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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-19
CURE YOUR KIDNEYS.
Do Not Endanger Life When an
Augusta Citizen Shows You the
Cure.

Why will people continue to suffer
the agonies of kidney complaint, back
ache. urinary disorders. lameness,
languor, why allow them
selves to become chronic invalids,
when a tested remedy is offered them?
Doans Kidney Pills is the remedy
to use because it gives to the kidneys
the help they need to perform their
work
If you have any. even one, of the
symptoms of kidney diseases, cure
yourself now, before dropsy or
Brights disease sets in. Read this
Augusta testimony:
c. A. Miron, 50 Washington St, Au-
gusta. Me. says: Il first became ac-
quainted with the merit of Doan's
Kidney Pills in 1898 At that time
was having trouble from my kidneys.
/ suffered from severe pains in the
small of my back and was caused an
noyance BY difficulty with the kidney
secretions. Doan's Kidney Pills, pro-
cured at Partridge's Drug Store dis
posed of the backache and restored
my kidneys to normal condition.
have had no cause 10 use kidney
remedy for years"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-snd
take no other.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-19
Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, Jan. Is.
Nebraska farmers selling out their
wheat to elevators caught the attention.
today. OF the speculative trade AS re-
suit prices here slid off and the close
was easy TO sMlc. under last night. 9th
er leading staples, too all showed n net
decllne-eorn ! to :; oats ! to 46s;- hog
products 2In ice
WHEAT-May 1909: July 94s: Sept, 931.
Co... W.
OATS-NIay 49gG3: July i4s@45; Sept. 4os.
PORK-Ian. 1875; May 1890; july Is 42l
IARD-Jan. s.25; May az; July $50
ss5
RYE-No. . 94d95.
FEED-Or mixing barley &d1.09
MALT1NG-F'airt TO choice l. goal "a
TIMOTHY SEED-l2mb
CLONER-17m2I. 25
LARD-925
SHORT RlBS-S6O
BUTTER-Firm; creameries 3od40s dali
ries 26d3l.
EGGS-Steady; receipts $50; at market.
cases included, 1sAd27a ordinary flrsts
26lM2Sl; firsts 316l31a.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY. l6M17.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-19

Connolly a Winner.

Manchester, n. H., Jan. 1S,-Mark
Connolly of South Boston defeated
Billy Lewis of Concord in the fourth
round. Lewis seconds tossing in the
sponge TO save their man from further
defeat, at the boxing carnival, Wednes-
dav night. While il lasted the contest
was a torrid one. Connolly came close
TO winning the match in the opening
round, when he foored the Concord
boxer. In the heavyweight match be
tween Bob LaF'ayor of Brockton and
George Perry of Boston the former
nosed out the decision in one of the
hardest fought matches ever seen here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-19
Boston Produce Market.

Boston, Jan. 49,
BEEF-Fresh unsteady; whole cattle. II
@l12.
BRAN-Unchanged, 2S.75@29.2 5
BUTTER-unchanged northern and
western 39lMl0.
CIIEEsE-unchanged; New York fan
cy 17aM1S.
CORN-Firmer; No. yellow "A.
EGGS-Steady; choice 3Sa40; western So
M37
FLoUR-Steady: spring patent 550Gi5. 80
HAYESteady; No. L grade 2650G27.s0 {
LAM Unsteady, Hale
LARD--Firmer; pure I0a.
MIXED FEED-Firm, 80 25GT3l. 25
OATS-unsteady: No. . clipped white
57a6l5s
PORK-Steady; medium backs 1918. So
PQTATOE,S-Stea white 25002.60
SuGAR-Steady; granuated $40
NEALS-unchanged HOLE
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-19
KENNEBEC.
WINDSOR.

WEST-A meeting will be held at
Perkins hail. Cross I'm, at : O'Clock,
Friday evening, Jan. %, for the pur-
pose of organizing an athletic asso-
citation. 1t is desired that all young
men who wish to join this associa-
ton be present. A dance will follow
Russell Grant fell, while at play.
cutting cash in his head, requiring
a number of stitches.
Miss Madeline Barton is suffering
from a bad cold.
THE condition of the twin children
of Rev. +. +. Turner, GiuIa and Yota,
who have cen i'll with colds, is etter
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-19
YALE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE.
The Season Next Fall viii include
Ten Games.

New Haven, Conn.,, Jan. lS.-The
Yale football schedule for next fail
has been completed and will include
10 games. the same number as in the
past season. The two out-af-toun
games Will be those at West Point and
Princeton The changes from the
schedule Just closed are that Lafay-
cite replaces Virginia Polytechnic IN
stitute and Washington and Jefferson
will take the place of New York Uni
versity. The schedule follows:
Sept %. Wesleyan; Sept, q. Holy
Cross; Oct. .. Syracuse; Oct. =, La
favette; Oct 10. West Point at West
Point; Oct &c, Washington and Jeffer-
son; Nov. ?, Colgate; Nov. 9, Brown;
Nov 16, Princeton at Princeton: Nov.
%. Harvard at New Haven.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-19
.Jasper Scores Knockout.

Marblehead Jan. 1S.-Young Jasper
of Boston Knocked out Billy Gordon
of Charlestown in the fifth round at
the Marblehead A. c., Wednesday
night Young Murray of Salem and
Kid Carlos went six rounds to draw
and Young Adams of Lynn knocked
out Kid Raymond also of Lynn, in the
third rnllnn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-19
Boston Curb Market.
New York Cotton Market.

New York, Jan. IS
spot closed quiet and 10 points lower
Mlddiing nplands $50: do. gulf 9.75. Sales
600 bales
Galveston steady. 10: New Orleans easy,
"; savannah steady. 3 SIG; Charleston
steady, 81; Memphis steady, 20.
Net receipts for six days 22S 1870
Exports To Great Britain 107 sl5; TO
France 53,325' to the Continent i59, ss5: TO
Japan 1u943
Stock 23s q9q
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-19
Lewis Knocks Out apixie Kid"

Liverpool, Jan. 1S-Harry Lewis and
Dixie Kid" the American welterweight
fighters, met here, tonight, in Il fast bout.
Lewis showed to greater advantage AMI
knocked his opponent out in the eighth
round
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-19

penditures ard profits. There is no
doubt however. that the returns are
enormous. l has been said unoflieially
ia the profits of the New York Ma
tional League club exceeds $300,0a0 in
good wears
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-19
The Liverpool Apple Market.

Boston. Jan. lS,--The following Liver
pool apple. cable was received, today:
Canada and Devonial selling Many ar
irving in bad condition. 10000 bbls. on
the market Many Stacks. Demand In
IS. per Dbl. on Maine Baldwins. No. /
and fancy Baldwins 12Gll4s.: very few
sold l6Mlbs.; No and -unclassfied Bald
wins Mllis; Greetings a6tl1s.; Ben Da-
Wis 1lm15s; Russets 11@12as: Starks l20
los; New York fancy Baldwins 14Ql7s
medium grades l0G15s.; York State Green
ings Halls.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-19

DON'T GET THE IDEA l
WANT TO KEEP YOUR
MOTOR CAR A MONTH
to do a good job Of
repaint ing on it. 1
have the best quick
f inis hing materials
made--Valent ines I
Vanadium Varni She's
and if you MUST have
your car INSIDE OF A
WEEK. I can give it to
youe
Shall I have the job
on these terms? The
price will be the low
est consistent with
best work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-19
New York Money Market.

New OK. Jan. Is.
Prime mercantile paper 80 10 A per
cent
Sterling exchange steady at 1880 for
60-day bills and at $3.50 for demand.
Commercial bills 49,
Bar silver 56s.
Mexican dollars A.
Government bonds steady
railroad bonds irrapI1lar
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-31
. COLLIER
SHY ON FUEL

4
Having been the means whereby
Tutuila, Samoa, the United States
naval coaling station in the Sonti
Seas was supplied with between five
and six thousand tons Of American
steaming coal, the British collier
Harley was obliged to make Z brief
stay at Honolulu In order that $50
tons bunker coal might be placed
aboard, sufficient to carry the steam.
ship to her destination on the Pacific
Coast.
! The Harley, in command OF Captain
"A. J. Long, appeared Off the harboI
last evening displaying signals Of dis.
tress. The vessel was boarded BY
Federal quarantine and customs men
and her plight found to be q shortage
of coal.
The Harley sailed from Baltimore,
Nd, on May 9Th with 8 large ship.
ment of Pocahontas coal destined for
Uncle Sans naval station at Samoa.
The vessel proceeded to the South
Pacific by the way Of Port Natal and
arrived at Tutuila on or about July
5th A longer delay than at first
contemplated resulted in the coal ia
the Harley bunkers running extreme.
II low and call at Hono.. = was o.
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.SCHR. COATES
LOSES HER NATE

Especial Star Bulletin Correspondence
HILO, August 30.-While fastening
the lashings that secured a cargo OF
lumber to the deck of the schooner A.
F. Coates and during oneNof the sever.
est gales on record. J. Reeker, chief
mate of the schooner was carried over
board and drowned despite every eff.
for made by those on the ship to save
him. r.. as =
1T was the worst gale l have ever
encountered" said one of the officers
telling Of the incident land it is a
wonder that we got through Il at ALL
We were pretty heavily laden with
lumber and the seas were breaking
right over US at times. The sky WAY,
dark and the wind was shrieking
through the rigging like a thousand
devils. Great ugly masses Of water
would rear up alongside and go tear
Ing by us with their white caps seeth,
ing and kissing.
Rocker noticed that some of the
cargo was likely to work. loose with
the rolling and tossing of the schooner
and indeed one Of the lashings had al
ready worked loose Instead Of send
Ing one of the men to carry out the
job he went himself The work was
dangerous and especially so as he had
to crawl over the lumber and do all
the work on the outside and hanging
right over the free board.
He started out and wormed his
way over the deck cargo to where the
flashing was working loose, Hanging
on to anything that would give him a
hold and having to rest every now and
then to escape an exceptionally heavy
roller to wait until some monster roll.
er had passed its way he at last
reached the loose flashing. In order
to fasten' it he had to drop right over
the lumber and hang over the side of
the vessel while he frightened the
ropes.
HE was getting along well and
nearly had the job complete when
suddenly an enormous roller came hiss
ing towards US out Of the semi-dark-
ness as though 1t would engulf 1s
right away We took our eyes on
Rocker for a moment as the water hit
the little schooner and drove her half
half under. She rolled badly and
Rocker must have been uAder the
water most OF the time she was keel
ed right over The enormous pres
sure of the water and the force with
which 1t was moving must have swept
him from his hold for the next mo
ment we saw him sweeping by the
side.
Orders were Immediately given to-
bout ship and we tried everything we
could. We neye, saw him again after
he was swept by the vessels side
Some idea of the severity Of the gale
may be cleaned when the Pacific Mall
steamer China had to turn right on
her course IN order TO meet the heavy
sea head on The loss Of the mate put
a gloom over ~. all and We were very
glad that sHilo was only a few days
away.
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PASSENGERS ARRIVED

VI 4s
Per stmr. Mauna Kea, from Hilo
and way ports, Aug. 31.--O. Porter
and wife, Miss Porter, Miss G. Car
penter, G. L. Samson and wife, @. Luz
cas-, ]. O'Rourke. L. Morei, L. A Hicks,
VIM. Sayidge and daughter, w "a.
Giffard, F. Malone, H. H. Ainslie, Joe
Dias, E. Dias, Mrs e. A. Nawahi,
Misses Kauai (2l, Master Kauai, Miss
r. Shaw. Miss j. Peabody A. H. Han
ma, C. B. Hall, Miss J. Shaw, Miss J..
Gulick, Miss M. H Armstrong, Miss
Brooks, Miss Sinclair, Capt. G J..
Campbell and wife, T. Nickelsen and
wife, O. r. Oleson and wife, Miss B..
Reist,. VIM. Horner and wife, Miss e.
Horner, Mrs Brown, Miss A. Varney,
Miss A. Van Schaick,, Geo. Mundon,
Mrs. H. A. Jaeger and daughter, Mas
ter Branco (21, f. Fl. Nagle, Miss Nj.
Walker, Miss Hudson, Jas B. Laing
and wife, Renton Hind, Master A. Mac
kenzie, Master g. Perry, Miss O..
Foote, Miss /. Pope, M. Fereira, Miss
C.. GesseI, Miss Wung, A. Napoleon,
j. Nee. Miss A. Akina, Miss NJ. Hol-
stein, Miss H. 7. Bell, Miss F. Clinton,
Miss Al. Allen, H. A. Truslou, A. Nor
rison, Master L. Makekau, Master
Vredenberg (2), Master Clinton. Miss
:Cfozier, Misses Smith .(3), Miss j.
Toomey,. F. L. Dowsett, ]. Fl. Barnes,
Mrs. Schoening and son, Mrs. C. c..
Clarke and child, Miss Hunter. Miss
E. Ting, Miss B. Tseu, Miss T. Naga-
tani, Miss NJ Ling, G. L. Hadley, r. G.
Robinson, F. Robinson, S. Tanaka, T.
Soper, Master Refs, E. Weight, w.
Burlem, A. Robinson, Rev. c. P. Hong,
H. Brown, Father Guibert. M. jon
genel, Master W. Kanakanui. j. Coo
kett, w. Aluli, Master X. Wallace,
Master Morel, Misses Lucas t2). Miss
Lawrence, VIM. knight, Miss Thomp-
son, Miss /. Mcdonald, s. K. Mookini,
J. C. Souza, A. Fugi, D. Carey, DR..
Farrell, H. C. Waldron, J. A. McCand
less, B. Vickers, w. Hansen, NJ. ia
cobs, R. j. Baker, Miss Wise. Mrs.
P. S. Gay and child, Mrs. j. Bort
feldt and daughter, H. Chong, Mrs.
Miller and 3 children, Mrs. j. B. b.
dell, 8 children and maid, G. H. Dunn,
Jr. ...-- .- ....-.s, ~. -.
s. Per stmr. lK1nau, from Kauai ports,
Aug. BIN. Rrodie, Miss Brecken-
ridge, NJ. Perreira, Miss Perreira. Mrs
Aiu, NJ. Burgess, Fred Aiu, N. Hum
boldt, Miss T. Tashima, Miss S. Ia
shima, NJ. Keys, Miss Napoleon, Geo.
West, E. Lowell, Mrs. K. C. Hopper.
M, Hapupui, Miss A. Hoy, J, T. Fer
nandez, Mrs. Kuhlman, Miss r. c.
Coy, Mrs, L. L. Sexton, Miss Brewer.
Mrs. Manefoglio, Miss Hopper, VIM.
Hoopai, Kan Quen, F. Fernandez, W.
Gehring, Mrs. p Rice. D. Kalani, NJ.
Hopper, Miss Hoopai, All Hoy, Joe
Silva. Blanche Cox and A deck.
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ODDS AND ENDS
AT THE PORT

The Oceanic steamship Sonoma for
Sydney and Page Page, to arrive at
Honolulu early Monday. ~$
Three Inter-Island steamers depart
ed with passengers and freight for
coastwise ports on Friday.
Material for floating crane brought
to the port in the Matson Navigation
steamer Lurline has been discharged
at the navy wharf.
The steamer Kilauea sailing for
Kona and Kau ports yesterday after
noon carried a good sized list Of cabin
and deck passengers. =.
No home is complete in the ap 5li-
ances for quick house-cleaning hat
has not tbs supply of Pau ka Pana
which all grocers of quality sell.
The local pineapple cannery is pre-
serving about twentyeight carloads of
pines a day. The heavy work of the
present season is stacking up some
what. > : .~.-~ =
The Canadian-Australian liner Ma
rama sailing from Honolulu for the
Colonies at midnight August 14th, II
reported to have arrived at Sydney
yesterday. 8 H..
The IntercIsland steamer Mama
Kea is 10 sail for Hilo direct at four
o'clock this afternoon. A number of
volcano visitors are booked for pass
age in the liner ~ ...- II.
The Oceanic liner Sonoma from San
Francisco to Page Page and Sydney,
to arrive here early Monday morning
is to be dispatched for the Colonies
at s o'clock in the evening of that day.
The Claudine departing for Maui
and Hawaii ports at five O'clock last
evening carried. a large general car
go of plantation supplies and general
merchandise. A fair list of passen-
gers left for the neighboring islands
in this vessel +
Following the discharge Of general
cargo att Honolulu, the American-Ha-
waifan freighter Mexican is to be dis
patched for Kahului and Hilo on Tues
day evening. The vessel will take sug-
ar and pineapples destined for Salina
Cruz, for transhipment to the States.
and Europe.
Sailing from Honolulu on August
End, the Norwegian steamer Prone
theus in ballast is reported to have
arrived at Sydney, N. s. W., yester-I
day The Prometheus is to enter dock
for cleaning and repairs and later may
enter the phosphate trade between the
South Seas and Honolulu.
The waters of Germany and Austria
are excellent for certain disorders but
the expense of getting to the springs
makes the cure prohibitiye we're It not
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BY AUTHORITY
RESOLUTION NO. 7oe.

A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESO-
LUTON NO. 672, MAKING APPRO-
PRIATIONS FOR THE VARIOUS
SERVICES AND LIABILITIES OF
THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HO-
NOLULU.
Be it Resolved by the Board of SUI
.peryisors of the City and County of
Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, that
Resolution No. 672, making appropria-
tons for the various services and liza
bilities of the SCity and County of
Honolulu, be and the same is hereby
amended by striking therefrom the
item Hotel Street widening, not pro
rated, $30,000.0O."
And be it further Resolved, That
this Resolution shall take effect upon
it's approval
Introduced by
H. E. MURRAY,
Supervisor.
Date of Introduction: August 30,
1912.
At regular adjourned meeting of
the Board of Supervisors of the City
and County of Honolulu held on Fri
day, August 80, 1912, the foregoing
Resolution was passed on first read
Ing and ordered to print on the follow
ing vote Of the said Board
Ayes-Amana, Arnold, Dwight, Kru-
ger, Low, Mcclellan, Murray. Total, L
Noes-None.
E. BUFFANDEAU,
Deputy City and County Clerk.
5329-Aug 81; Sept 3, a
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VESSELS TO AND "
FROM THE ISLANDS
Especial Cable to Merchants' +
Exchange.)
Saturday, August 81, 1912,

T.. Saturday, August 81, 1912,
SYDNEY-Arriyed: August 30ths s. S
Mariana, hence August 14th. ~ T.
SYDNEY--Arriyed: August 30th. s. s
Prombesheus, hence August End.
SAN FRANcISCO--Arrived: August
30th. Z p m. 8. s. Sierra, hence Au
gust. - ~ssF 2... I
SAN FRANCISCo-Sailed: August
31st.. 100 p, m. s. s. Shiyo Maru for
Honolulu.
Aerograrn. .. ~ IS.
s. s. WILHELMINA-will dock at
Hackfeld wharf Tuesday morning
from San Francisco with I21 cabin
passenger; So bags mail; 5000 tons
cargo; For Hilo, 1900 tons cargo.
u. s. A. r. LOGAN will arrive from
Manila Monday afternoon.
S. 8. SONOMA will dock at Iceanic
wharf from San Francisco Monday
morning with IS passengers and 275
sacks of mail.
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ment of the internal combustion en-
CINE type tried ont last year when the
Toiler was built. .
1t will be equipped with internal
combustion oil engines, but these Will
be hooked up to dynamos instead oil
the propeller and the electrical power
thus developed will be used for driy-
ing the screws and handling other me-
chanical equipment on the vessel, the
captain handling them by switches
from the bridge, like a motorman.
1t will be of the usual Canadian ca:
nal form and dimensions, with a dead
capacity of 2400 tons gross on IA feet.
Hawaii Sugar Awaiting Shipment. :!
Purser Phillips of the steamer Maui
ma Kea reports the following sugar
awaiting shipment on Hawaii: Waia-
kea, 5000 sacks; Hilo Sugar Co., $780,.
Onomea, 5578; Pepeekeo, $500; Homo
mu, 2640; Hakalau, 11,000; Kukaiau,
300; Hamakua Mill, 1900; Paallhau,
1000; Honokaa, $500; Punaluu, 5675;
Honuapo, 1927. >." - -.=
49, " -
Garden Island Sugar.
/ According to pursers report brought
b.. the steamer Kinau the following
sugar is, awaiting shipment on tie
Garden Island: NJ. A. K. 1861, h. g.
N. $4,000, G. & R. 1920, Mob, 2456, L.
p. 5000. "
-@ -
. LONDON, August 13-The. Royal
Mail Steam Packet Company, it be-
came known today, has given orders.
tn a Belfast ship concern for new $50
foot passenger liners for Panama can
al traffic to meet expected severe Ger
Rlan. competition. -, " j., -.
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Electric Vessel Newest Type.

MONTREAL, Can. Aug. 13.-Con-
tracts have just been let by the, Mon
treal Transportation Co, by which the
Canadian canal trade will have the
first electrically propelled merchant
vessel ever built. The ship will take
its place in the trade next spring.
The new vessel will be "a develop
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cided upon As the best means 61| 81
what might prove . serious d||,u1
The steamer Harley wa sent f.
quarantine By Dr. Ifoti1I. .1.'..
officer At this port The vessel . 4.
be given b thorough l1I|.||'1I 81.
fore receiving the muc1-nI1I1| |..|
The steamer win Be- supplied .'.| a.
tons coal and & q expected GO. ..
vessel VIII sail Cor Astoria. ||. 81.
tomorrow Afternoon.
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Iwalani BRINGS SUGAR.

Sugar to the amount of 1850 sacks
has arrived from Hawaii ports today
as part cargo in the 1nterisland steam
ter Iwalani. This vessel returned with
ard one auto. The Iwalani met with
heavy seas, and strong head winds on
the voyage The American schooner
Annie Johnson is reported as loading
sugar at Mahukona. The follwing sug-
ar is reported. Honoipu $4,000 and XII
hahuIu II1l)0 sacks
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-19

Sidney Sapp was in Winslow Monday on business matter.
 Dr. w. J. Bazell was called away Monday to attend to a patti ent eastof here, in Apache Coun- ty.
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-19

Mir. and Mrs. David E. Howell arrived here the first of the week from Cailf where they visiting relatives and friends.
 Fred Bushman of St. Josehp. was here Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-17
TEXAS STORM HAS
 SPENT ITS FURY Little Damage Done, AL though Wind Reached
 High Velocity

Corpus Christi, Tex, October 16.--fe yond the washing out of railroad tracks and the wrecking of several small build ings, the gulf storm which ragged along the southwestern coast of Texas last night and early today has caused no dam age, so far as reports received tonight indicate.
 Last night the wind reached velocity of 52 miles here, but decreased today. At Brownsville the maximum velocity was 60 miles an hour. Rain has fallen con tinuously for IS hours.
 At Port Aransas one small building was blown away. At Brownsville several buildings were damaged and one man hurt. Port O'Connor suffered no damage.
 The storm is moving inland and t.-e wind is decreasing in velocity. It's path today was through sparsely settled sec tion
 Twenty-seven hundred feet of the railway which connects the town Of Aransas Pass and Port Aransas is re- ported to have been washed away. Three of the six miles of roadbed Is submerged The waves along the north shore at Port Aransas were the highest recorded in eight years.
 Communication with Point Isabelle. 20 miles south of Brownsville. which vas interrupted early today. was re- stored tonight The damage there con sisted of the wrecking of several small buildings. A number of fishing boats were capsized, but no loss of life has been reported.
 At Corpus Christi the municipal wharf. under construction. was slightly damaged.