The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-08-21

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from was in the West India waters
headed for the Gulf of Mexico.
The gun signal, as the mariner
calls it, which is two red flags
with black square centers by day,
and red lights by night, was dis
played from the signal station of
this port, and no ship ventures
to leave until this danger signal is
removed.
Many wore long faces until this
danger signal was removed, after
which the steamers began to move
out for foreign ports, and the
countenances of the people re-
sumed their usual appearance
l must say am surprised to find
so little traces of this disastrous
storm of only three years ago. 1t
certainly demonstrates the fearless
and untirIng pluck of the American
people as in contrast to the greatly
exaggerated newspaper reports.
From reading these blood curdllng
reports | expected to find the en-
tire city wiped off this sandbar,
but instead, inside of period OF
three years, find a population. of
35. 000--it only had 81 900 before
the storm-showing loss of only
Is, 900.
Most all the damaged property
has been repaired, and about all
visitor secs to remind him of the
great storm of 1900 is the display
of the many rental placards.
Property has decreased in value
about one half, | am told. Yet |
am convinced that this is destined
to become a seaport of no little
importance and a strait through
which these large and conveniently
arranged elevators for loading eX,
port grain, with their capacity for
J loading millions Of bushels per
day, and the large Wharfage for
, handling freight, will convince any
one of this fact. One elevator has
capacity for loading 100000
;s bushels per day, and the Mallory
Steamship Line will soon put into
it's New York trade a steamer thai
e will carry 1000 bales of cotton
The San Jacinto and Galveston il
- to Texas and this western country
6 as New York is to the New Eng
land states, and phoenix like it viii
H. rise again. Though it has beer
eff compared to Sodom and Gomor
rah, the people of Galveston have
N much confidence in the protection
to that the sea wall will give then
when completed, and the work i
tt being pushed right along, though
Mt it's a big undertaking. Abou
five thousand feet has been built
ed 1t is of solid concrete 10 feet wild
er at the base and 5 feet wiCts at tht
lie top, reinforced by steel rods ever,
4 feet, and rests on 4rows of pilins
81 sunk A feet, protected from under
IL mining by rip rapapron and shee
~ piling, filing back Of wall 200 fee
wide, including driveway.
u Galveston is situated on a sane
~. bar, separated from the mainlan'
to by the bay, which is two and
half miles wide. 1t is about thirt.
yh miles long and possibly 2 mile
TO wide at the widest point. 1t
ks highest point above sea level is
la feet. 1t is the county seat OF ga
weston county. The bay affords
fine harbor for ships and the gov
at eminent is continually improvin
it for the accommodation OF tn
largest ships that float.
' ey The city has a fine supply {
ig- water. getting it from artesia
wells at Alta Toma, 16 miles acros
the bay.
Galveston has fine beach and
can not be beat for surf bathing
My wife is so enthusiastic over II
exhiliarating effect she disturbs m
if morning snooze to enjoy plung
it before breakfast for an APPETIZER
pts But when | first awake L feel Ink
it three fingers would be a bette
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