The Topeka state journal., 1919-09-12
HAH06O VII GhhV
Gulf Hurricane Which Swept
Florida Moving NOrthwesterly.
Storm Warnings Ordered Up
Heavy Gales Expected.
SHIP THOUGHT SUNK is SAFE
Morgan Liner Creole Rode Be-
hind the Storms Fury.
Forty-Six Sailors Believed Lost
on Two Ships.

New Orleans. Sept. 1.-THE tropi-
cal hurricane in the gulf. which has
caused storm damage on the Florida
coast since Tuesday night is headed
westward for the Texas coast. Storm
warnings were ordered up today from
Port Arthur to Corpus Christi with
winds of gale intensity predicted dur
ing the next "a hours.
Creole Wcathercd Gale.
The Morgan liner Creole. delayed be-
cause of the storm was reached by
wireless at 1870 a. m. today and re-
ported she had ridden safely behind
the storm and would arrive at the
mouth of the Mississippi at o'clock
today. The Creole left New York Sep
tember 6 and was due here yesterday.
Reports from Tampa showed little
damage there from Tuesday. nights
storm and Key West reported that the
steamer Mascotte, en- route to- Havana
but held there by the storm, had re-
sumed her journey.
Storm Moving Very Slowly.
Washington, Sept. 12.-The tropical
hurricane this morning apparently
was central over the North-Central
gulf, probably in the vicinity of lati-
tude 81 degrees and longitude IS de-
grees, the weather bureau announced.
This would indicate the disturbance
had advanced a little toward the
northwest since last night and that its
movement was very slow. Absence of
radio reports prevent q further state
ment at this time. it was declared, but
hurricane warnings remain displayed
on the middle gulf coast and storm
warnings in the northeast Texas
coast.
New Orleans, Sept. 1.-THE local
weather bureau was without definite
advices early today regarding the
course of the tropical hurricane which
last night was believed to be headed
for the gulf coast west of the Missis-
! sippi river. The barometer reading
here at a. M. was 29.74, a rise of one
point since / o'clock this morning and
| fall of eight points in the last
/ twenty-four hours. A nine mile wind
was recorded.
Storm warnings were continued and
sh.ppings advised to exercise extremt
| caution. Officials of the Morgan lin'
early today of the whereabouts OF. thu
| steamship Creole. which left New
| York September and was due herr
yesterday. Efforts to reach the vesse
| by wireless still were unavailing.
Vessels Warned Into Port.
Galveston. Tex, Sept. 12.-All gull
vessels have been warned into port
! and most of them are reported safe
it was announced here at noon today
/ after a four-point rise in the ba
rometer hand indicated approach o.
the tropical storm sweeping the Gull
Of Mexico.
Barometer 1884, tide normal. wint
northeast 15 miles velocity" th'
weather bureau report said. Center
| of the storm has not been located.
Sailors Lost Mt Sea.
1 Miami, Fla, Sept. 12.-Nine sur
] vivors of a crew of thirty-six mel
aboard the Ward Line steamer Cory
don, which foundered off the Floridi
coast during Tuesdays hurricane
were brought here by the fishing
| schooner Island Home.
They had been adrift two days OF
an upturned lifeboat without food ant
| water.
An unverified rel ort reached here
that the British auxiliary schooner
Mystery j., commanded by Capt. Altar
I. johnson, which lef+ here Sunday
! morning for Nassau. New Providence
Bahama Islands, heavily laden will
foodstuffs, and carrying six passenger
and a crew of thirteen, encountered
the tropical hurricane and sank neal
Bimini. the nearest of the Bahamas
forty-five miles from Miami. The re
port said none were saved.
The Corydon went down in the Ba
hamas Channel at 1890 a. m, Tues
day, carrying with her all lifeboat
except one, and only the nine person.
brought here survived. G. c. Chris
tianson. captain of the Corydon, re
fused to leave his vessel and wen
down with her, according to survivors