The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-17

the passes tomorrow morning, she prob ably would reach New Orleans about 6 o'clock Tuesday night, according to the calculations of the port authorities.
 Shortly before noon today the officials in charge of arrangements for the enter tainment here of MT. Cardoso, announced that wireless message had been received by the naval radio ation and communi- cated to them, stating that the Sacrament to had passed into the mouth of the river about 10:30 o'clock this morning. This re- port apparently had confirmation from several sources considered authentic and the local committees proceeded with ar engagements for welcoming the Brazilian diplomat and his partly early tomorrow Receipt of the wireless message from Commander McNamee late today, how ever, necesstated change in the plans
 Wind Still Blowing
 The Sacramento has been at anchor out side the mouth of the river since o'clock Sunday night, with a hurricane blowing over her and heavy seas running. accord
 ing to the wireless messages Reports from down the river tonight stated that strong wind still was blowing and the sea was high but there were indications that the storm would subside within the next 12 hours. Doubt was expressed in 
 favorable for the Sacramento to attempt to cross the bar until tomorrow afternoon at the earliest, which would delay her ar rival here until Wednesday morning. Governor Hall today sent a message to the chief pilot at Pilot Town. La, urging that every effort be made to bring the gunboat through the passes soon as possible consistent with safety to the vessel and those aboard. Mir. Cardoso. his wife and two daughters. who are on the Sacramento. have experienced rough voyage, as the gunboat had been steam ing against 8 strong wind all the way
 from Vera Cruz and encountered the trop- ical storm yesterday
 The time MT. Cardoso wil9 leave here | for Washington, where, it Is reported, he will report on conditions in Mexico to
 President Wilson and Secretary Lansing. depends upon the time of his arrival here. it is said.
 Dr. Juan J. Ortega, the Guatemalan
 minister, who was expelled from Mexico ] City by Carranza, and his daughter, also are aboard the Sacramento.
 In No Danger
 Kansas City, August 16.--A private telegram received here from Galveston says:
 We shall be in no danger as long as wind in northeast. You can discount any sensational reports.
 o'clock tonight the barometer stood at 29. having fallen from 2963 at noon. A heavy rain fell throughout the day, and tonight streets were filled with water to curbings.
 No estimate as to the extent of the storm in the surrounding country could be made tonight by the weather bu- nxUjn fo n inf i, xxyiro communication. It is estimated that 5000 persons left Galveston by train and automobiles dur ing the last 36 hours. Tonight prac-
 tically all of the homes, especially those on the beach, have been evacuated and the people are gathered in downtown hotels and public buildings
 The life saving crew was held in readi- ness during the day, but there has been no occasion for it's use.
 Electric light wires were put out of commission by the storm and tonight the city virtually is in darkness. Ample warning was given shipping of port today. Several ships are due here and have been reported as standing by several miles off shore.
 Fear for Fishermen New Orleans, August 16.-Fears for the safety of residents of a fishing settlement and campers from this city who are supposed to be on Grand
 Island, about 80 miles northwest of
 Port Eads and the same distance south
 of here. across Barataria bay, were ex- pressed in several quarters tonight aft
 CT an announcement by the local off cers of the weather bureau that the island had been reported under six feet of water. The. island Is about 10 miles long and little moro than a mile wide at it's widest point The
 highest elevation is only eight feet above normal high tide. It is known that no large boats were in the vii cinity when the tropical hurricane struck there Sunday and that the peo- ple were not warned of the approach ing disturbance. The nearest point
 where wire communication Ia avail is nearly 70 n1iIes away and altht q