The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-23
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" In storms Path.
Houston, Texas July 22-rThs West
Indian hurricane which swept from
one end Of the Texas coast to the
other yesterday. claimsd q toll OF
twelve human lives. fatally injuring
four others and seriously inturing six
teen others. according to the details
OF the storm which began TO arrive
here late today and tonight. Whole
towns were devastated and the wreck
and ruin to property win amount TO
hundreds OF thousands Of dollars.
The dead.
Al Eagle Iake--shafner.
At Bay City Three children. names
unknown.
At 81 campov-A Mexican name un-
known.
At PaIaeious--Four; names an
known.
At whartop0ne negro.
At Kendieton--Section foreman.
At Ramsey--Farmer: name unknown.
Fatally injured:
AT Palacios--Mrs. Hogan and one
I daughter.
The seriously injured:
An Indian at Eagle Lake: fifteen
persons at Bay City.
Rail- Traffic DeHaoxaIiHed.
Trains from twelve to fifteen hours
late crept into Houston today and
freight trains are lost throughout the
stricken district.
Details of the disaster ON she SOUTH
west coast of Texas, are meagre as
wires were stripped from the poles
and railway communication is impos-
sSble
Merriam. reported last night In the
Houston channel. was denied today and
& is reported safe at Morgans Point
Right Reverend d. II. AYES, Bishop
of Mexico, who with Reverend Sears
of Houston. was reported last night as
lost at Red Fish Reef in San Jaeinto
Bay, arrived at Morgan's Point and
teiegfaphed to Houston friends OF their
safety.
The territory around Bay City seems
to have been the center of the storm
which moved Southwest from Calves
ton. For four hours q 70-mila wind
swept across the country. carrying
everything before 1t. velasco.sa small
town near Bay City. Is reported de-.
molished. but with no loss OF life and
none injured. Every building was un-
rooted or partly demolished and the
town tonight Is in four feet of water.
People are escaping in boats from
Colorado river. q mile away. Reports
from the special train ON which Gem
eral Manager w. @. Van Week, Of the
Southern Pacific Railroad left Houston
this morning, Indicate that the l0wsr
coast country suffered greatly. The
loss will total thousands o. dollars and
in some districts reports state that the
storm was worse than the disaster Of
1900. which devastated Galveston.
Few Houses Escape.
Eagle Lake seems to have suffered
on parity with Bay City, bat very
few houses escaping the fury of the
storm. The same situation is reported
from Lissie. Nowatta and East Ber-
nard. though no fatalities are reported.
At Glidden, a round house is entirely
demolished and a well derrick is scat
tered over the town. At Wiiinger part
of the railroad station and office was
unroofed as was the Attention depot
and East Bernard Station.
1t Is impossible to estimate the total
damage.
Along the Brownsville road from
Kingsville. in parts. the DISSOLUTION was
nearly complete. Corn fields burned
by the drouth OF the past month and
reJuvenated by. the sudden rains were
swept to the ground and harvesting
will have to be done by a hay rake.
The cotton, however. withstood the
storm we'll.
At Ell Campo, the electric light plant
As wrecked. all elevators are badly
damaged and Almost every church in
town IL either demolished or wrecked.