Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-22
Island City Passes Safely
Through Furious Hurricane
RNaIing ir Intensity DiSaS-
trouS Storm of 1900,
TEN REPORTED DROWNED
AT PLEASURE RESORT
interruption of Wire Communi-
cation Responsible For
Spread of Alarming RumorS
of Loss of Life and Property,


bN morning Spttiii NiTTI
Galveston, Texas July Fortifi
ed behind her seventeen foot sea wal
and elevated to = point above the dan
ger line, Galveston today passed safe
ly through a hurricane Which resem.
bled in intensity the disastrous storr
of 1900.
Part Of the island upon which tn.
city is situated was again Inundated
the overflowing sea water reaching a
height of : or more feet. Gnat por-
ton of the island which has been pro-
tected suffered comparatively littlr
no lives We're lost in this immediate
vicinity and the property damage Will
not be large.
Sweeping westward the tropical
storm, which had been central. over
the gulf for twentN-four hours OF
more, struck Galveston shortly aftar
II o'clock. The wind attained a We
locity of 6S miles an hour and heaVed
the waters of Galveston bay up against
the island and flooded that section,
which had not been raised The wa
Tho principal damage, however. was
confined to the beach front where
bath houses and pleasure piers We're
swept away.
a hurricane for East Texas was
forecasted early in the day ana when
the storm broke Galveston was pre-
pared The inhabitants of the foW
scattered houses in the low section
sought safety and the vessels were
riding at anchor in the bay
The fury Of the storm was soon
abated and the anxiety of those vino
entertained fears OF another tidal wave
was thus early relieved
so short was the duration that the
Mallory line steamer booked to sail
for New York shortly after noon left
on time. A heavy dredge had been
blown against the single bridge whicl
connects Galveston island with the
mainland and the telegraph cables had
been parted. As a result all manner
of rumors were soon rife throughout
the country to the effect that Calves
ton had again suffered such storm
as that which practically destroyed the
city nine years ago Men were put TO
work at once repairing the bridge ana
laying new cables.
A few buildings were blown dowl,
but is believed that many warehouses
were flooded and thlt goods on the
bottom floors were ruined. Consequent
ly it will require several days to as
certain the amount of the damage
The storm covered wide area along
the gulf coast
The fishing pier, seven miles from
the city. was demolished by the wind
and waves. Thirty or forty people
were rescued by the pilot boat Texas.
As result of the damage to the
bridge. which connects Galveston with
the mainland and over which an the
trains entering or leaving the city
are forced to cross, communication by
rail with Galveston has been cut off I
Tug boats are carrying passengers.
mail and freight across the bay to
Galveston tonight.
Ten Deople we've drowned in the
water that swept over a portion OF
Tarpon island. several miles from the
city. They were washed from the
rocky promonotories into the gulf and
the bodies have not Vet been recoN-
cred
While II is impossible to get AN &c !
curate list of the dead owing go the
fact that the register has always he'
kept at the pier, the best inform2ti"n
IS as follows:
CAPTAIN BETTISON and WIFE.
EDWARD LEWIS.
g. II. DALEY. circulation manag-
er. Galveston Tribune.
FOUR NEGROES
The others are unknown.
Friends in Galveston set forth a |
faint hope that all or part of the
party on the Tarpon pier secured
from the pier and tloate1
to the Bolivar shore. In this hope the
launch Clifton owned by Captain Bet
tison went To- Bolivar but could find |
no trace of the party.
IL is reported that there has been
considerable loss of life al Palaces
and blessing II is said also that
Bay City suffered greatly from the
Tonight the storm reached sah
miles In the interior. but little dam
age was done.