The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-19
GREAT SEA WALL
SAVED GALVESTON
Latest News from Texas City Says Only
IA Dead There--Total Dead in
State Will Exceed 100.

Dallas, Tex, Aug. l9.-Cheering news
was brought to this city last night in a
message that was flashed TO thousands
OF anxious persons who had friends and
relatives in the storm-stricken city OF
Galyeston--"Only IA dead in Galveston" "
Galveston has undergone one OF the
severest storms in the annals of the
Gulf OF Mexico, and has emerged bat
tered and sorely burdened with financial
loss but saved as far as life and death
are concerned, by its gigantic sea wall.
The water mains leading to the city's
supply wells are cut in two and the
available supply of water is fast dmin.
ishing, adding 10 the discomfort of the
city.
A thousand feet of the sea wall which
skirts the southern side of the city has
been torn away and the eauseway which
connects Galveston with the outside
world has veen cut in two at the draw
bridge.
Three fires have done great damage.
Those who attempt to estimate the f.
nancial loss the city has undergone say
that il will equal that Of the 1900 storm,
which was estimated at sl5,OO0,O00.
The mayor proclaimed the city under
martial law, and after a survey of the
losses announced that Galveston would
not call on other communities for aid.
The surprisingly low loss of life is |
due probably TO the lesson OF 1900. The |
population MoLiay night sought refuge |
in the strepger buildings OF the city. |
where as in the disastrous storm of Is
years ago. the residents remained in
their homes feeling secure against the
gale which took the lives Of 5000.
All the city's resort bath houses and /
beach amusements have been swept /
away. Near the beach boulevard numer-
,us smaE shops, booths. dancing pavil-
ons, restaurants and hotels and TO the
vest and 60 the east summer cottages
,kirting the boulevard are said to have
,een total losses.
The loss 30 the city port facilities has
pcen enormous and al kinds Of craft
ave suffered. The United States trans
,ort Mcclellan i high aground. Many
essels have been capsized and several (
rc reported as destroyed
In bearing the bfmnt Of the storm. Gal. !
eston island and Bolivar peninsula 4
erved a. barriers to break the force Of I
he hurricanes against the little bay q
hore towns which skirt the large body :
{ water lying 20 the north Of the H. a
md. .
The bay towns have suffered heavily. {
IT probably have been saved from ut n
~ dcvastation. Dependable accounts ?
I the losses IN these lesser towns have
n thus far been ohtainable. bat the q
- Of lives is proportionntely greater \
each Of the hay towns than in Calves n
N. In
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saths ere rerurded - folious. Y
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alveston. a. Morgan Point. o.; Hitch
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