The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-07-09
EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE
DONE BY SATUR-
DAYS STORM.
WIND FIFTY-FoUR MILES AN HOUR
A Glove Contest Between Charley John
son and Tom Monaghan, the Latter
ter of Texas-MOnaghah
Victorious.

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storm, which had it's commencing Sat-
urday, spent its fury and subsidized last
night. The damage inflicted by the
gale will not exceed $4,000, princi.
pally to property along the beach and
other exposed localities. The damage
to shipping in port was slight, but
much apprehension is felt for the in
ward bound vessels, and especially for
the fruit steamer Franklyn, which has
been due from Bluetields, Nicaragua
since last Friday.
Several houses ON the beach side of
the city were damaged, or blown from
their foundations, while quite number
we're flooded with the incoming tide.
Several others in the city were unroof.
ed or partially so, by the velocity of
the wind, which reached here at $3.50
D. IN. last night, and maintained for a
short period rate of 4S miles an hour
from the southeast. The barometer
then touched 20. "a, but in thirty min
utes had risen fourteen points aud
continued to rise during the night,
showing that the storm center had
passed.
The beach from one end of the city
| to the other is covered with logs ard
| other debris, washed in from the gulf.
| All the lower portions of the city were
| flooded, the water in some localities
being five feet in depth. The main
portion of the city outside of damages
to shrubbery, fences, awnings, etc.,
almost wholly escaped injury. Con-
siderable damage to telegraph, tele-
phone and other wires in the city was
done, and several poles were blown
down.
Railway traffic in and out of the city,
however was uninterrupted and the
street car service in the city was only
suspended on the beach lines and that
only partially. All damage to the
City Street Railway tracks, to and
from the Beach hotel, have been re-
paired and cars are running regularly
and the usual nightly concert was
given on the Beach lawn tonight In
that portion of the city lying east of
9Th street water yesterday morning and
last night was five feet deep, and the
residents either moved into the second
stories or sought higher ground.
Houses in other low quarters of the
city were also flooded and the city had
the appearance of veritable Venice
with the subsistence of the wind, when
the water rapidly ranIoff.
There were several narrow escapes,
but only one serious injury reported
thus far, and that was to little Minnie
Heimen, the 5-year-old daughter of
Louis Heimen, who was blown against
the balcony and had her arm frac-
tured.
The weather tonight is cool and
pleasant, with an agreeable breeze
from the southeast.
GLOVE FIGHT.
About 800 people assembled tonight
at the Galveston Athletic association
rooms to witness the glove fight be-
tween Charley Johnson, the Minneap-
oils, light weight champion, and Tom
Monaghan, the Texas light weight.
Johnson was to knock out Monaghan
in fifteen rounds. The number of
rounds was changed to ten instead of
fifteen, by consent. Ed Fox was the
referee. AT 9:45 the men shook hands
and the battle began. johnson at
once assumed the aggressive and led
the fighting.
Monaghan proved extremely clever
at lodging and avoided several terrific
lunges, one of which, in the third
round, landed on Monahan's head,
knocking him head foremost on the
floor. In the ninth round Monaghan
landed his right on Johnson's neck,
knocking him down. Monaghan was
fighting we'll in the latter rounds, al
though johnson was the aggressor.
The tenth and last round was lively,
Monaghan having somewhat the best
of it. The referee awarded the fight
to Monaghan.