The Bryan Weekly Eagle from Bryan, Texas • 1

1 8 16 A AND PILOT BRYAN TEXAS THURSDAY AUGljsT 19 191 PRICE: $100 Per Annum VOL XXXIX No154 ROM LONG IGHTING 91 was Two se 4 ofr inquiry Car 1 I I A Ma must with and division of the stationed there under the com of Major: General: ranklin numerous Galveston the larger shed was were float It is almost impossible for a woman to drive a nail yet she is usually an expert with a hammer ND MOII BORDER TRDRPS IDE NEEDED 4 Aeroplanes Seen Last Night Second in Week Causes Some Excitement To Head Off Torpedoes By Associated Press i Paris Aug 16 A device for de fleeting torpedoes from their course is and exploding them has satisfied the tests 'Bays a dispatch from: Rome' and arrangements are being made to sup ply the device to the allied fleets Serious Everywhere Bringing stories indicative of a rious situation in Galveston and Texas City as a result of the storm of Monday night Maxson general superintendent' Taylor superin tendent of the Northern division and McQuillen mechanic of the Santq road arrived in Houston late Tues day afternoon after taking a special train over thqt road as far as Hitch cock in an effort to reach the island Hnna extremely bad according to indica tions The water he said was much farether inland than following the storm of 1900 and that dead bodies found floating in the bay near Hitch cock led him to believe that a number may halve lost their lives ran our train down hoping we could get through to Galveston if the causeway is holding Mr Tay were able to get within 14 miles of that cjty and eight miles from the causeway which is farther than others had gone that time" Parties who were able to reach La Marque reported the grain elevators in Galveston still standing They could be seen across the' waters of the bay SIN HELD SEEING MGS IT NIGHT By Axaelntad Press London Aug 16 Both sides show effects of the intense fightingin the East and operations are developing slowly The Germans under ield 'Marshal von Hindenburg are unable to cross the river Dvina because of the stub born resistance of the Russians Up in the northwest region of Rus sia where last week the Russians not only were reported as holding the Germans but as driving them back at several points the are now declared to have resumed the offen cotton bales carcasses of horses and cows and other innumerable articles including one baby buggy About three quarters of a mile west of the junction the track was badly tqrn up with side tracks thrown over the main: line and interwoven with a masts of debris Parties on the train walked from this point to within about three miles of the mainland end of the causeway where they were stopped by the deep water which had overspread all the land between it and the bay and appeared to be part of the bay Only the itop of the draw bridge on the causeway and an ele vator in Galveston were visible and all hope of getting into the city was abandoned until the waters which were lashed into furious wavese by the stiff gale should subside No: one would think of attempting to cross in any kind of boat Two large ships were on ground on lhe mainland near Texas City Junc tion and as it was said no ships were in Texas City it was presumed they had been blown across the 'bay from Galveston death by the branches of the in which they had taken refuge sidewalk was covered with the dead songsters The tool house and storage at the new postotfice building wrecked and about half a carload Of cement ruined If Above the Limit at Any Point the Engineers Will Be Suspended Dismissed for Securing Information Unduly for Use in Examinations TWODSTHH GUNG TOPEN There are several Bryan people In Galveston and quite a little anxiety is felt for their safety Among those thire are Mrs Joe Groginskl and chi! dren Mrs Walker Ira Gordon and little daughter Miss Katie Daly Miss Pletzer Hugh Seale George Brandon Homer Stuart and perhaps others whose names have not been reported to The Eagle GALVESTON ISOLATED SINCE MONDAY NIGHT 0 GWVMEN WERE IRED ON Texas City Suffers Texas City has sustained a severe blow as the result of the hurricane which swept the guf coast an approx imate damage of $400 000 being done there but only eighteen lives were lost This damage and the life loss covers however the extent of the toll levied upon the citizens the Texas City Corn pany artny mand Bell Loss to Crops The loss to crops is by far the most serious suffered in this section All open cotton has been destroyed with more or less damage to: green bolls and all the corn is flat on the ground covered with mud and water: There was a large acreage of corn in the creek bottom farms that was vft green and thistf all ruined Corn that was fully matured and dry will of course 'be damaged but if the: weather clears up the greater part of it can be aved A protracted rainy spell fiowever would ruin it all Reports from tbo cquntry as to the open cotton kill state that not a seed is left The reports as to tl whip ping oft of green bolls vary some say ing it is very heavy while Tothers be lieve the damage from this source will bp All are agreed the rains wit help thecotton provided boll wee vils and leaf worms do not come Jlatnagys always appear greater at first than when fully known by later developments and it is to be hoped (hat our fears in this instance will be found overdrawn when all the facts are knpwn By Associated Press Oklahoma City Okla Aug Henry Starr leader of the gang that raided two banks at Stroud last spring and Lewis Estes a gang mem ber were taken today though still suffering from wounds in the: fight with officers to McAlester to begin penitentiary sentences of twenty five and seven years respectively By Associated Press Washington Aug 14 Major Gem eral unston reported here today that no more troops are necessary to pro ja tect the border A conference with aa Governor erguson led to ithis con elusion General unston said most of the raiders who crossed the line Brownsville were from and were joined in Texas by twenty five Mexican residents He believes theband been dispersed fsi ducting examinations: were mended to the government by court Shots Cams rom Riverire Returned and Shoot ing Ceased MIDSHIPMEN IRES I ROM MS Henry Starr the Leader la to Serve Twenty five Years The Other Seven Years By Associated Press Sharon Pa Aug 16 Passenger trains on the Mahoning division of the Erie Railroad were today equipped with a' device hat registers the speed over the entire trip Iff the train at any place exceeds the speed prescrlb ed by the rules the enginemen' will be suspended fa fey Associated Press Washington Aug 16 A recent cribbing investigation resulted in the dismissal of 'two midshipmen from the United States Naval Academy at 'An napolis it became known today The two dismissed under the charge of gaining information unduly to use in academy examinations are Ralph Jr' of Peekshill and Charles Reagle of Wellsville Drastic changes in the method of con reepm the Wireless to the Dallas Journal New Orleans La Aug Galves ton' is safe and the water in the streets is receding according to a wireless message direct from Galves ton this morning The message estimated the loss due to the flood al more than 81000 0Q0 ive people were skilled Two fires now raging are monopilizing the at tention of the fire department The government transport McClel lan was reported to have been dam aged A party of refugees reached here from Galveston this morning Mem ber! of the party said the waters cov ered the streets when they left late yesterday but that the flood even then had begun to recede The refugees reported craft were destroyed In harbor but that none of ships was sunk Among the severest If not the worst gulf storm Texas ever knew struck Galveston and other coast points during the day Monday sweptInland reaching BryAn by 11 1 Monday night and continued with un abated fury until 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon Communication of all kinds with Galveston has been lost since 8 o'clock Monday night since which time all wires to that city have been out and all rail communication cut off The gravest fears for the city are felt Trains are operating as far atf Hous ton and the Post and other papers have been received but' there Is no wire service telegraph or telephone The following sketches of the sit uation on the coast are taken from to Houston Post: every effort made by morethan a' score of autoists no one suc cbeded in reaching Galveston Tues eday'and up to this hour no one has reached Houston from Galveston Tuesday afternoon Reporter Ross of the Post got to Dickinson and lies there ready to start for GalvestonWednesday morning bright and early second of the Post's expedi tions got to Webster and was turnedback by the water froig further effort in that direction 3 third with Reporter McDowell lies at LaMarque and with the first streak of day will go through as far as it is possible to go in a machine 1 and iwill then abandon that method of transportation for footwork 4 "It Is possible that the relief party "i which! went down the channel may go through to 1 GalvestonLbyt that route A Post reporter is aboard' and will be set ashore iff there be success in reaching the island Is understood that will make an effort to get through the channel Wednesday morning and if this is successful it is quite probable that a considerable number of Gal vestonians will also come in on her Damage In Houston Great bus been severe damage fileted upon Houston by the tornado but there has probably been greatedamage inflicted by the many rumorp 1 whicirifave been printed during th time the city has been cut off from I the world I has not been wrecked by any means Tn the aggregate great damage has been inflated but the unston Changes Mind By Associated Press San Antonio Tex Aug A bat tery of artillery and an'aefoplane will pifle organ Is' damaged or not The 112 foot derrick being used on the gas and oil well was blown over destroyed which was valued at abobt 8300 and is a loss to the city as the derrick had been rented from the city by the oil and gas com pany Awnings were blown off the fronts of the following buildings on Main Part of the Gordon Sewali building Sebesta or old Higgs build ing Brogdon feed store building De puma saloon: building and fourbuild ings belonging to Mrs Braatz on the Allen Smith block The Houston Texas Central freight depot was unroofed part of the Txrick warehouse was unroofed and considerable dalnage done by water in the Interior of the building One or two of the windows on the north side of the Parker building on Main street were blown out and the offices on the upper floor were flooded and the Smith Drug Company on the first floor suffered about? 8100 loss frokn damaged stock Mr and Mrs rank Myers reported an unestimated damage to their resi dence on Ursuline avenue caused by the chimneys blowing over and knock ing several holes in the roof through which the water poured and practical ly ruined the entire interior The Brazos Valley Mule Barn A Buchanan owner suffered about 8150 damage from the high wind Several barns in the city were un roofed and blown over The manual training building at the high' school was blown from its blocks and the chimneys were blown off Two spans of Jones bridge over the Brazo river were blown away ac cording to report and were washed away by the river This Is a damage of several' thouaand" dollars to the county Part of the of the Bryan power plant was blown off and the damage Is estimated at about 8'5 A small derrick at the ice plant was blown down and a email building of the plant was unroofed The tall smokestacks at Palermo Brothers' gin and the Eden Gin Com pany's gin were blown down Prof Kyle of the college phoned The Eagle yesterday that the damage there was about the same as in Bryan consisting of wrecking and unroofing small buildings toppling of flues: uprooting trees etc a later report from College this afternoon stated Gathright and Pfeiffer talls were damaged and a thorough exami nation of the campus showed the dam age would run from 85000 to 810000 The tall elms around Carnegie Li brary were badly broken and twisted and the beautiful flowers of Miss Rogers the librarian were badly in jured A pathetic incident" at this place was the death of hundreds of which were literally whipped to death bv the branches of the trees The little city has not been wrecked nor is it a ruin The damage will require much work to repair but It can nearly all be repaired And what neeus be rebuilt can be accomplished out great difficulty Bad at Morgan's Point Hamilton went te Point Tuesday afternoon in Cal Wil car returning Tuesday night He reported that eight were known to be drowned and many houses washed away Baldwin Rice measured the water at Point at 11 Monday finding it fourteen feet above mean low tide or four feet higher than the seawall at'Galveston 100 dead cattle belonging to Mr White of Bolivar were washed ashore a Point and the ridge is covered with' sheep pigs rats reached the city from an authentic source that the bodies of a woman! a baby and a sailor had beached at Sylvan Beach They unidentified and apparently had ed from some place on the bay 51 strayed Ths city says they will nd no outside help Th small seacoast towns suffarod terribly and many lives wore lost Practically ths en tire coast Is a mass of wreckage A Waters Stoppjfc Train The first train out (Houston Tues day morfiing in the detection of the bay was a 'special made' up of an engine one passenger coaqh and a caboose and operated jointly by the International and Great Northern and the Galveston Houston and Henderson railroads The train left shortly after 11 and although? running slowly against the strong gale made its way with little difficulty to a point near Texag City Junction As the junction was neared it was necessary to clear the track of debris of every sort casks timber rom General unston Washington Aug 17 All house? along the Galveston seawall have been destroyed boats on the main streets are taking people from the buildings and there is five feet of water in the depot General unston has wired the War Department Conference With Governor James erguson' Led to This Sonclusion' ate of Seagirt City7 Not Known but the Gravest Apprehension Is elt All Wires Are Down All Coast Cities Suffer Terribly Houston Badly Loss of Life Reported from 'Many Points Local Losses Are Heavy All Open Cotton Destroyed Com Blown lat to the Windows Smashed lues and Chimneys Down Awnings Wrecked Trees Uprooted and Various OtherJDamages GALVESTON SAE Communication with Galveston socured Wednesday night and thatcity Is safs Only nina livsa wars reported lost The property damage was heavy The seawall atood the teat of the storm The bath housea and many bulldlnge along the beach weta demolished The great cause IW There were no the America Sanders reported slve and forced the' Muscovites back to the northeast capturing men1 among them four officer' Ah atttfapt at a sortie from the fortress of Kovno was put down and 1000 additional men were made prisoners By Associated Presa1 San Angelo Tex Aug 16 aeroplanes' were seen last' night north of here and it being the 'second time within a week caused some excite ment as nobody here knows whence they came This city is 150 miles from the nearest border point Brownsville Aug 16 A detach ment of United States cavalry were fired on last night from the side of the Rid Grande near Mercedes thirty miles up the river The firing occurred at Progreso and the fcavalry men returned the fire whereupon the shooting stopped casualties among troopers Ranger Captain 1 that Mexican bandit were trying to reorganize their gang Local Conditions The giant storm that visited Bryan and Brazos County Monday night and yesterday has no equal in the history of the county' and it is almost impos isible to state the amount of damage The wkter he said' was much ip round figures Innumerable 'houses were aamageu uy me which flooded them after windows were blown out or chimneys blown over causing damage to the roofs which opened holes for theyater Thousands of shade trees were blown over ann unestimated amount of fences small houses etc blown down The electric lighting system of the city was badly wreckedZ makihg it necessary to close down the plant for the time The telephone system also suffered a large loss from wrecked wires and from their poles being blown over Ed Sims manager of the exchange says 8750 would about cover the loss They have been un able to secure connections outside of the city limits for the day and the amount'of damage in the different sec tions of the county is still unaccount ed All labor that can be secured has been put to work helping to resS' the poles and the system will again be in working order by tomorrow Mr Simssays over' 1500 telephone poles were blown over between Houston and Hempstead yesterday along the Houston Texas Central Railroad track and he is unable to state when the connection with Houston from Bryan will be re established The county court house suffered a lossot about $1500 when the building was flooded after one of the large win flows in the district court room on the second floor was blown out sash and 1 irst Baptist Church suf fered great damage from water which flooded the main auditorium of the church after the large round window on the north side was blown out The varnish finishings on the seats ip the auditorium' were all ruined by the water and the carpet on tha floor was soaked? It is not known whether the ired Vera Cruz Mayor By Associated Pressl IVashinetoh Aug 1 4 eneral ranza ha? summarily dismissed the mayor of Cruz from office for permitting the recent anti foreign jJpmnnRtrAtfnn which aroused the aD prehension of the American govern be sent to Brownsville If the recom ment Official notice of this action Lmendation of General unston made was received here today 'today to Washington are carried out CAN NOW REGISTER SPEED EMINS THE BRYAN WEEKLY EAGLE iv 'i WnrRHnrdshinR Teft Rffect nn Rorfi it German MM and Russian Soldiers and Developments Are i Russians Hold Vori Hindenburg BOTH SIDES ARE WORN STORM SWEEPS WIDE SECTION.