Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-23
Texas Gulf Shore Swept BY
West Indian Storm Which
Devastates Many Whole
Towns.
MANY OTHER
FATALLY HURT,
Wind Attained Velocity of
Seventy Miles an
Hour.

Austln, Tex, July 22.-C8ntra
and Southern Texas were enveloped
by one of tlhe worst wind and rain
storms yesterday that has ever visit
ed this section.
Tho wind at times reached ve-
locity OF 10 miles an hour. Numer-
Gus small houses we're overturned
and in some Instances the iamates
were slightly InJured but no fatili-
ties are reported
One OF Tie citys big electric light
ing towers was blown down falling
on small house and cutting II In
two There were Ave persons in the
house but none OF them wa, even
bruised
Ia the business section OF Austin,
plate glass windows were blown in
and Inasm0ch as a terrific rain &C
comDanied the storm, water caused
great damage TO goods. Signs were
blown down like 80 much waste pa
per.
While the city suffered "a property
loss OF $4,000 20 $4,000, this en-
tire section from a crop standpoint
has been benefited In a most markd
degree. Tlle cotton crop In central.
south and north middle Texas Was
In "a distressing condition cn account
or me drought. Last nights rain
extended from the gulf 70 the lower
part or the pan handle right through
the cotton belt OF central and middle
cast Texas and farmers are elated
over the probability OF good yields.
New Orleans, July .-Elghteen
persons dead, and sixteen serlously
hurt, ana property damage exceed
Ing million dollars as far as cal
be ascertained at an early hour today
Is the grim record resulting from the
destructive sweep OF hurricane
along the Louisiana AMI Texas
coasts.
The number of dead as reported
from various towns and c.les ls as
follows:
Texas--Bay City 3; Galveston 4;
PallcOas a. Eagle Lake /; Kendle-
ton /; Ramsey !; III Campo /;
WhOrtOn /.
Louisiaaa--Nud Pass z.
The number seriously injured Is
reported as follows from Texas
points:
Eagle Lake 1 4; Bay city 10.
Meagre reports from the follow
Ing Texas points, with many other
towns in tho devastated district no.
heard from. give but faint idea OF
the immensely of the storm ia prop
erty damage:
Bay City, loss &t5O.0OO.
Galveston, loss t175.OOO.
Bay Shore. considerable property
damage.
Velasco, only three stores left
standing and many homes blown |
down.
iago syrup mills wrecked
Austin, many buildings unrOofed,
telephone and telegraph wires level. !
ed Damage aggregate 100000.
BTazoria, many buildings dessroy.
ID and loss OF life feared.
Pledger. heavy property damage. |
syrup mills wrecked.
Alnhurst. many buildings de,
stroycd. Rumors OF loos Of hfe as
yet Without confirmation.
Richmond. ff;y residences and |
stores partially demolished.
Palacios. number Of houses
blown down.
A1gletOD, every house 11 the
town badly damaged.
blessing. several lives reported
lost aud considerable property da-
mage.
Eagle Lake, many houses uuroof-
ed and two large sugar and rice
plants wrecked.
Lake Charles. La, July 2S.-The
.maii steamer Rex, arriving hers las;
night, brought tho nrst news IN de-
ltail OF the hurricane which struck
Cmncron Parish u ~ believed
by passengers on the boat that sew
Ieral lives have been lost IN that