The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-20
STRICKEN COAST
Soonunu.a IRON rir., r.r.,

dation. II was stated that the wind.
blowing at more than 80 miles an hour
caused far more damage than the
water
Tales of survivors recorded numer-
Gus spectacular escapes and almost
equally numerous deeds. OF heroism
Bales OF cotton. bits OF wreckage and
other flotsam supported scores OF in
dividuals caught in the lowlands by
the tidal waves driven i'm from the
gulf and switch towers OF railroads.
trees and stranded steamers proved
safe refugees for hundreds OF men.
women and children
Sturdy swimmers. carrying ropes |
I forced their way through flood waters
In many instances and many braved
I the storm in small boats to rescue i'm
perilled women and children.
io1 Dead Outside Galveston.
HOUSTON. Texas. Aug. 19.-There
are l0l dead outside OF Galveston
ricane. according to reports here to-
night Missing outside OF Galveston
total 2O5. or the missing list IL was
! feared more than half were dead.
Communication with Galveston and
I Texas City. a distance OF 90 miles
from here. continued to be a matter
OF many hours. II was known that
Galveston's loss OF life was compare
lively light and IL was evident that the
island city was not rushing out any
appeals for aid.
Remote points on Galveston bay be
gan to report today, some of them
bringing small quotas OF unidentified
dead At Anahuac the loss OF the
. United States dredge boat No. - was
I confirmed. but there was no loss of
life as reported from Beaumont. The
loss life at Anahuac was placed at
five
siS-ineh Cable Snapped
W. T. Miller United States engi-
neering department inspector from
Galveston. who was aboard the dredge
said IL was moored with six inch rope
cables but the wind snapped them
One OF the men volunteed to swim
ashore and try to moor to a tree.
lie went overheard but a gust of wind
Z picked up the slack OF the rope whip
4 ping it out OF his hands. Next day
said Miller. this man regained the
dredge party unhurt
Miller had three ribs broken. New
/ ertheless he roGe a cog down Trinity
river. then rode a horse 20 miles and
] walked several miles. through the
woods until he reached rail connec-
lions with Houston. On his trip he
n
: five missing at Moss Point.
Mayor Ben Campbell OF Houston
has asked that all power boats avail
able here search the shores at Gal
weston bay and inlet for persons ma
rooned and starving.
5000 In One Building.
Edwin Carter OF Houston caught IN
: the storm near Laporte az the head or
this bay. was In the water from Mon
/ day night until early Thursday morn
3 ing When found he was delirious
with his eyes swoolen nearly shut.
! Refugees from Galveston today de-
scribed the early hours OF Tuesday.
I Archie McDuffie of Waxahachie. Tex ]
as said he spent the night in the term
inal station at Galveston. He esti-
mated there were about 5000 persons
IN the upper floors Of that building
when the storm was at its neignt
hundreds Of negroes sang for hours
the song. cold Time Religion"
I None Of the refugees who had wnis-
/ key In their possession were permit
/ ted TO enter the building.
/ At daylight Blake Rose Of Waxa.
i hachie swan across the street 10 get |
some fruit tie dragged two crates |
I Of canteloupcs 10 the station where |
they furnished the only breakfast Tor I
many women.
Ask Clothing for Children.
! General Franklin J Bell OF the sec
Ond division az Texas City mas asked
contributions Of clothing FOR soldiers
Of his cCmand and particularly treir I
| families
A. a meeting of Houston business
today resolutions we're adopted OF /
/ fering a camp site for the second uIv- /
ision 40 some point near Houston
I Governor james D. ferguson q,
I Texast who o. here To take chargc
! OF general relief work. Issued The tot
lowing statement.
] - trust the papers OF the country .
Iwll Dr. careful in their statements with .
/ reference to conditions In the storm
stricken areas Ny Information now
is Chat iho loss ~ lfs Dr. not great
and fho local authorities will bo arf. .
10 handle the ..tuation without out.
SIDE ASST 'aucr. Everything possible
|is being done o. relieve conditions
Lighthouse Destroyed
Tho destruction bY the storm OF tho .
lighthouse at Surfude. TcKa. ab1ur
80 miles below Galveston. was con
Armed by oouriors who FaHH frr,
know positively that DO persons I4sf
their lives in The lghtbouc Do col .
lapsed between midnighf and m
I Tueedfy
lnlaud for 100 miles and over
znno rcachinr nearly 100 miles o.
each eide Of Houston the vast raf
south IrVaH urari.a arc dotted with
/ crushed hrHf'ueH many InaoI4flf
trees have their branches whipped adj D
most bare 20 FOLIAGE. and tho whole
/ country shows The effect of rain. o.
! ial Of nearly z Inches which accom- /
I panied tho hurricane For tho q-af.
Time since the storm. the infrrrIf. .
! tent rains. gales and ALARMING bi.rt .
/ clouds disappearcd and tho sun ahors
I brightly Uuriuc tho hurricane .f.|