found no difficulty in showing our appreciation.
As the schooner which was to carry us to Indianola was under
repairs, we waited several weeks. When the ship was at last in a
condition to sail, she was pressed into service as a transport by the
United States government, the war with Mexico being then in
progress. We finally succeeded in getting another ship; but when
we were ready to sail, the captain was on a "spree." In spite of
this, however, we started off; yet before we were far out, the ship
struck a sandbank and some planks flew out from behind. The
captain began to lower the boat on the pretext of going ashore and
securing aid; but before he could carry out his purpose, Dr. Herff
with drawn pistol informed him that if it came to drowning the
captain would be compelled to stay and perish with us. Here
Kappelhoff, who was a ship-carpenter, took charge of the vessel,
and by keeping close to the shore, we reached Indianola after five
days.
Here twenty-four ox wagons had been waiting for us for three
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