The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-09-15
TERRIBLE FLOODS IN TEXAS
HURRICANE WITH HEAVY RAIN
Galveston Suffered MOst-HOustOn
Also Suffered Heavily-Many Lives
Lost and u Great Deal of Property
Was Destroyed.

was Destroyed.
Houston, Texas, Sept. "a hurricane,
accompanied by heavy rain, has been
blowing along the Texas coast and for
hundred miles inland today. Galveston
is shut oil entirely. The last report from
Galveston states that the Gulf waters
were encroaching rapidly ON the beach
and that the flood reached into the resi-
dence portion OF the city for several
blocks. The waves were very high and
boisterous in the bay and considerable
damage was being done to small craft,
though the big boats were not in any
danger.
At Houston.
Houston, Texas, Sept. 9.-The wind
blew ~ miles an hour in Houston at mid
night and great damage is being done to
business houses and residences throughout
the city. The Associated Press wire is the
only one that is working, all other tele-
graph and telephone business being shut
oil. The electric-light plant has been closed
down, as the wires became crossed with
telephone wires and some persons were
shocked, though none was seriously in
jured. Several great brick and iron stacks
have been blown over and tin roofs are as
numerous on the ground as on houses.
The streets are utterly deserted. So far
there have been no casualties.
The storm has spread to the interior,
and there is great anxiety in this city.
Persons are offering extraordinary sums
to the telegraph companies to get mes
sages through to Galveston and other
points, but nothing can be done for them
Up to midnight nothing has been heard
from Galveston.
RumOr of Great Damage.
There is an unconfrmed rumor that the
hurricane played havoc with the town OF
Rockport, on the lower coast, and that
the great club house built by E. IL. K.
Green, near there, has been blown away,
with loss of life.
Galveston Dispatch.
st. Louis, Sept. "a dispatch to the
from Galveston, Texas,
says:
1t is storming here now harder than
ever known before. The waters of the
gulf will be up in the streets of the city
If the present blow keeps through the
day. The water is very high now.
LOw-Lying Parts Are Flooded.
San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 9.-Possibly
The last dispatch out of the flooded city
of Galveston was received in San Antonio
by Jerry Gierard, announcing the death
'f his brother by drowning. The entire
over portion of Galveston was then flood
ID and the people were huddled on higher
ground, in the pouring rain, for safety.
ilerards brother was carried out to sea
md drowned while endeayoring to rescue
family i'll shanty that was being
ashed to pieces by the waves.
All Texas Is worried.
New Orleans, Sept. "a special from
DALLAS, Texas, says:
AL Texas is in the keenest state of
oubt and uncertainty concerning the fate
I Galveston island and city. 1t is said
hat the bridges leading from the mainland
the island have been swept away by
he terrible force of the wind and the roll
lg up OF the water in the bay. The
ridges are four in number, three for rail.
Dad uses and one, the Galveston county
'agon and pedestrian bridge. 1t seems
ardly credible that all these BRIDGES
ould be swept away without the city
liierlng great loss.
2JOO Reported Drowned. h
San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 1O.-The i
artling news has just flashed over the
Tres informing Governor Sayers that
messenger, at great risk of his life. b
Is reached Virginia Point from Gal I
'ston with the report that $500 per. y
ms are probably dead as a result of Ii
10 FEARFUL storm. An urgent appeal a
all Texas for help was made. The n
essenger said that the grain elevators $
lhe water front are wrecked and o
indreds OF buildings have collapsed b
were carried out to sea. The great s.
distress is said to prevail. \
Austin, Texas, Sept. 1O.-Informa- l.
IN has just reached me that about g
w lives have been lost at Galveston. .,
Tn enormous destruction of property "
information from other points. n
JOSEPH D. SAVERS, Governor
Galveston Isolated. %
houston, Texas, Sept. 1O.-Stories
I'm Galveston tell of $500 people
owned, the city submerged and awful !,
fering. Buildings have crumbled. :,
,upants being thrown into the water -
llch everywhere covers the island.
approaches from land are swept -