The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-15

the seventh. when northwest storm
warnings were ordered 10 from Calves
ton. on the morning OF the eighth the
storm had Increased In energy and was
still moving westward. and at 1850
D. m the northwest storm warnings
were changed 10 northeast. Then was
when the entire island was In apparent
danger.
The telephone at the United States
weather bureau Office was busy until
the wires went down; many could not
get the use OF the telephone on account
Of the line being busy and the people
came to the office In droyes inquiring
about the weather. About the same
time the following information was giv-
On % all alike;
The tropical storm ls now In the
gulf or southeast Of us; the winds Will
shift 10 the northeast-east and prob
ably to the southeast by morning, In
creaslng In energy. II you reside in
low parts OF the city move TO higher
grounds Prepare for the worst which
ls yet to come, were the only con-
solinR words Of the weather bureau
officials from morning to night. when
no information could be given out.
The local forecast official and one OBJ
server stayed at the Office throughout
the entire storm. The local forecast
official and one observer were out taxi
Ing tide observations about a. m. on
the 7th, another observer left after he
had cent the last telegram which could
be COTTON on Il being fled at Hous-
ton over the telephone wires about I
D. M. over half the city was covered
with tide water by D. m.
One OF the observers left for home
NJ about y. M after he had done all
he could. as telephone wires were then
going down. The entire city was then
covered with water from one to five
feet deep. on his way home he saw
hundreds Of people and he Informed
all he could that the worst was still
to come and people who could not hear
his voice on account Of being quite a
distance on he cautioned too. for them
not 10 go down town.
The lowest barometer by observation
was 9s,53 inches at $40 p. m. but the
barometer went slightly lower than this
according to the barograph. The tide
at about s D, m. stood at from six to
fifteen feet deep throughout the city,
with the wind blowing slightly over a
hundred miles an hour.
The highest wind velocity by the ane-
mometer was s6 miles from the north
west at about sis p. m. and the ex-
treme velocity was a hundred miles
an hour at that time. The anemome-
ter blew down at this time and the
wind was still higher later when II
shifted to the east and southeast. when
the observer estimates that 1t blew
gale OF between 110 and 100 miles.
There was an apparent tidal wave of
from four to six feet at about S p. m.
when the wind shifted to the east and
southeast. that carried off many houses
which had stood up to that time.
The observer believes from what rec
ords he has now that the hurricane
moved inland near Galveston, going up
the Brazos valley. II is believed that
much damage has been done In the IN
terror OF the state by this storm.
Warnings Of the United States weather
bureau were the means Of saving the
lives Of thousands. The hurricane was
so severe. however. that II was lmpos-
sible to prepare for such destruction.
The observer states that the barom-
eter has gone up to about the normal
and there Is no indication of another
storm. The bureau has issued no
storm warnings. The bureau office has
not been closed during the entire storm
and they state that they will gladly
correct any such rumor when called
upon for information.