[Ravensfort] Old Main/Stephen F Austin Building Fires

HerrDetlef herrdetlef at gmail.com
Tue Jul 7 17:48:31 PDT 2009


Austin College moved from Huntsville to--I believe--Sherman, TX. Either
Sherman or Denison, but I think Sherman.

The Old Main building at Texas St U in San Marcos still stands. It was weird
to see Old Main that tall LOL

On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 7:44 PM, Sher M <runa.herd at earthlink.net> wrote:

>  DSD,
>
> I'd love to have a copy.  That night was brutal.  Thankfully everyone was
> at a Fire Department function so response time for volunteers was most
> excellent.  I remember waiting my turn to go change out of a long dress
> while we were serving coffee and stuff.  Merchants were opening their stores
> to get needed supplies for the fireman.
>
> The fire lit up the entire area.  It was almost like it was daytime.  The
> Stephen F Austin Building has a twin I believe at the Stephen F Austin
> College?  Don't remember the exact location.
>
> Runa
> Sher Montgomery & The Thundering Herd
> http://runa-herd.livejournal.com
> www.bedlambazaar.com
> http://thethunderingherd.net
> http://bedlambazaar.blogspot.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Hoffpauir, David <ENV_DRH at SHSU.EDU>
> *To:* 'Sher M' <runa.herd at earthlink.net> ; ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 07, 2009 5:49 PM
> *Subject:* RE: [Ravensfort] Old Main/Stephen F Austin Building Fires
>
>  Hey Runa,
>
>
>
> I did a historical piece on Old Main a couple of years ago for Sam’s 125thyear celebration.  We reconstructed a 3d model in AutoCad and 3d Studio Max
> from blueprints, photos, and a few oral accounts.  Don Charles has a copy of
> the DVD and I still have a few.  If you like, I will pass one on.
>
>
>
> One of the oral  accounts passed on the story of having seen the blaze in
> Madisonville.  It seems that the hill where Old Main is located is the
> highest point between the Gulf of Mexico and just southwest of Dallas.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> dsd
>
>
>
> *From:* ravensfort-bounces+env_drh=shsu.edu at lists.ansteorra.org [mailto:
> ravensfort-bounces+env_drh <ravensfort-bounces%2Benv_drh>=shsu.edu@
> lists.ansteorra.org] *On Behalf Of *Sher M
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 07, 2009 12:10 PM
> *To:* ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org
> *Subject:* [Ravensfort] Old Main/Stephen F Austin Building Fires
>
>
>
> Brain Farts due to old age and thinking I'm chained to a sewing machine.
>
> When Old Main burned it also caught/damaged the Stephen F Austin Building.
>
>
> I forget how many fire departments were there.  The wives of the volunteer
>
> firemen fetched dry socks/gloves etc forever (at least it seemed like it).
> The
>
> water was freezing on their wet gloves and clothes.
>
>
>
> Runa who was there but has brain hiccups from time to time
>
> Sher Montgomery & The Thundering Herd
> http://runa-herd.livejournal.com
> www.bedlambazaar.com
> http://thethunderingherd.net
> http://bedlambazaar.blogspot.com
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>
> *From:* HerrDetlef <herrdetlef at gmail.com>
>
> *To:* ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org
>
> *Sent:* Monday, July 06, 2009 11:26 PM
>
> *Subject:* [Ravensfort] STUPID question!
>
>
>
> Everybody knows I'm full of 'em...
>
>
>
> This IS Raven's Fort's 20th Anniversary coming up, right? If I'm not
> mistaken, Baron and Baroness Raven's Fort were invested on 23 September,
> A.S. XXIV (1989).
>
>
>
> In a strange coincidence, the cornerstone of the Old Main building at what
> was then the Sam Houston Normal Institute was laid on 23 September 1889 :-)
>
>
>
> I'll be seeing some of you this weekend. Be careful on the roads out there!
>
>
>
> P&B,
>
> DT+LF
>
> Detlef von Marburg
>
>
> --
> He has told you, O mortal, what is good;
> and what does the LORD require of you
> but to do justice, and to love kindness,
> and to walk humbly with your God?
> --Micah 6:8
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He has told you, O mortal, what is good;
and what does the LORD require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with your God?
--Micah 6:8
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