The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-28
SAVED The CITY
Galveston Secure Behind Her
Great Sea Wall.
WATER is HELD BACK
The Texan Seaport Weathers q Ter
rible Tidal Wave and Hurricane Of
Similar Proportions to One Which
Weil-nigh Destroyed the City Nine
Years Ago.

Years Ago.
Mans strength and skill were pit
ted against the fury OF the elements
Wednesday and man won, when the
city OF Galveston. safely eotreached
behind her impregnable l7-foot see
wall. wi,hstood. with comparatively
triHing loss. tidal wave and hurri-
cane equal in intensity and destruc-
tive fore 10 the one which destroyed
the city on September s. 1900.
The hurricane swep. the entire
Gulf coast with an intensity and VIC
iousness that has seldom been equal
ed In a country where destructive
storms are not unusual. It has It's
origin on the Atlantic coast and.
swinging westward and southwark.
devastated the entire Gulf coast even
IS far South as Mataso.da Bay That
some lives were lost and that much
property was destroyed Is the general
belief.
The hurricane struck Galveston
about II O'Clock Wednesday morn
Ing. The wind. attaining velocity
OF I.a-ly seventy miles an hour.
whipped the tre2cherous waters OF
;he Mexican Cult into q fury OF de-
struciior With the Dent-uD anger
OF ten years OF hate the waves blind
" assaulted the grim parapets Of
stone which man had builded to re-
strain It's attacks. II vain It hurled
its thousands OF tons OF water upS2
the splendid b!eastworks. Only a
feeble burst Of spray and little
water reached its objective and the
beleaguered city lay calm and safe
behind the wall.
Outside the limits Of the city.
where the wall had not been reared
aud where the city had not been ele-
rated. the waters had their way. but
they wrecked only deserted huts and
abandoned territory. IL this section
OF the city. which is low and sparcely
settled. the water rose 20 height OF
seven feet, but the warnings Of the
weather bureau had been needed and
the Inhabitants had removed their
possessions out OF the danger zone.
A hurricane tor East Texas was
Iorecasted 1T the district weather
bureau in New Orleans early Wednes-
day morning. and warnings were sent
out. When wind and rain arrived
several hours later they found Gal
weston prepared. The inhabitants OF
the few scattered houses in the low
part Of the island had already sought
safety. and the vessels that had clear
ed and prepared to sal! were riding
at anchor in the bay.
The fury Of the storm soon abated
and the anxiety Of those who enter
tanned fears OF another tidal wave
were soon relieved Small boys pad
ding around the aooded streets. even
before the heavy winds had died
down. presented q scene which dis
PEELED the alarm felt By the !mid.
So short was the duration Of the
storm tha, the Mallory Line steamer.
which was booked TO sail for New
York shortly after noon, LEFT on the
scheduled time.
Message Of Greeting.
The following message was Issued
Wednesday night:
The city Of Galveston sends greet
inss to her sister cities. the people
OF the United States and OF the world
in that. at this hour. 1t has passed
through a most formidable storm.
manifesting in its course some OF
the most violent incidents OF cyclon!c
disturbances and It's great sea waii
has completely vindica,ed dts Ell
cheney and protected the city against
dangers from the seas. leaving suca
insignificant damages as are incident
to all storms.
The city. its great business inter,
cs;s and its people have safely pass
cd through a most severe hurricane
the sea wall proving complete sue
cess. The ctty's great wha-ves ana
shipping interests suffered no dam
age and no, life was lost.
(S.sned:) Lewis Fisher. Mayor;
F.. O. Flood. President Chamber o.
! Commerce: s. AdoUne. P!esiGes
Maritime Association.