The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-19
HURRICANE RIPS
from page one,

are In that region. While thousands
of dollars worth of government sup
plies are believed to have been de-
stroyed NO casualties have .t Deen re to
which regiments suffered the most fut
1t is known most of the Illinois troops
found refuge in houses in BROWNE
vile.
Guards Are Safe.
San Antonio, Tex, Aug. 19.--Radio
reports received in Fort Sam Hous-
tor from Brownsville this noon stated
that the gulf hurricane caused only
slight damage in the military camps
along the Rio GRANGE. Tents were
blown down, forcing the men to move
during the night, but there were no
casualties.
Washes Craft Into Streets.
Port Lavaca, Tex, Aug. 19.-Two
large fish and oyster houses were de-
rnolished, several small fishing boats
blown ashore, and other damage done
by the hurricane which hit this city
shortly after o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon and continued for five hours.
The storm was the worst this section
has experienced since 1885. Large
waves lifted small craft up ant- washed
them into the streets TELEPHONE and
telegraph wires were blown down and
communication with Corpus Christi.
seventy-five miles south, was severed
early last night.
Wire communication Out.
San Antonio. Texas. Aug. 1s.-All
communication, save government
wireless. has been lost south of here
ana army officials early today were
anxiously awaiting details of the dam
age created by the gulf hurricane at
Brownsville and other army camps
along the lower Rio Grande. The
latest report from General Parker,
commanding at Fort Brown, stated
! that tents had been levelled, the camp
| flooded and the Illinois. Iowa and
Virginia National Guard forced to
| move into public buildings. He added,
| however, that the worst OF the storm
appeared to have passed. No loss of
| life was reported.
| Corpus Christi, about 100 miles
| north of Brownsville on the gulf. ap-
pears to have borne the brunt of the
| 70-mile gait there early last night
when the telephone wires went out
of commission-the last means of com
| munication. A 120-mile wind was
! forecasted for midnight Small craft,
docks and bathing pavilions had been
wrecked there and the electric light
ing system had been put out of BUSH
ness. Lloyd's pier, 1000 foot struc-
| ture, was almost completely demol-
| ished in the first big seas. No cas-
ualties were known.
Ten of Pilot Boy Crew Lost.
| The city of Corpus Christi is located
on boot shaped peninsula, eighteen
miles from the open gulf. and sur
rounded on three sides by Corpus
Christi and Nueces bays. On the other
side of the bay are Mustard and Padre
islands, forming a breakwater to any
tidal wave that might approach from
the gulf. One channel connects
Christi bay with the gulf Port Aran-
sas and Arkansas Pass are situated on
opposite sides of the channel.
1t is impossible to estimate the
damage in those two places, as all
communication was lost early yester-
day afternoon. The steamship Pilot
Boy, with ten Of her crew of thirteen,
4 went down off Port Arkansas. however,
ana sit is feared the wind and wave
damage may have been great.
~ concrete and stone causeway con-
meets Corpus Christi with the mailI-
land All wires are strung along this.
They failed about 6: 80 last night. But
at that time the high seas had done no
damage to the causeway and 1t IS be-
1ieved the structure will have held.
Galveston Watches 1t Pass.
! Galveston, Tex, Aug. 19.-Galvestor
had passed through another tropical
J hurricane today. just two days more
than year since last years destruc-
tive storm.
But while the storm took heavy
toll in lives and property a year ago
, yesterdays blow only provided an in
teresting spectacle for thousands Of
persons who crowded the beach unit
far into the night-something like 6
movie on a gigantic scale.
J The wind attained it's highest ve1oci
ty of forty-two miles an hour early
, in the afternoon. The average for thu
day was thirty-four miles. The prop
erty damage was negligible, being con
fined to few small structures on thu
| beach.
Cotton Crop Hard Hit.
Goliad, Texas. Aug. 1s.-Severa
: small buildings were demolished
fences lcvelled and the cotton crop fol
miles around ruind by the hurricane
which struck this place about II
4 O'Clock last night This city Is abou
and from the velocity of the wind here
: it is believed the latter place mus
] have been hard hit.
! All Tents Blown Down.
: San Antonio, Aug. 1s.-Practicall.
every tent at Camp Wilson was blown
= down during the height of the gal
I here early today. The guardsmen il
the main were away on hikes, but re
, ports today from the various temper
i airy camps indicated they had put ii
r a night of hardship, particularly thos
: on march, whose only shelter wer
dog tents.
. Bad Night for the Soldiers.
Dallas, Aug. 19.-Information re
ceived by the American Telegraph an,
Telephone company today said tina
!, the United States soldiers and ma
: tional guardsmen in the lower Ri
Grande valley were not hurt by tn
storm altho hundreds of tents wer
+ blown down and the camp soaked b
!. a heavy rain.
4 This information said the most dis
e turbing portion of the storm passe.
e north of Harlingen
e The telephone company also an
q nounced that a south bound train lef
n Houston at GAS o'clock this mornin
with linemen to restore their wires