The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-20
BIG STORM PASSES;
GALVESTON FLOODED
Number of Lives Lost in Texas
Is Unknown.
OTHER CITIES ARE DAMAGED {:
Army Transport BuforS Blown Mile
inIand-Hundreds ct Houses De-
stroyed-Five Feet OF Water
in Buildings.

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San Antonio, Tex Aug. 1S.-The
following wireless telegram was re-
.ceiyed at the Fort Sam Houston wire
less station from, the army transport
Buford In Galveston harbor: =
Water In buildings about three
feet. All buildings and structures Of
every nature along the water front
are ruined. Many boats have been
greatly damaged and others destroyed.
THE, army transport Mcclellan is
high and dry half mile inland. The
number of lives lost is unknown.
There has been great pecuniary dam
age"
7 This message indicates the water
has receded two feet In about three
hours, as a message received about
that time stated that the water
stood five feet In many streets and
buildings. The water is now subs!d.
ing.
2@ Funston Reports Damage.
Washington, Aug. 1S.-In message
Major General Funston. from Fort
Sam Houston Tex. reported condi.
lions at Galveston to the war departs
'ment as follows: ~. @s
], "Buford radio reports that the trans
port Mcclellan broke loose from her
moorings and drifted half mile. She
! is now anchored at; the dock badly
DAMAGED. The commercial radio sta
lions are out Of commission. the
aerials all blown down. All houses
on the sea wall have been destroyed.
Boats are on the main streets. taking
people from buildings. FlvH feet Of
water at the depot"
Other cities Damaged.
! Dallas, Tex, Aug. 18.-Two brief
wireless messages received at Fort
Sam Houston's station from the army
station at Galveston. comprised the
j total of communication with the Is
land City, which for "a hours has suf-
fered from a tropical hurricane Of in.
tense strength.
! That the streets are covered with
water, and that the houses along the
sea wall have been destroyed, COM
prise a summary Of the news. con.
tanned In the messages.
That the storm has passed entire.
ly over the Galveston territory and
has done all It's damage is indicated
from barometric readings in cities far
inland and in the strength Of the gale
at these points.
! At Waco, which is 200 miles north
west of Galveston, the barometer was
falling and the wind blowing gale
with unabating force. This indicates
that the storm center is approaching
this part of the state and this conjec-
ture is borne out by circumstances in
other cities, chiefly Taylor and Tenn
pie.
/ Houses Are Blown Down.
At Temple several houses were I'M
rooted and trees were uprooted. At
Taylor the telephone exchange build
ing was uncapped and the service for
the time put cut Of commission.
Both these towns are in a general
path leading from Waco to Galveston
and are among the towns farthest
south to receive wire communication
from the outside world.
Other towns south of Temple and
Taylor probably have suffered the
same character Of minor storm DAM
age, but it will take several days to
.rehabilitate the Frustrated wire serv-
ice in this large territory, and the
probabilities for definite information as
to many of them are remote.
No point in Texas has reported q
death in connection with the storm,
which began it's march across the
state at Galveston.
! Damage 70 Shipping.
Pittsburgh. Pa. Aug. 1S.-Reports
received at the general Offices Of the
Gulf Refining company here indicated
that it's shipping IN the Gulf of Mex.
leo was being badly battered by the
hurricane. Ono telegram, sent by
wireless by Captain johnson from his
ship, the Gulf OF, 500 miles east of
Sabine, Tex, said he had been com.
PEELED to jettison part Of the cargo OF
the barge Shenanso he was towing
from Sabine to Bayehne, N. j., to keep
her from sinking It was thought pos.
sible here that Captain Johnson had
cut the Shenanco loose in the hope
of picking her up after the storm sub.
sided.