Evening journal., 1915-08-19
TEXAS HURRICANE
TAKES 100 lives:
FARMS DESTROYED
Property Loss Is Placed at
$3O,OOO,OOO, With More
Sections TO Hear From
Sea WALL Saves
GALVESTON FROM death
By Tho United Press.

GALVESTON, Tex, Aug. 19.-
Southeastern Texas has passed
through the worst storm in half
century. The known loss of life
totals at least 100. with property loss
amounting to probably 100000, 900.
These estimates are based on today's
early reports.
The West Indian hurricane which
struck the coast Monday afternoon
and continued until late yesterday,
attained a velocity of 100 miles as its
centre passed between here and
Houston early Tuesday morning.
swept The gulf waters inland for
more than twenty miles. practically
wping out several OF the smaller
cities along the shore.
Miles OF railroad and interurban
tracks liave been demolished and
long lines of telegraph and telephone
wires arc down. 10 viii be weeks
before normal conditions are re-
stored.
Galveston was saved from fate
similar TO the one It experienced In
1900, when four thousand persons
persisted, by iis gigantic sea wall.
While huge waves dashed over the
wall at the height of the storm. the
barrier held and only six known
deaths occurred here. The craft in
the harbor did not fare so well
Fully two score small boats are be-
lteved TO have been sunk with their
crews.
The known victims of tho storm to
date arc apportionod as follows.
Virginia Point 30; Texas City. fS;
Morgan's Point, ~. Sylvan Beach
3, Laporte. z; Galveston. 6; Hitch
cock, z. Port Arthur, 4: Lynch
burg, 8; seabrook, 8; Houston, 2;
Freeport ].
Estimates of property losses have
been made as follows:
Galveston, $4,000 900; Houston.
S2000,OOO; Scabrook, $1,000 900:
Texas City, 100000. Port Arthur,
100000; Sabine 100000: Sabine
Pass. SlOO,O0O Kemah, $4,000
There was IN addition an enormous
loss to cotton growers i'm the storm belt.
Some estimates stated that - per cent.
of the Central Texas crop was destroyed
and the loss was placed at millions OF
dollars Tho oil fields also suffered Sc
verely, and il rs probable that half a
million dollars win be required TO re.
/ place derricks tanks and machinery.
Every effort is being made 10 asccr-
! tain the loss of life in the harbor. Many
miraculous escapes were recorded.
Carlson. sailor ON the United States
( dredgc boat Sam Bernard. was rescued
from the surf, fifteen miles down tho
island, tuesday night with a life belt
/ about him. lie was unconscious. lie
had been in the water Fifteen hours fol
| lowing the wreck of his boat
At noon yesterday he regoiued con-
/ sciousness and said that probably % of
the complement of the San Bernard were
/ drowned lie said the deckhousc was
washed OF of the boat at 10 O'Clock
Monday morning, 80 mile, south of here
The vessel sank Immediately and the
crew took TO the bargcs. The barge.
soon were beaten to pieces and Carlson
believes no one but himself WIS saved.
o. r. Larsen, her master. and sew
oral of the crew happened to be
ashore
The dredgc boats Sam Houston. San
Jacinto. Number I and Galveston,
and the government tug San Luis may
be lost. The dredge Miller Is report
ed safe. The government launch
Bastrop went 10 the causcway this
morning and reports fully two-thirds
of that structure gone, meaning that
rail communication with the main
land will not be established for
! weeks.
The most remarkable feature Of
the storm was the salvation Of the
crew OF the fOur-mastod schooner
Dora Allison. On route from Progreso
TO Mobile with a cargo Of lumber and
iute This ship was washed out of
her course. She was taken on the
crest OF huge wave and carried
over the sea wall and deposited on
The parade grounds ~ Fort Crockett
There she broke 10 pieces IN Jess than
ten minutes Soldiers OF the Fifth
Brigade and members OF the coast
guard rushed 10 the rescue. Tho eight
men of the crew wcrc taken on alive
one with both legs broken. hose seri.
ously injured we're loaded into q
hospital ambulance and several
squads Of soldiers took turns abo1l
pushing this vehicle through lhr
binding storm and through mud and
water that some times reached fheii
shoulders from Crockett 20 Saint
Mary's Hospital. a distance ~ several
miles. Ten fishing smacks witt
crews aggrcgating more than a hun
dred arc within the known radius 1l
the hurricane and hope for them Il
practically abandoned.