The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-21
Wind Reaches a Velocity of 40
Miles an Hour.
Surf Leaps Over the Sea Wall
at Galveston.
SOME DAMAGE DONE
To Wharfs and Piers Along the
Water Front.
Two Spans of Railroad Bridge
Wrecked.
GREAT EXCITEMENT.
People Feared the City Would
Again Be Overwhelmed.
No Loss of Life Is Reported
From Any Point.
No Loss of Life Is Reported
From Any Point.

portions swept the northern coast of
the Gulf of Mexico today. The wind
reached a velocity of about 20 miles
an hour, much damages to wharves is
j, reported at Galveston. where the water
swept over the sea wall in places ana
flooded the streets.
Wharves, piers and bridges were
swept away and wire communication
interrupted for d time. No lives were
lost and the wind has subsided. Many
wild rumors were afoat of another
Obstructive flood at Galveston, which
did not appear.
Houston, July 21.-A wire was Sc
cured into Galveston at 1 o'clock this
afternoon At that hour the Galveston
Tribune wired the Houston Chronicle
as follows:
The storm at Galveston blew down
Murdock's bathing pavilion and the old
fishing pier at Twentieth street. Fifty
feet of the railroad bridge was knock
ed out by a barge. The wind oiew 20
miles an hour, but has nearly subsided-
No lives were lost. The Mallory line
steamer. left Galveston for New York
at noon today.
Saved by the Sea Wall.
New Orleans. La, June 21.-That
the elevation of Galveston and the
building of the big sea wall at thai
place was the means of probably
saving the city from another such
horror as that of 1900 was the gist
of a special dispatch received here
from Galveston, by telephone via
Houston late this afternoon
The dispatch says the seven feet
of water on the island is in that por-
ton which was not filled in following
the destructive tidal wave of nine
years ago.
Wires ReOpencd.
New York, July 21.-Shortly after
O'Clock the Western Union was able to
resume wire communication with Gal
weston which had been interrupted Icy
a severe storm on the gulf At that
time it was believed the worst of the
storm was over. The message said the
wind attained a velocity of so miles an
hour and that some of the city streets
were covered with water for a depth
of 2 to feet. AS the day progressed
the wind began to shift to the south.
and diminished in velocity.
Last Word at Dallas.
Dallas, Tex, July 21.-A message
received here from Galveston before
Lile last wire W eio AOSAs SNeA~CN @AieAN AAAN
western part of the city was under
feet of water: that two spans of the
railroad bridge connecting Galveston
with the mainland were damaged and
water was flowing a foot over the sea
wall The wind was blowing 65 miles
an hour.
Over the Sea Wall.
Houston, Tex, July 21.-Reports of
storm Of hurricane proportions at Gal
weston have reached here over -ele-
phone line. All other wires are report
ed down. Two bathing paVIlions are
said to have been wrecked and Bettt-
sons fishing piers were swept away,
The surf is jumping over the sea walls
in several places. The wind has reach
ed a velocity of 60 miles an hour.
The appearance of the storm along
the gulf coast was indicated before
daylight this morning and at O'CLOCK
the wind was blowing at the rate of
about As miles an hour. Later it IN
from Galveston up to 1880 a. m. lid
not indicate any damage in that city
and harbOr. Shortly after that hour
the telegraph companies reported all
wires into Galveston had been lost and
the only means of communication was
over d single telephone wire.
Over this circuit it was learned that
at II O'Clock the wind n ID attained
velocity of 60 miles and there has been
some damag along the beach. In ad-
ditIon to the wrecking of the bathing
pavilions it is reported that three sec
tions of the railroad bridge we-e dam
aged and that no trains can so in or
come out of the city.
Sea Is Mountain High.
Mobile. Ala. July 21.-Officers of tire
vessels arriving here say that the
weather on the gulf is stormy ard that
the sea is mountain high OFF the Mo- |
bile bar. Vessels are unable to come in
On account of the seas and have put
back.
Bridge Carried Out.
:. Chicago, July 21.-The Western Union |
here had no communication With Gal |
weston at noon.
A message 10 the company stated |
that a bridge had been carried out, but !
all reports of great damage to prop |
erty were unconhrmed by the company |
here.
A barge at Galveston. it is said, |
had run against a cable destroying |
communication which it was stated. /
was expected to be resumed shortly. !
streets Underwater.
New York, July 21.-The Western |
Union Telegraph company has lost |
all its direct wire communication