Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-29
Alarming Rumors Of Destruction
Prove to Be False.
PART or ISLAND WAS FLOODED
A Hurricane Resembling In Intensity
Disastrous Storm Of 1900 caus-
ed Little Damage to the
Protected City.

| "A "a a mint above the danger line,
Ca,,os+on nassed safely through O
nrrr,cana which resembled somewhat
- ,ntens;ty the disasterous storm Of
tooo part Of the island upon which
~ c,,v e situated was again inun.
datod tha overAowing sea water reach
to- ! he,obt of seven or more feet.
Thot rortion ~ the island which has
heor nrotected suffered comparative
~ I,ttie harm No lives we're lost and
~ rrorertv damage will not be very
,arss
swaaninp westward the tropical
.,cru which had been central over
M CHI for "a hours or more, struck
Galveston shortly after Ii o'clock.
Tbo wind attained a velocity of 6S
Miles an hour. and shifted 10 the
nor,beast heavine the waters Of Gal
.ssto,, nav I'm against the island and
eood,nS that section which had not
heen raised The water backed up
INTO the main streets Of the city, and
for time heavy loss was feared. The
nr,nc,naI damage however. was con
4nod II Tho heacb front. where bath
h0rsas ana Measure piers were swept
awov hut shining was undisturbed.
M INV ~ ne storm was soon
.hataa "a Tho ANXIETY of those who
ortarta,nod sears If another tidal
wova was TINS early reliyed.
beavv dradpe torn from her moor
- ~ haon hlown against the sin.
n,s br,dso which connects Galveston
s.,and r,Itb tba mainland however, and
.ha ta,aeranb cables had been part.
- resuit all manner Of rumors
vora soon rife throughout the coun.
49,. a. M oepoct that Calvestion had
as.,r suffered sncb a storm as that
-s,"s nrao+,co,lv dsstroved the city
- -" s.ars ~ A soon A communi
.a.,oH could he established these re
nor,s ware denied and the trfe story
Sv 4old crew was mt to work
sn ~ tbo damage N the bridge
~ iavIns neu, cables
~ ~ ,ronoss,bla n Mace anythins
~ y aonnra,a estimate N the dam
- n,h,oh wos done Few buildinR,
~ h,onn dovn hnt 4 L believed
ttTst mSnv warehouses were flooded
arA FRAT goods on the bottom floors
- thaso hn,Id,nps we're ruined. Con
sa.~a.t,v a. will roCuire several day,
! asoart.,n what was damaged ant
- Shat axtant The storm covered 1
s,do ar.s along he Culf Coast some
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