The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-18

f'' thHAhhANf AfAttf Aux. iN.aHH
THAT 500 bodies from Galveston
had been washed ashore ON high
points near Houston was the un-
confirmed rumor carried over the
llrst wires into san Antonio
"Wednesday afternoon. The re-
port was made To the wire chief
at Houston by a linemun.
Houston Is about 20 miles from
the coast of Galveston bay and Il
~ possible that the bodies were
found near Laporte at the mouth
oi The Houston ship channel
Dallas, Texas. Aug. a. scores OF
lives were last and millions of dollars
worth of property was destroyed ia
the West indian hurricane that swept
the Texas coast yesterday aud the
day before, according tu Information
received today from the stricken dis
tricts which have been cut Off froin
wire communication with the outside
world Before noon the total number
of dead reported was nearly hun
dred with no definite news out OF
Galveston. which city is believed 10
have been hardest hit
newspaper man who got within
sight of Galveston said the evidences
OF destruction indicated the damage
there would exceed that of the 1900
storm
Al Texas City from ~ % rs sol
diors and 80 Ia a. civilians were
Killed. according to reports published
In Houston papers that reached Tenn
pie ana san Antonio today. a report
..
ed ashore at Texas city were believed
10 have come from Galveston gave
| the only detailed Information of loss
Of life in the latter city.
The damage 20 cotton will be from
! 10 To 20 percent of the entire cror VI
central Texas and will cost the grow
ers millions oi dollars. according tc
estimates based on reports received
Ia Austin from towns In central Texas
Eight men are reported dead neal
MOrgan's Point ana three bodies wer'
wnshed up today at sylvan Beaci
from some place In the bay. Six per
sons are reported drowned al L.
Porte, 20 miles southeast OF Houstoi
on Trinity bay Three lives are re
ported lost at Seahrook. 20 mile
from Houston, ana the town II sat
to have been practically annihilate'
so lar as houses are concerned.
4 refugee who escaped from ke
NAH. coast town, said only on
house was lcft standing in that place
Houston Is reported 60 nave suffer
ed damnge ,aiiously estimated as 20
falling from one to fave million dol
lars but only two lives are reporto'
lost there.
\ newspaper man who reached
virginia Point. the north end of t"'
causrwuy that connects Galveston
with the main land and viewed the
stricken city reported that hoth'h-
WAS to be- seen of several great gram
elevators He said the draw bridge
on She cuusewuy had been waS"eu
away and that the high water cNl-
IDENTITY had been several feet ao"N'
the oluseway. lie believed the NUN
her of buildings destroyed IN ina
city would run into the thousands VI
said he saw thousands of bales %
cotton along tho prairie between VII
! rinn Point and laMarque, FAR in
. luud. evidently carried there from th'
r Galveston docks
r. one estimate places the damase "a
/, Texas civ ut 100000. Tho rity ha
been placed under military rule an'
a the soldiers are assisting iu the r.
!, coycrv of bodies from thc water
Many nf those who met death
Texas city were killed in the collaps'
!, of buildings An appeal for food am
supplies for the inhabitants "i 'M
place has been sent out
n The storm is said to have done wv
A. tie damage along the coast from '"'
70 pus christi to Rrownsville ana ~
" lives are reported lost in the diA'l
40 word has been received I'M
A forenoon from Beaumont.
~ Reports from san Antonio we're !
e the effect that point Isabel reporte
/ yesterday as being flooded was sal'
AZ the adiutant generals depail