Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19

Death Lists.
According to information available
late tonight tonight, the deaths were
recorded as follows:
Virginia Point, 80; Texas City, lS;
Galveston. IA; Morgans Point, IL;
Hitchcock, Z; LaPorte, Z; Port Ar
thur, 4 Lynchburg, 3; Sylan Beach,
8; Seabrook, 3; Houston, 2.
Property Losses.
Property loss estimates were made
except in a few instances. Houston,
Texas City and Port Arthur advices
give fairly definite figures for these
places, but most of the other towns
reported such places as consider
able," very heavy" and mot yet es-
timated."
Some Of the estimates were as fol-
lows:
Galveston, $15,0OO,O0O; Houston,
81, 900, 900; Texas City, 100000; Port
Arthur, 100000; Seabrook, 100000;
Sabine, 100000; Sabine Pass, $l0O,'
900; Kemah, $5o,0M. a /.
Cotton Crop Lost.
In addition, there was an enormous
loss to cotton growers in the storm
belt, some estimates stating that 20
per cent of the crop OF central Texas
was lost, and placing the loss at mil.
lions OF dollars
The oil fields also suffered severely
and it is probable that it will take
100000 to replace destroyed der
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damaged machinery.
The most pressing need of Calves.
ton, Texas City and other. coast
towns which received the full force
of the wind is drinking water. Gal
veston's supply was brought from
point several miles inland, the main
crossing to the island over the cause
ways which connected the city with
the mainland.
Soldiers Drowned.
Concentration of United States reg
ulars on the Mexican border was a
contributing cause to the death list.
Four soldiers were drowned in Gal
weston and ten were lost in Texas
City. Tile Fort Crockett camp was
wiped out and the army transport,
Mcclellan and Poe damaged.
Martial law was proclaimed in Gal
weston and Texas City, and in the lat
ter place a large sanitary corps was
organized by the military authori-
ties.
Port Arthur was hit hard BY the
storm, but only four of Its residents
lost their lives. The exodus from
tht city was unusually prompt. Sa-
bine and Sabine Pass were reported
as deserted and submerged
State, federal and municipal aai-
thorities in Texas have already start
ed measures for relief. At Texas
City the army men nave opened a
temporary hospital in hotel to care
for sick and wounded, and such tents.
blankets and commissary stores as
withstood the storm were dfstribut-
ed to civilians and soldiers alike.
The following telegram was receiv-
ed by the Associated Press tonight
from Galveston, signed by tie presi-
dent and several other officers of the
Galveston civic organization:
Galveston, Texas, Aug. 1S.-Gal;
weston has successfully passed
through West Indian hurricane that
blew continuously for IS hours. The
government weather bureau gauges
the maximum velocity of the wind at
80 miles per hour. The city, due to
tae resistance of the sea wall, has
sustained comparatively small loss
in destruction of property, and but
six deaths have been thus far re-
ported
The first messenger from Galveston
to the mainland reached Houston to-
day, bringing summary Of the re.
suit of the storm, which began Mon.
day afternoon and ragged until dawn
Tuesday. IN
Besides the loss of life, Galveston
is covered with the debris of about
500 houses. which were crushed by
the wind and tidal wave.
Sea Wall Torn Away.
A thousand feet Of the sea wall,
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