The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-19

Dallas. Tex. Aug 1s.-ExD Deriences Of survivors of the tropical storm, which swept the southeast coast coun- try of Texas, bringing death to scores Of persons and doing damage of mil l1ons of dollars to pro opertys Continued to be unfolded to-day as these per sons reached cities to which coInrnu- nication had ben established
 While reports did not agree as to numbers of deaths in various 1ocaH- ties and the total number of dead in the storm district remained unknowns t seemed probab1e that the complete list would show considerably more than 400 persons had perished
 Anestirnate Of the deaths in the vi c1nity of Galveston and Houston was placed at II by a representative of The Associated Press from Galveston, who last night arrived at To1ston af- fer a, thrilling trip Reports from oth- CT places, however, to1d7of deAths, re- ports of which had not reached@ him.
 According to apparently reliable in- formation Available early to-day, the daath esti1nss4asazseRe as follows.
 Teas City, g, {26 soldiers and 6 c19zlians J. esd1Testons ~ Irg1nia Point, A.; Morgans Point T La Porte; Port Arthur, 4; Houston, B Lynch Dtckinson5 n.
 Estimates from some other sources placed tbe number at Virginia Point at 30 and other reports said l were dead at Morgan's Point
 Property losses are known to ruin eatInnz tzz s1sd S9aifS57l 7liss ss
 Ga1veston suffered a loss of S15,- okos00O or more, according to the es- tiInatea- Nearly half a. rni11ion7of the loss was due to fires, which broke out in the height of the storm and burned unchecked because of thG inability of the Bremen to fight the flames in the terr7f y1ngs gale and because the water system was put out of commission
 Houzton's Joss was estimated at $2,- 000, 600. Other cities where losses had been estimated were. Texas City, S4OO, 900; Port Arthur, $2oe, 900; Sea brook, $10o, oo8; Sabfnes $1oeSeo07 Sa- sbIne Pass, s100. .0oos Kamas. $50, ,0oo-
 Enormous losses also were, sustain edi in the farming regions and oil fields swept by the storm and only the most meagre estirnates of damage in those sections were obtainabie
 The Galveston sea wall was not washed out accord1ng9to The Asso- cIated Press representafive, who left Galveston at. 10 a. m, yesterday. This 5nforrnation was borne out by a. state rne11tnGent from Galveston signed by Mayor Fisher and asn6n18seR of prom fnent citizens.
 
 The causeWay, connecting Galveston with the main land was washed out from both the east and west ends, ac- cording to The Associated Press man who Drought the first auth entic ac- count of the disaster to Houston He aas saas tnsl bsa1sIK aaaK BH2U 6 HhP5sgss, sea wall was washed sout for many blocks.
 Tires began to hreak out at the height of the storm At o'clock Monday night a fire alarm was sound ed from the O. K Laundry. A sixty two mile an hour gale was blowing when the fire department responded to the call. The frightened horses refused to pull the equipment after going few blocks. and the fremen carried the hose half asmiIe on their shoulders to the burning building. On their arrival they found the water supply cut off and they stood by while the fire burned itself out
 An hour later a fire alarm was turned in from the Direct Navigation Companys office on the wharf front The wind by this time was blowing miles an hour across the wharf front, toward the buisness section. Panics were prevalent among the thousands who had taken refuge in the business section. but the blaze burned itself out.