Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-05-31
Storm Strikes Lower
Coast, Does Damage
And Brings Moisture
Five Inches OF Rain Falls AT Kingsville,
And Heavy WindstOrm Strikes Upper
Valley SectiOn--Damage Here.

Striking above krngSvIIe AZ an early
hour today u wind aud rainstorm which
did some damage but Was a great benefit
ID growing crops. reached the Magic Val
ley about o'clock this morning. and at
- o'clock had passed over Brownsville
headed toward the gulf
Five inches of rain fell ia the Kings
Vile section. badly washing the farms IN
some districts, hut a. whole proving of
great benefit NJ the crops. which were
badly IN need of moisture. Heavy rains
fell also 40 Lyiord. Raymondville. Sebas-
tlan. IlarIingrn. San Brnito. and at points
between Mission and IIurlingcn. stretching
INTO the back country III llidalgo county.
The rainfall in Brownsville amounted To
.34 NJ an lnch; ut San BcnItu two inches
fell
Wind between king~ville and Robstown
blew down about fifty telegraph and tele-
phone poles. absolutely cutting of All wire
communication between the lower border
and the world. The telegraph and tee-
phone companies promptly rushed crews
Nj men ont MI kinr-yIlIe nurthward and
Corpus Christi southwark. and at noon
the telephone company had il first con-
nectiou. At 80 o'clock this afternoon the
Western Union telegraph company had mr.
ranged wv handle The Herald wire service
INTO Brownsville from Corpus Christi
MrAllcn rrport- = heavy wind-turm that
.I. Int In
~ known the damage was only 10 trees,
and included none To- property. Upper por-
tion- of lIidalgo county report heavy
winds during thr early morning hours but
~ damage Raym"ndvillr and lytord eS
pericnced severe wud-torm~ also, but no
damage. IN these communities particularly
the rain was welcome a- corn was greatly
III need WI moisture.
I'm Brownsville the morning opened
bright. but with low harumrtric pressure
that bodied iII for thr weather later IN the
dav. AT SIS windhlown cloud appeared
IN the northeast and IN very few moments
the wind-torm struck the city. sending
sheets WI dust along before II. binding pc
dc~trians and resulting ~ hasty closing
Of door and window througout the bust
ness and residence districts. The wind rose
tn 30 mile velocity. but lasted only
short time.
There wa some damage in the city.
mainly a. electric light hnc-. NJ the cor
urr III Washington ana Fourteenth streets
the limb ~ u large tree wa~ blown down
and took with II the electric wires. Other
wires were broken down AZ Fourteenth and
Madison streets from thr same cause, AMI
\ wire wa broken III twain at the corner
of Sixth and Icvee streets. The power
lines w the hu-inc-- district were not dam
AGED. however. and with THE exception ~ \
minute or - there was no interference
with bu~ne~~.
The revival tent on Elizabeth street, near
thc post office. was partly blown down, and
wa, torn IL several places. The stay poles
were thrown down bv the force Of the
wind About fifty feet NJ fence at the
residence W. Judge James IL Well~. IN front
of the post office. Wa~ blown down.
Persons cuming up from the coast this
morning report heavy wind- there. but -
far ~ reported ~ damage ha~ been done.
Launches at Point Isabel which had beei
ma king regular trip~ between Padre Island
and the mainland were forced into "A quick
anchorage. ~ the water on the bay wa
turbulent for short time. The sudden
ncSS of the wind frightened many week
cndrr~ who remained over on the coast for
today.