Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-23
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION
IN HURRICANES TRAIL
Details Of Havoc Played By Storm
on Texas Coast Beginning to
Come In
At IFAST SIXTEEN LIVES lOoT
AT LEAST SIXTEEN LIVES losT
Whole Towns Devastated by Violent
Wind-Damage' Will Amount to
Millions Of Dollars-PassenSer
Trains Arriving at Houston Twelve
Hours Late.
(By Associated Press) .


NEW ORLEANS, LA, July o.
That the hurricane which yesterday
swept the gulf coast of Texas and
Louisiana resulted in more loss of life
and far more damage to property than
had at first been apparent, was in
dicated this evening when points hith-
erto cut off from communication got
into touch with the outside world.
Many Isolated places yet remain to
be heard from. That the property
loss will run into the millions was
made a certainty tonight when whole
towns at first believed not to have
suffered were reported to have been
a wreck. Over 4 score OF persons
are now believed to have lost their
lives and the number may De greater
Some of the towns along or near
the Texas coast where it is feared
great damage may have been done,
bur from which nothing has yet been
heard are: Lavaca. Indianola, Rock
port, Goliad, Victoria, Columbia, Edna
and Mattagorda.
In Louisiana points in Cameron par
ish are reported to have suffered
severely from the hurricane and high
water.
There was a loss of two lives at
Nudd Pass and much property is re-
ported as having been damaged in the
settlements at Creole Barry, Grand
Chenor and Johnson's bayou.
Details Received at Houston.
HOUSTON, TEXAS, July 22.@The
west Indian hurricane which swept
from one end OF the Texas gulf coast
to the other yesterday claimed a toll
of sixteen human lives. fatally injur-
ed four and seriously wounded six
teen others, according TO the details
of the storm whictbegan to arrive
here late today and tonight. Whole
towns were devastated and the wreck
and ruin to property will amount to
hundreds Of thousands of dollars.
The dead: At Eagle Iake.-Shah-
ner: at Bay City, three children,
names unknown: at e. Campo,
Mexican, name unknown; at Pallacios,
four. names unknown; at Wharton,
one negro. at Pendlton, section fore
man: at Ramsay, farmer, name I'M
known.
Fatally injured-At Palacios, Mrs.
Hogan and one daughter.
The seriously injuired-An Indian at
Eagle Lake; fifteen persons at Bay
City.
Freight Trains Lost
Trains from twelve to fifteen hours
late crept into Houston today and
freight trains are los; throughout the
district. Details from the disaster on
the southwest coast OF Texas are
meagre. as wires were stripped from
the poles and railway communication
is impossible. The pleasure Yacht
Meridian. reported last night lost in the
Houston channel. today was reported
safe at Morgan's Point.
Rev. Henry ID. AYES, bishop Of Mexi-
co. who with Rev. Mr. Sears. of Hous-
ton. was reported last night as lost
at Red Fish Reed. in san Jacinto Bay,
arrived safely at Morgan's Point to-
day.
The territosy around Bay City
seems to have been the center OF the
storm which moved southwest from
Galveston. For four hours 7o-mile
wind swept across the country there
carrying everything before IT, Veias-
co. small town near Bay City Is re-
ported demolished. bu, with no loss
q life and none injured. Every build.
ing was unroofed OF partly demolish.
% and the town tonight Is IN -four
feet OF water. People are escaping
fConfinuod on Third paro1