The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-17

lby Evening Herald Leased Wirel ,
Dallas. Tex. Aug. i7.-Oniy mengro
Information was available az noon to-
day concerning the terrific tropical
storm that yesterday struck the Texas
coast. flooding Galveston. and then
swept inland. doing heavy damage to
crops and farm property.
So far as known no lives we're lost
Galveston. Houston and Beaumont
three of the principal cities of south
Texas. were stiu cut OF from wire
communication. a brief wireless
dispatch stating that Galveston. after
Wcathcring one OF the worst storms
In nftoen years. was under five feet OF
water brought the only definite in
formation In several hours concerning
the fate of the coast city. concerning
which many rumors had been ailoat.
The Galveston dispatch made no
mention of loss OF life. II said tho
nVc feet OF water IN the streets was
slowly draining OF and that fires,
probably the rcsllt OF Hood damage.
had been placed u1dor control The
dispatch said also that the United
States transport Mcclellan had
broken from her moorinRs and drift
ed halt mile soaward. Wireless sta
tions at Port Arthur and Fort CrocS-
ett were reported out OF commission.
80 direct word concerning the sea
wall and causeRay upon which Cal
Ncstons existence In storm times 80
largely depends had come from the
city itself Reports from various
sources. however, stated that large
sections of the ctuscway which con-
meets the ctty With the mainland had
hccu blown or washed away. one re-
port was that "a large vessel had been
uloWa through the gouHcwa}. Al the
offices OF the Santa Fu railroad at
Temple. Texas, it Was stated that two
work trains had been ordered to the
coast To asgist In repairing the dam
aged causcWay.
while wire communication with
Beaumont and Houston remained cut
OF. little anxiety was felt for those
CITIES as they are situated some dis
taucc from the coast ana were be-
lirycd safe from harm.
While more dchnite reports con
,rruins damage along the coast we're
waited. the storm had apparently
swept inland. 30 definite reports
.onc,rning inland storm havoc were
available. United States weather
bureau officials said that from avail
able reports the storm must have
moved inlaad ia "a uorthwcst.rly di-
rccton west OF Galveston heading ioT
central Tcxus. Baromctri. dietu. be
aurcs, the weather observers said, in-
dicatcd that the storms path might
be similar 10 that ot the great storm
ol 1900 which swept over Galveston
destroying the lives of 5000 persons
aud then travelled uotthwdrd through
oklahoma, kansas aad Iowa.
IN addition TO- Galveston, Houston
and Beaumont group of lesser town'
were cut OF from communication
Vith the outside world but greater
anxct, was felt for Galveston. Per
sons familiar with conditions IN th'
coast Dity believed the water report
ed ave feet deep iu the streets Wa
from hcuVy rains and not nom tn
sea. Latest Galveston reports men
tiouing the sea wall said that siruc
turc was holding back the storm
lashcd gulf perfectly. Reports tina
several vessels IN Galveston haroo
had fuundcrcd In the rough waite
were uncnnhrmcd.
Inusmuch as the wireless dispatcl
received from Galveston this fore
noon gave no indication of heav
damage. II wac believed the storm
grcatclt havoc probably WIS wroush
ON the mainland where crops an
farm buildings along the coasta
plains Wcrc at the mercy ut the Wind
whose velocity at times reached scs
cnty miles an hour. The United state
weather service gave the inhabiant
of this section ample warning and
was believed most of them took ad
vantage OF a. Already preparation
have boen made mere and In other cit
ios nearby to rush relief whore II ma
br needed as soon as the transporta
ton facilities have been repaired.