Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-22
Sand Nav Have seeped Away.

Whether or not this mass of construc-
ton was damaged by the action OF the
water can only be told when the waters
of the gulf finally fall back to normal
Constructed on piling driven deep into
the ground, it was thought impregnable
TO the action Of the gulf, but the piiing Is
driven into sand only. Should the SAND
have seeped away a million dollars more
will have to be expended In nillng In.
The sea wall served its purpose. Had
it not been for the high waters In the
back bay forcing water through the sew
ers into the streets Galveston would have
been destroyed by the stress of the water
encircling the city on the east.
Galveston beach will have to be rebuilt.
When the sea wall was constructed the
encircling band of concrete and steel was
laid to the rear of the lighthouses. Below
the beach stretched out 1000 feet to the
water.
Between the water line and the wall
were the two Observation-Disclosures and
the Breakers-constructed in recent years
at a cost of $4,000 each. These were
swept away and scattered the nine-mile
length of Galveston Island
mile to the west and at the end of
the sea wall boulevard, unscratched.
stands the new surf bathhouse completed
at a cost of $4,000. Standing on piling
driven as deep as those supporting the
sea wall this new hotel and resort sue
cesSfully withstood the onslaught of the
between the water line and the wall.
Breach to Be Repaired Today.
Throughout the night and by the light
of lanterns, pile drivers worked at each
end Of the mile trestle spanning Gal
weston bay by the island and mainland.
By midday today the breach caused by a
drifting barge will have been repaired and
traffic resumed to the island. Until this
is repaired Galveston will be isolated
from the mainland, as this is the only
bridge and no launch will attempt to
cross the rolling bay.
Tarpon's fishing pier. where occurred
the only loss of life thus far reported. is
At the end Of a narrow and rocky prom
0ntory which sheers into the deep gulf
nit of the rocks cast ten persons into
the water and they drowned.
All night long boats large enough to
venture upon the turbulent bay searched
for the bodies of the dead, but as dawn
broke the boats returned to their slips
empty handed. Like the storm of 1900
the bodies probably have been swept out
to sea to be disgorged days later when
the waters have Gained and the tides
roll In.
Reports UP and down the gulf show that
Galveston was the center Of the disturb
ance for which warnings for mariners
nearest threatened loss OF life was at
Follower, Copeland and Patten Beach,
near Bolivar. Here there was 800 peo-
pie from Beaumont and surrounding
cities camped out for the summer, but
all are reported safe.
The damage caused by the storm is es-
timated as follows:
lighthouses along the beach. $4,000;
beach fishing pier. 5000: private fishing
piers. $1,000: Bettison fishing pier, s., 600:
Tarpon fishing pier. $4,000: damaged to
unfinished boulevard and railing. $1,000,
damage to buildings along boulevard
$1,000; buildings around island, $1,000;
damage to government and state prop
erty. 5000: damage to surf lighthouses,
5000. Total. $4,000.
This morning the weather is warm and
clear and there Is no wind.