The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-17
SEA WALL SAID
TO HAVE KEPT
OCEAN BOUND
Flood in Island City Caused by
Terrific Rainfall.
Storm Sewers Flooded; Water
) Feet Deep in Streets.
FIRES YET TG BE CONTROLLED
Wireless Makes No Mention of
Loss of Life.
Causeway- Reported Damaged;
Aid to Be Rushed.
WIND SEVENTY MILES AN HOUR
UncOnfirmed Reports Tell OF
HarbOr Disasters.
Wireless Makes No Mention OF
Loss of Life.
Causeway- Reported Damaged;
Aid to Be Rushed.
WIND SEVENTY MILES AN HOUR
UncOnfirmed Reports Tell OF
HarbOr Disasters.
Storm Is Driving Inland; Crops
Suffer Great Loss.

Galveston, Tex, Aug. IL.
-(Via wireless to Fort
Sam Houston, and tele-
phone to San Antonio, 1910
a. m.)-GalvestOn today
has passed through one of
the worst storms within the
past fifteen years and now
is ready to repair the dam
age done by last nights
hurricanes.
Five feet of water stands
in the city and is slowly
draining off.
Two fires started today
and are yet to be placed un-
der control. The transport
Mcclellan late last night
broke from its mOOrings
and drifted half a mile out
to SeaWard.
The commercial wireless
station at Port Arthur is
out of commission and the
big aerial wireless tower at
Fort Crockett here is down.
Dallas, Texas, Aug. 17.-Only
meagre information was avail
able at noon today concerning
the terrific tropical storm that
yesterday struck the Texas
coast, flooding Galveston anC
then swept inland, doing heavy
damage to crops and farm prop
erty.
SO far as known no lives were
lost. Galveston, Houston anC
Beaumont, three of the principa
cities of south Texas, still were
cut off from wire communica
ton.
A brief wireless dispatch stat.
ing that Galveston, after wealth.
ering one of the worst storms in
fifteen years, was under five
feet of water, brought the only
definite information in severa
hours concerning the fate of the
coast city, concerning which
many rumors had been afloat in
the last twenty-four hours.
No Word as TO Fatalities.
The Galveston dispatch made nc
mention of loss of life. IT said the
five feet of water in the streets was
slowly draining off and that fires.
started probably IS result of flood
damage, We're Yet to be placed under
control. The dispatch said also that
he United States Transport McCleI-
Ian had broken from her Tnoorings
Wireless stations at Port Arthur and
Fort Crockett were also said to be
out of commission.
No direct word concerning the sea
wall and causeway. upon which Gal
yeston's existence in storm times so
largely depends, had come from the
city itself Railroad and other re-
ports from various sources, however,
stated that large sections of the
causeway which connects tho CITY
with the mainland had teen blown or
away.
Vessel Through Causeway.
One report was that a large vessel
had been blown through the cause
way. A. tho offices of the Santa Fe
railroad at Temple, Tex. It was stated
that two work trains had been ordered
TO the coast to assist in repairing the
DANA ged causeway.
While wire communicat ton with
Beaumont and Houston remained cut
off. little anxiety was felt for those
cities, because they are situated some
distance from the coast
While more definite reports con-
damage were awaited the
storm apparently had swept inland.
No definite reports concerning in
land storm havoc were available.
Storm Coming This Way.
United States weather bureau Of