Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-17
STORM ATTA|NS
HIGH VELOCITY
OF FIFTY-FIVE MILES AN HOUR
WEDNESDAY MORNING
One Person Slightly Injured in
Brownsville-Plate Glass Window
Blown Out-Much Damage to Corn
and Cane-0ther Damage Small.


fences and signs, total the result in
Brownsville of the wind and rain
storm that at it's worst, began at II
o'clock Tuesday night and ended
Wednesday morning at the break of
day. The streets yesterday morn
ing presented an accumulation of
signs in the business district, and
tree branches and leaves in the our
lying districts.
notwithstanding the second warn
ing received in this city early yes
terday morning, the hurricane failed
to ma. erialize. 1t is therefore evil
dent that Brownsville was at the
edge of the storm, and received its
share in the early hours Wednesday.
Mrs. w. n. Hall, weather observer
at the South Texas Gardens, reported
that the wind reached its highest
velocity at 1880 o'clock Wednesday
morning, the wind gauge registering
55 miles per hour. The rain gauge
blew over early Tuesday night, and
this record was lost However a
private gauge in West Brownsville
recorded a little more than six
inches.
Gordon Mckenzie, a barber, was
the only person sustaining injury as
the result of the storm. Mr.. Mckenzie
was asleep on the second floor of
building near the corner of 18th and
Elizabeth SHEETS, when a transom
over a window blew in on him, the
glass cutting in two the upper half
OF his right ear. He was unable to
get medical attention until day
light. Several stitches were neces-
sary to bring the parts of the mem
Der together
Forty homes were reported with
out electric lights yesterday as re-
suit of damage to the electric wires.
There were many short circuits and
DIOh6I anu CTOSSbu WlI0S.
AS The Herald forms were being
placed on the press the lights
winked out and the power was shut
off long enough to cause the edition
to miss the early morning train.
1t will probably take several days
to repair the damage. E. A. Stobart.
superintendent of the water and
light department, estimated the
damage to electric wires and poles
at about $3.50. The top of the filter
house at the water plant was blown
off. The damage was about $50.
Gerald Johnson, manager of the
Southwestern Telegraph and Tele-
phone company, stated that practic-
ally no damage had been done 10 the
telephone lines in the city. but that
he had encountered some trouble
with the toll lines There will be
klittle loss
big pla.e glass window in the
store of the Howse furniture COM
pany, on Elizabeth street, between
10th and 11th. was blown into the
street by sue ion force of the wind
The glass was valued at about s175
but whether or not insurance was
carried could not be learned.
The high wind and the resultant
turblance of the river caused the dis
continuance Of the ferry boats be-
tween the hours of 10 O'Clock Ties
day night and s o'clock yesterday
morning. No river accidents were
reported.
Many Easements in the business
districts were flooded with water,
and very few houses all over the city
escaped leakage. The basement of
the Merchants National bank build
ing was flooded with two feet Of wa
ter. SO far as reported no damage
was done TO anv of the more sub
stantial dwellir gs. but many of
the frail jackals were damaged more
! or less.
Reports from up the main line in
! dicate that the loss to corn and sugar
cane was considerable. All along
the railroad corn and cane were
blown flat with the ground.
No serious damage was reported
,, from Matamoros yesterday morning.
The damage there was similar to that
of Brownsville. some fences in the
I suburb being blown down and many
: trees losing branches.