The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-03
air and the wind, blowing ~,
helped to overflow ma - 'u' !
stability Of the seawall Is I I'D
collation. re 20 Inc Ri,

st r' bt,;t,, ~ : o ~ the islam
stability STABILITY Of the seawall is the a.
ISOLATION Of the storm. s S'
The damage on the do,,
nificant in consideration NJ :, :
slty OF the storm. The DAM. u'
10 per cent of what it Wac ~
1900 storm, owing to The t a'l
IN the direction of the wind t''s'
The greatest loss Of life osn..
the dredse boats that were ' Uss,
the vicinity Of Galveston. ''''s FL
Figuring tha. each s}o..
about 100000 in mercbanS, A y
is conservative for the hnaS
trict Of Galveston, that ran ns 81
about 100000 in merchsns ssaI'
in each block in the business =
@nu' UeuUcVlns ~ per cent n,
damage, it gives a loss Of sS ~
ooO to the business block. !, '
total loss Of about sl,s2O,ooer ~ y
by the merchants of CaIys. .4i
storm damage.
The military authorize, -,
loss Of about $1oOOOOO. Thu W. Y
on the docks is slight. Tbs :
dredges will reach abont y.
The Southern Dredging Comma, -
ing about 100000 worth \ :
erty afloat around the island :.
the loss at $4,000. The cost J
ting the grounded steamers ~.
problematical. The caussv,r
been damaged about s75ooM /.
boulevard about 100000, =,
damage in the residence secti'
be about 50 blocks, or shr
houses, with an average yalup ~
$1,000 each.
Governor Appeals to Texan. /,
An appeal to the people d 4
for food, clothing or money h \
sufferers from the storm And !
OF last week in and outside Of N
ton was issued this week BY AL
Ferguson. EIe requests that II
tributiOns be sent to the exsems
flee at Austin for distributm
appeal follows:
"To the People Of Texas.
"A disastrous storm. Of vhs
public is fully advised, has stps
Texas coast, causing untold yBs
and damage, and many people IN,
homeless and have lost Their HI (
one county alone have been n 1
that there are over five hundps
pie without food or clothing nj
along the Texas coast there an
sands of head Of cattle lynn
which l am apprehensiye may i
an outbreak OF disease.
"There was considerable Wns
loss in the city Of Houston, ID
situation is we'll in hand there i
am officially informed that 10
side assistance is necessary. M
of Galveston experienced some ii
suits from the storm, but The Ia 4
life was miraculously small, I'll
the protection of Its seawall thai 3
erty damage was comparatiyslg
I have been officially Informed
the citizens of Galveston will
care of their own situation.
leaves the hundreds Of people
along the coast of Texas unHHl
for.
T, therefore, appeal to the tta
of Texas for any assistance o.
lions which they might care b
through me, for distribution u
these people. | can give the qln
relief with money, but il you ilE
money, you can send food OF sdl
and shall undertake to see ID
is properly distributed.
II trust that the citizenship q
as will respond literally TO lls
peal, which, after investipla
think Is properly made, 50 that %
fortunate and the destitute nll
unduly suffer.
"Remittances and donations y
made to me direct at Austin, Iea
(Signed) "James 3. Fefgasa
Governor Of Tsu
One Of the most renlarEaps
of the storm last week Wss
this week by Judge r. j. Aeh'
of Chambers county who ea'
Houston to assist in sending
ions to the stricken people y
huac and Wallisville.
At Wallisville, he said, Oh,
houses out Of more than
standing, yet so far as be %
able to learn, only three per''l,
lost. There are about soV NV
Wallisyille.
Lar aboie