The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-22
Break in Storm Not II
pected 70 Come feI
"a Hours.
BULLETIN.

0y ~ AOD We0~9 w.
center d1e - strike the gu1
coast somewhere between
Corpus Christi md Pert ArtAnrs
was reported hearing down CT
Of gull at 12s1e e'clsck =.
day.
A weather bursna repert sal1
the gale WAS 6no = hlt near
Galvesto0 at about 3 o'elsoh.
The Wind WIN have . y6lee4y
Of 90 miles N Aeur, ~ WeokA.
or bureau predicted 1Ao hoe.
enoters along tAo osast ffu1
Point Isabel to Pert Arthur
have hoen falling siace
o'clock, indicating aa aDPrsook;
ing stOFn.
BULLETIN.
Washington, June 2e-Un1t.
ed Press.)-Tho break b -
hurricane sweeping H. Texas
gllf coast probably WIN ~
come for "a hours, the weafAer
bureau said today.
Il
Houston, Texas, June 21.-mnje.
ed Press.)-Spray was bFeA1tNg
over the sea wall At Galveston -
part of the storm sweeping the
Texas coast early today, according
to reports here.
Ship Loses Propeller.
At least one ship. the william 81.
Doheny. Mexican Petroleum Con-
pany oil tanker, is In distress ~
the storm OF Galveston. Her Oot-
! poration received radios for help.
saying the great 10000 ton vessel
had lost her propeller.
Radios from other ships In the
storm report heavy ravaging seas.
Weather observers here and at
Galveston said they did not expect
further rise In tide at Galveston
and declared the sea wall, Is feet
high, running along the gulf coast,
would check any danger.
Telephone company reports here.
from gulf coast points indicate the
wind and rain storm which has
been raging with great fury along,
the entire gulf coast IL moving
northeastward with diminishing
fury.
Corpus Christi reported . 26-mile
wind and blowing at q. m. with
the barometer rising.
Highest winds at Corpus Christi
reached a velocity Of &C miles IN
hour at 6:15 this morning.
First Squall at 6 A. n.
Rain was falling here harder at,
Is a. m. than when the first sQuaIl
hit at 6 O'Clock. ,Sss
Gales were shifting northeast
ward and northwestward. accord
ing to reports from south Texas.
The wind was first said to be blnuS
ing eastward from Corpus Christi
and later reports said it had shift
ed it to nOrthwestward.
A heavy wind was reported from
San Antonio. Army officers ware
taking extra precautions to secure
all airplane hangers.
! The storm, bringing with it rising
| tide, heavy rains and tornado winds,
was noted late yesterday at
/, Brownsville. Wind was blowing
from IS to IS miles an hour at
Point Isabel. near Brownsville, at
midnight last night Pedro and
Brazos islands, OF shore, were COW
cred with water and summer vacA-
TONERS were forced to fee to the
mainland.
A rain here at 6 O'Clock today
was accompanied by q heavy wind
that tore out trees.
The water fell In sheets. Is wAs
believed the tail end OF the gall
coast storm.
Sea Wall Saves Galveston. &.
| Galveston, Texas, June 2z.-
Omitted Press. EARLY today the
| principal disturbance Of the gull
storm was in the gulf south Of Cor
pus Christi. Officials were unable
to determine exact location or Just
where it might strike shore.
| A. H. Scott, observer for the Cal
weston weather bureau. reported q
z o'clock that the wind WAS blow
ing at ~ miles an hour and fresA.
ening up; that the barometer rug.
listered 29.75 inches and was loseac.
ing bit; that the tide was foai
feet above normal and rising.
People within the city's rosidou.
tial district were being advised b
Mr.. Scott that there was no dAAgoI
here from either water or wind. HI
IL the storm struck here thar
might be = bit Of water In soma y
the lower downtown streets. FatI
water. he said. would coma Il
through the sewers. The Galye6
ton wharves are eight, nine -
eleven feet above mean low u
and there seems to b no fer q
fany water damage along the WnAf
front, even II the higher tide vet.
reached, 1t was declared.