Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-08-20
More Details of
Texas Hurricane
THERE ARE 1o1 DEAD OUTSIDE
OF GALVESTON
MISSING NUMBER 2o5
Governor Ferguson Says Local Au-
thorities will Be Able to Handle
the Situation Without Outside Help.

Houston, Texas, Aug 1s.-There are
1O1 dead outside of Galveston from
MoRday nights West Indian hurricane,
according to reports here tonight.
Missing outside of Galveston total
2O5. OF the missing list it was feared
more than half were dead.
Communication with Galveston and
Texas City, a distance of so miles
from here, continued to be a mat
ter of many hours. 1t was known
that Galveston's loss of life was COM
paratively light and it was evident
that the island city was not rushing
out any appeals for aid.
U. S. Dredge Lost.
: Remote points on Galveston began
to report today, some of them bring
ing small quotas of unidentified dead.
At Anahuac the loss of the United
States dredge boat No. II was CON-
firmed, but there was no loss Of life
as reported from Beaumont The loss
Of life at Anahuac was placed at five
W. T Miller, United States engineer
ing department inspector from Gal
weston, who was aboard the dredge,
said it was moored with six inch
ropes, but the wind snapped them
one OF the men volunteered to swim
ashore and try to moor the vessel to
a tree. He went overheard but a gust
of wind picked up the slack of the
rope, whipping il out of his hands.
Next day, said Miller, this man regain
ed the dredge party unhurt.
Found Three Dead,
Miller had three broken ribs. Never
theless he rode a log down Trinity
river, then rode a horse 26 miles and
walked several, miles through the
woods until he reached rail connec-
tions with Houston. On his trip he
found three dead at WaIlisviIle and
five missing at Moss Point.
Asks Aid Of All Power Boats.
Mayor Ben Campbell of Houston
has asked that AL power boats avail
able here search the shores at Gal
weston bay andr inlet for persons ma
rooned and starving.
In the Whter Three Days.
Edwin CafteH of Houston, caught in
the storm neaS Laporte at the head
of this bay, was in the water from
Monday night until early Thursday
morning. When found he was deliri-
Gus with his eyes swollen nearly shut
Description of Galveston.
Refugees from Galveston today de-
scribed the early hours of Thursday.
Archie McDuffy of Waxahachie, Tex
as, said he spent the night in the ter
minal station at Galveston. He esti-
mated there were 5000 persons in
the upper floors of that building.
When the storm was at its height hun
dreds of negroes sang for hours the
song Old Time Religion.
None of the refugees who had whis-
key in their possession were permit
ted to enter the building
At daylight Blake Rose of Waxa-
hachie swan across the street to get
some fruit. He dragged two crates
OF cantelopes to the station. where
they furnished the only breakfast for
many women.
Clothing Wanted for Soldiers.
General Franklin ]. Bell of the sec
ond division at Texas City has asked
contributors of clothing for soldiers
of his command and particularly their
families.
At n meeting of Houston business
men today resolutions were adopted
| offering a camp site for the second
division at some point near Houston.
No Outside Aid Needed
Governor James E. Ferguson. of
Texas, who is here to take charge of
| general relief work issued the fol-
/ lowing statement:
Il trust the papers of the country
will be careful in their statements with
reference to conditions in the storm
stricken areas, My information now
| is that the loss of life is not great
and the local authorities will be able
to handle the situation without out
side assistance. Everything possible
is being done to relieve conditions"
The destruction by the storm of the
lighthouse at Surfside, Texas. about
so miles below Galveston. was con-
firmed by couriers. who said they
knew positively that 10 persons lost
| their lives in the lighthouse. 1t coll
lapsed between midnight and a. m
Tuesday.