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The Detroit times., 1915-08-19
Water Supply, Elec-
trio Plants and Indus
tries Are Crippled
MANY BOATS ARE
SUNK IN HARBOK
Small Towns Practical-
ly Wiped Out BY Wind
and Water !.
BY PERRY YOUNG.

(Staf Correspondent United Prsse.H
GALVESTON. Texas. Aug. ls.-s
Southeastern Texas has passsa
through the worst storm In Z half
century. The known loss Of IifU
totals at least, 100, with property
loss amounting probably 10 $5or
100000. These estimates are basoa
on .today's early reports.
The West Indian hurricane which
struck the coast late Monday ana
continued until yesterday morning,
attained velocity OF nearly 100
miles as it's center passed between
here and Houston early Tuesday
morning. swept the gulf waters In
land for more than 20 miles. pracs
tically wiping out several OF the
smaller cities along the shore.
Miles OF railroad and intcrurban
tracks have been demolished and
long lines Of telegraph and telo.
phone wires are down. It will bo
weeks before normal conditions are
restored.
Galveston was saved from fate
similar to the one it experienced In
1900. when 1000 persons p4tisheds
by its gigantic sea wall. While
huge waves dashed over the wall at
the height of the storm. the barrier
held and only six known deaths oc.
Cured here. The craft in the hars
Dor did not fare so well. Fully two
score small boats are believed to
have been sunk with their crews.
The known victims OF the storm
to date are apportioned as followss
Virginia Point. 80; Texas city,
Is; Morgans Point. IL; Sylvan
Beach, 7; Laporte. Z; Galveston. s.;
Port Arthur 4; Lynchburg. 3: Sea-
brook. 2; Houston, 2; Freeport. 1.
Estimates. of property losses have
been made as follows
Galveston. s15.000,0G0; Houston.
s2,O00.0O0; Seabrook, $1,000. .oo0;,
Texas City, 100000; Port Arthur.
100000; Sabine, 100000. Sabine
Pass. 100000; Kemah. $4,000.
There was, in addition, an enor.
nous loss to cotton growers in the
storm belt. Some estimates stated
chat % per cent OF the central
Texas crop was destroyed and the
loss was placed at millions Of dol
lars The oil fields also suffered
severely. and It is probable that
half a million dollars will be re.
quired to replace derricks. tanks
and machinery.
Every effort is being made 10 a..
certain the loss of life In the hars
Dor. Many miraculous escapes were
recorded
Gus Carlson. sailor on the United
States dredge boat San Bernard.
was rescued from the surf Is miles
down the island Tuesday night with
a life belt about him. He was un.
conscious. He had been In the wa
ter Is hours following the wreck Of
mis- boat
At noon yesterday he regained
consciousness and said that prob
ably 27 OF the complement OF tho !,
San Bernard were drowned. lie
said the deck house was washed OK
the boat ut 10 o'clock Monday
morning. 36 miles south Of here.
The vessel sank Immediately and
the crew took to two barges. Tho
barges soon were beaten TO pisces !.
and Carlson believes no one hue
himself was saved.
o. T. Larsen. her master. sud
several OF the crew, happened to -
ashore. Those thought. lost are: &
EweIl 4. wilkins. chief sngine@F5 q
tcsassase4 = reUs HssP.o "a
The Detroit times., 1915-08-19

o tvhGe
allies Walter H. knight
ton o the
The Detroit times., 1915-08-19
THE CHRISTIAN

At tho Broadway strand Thcater.
combining the Church Choir with the
Mammoth Wuriltzer organ. makes
this production one OF the most ex-
csiient photorlays ever screened In
Detroit. Souvenir leather photos OF
Earl Wflliams--Adv.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-19

p-'ntinE. the plain neat kind--that
- rtvht-TIm~s Job Dept--Nain s,.n.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-19
GAL WESTON, GUARDED BY
SEA WALL, ESCAPES WITH
BUT SIX CASUAL TIES
THE WEATHER

Detroit and vicinityi THURSDAY.
fair, Friday. partly cloudy, light 70
variable .yf.ds.
Lower Michignni Continued cool
night and Friday.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-19
FALL OF BREST uTOVSK,
PETR0GRAD BULWARK, IS
NEAR, LONDON BELIEVES
TODAY'S GAMES
American.

Philadelphia at Detroit. clear.
Washington at Cleveland, clear.
Boston at Chicago, clear.
New York at st. Louis. cloudy G.
,amesD.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-19

Mount Clemens has II large bath
houses. where treatment Is given for
rheumatism. kindred ailments. Best
mineral water In the 'world.--Adv.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-19
Members of the Deli. Thetn rh,

t' s.r@ --c holding their
annual meeting In this city. will
40 TO Cedar Point for an outing.
iuay. icy WI leave on. the
steamer Put-in-Bay from the wharf
at the foot or First-st.. at 81
o'clock The annual outing OF the
Macrahees OF the World also will
be held at Cedar Point, Friday.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-19
SEARCH FOR
STEAMER
Revenue Cutter Asked
to Look for Gulf
Coaster

NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 19.-The
United Fruit company, owners of
the passenger steamer Marowiine,
missing for four days on her trip
here from Belise. today will ask the
government 10 send revenue cut.
ter in search OF the vessel. The
Marowijne carries SO persons. pas.
seugers and screw.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
DANES AND DAUGHTERS.

Miss Dita N. West directs over LOG
trains entering and leaving Atlanta,
Ca, every day.
Miss Grace Breed Of Denver earned
all her expenses for one year at the
Colorado Agricultural college by rails
ing chickens on a vacant city lot
Mime. Sarah Bernhardt has for years
had a curious business custom. She In
sists on being paid, not, as is usual. at
the end Of each week, but after each
performance.
Miss Elsie De Wolfe, the noted deco
rator OF New York. has been engaged
by a large automobile concern to de-
sign the inside decorations for their
high priced cars.
Miss Alberta Read Is the official tea
tester for the United States govern
ment. Miss Read Is said to condemn
more tea every week than was de-
stroyed by the Boston tea party.
AS soon as the war is over Miss
Genevieve Caulheld, a teacher at the
Pennsylvania Institution For Instruc-
ton of the Blind. VIII san for Japan.
where she VIII devote her life to teach
ing the blind there.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
PASSING OF THE
PORTSMOUTH
Picturesque Old SIOOp-Of-Xar
Had Honorable Career.

A MOTHER picturesque craft of
~ the old navy Is to be scrapped.
IA For a small sum the navy
department recently sold the
sloop-0f-war Portsmouth TO a ship
breaker, and now she win be cut I'D
for flrewOOd and her timbers split for
the long copper bolts which for dec
AIDES held her oaken body together.
The history OF this ship OF bygone
days is Of especial interest now that
California Is celebrating the opening
Of the Panama canal. Indeed, there Is
q connection between the past of the
Portsmouth and CALIFORNIA; presence
In the Union.
The Portsmouth was the first naval
vessel to unfurl the American flag at
the Golden Gate. Had she not arrived
when she did II is possible that a por-
tion at least Of California would have
been claimed by the British How.
ever, Commodore Sloat was quicker
than his English rival, and In July,
1915, her commander, Captain John B.
Montgomery, took possession OF Yerba
Buena, now San Francisco. and there
hoisted the stars and stripes.
1t was in recognition Of this act that
the chamber Of commerce Of San Fran
cisco asked congress three years ago
to at the old ship for sea and TO turn
her over to the state OF California for
a permanent exhibit after she should
head the national feet In fits triumphal
parade through the Panama canal en-
route TO the exposition Congress fall
ed to grant the request, and now the
Portsmouth Is doomed TO destruction.
The Portsmouth was built at the
navy yard. Kittery, Me-. in 1894 and
rated as a first class slOop Of twenty
guns
During her cruise from 1915 20 1913
she was at sea for 400 days, sailing
nearly $4,000 miles. II was while on
this trip that the Portsmouth played
her important part at Yerba Buena.
The old sloop-of-war was a very use
ful unit OF Commodore Sloat's Pacific
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14

1887. Then came further expert
ences In the Chitral relief expedition
Of 1896 and In the Tirah campaigns Of
1878
The outbreak Of the second Boer
war at the close Of 1899 saw him again
In South Africa, where he took part
In the battle OF Elandslaate, the de-
tense OF Ladyanith and the conflict Of
Diamond Hill In 1901 he became
military secretary and chief Of stan TO
General Lord Kitchener and held an
independent command in the western
TransvaaL In this campaign he was
promoted to the rank Of major general
and In every war In which he had q
part he was mentioned In dispatches
to the government for bravery on the
field During the Russo japanese war
he was the military representative Of
the Indian army with the Japanese.
The task which General Hamilton
has before him is far more difficult than
any he ever before encountered. II
General Hamilton. with the aid Of the
allied feet, succeeds In silencing the
forts guarding the DardaneIles and
taking ConstantinOple, he win come
out Of the great struggle one Of the
most commanding figures.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
sIREs AND SONS.

Dr. W. N. Steele. ninety-one, OF
Brooklyn. Is an expert golf player.
According to French phiIologists
President Polncare's name means
''cIenched fist"
Major General Wood is fond Of boys
and II he can find one who can shoot
well he Is as pleased as a child with a
new toy. II he meets a boy who
doesn't know how to shoot he tells him
he should learn at once.
William A. burst, said 10 be the only
man now living who served aboard
the Monitor when that vessel attacked
the Merrimac In the first battle OF
ironclads, Is a resident Of Philadel-
phia- BE is more than seventy-fve
years Of age, but retains his physical
and mental strength to an unusual de
gree.
Mgr. Thomas F. Kennedy, on whom
the honor Of titular archbishop Of St
Leucla Of Isauria has Just been con-
ferred. Is rector OF the American col
lege In Rome. he Is a native Of Penn
sylvania- His education was finished
In Rome, and In 1887 he was ordained
a priest Since 1901 he has held his
present Office with the American col
lege.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
FIippant filings.

Whenever the time Is ripe for peace
the president should let Jane do tt
Exchange.
When you see "a. D." on a public
library building 1t doesn't necessarily
mean ANDY, Donor. Louis Globe
Democrat.
When we get a telephone that can
be seen through every woman win
have TO look into the mirror before
she answers a call-Toledo Blade.
Mr. William A. Brady foresees the
movies making an end Of talk on the
stage. Can't some one devise a way
Of using them In real life?-New York
Sun.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
State Lines.

The state census Of Massachusetts
shows a total population OF 3,646, 76S,
an increase Of So per cent in five years,
and some Of the newcomers are Of ma
tive birth.-New York Sun.
What Alabama needs more than any
thing else Is the application OF common
sense business methods In the conduct
Of the states affairs whereby income
and outgo are brought close together
Birmingham Ledger.
Maryland has discovered that she Is
paying for seven court clerks where
one Is all that is necessary to do the
work. II she is not suffering from any
greater proportion Of deadwOOd than
that she can't hope to compete with
all the states.-Philadelph Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
PITH AND POINT

torpedo. "diy as the
Ready money is seldom readv
you want to borrow some "nen
blessings in disguise too often ,.s.
too long to throw of the disguise 1Ake
After awhile Europe will ,or
neutral ground for peace to prev an 10
The boy beginning on toro,
ways bites of more than he cam M, "a. al-
Pohteness yields large dividends b..
1t is an investment frequently or Du'
looked. O'er-
Japan's efforts to benefit China mich,
start with an engineering program -
prevent floods. 1-1 10
Many a man who has a steady OH,
In life fOrgets to pull the tri,ror :,
the right time.
Sometimes It happens that a nan {,
above suspicion only because susnicio-
does not go high enough.
When the history Of these blooa
stained times comes to be written tbo
censOrs will have lost their iobs
John Bull is also to have q scientific
auxiliary in his navy. But II Is rpoIa
Sam who has the superscientists.
We are going to have a new submo.
rine that can cross the ocean. But. Iat
US hope that 1t never will have TO-
Sometimes facts form better argu.
ments than reasoning. 1t is wise TO
argue with facts in addition to reasons
An unidentified repentant has maid
$4,000 to Uncle Sam to ease his con-
science. Some men would give ten
times as much to still the voice Of the
inward monitor.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
Pen, ChiSeI and Brush.

Alexander Pope, the poet, was four
feet six inches high, a hunchback and
unable to dress or undress himself.
Michelangelo began his career by
burying In the earth a statue which he
carved and thus turning It into a val
ued antique"
Sir Joshua Reynolds picture The
Five Cherubs" is said to be really five
pictures OF one little girl painted from
five different points Of view.
Titan, the painter, missed a century
Of life by a single year. His dates are
1477-1576. In his ninety-eighth year he
painted his famous Battle Of Lepanto."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
Current Comment.

And why shouldn't an American be
come Poland's queen7 Amy number OF
Poland's queens become Americana
New York Tribune.
As soon as one army moves out an
other moves In, and thus the City OF
Mexico Is always assured Of tenants
such as they are.-Indianapolis News
china's latest misfortune in the form
OF disastrous floods comes at a time
when the greater part Of the world h
too busy with its own disasters to lend
any great assistance to har-Detroit
News.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
Tales of Cities.

Seattle may two years hence hold a
fair to celebrate the semi-centennial Of
the Alaska purchase.
Italian authorities say that Trieste
should be pronounced ''Treesta," Be
sides being a great port, it is famous
as a center Of the meerschaum pipe in
dustry.
Constantine the Great founded Con
stantinople in $50 A. D.. making the
city now 1856 years old The inter
est Of its history is surpassed by that
OF very few other places.
Liverpoors streets and roads, ire
spective OF courts and passages
amount to JO1% miles. OF these 1854
are Illuminated by gas, S9s by electrict
ty, Al by oil and 39s by fat flame
burners.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
German GIeaningS.

Germany's total steel production In
1914 amounted to 1s.579.643 metric
tons. ~
It Is regsg ed as a death warning In
some part Germany to hear a crick-
cts cry.
Berlin flremen use asbestos screens
to protect them from heat when fight
ing fires at close range.
In Berlin the number Of women be
tween the ages Of seventy and eighty
years Is 25,304 as against 12,S9s men.
Three out Of every four nonagenarians
are women.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
BRIGHT BRIEFS.

Any OF us could draw the salary Of a
$4,000 a year Job.
Sooner or later the wise fish runs
across a bait that fools him.
Sometimes a man reveals how little
he knows by how much he talks.
There are 4, 400 Indians In New York
state. And, just think! Once they
owned II all
Blessings Of poverty are appreciated,
especially by those who have never
been blessed that way.
international law Is that body Of
rules Of warfare which are counted
good usage in times of peace.
Now we have a Jitney fnancier. A
subtreasury clerk who was substitute
ing pennies for nickels in coin bags.
Haven't heard of the sea serpent
anywhere this summer Must have
been scared away by the submerss-
bles-
Orders for steel fOreshadow an enor-
nous part to be taken by the United
States In rebuilding the war shattered
industries Of Europe.
Don't worry" is the recipe a CEN
tenarian gives for attaining her length
Of years. 1t is not novel advice. But
only the very fortunate can follow It
A woman glances into a mirror to
confirm her impression that she looks
all right; a man stares into one in or
der to blum himself into thinking he
does.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
The Royal Box.

The king Of Italy speaks a greater
number Of languages than any other
European ruler.
King George Of England is famed as
a marksman. In fact there are ie"
men In the world who are his equal as
a crack shot
Queen Victoria lived 29'Szo ua!s -
FIVE days longer than the Oldest OF nel
predecessors. George III. They were
both born on May "a
Like Queen Amelie Of Portugal - sus
queen Of Italy is a properly quaLlne .i
nurse and has done much OF late SeD''
to perfect the hospitals of Rome
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
Fashion FrillS.

Clothes sometimes speak louder than
words.-Nashville Banner.
Striped stockings are said to be COM
ing back into style. Fashion springs
about as many atrocities as war.-De-
troit Free Press.
Life is not all thOrns. The men VINO
set the shoe styles Of the country an
nounce that autumn will see return
to the safe and sane in fOOtgear.-De-
roit News.
An up to date sartorial authority an
nOuhces that a mans tie ought 10
match his hair. By a strict adherence
to this rule a good many Of US would
have to wear a shOestring for a tie
Providence Bulletin.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14

squadron and on more than one coca
sion during the war with Mexico gave
the enemy 4 taste OF her power and
the character Of the men behind her
guns. From September, 1913, to May,
1851, the Portsmouth was the flagship
Of the African squadron
She returned to Boston in June, 1851,
after nearly three years Of hard serv-
fee on the African coast, and about SIX
months later, having refltted, was or
dered TO the Pacific again In 1854 she
was once more requistioned for service
in connection with Mexico. Later,
while on the East India station, she
won fame when she humbled China's
Gibraltar, the Barrier forts, below
Canton.
In our own war the Portsmouth took
part In the operations upon the Mis-
sissippi directed against Forts Jackson
and St Philip. In 1872 she refitted at
the navy yard. Brooklyn, for a long
cruise and was ordered to the Pacific
on surveying duty.
Al Aoto cnc HcAlOLAucu u blt(LlCulAE
service by aiding In putting King
Kalakaua on the throne Of Hawaii.
He had Just been elected to the throne
but was opposed by a revolutionary
party. At an oppOrtune moment the
captain OF the Portsmouth and the
commander Of another American naval
vessel present notified the authorities
that they would land sailors and ma.
T1nes to preserve order in case OF need.
and the ships were warped about 50
that their broadsides could sweep the
approaches to the palace. This dis
play OF support for Kalakaua sufneed.
he was duly crowned and the reyolu-
tionary party subsidized.
Amer many years OF useful service
Of varied character In the United
States navy the Portsmouth was turn
ed over to the New Jersey Naval Nj
litia in January. 1895. Later the old
sioop OF war was assigned 20 the Unit
ed states Marine hospital service for
quarantine duty. The ravages Of time
made her no longer at for even this
field Of usefulness. and after being tied
up for many months ct the navy yard.
Norfolk. she was condemned ana or.
dered 10 be sold, though the old sea
dogs Of the navy were reluctant 10 ZEE
her go
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
Recent Inventions.

An alarm clock for, the deaf that
awakens a sleeper by administering
light blows with a paddle has been in
vented in England.
A novelty for fishermen is a hook
equipped with a clip to hold a living
fish as bait without injury so that 1t
can swim naturally.
A New York inventors spring
clothespin grips a line with one end
and a garment with the other, so that
the two are not brought into contact
For washing dishes without wetting
the hands a California woman has In
vented a mop which may be connected
with a sink spigot, the water passing
through a soap cOntainer.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
Echoes of the War.

War always has been a breeder of
atrocities.-Detroit Free Press.
Every day brings the war that day
nearer the end, whenever the end Is to
be.-Philadelphia Press.
The war is one year old It gives
promise Of being a lively youngster
when it gets fits teeth cut-New York
World.
Cannon that may be fed and fired by
machinery mark a distinct advance In
warfare. In the advance notice Of
some future forty inch gun win be
found the recommendation, "a child
can operate it"-New York Sun.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
FAMINE THREATENS
UNHAPPY HAITI
Country Suffering as a Result
of Frequent Revolutions.

For several years there has been
hardly a day In Haiti when a revolt
against the government was not in
progress. There has been a rapid sue
cession Of presidents, each basing his
title on a revolution, and none served
more than a few months or year Of
his term The revolt which recently
eliminated In the downfall Of Sam be-
gan last March after Sam had over
thrown President Theodore, who en-
joyed the fruits Of his revolution only
a few months
Rear Admiral Caperton, command
ing the cruiser squadron In Mexican
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
Town Topics.

Cleveland claims a population OF
71S,79o. Cleveland must have heard
Deroirs hgures.-Detroit Free Press.
Thinking It all over, one marvels that
any one should seriously suggest any
other place besides Chicago for the ma
tional political conventions.-C Chicago
News.
Fentilating the subways Is again
worrying New Workers. Driving the
foul air up through the sidewalk graf
ings is offensive to both pedestrians
and storekeepers. But where In Goth
am Is the foul air to gol-Cleyeland
Plain Dealer.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
English Etchlngs.

Grimsby. England. is the fishing cap
ital Of the world.
Originally Hyde park, London's great
playground, was inclosed for q hunt
ing ground for royalty.
After the members Of the royal fam
Fly, the archbishop Of Canterbury Is the
first peer Of the realm
Newcastle-on-Tyne. England, takes
its name from q castle which was
erected on the banks Of the Tyne In
1850.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
LEADER OF ALLIES
IN The DARDANELLES
General Ian Hamilton Faces
a Severe Task.

One Of the most brilliant soldiers IN
the British service is General Ian
Hamilton, who Is commanding the al-
lied forces which are operating In the
Dardanelles. Much Of his life as a
soldier has been spent on the firing
line. Fresh from Wellington, a mill
tary school near AldershOt, England,
he entered the service in 1873 and took
part In the Afghan campaign of 1878
so. Almost Immediately he went 70
South Africa and fought with dtstine-
tion In the first Boer war. In 1SS4-5
he served with the Nile expedition In
north Africa and at the close Of the
war was sent to India, where he took
part in the Burmese expedition Of
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
SHORT AND SHARP.

me easiest thing in the world to get
Is discouraged
Pay as you go and the road VIII be
smoother when you come back
One thing to put OF until tomorrow
Is getting even" with some one
You VIII never strain your eyes by
looking at the bright side Of things
History In the making has a revolt
ing habit Of showing fits seamy side
Some fellows imagine that they are
heroic when they are able to harbor a
grudge.
No wonder the war automobile hiss
a-rough time Of It. bouncing over skulls
and erossbones.
Those who put everything on their
back shouldn't complain Of the heavy
load they have to carry.
Perhaps the most interesting Of cur
rent cereal stories b to be found In
this years crop estimates.
Some persons waste experience upon
thoughts Of what they would have
done II they had only had 1t sooner.
Sometimes the weather man doesn't
look which way be Is guessing, and
then the weather gets away from him
Once more the European statesmen
assure the world that they did not
want this war. who wished It on
Golf e cure for insanity 3 70 Be
ried ont IN az insane asylum And
this in face ct the fact that lot Of
people consider golf itself @craza-