Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-08-19
GALVESTON STRUCK
| BY FURIOUS STORM
NO LOSS OF LIFE REPORTED,
THOUGH WIND REACHES 80
MILES AN HOUR.
WATER TEN FEET IN STREETS
Practically All Homes Are Evacuated
and People Gather in Hoteis--
City Left in Darkness Because
of Damaged Wires.

Dallas, Texas, Aug. t8.-Galvcston
has been completely isolated, so far
~ wire communication is concerned.
There has been no loss Of life report
Cd from any Texas point which could
be directly attributed to the storm.
The last report from Galveston gave
the winds velocity az IS miles an
hour, the barometer 900 and still fall
Ing and about three feet of water In
the streets near the bay front.
Brownsville, Aug. t8.--The army
wireless station here received
report from the transport Fuford, ut
Galveston that the water had risen 10
feet and that several vessels had turn
cd over In the harhor there.
Galveston, Aug. 1S.-The tropical
storm which struck Galveston, while
very severe, had caused no serious
damage and no loss of life, according
to latest reports received. The Gal
weston seawall, built as a precaution
against hurricanes, has withstood the
fury of the storm and showed no signs
of weakening.
The storm struck the city late in the
forenoon at velocity of "a miles an
hour. At noon 1t had increased to so
miles an hour and during the late aft
ernoon fluctuated to 60 and 20 miles
an hour, blowing In a northeasterly d.
rection.
Wind Blows 70 Miles An Hour.
At s o'clock at night the highest
velocity was 65 to 10 miles an hour
with occasional jets blowing as high
as 80 miles. The only damage thus
far caused was the destruction OF
window panes and insecure woodwork
on exposed buildings.
A heavy rain fell throughout the
day and at night the streets were fill
cd with water to the curbing.
At s o'clock last night the barome-
ter stood at 30 fat, having fallen from
1888 at noon.
No estimate as to the extent of the
storm in Galveston or the surrounding
country could be made by the weather
bureau owing to wire failure.
1t Is estimated that 5000 persons
left Galveston during the last 36 hours.
Practically all of the homes. sespe-
cially those on the beach, had been
evacuated and the people were gath.
cred in downtown hotels and public
buildings. The city was in darkness
because the wires of the lighting sys-
tenn were out of commission.
Galveston 10 Cut Of.
Brownsville, Texas, Aug. 1s.-Ths
government wireless station here at.
ter trying without success to raise Gal,
weston or Texas City, received the fol-
lowing report by wireless from Fort
Sam Houston at San Antonio:
Fort Sam Houston reports it has
been calling Galveston since o'clock.
Texas City reported at 2 p. m. that he
expected his mast to blow down at any
time. He also reported he had word
that water was going over the cause
way at s p. m"
Storm Grows Worse.
BEAUMONT, Texas, Aug. 1s.-Whils
conditions were bad along the gulf
coast and apparently growing worse.
no reports of loss of life have reached
this city. Port Arthur reported a As.
mile an hour gale. The last news from
Sabine was to the effect that there
was 65-mile an hour wind there.
]. P. Logan, a travelling man OF this
city, who reached here stated that he
had toured both Sabine and Sabine
Pass. at o'clock in the afternoon
and found those places deserted.