The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-23
Rescued from the Sea.

Galveston, July 22.-As If from the
bottom of the sea, five of the storm
wrecked victims from the tarpon fishing
pier were picked up alive late today off
Red Fish reef in the upper Galveston
bay, opposite North Galveston. The res
cued are:
Ray G. Teetshorn Of Houston, book
keeper.
Everett Lewis, bartender at pier.
c. D. Hopkins of Galveston.
John Forrest, colored, an employee at
the pier.
Charles Johnson, colored, porter at pier.
With the report of the rescue of these
men hope for the safety of the other five
persons is builded much stronger, al
though 1t is feared the others, who we're
not very robust, have succumbed to the
ordeal of Is hours In the water. Those
unaccounted for are:
Capt. r. L. Bettison ana wife.
C. Fl. Daley. circulation manager OF
the Tribune.
Mrs. Charles Johnson and man presumed
to be from Graveland, Tex, but whose
name could not be learned.
The yacht Mayfower, which brought the
survivors to Galveston, left Cedar bayou
at noon, and an hour later fell in with
the launch Mat4 which had the five men
on board. The Maud was bound for the
Cedar bayou and passed within short
distance of one of the men who while at
the point of giving up. was still able to
hang onto the pieces of timber under his
arms. Four others were found hanging
to driftwood and in an exhausted condi-
ton.
The men were given immediate attention
and were transferred to the Mayfiower.
Ruins at Bay City.
Bay City, Tex, July 22.-With martial
law proclaimed, the city in darkness, its
water supply cut off and lack of help to
clear away the ruins, Bay City tonight is
slowly recovering from the storm Of yes
terday which spent its fury upon this
vicinity. One life was lost. that of an
infant of Mr.. Galloway, while others suf-
fered more or less painful injuries by
flying glass and falling debris.
The property loss will total $250.000
which includes the damage to public
works. which Is half the total. Esti-
mate as to the crop damage is impos-
sible. although it is asserted that dam
age to the rice crop, which is flooded in
places. will not exceed 10 per cent.
Bay City was apparently the center of
the storm path. The wind, which began
rising about 8 o'clock in the morning,
blew from the northwest until at u:30 a
velocity Of 10 miles was attained At
that hour the wind veered suddenly to due
west, and as suddenly increased in We
locity to 80 and 80 miles an hour. Dur
ing the ensuing two hours the greatest
amount of damage was done, the storm
continuing with unabating fury, shifting
to the southwest and seeming to seek out
the weak points Of buildings which had
resisted its attack from other quarters.
Hurricane In louisiana.
Lake Charles, La, July 22.-The mail
steamer Rex, arriving here tonight.
brought the first news in detail Of the
hurricane which struck Cameron parish
yesterday. 1t is believed by passengers
on the boat that several lives have been
lost in Cameron parish but the death of
two persons only is known definitely They
were Basil Daigne and Thomas Murphy.
.Daigne and Murphy were hunting several
miles below Cameron when they we're
drowned by the waters which Inundated
their camp. Henry Nunez, a 12-year-old
lad, succeeded in reaching a refuge in a
tree and thus saved his life.
According to passengers on the Rex a
number of buildings were damaged, hun
dreds of head of cattle were lost and
thousands of acres planted IN rice ruined
by the overflow of salt water In Cameron
parish. Guests of the Gulf hotel at
Cameron fed from, the building when
the water touched it and began steady
rise.
At Grand Chenier and Leesburg res