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V-'- I I IOUSTON DAILY POST: THURSDAY AlGUST 19, 1915: i MM wm Business Going On As Usual Below is given the entire contents of the issue of the Gal passed oa that thousands of men and woman were in he streets examining the wreckage of the night and rescuing personal effects. s' veston News for Hiesday, August 1 7. The paper was in the form of a handbill, printed on both sides, v. The weather bureau report for, Monday afternoon and lllHaV tin tn 4 1.1 wM UU LU 111. WHS V1VCII 1U11U1VB.

A meeting of cltiiens of Galveston was held at noon Tuesday In the Cotton Exchange building, called by Mayor Lewis Fisher. About; B0 persons, rep-resenting nearly every interest in the city, were present City Commissioners Sapplngton, Shay and Sealy were present besides the mayor, who presided over the meeting. George Waverly Briggs, edltqr Tbe. News, acted as secretary. County Commissioner Boddqker and County Auditor Murch were present In behalf of the county.

The purpose of the meeting was to discuss Wind Barometer. 2:00 M. Monday 29.54 i I er r- 29.48 i r. 200 number of small, boats were lost. The State Immigration station, tho State quarantine station and tbe federal quarantine station, although directly exposed to the fury of tbe storm, were not greatly damaged.

All ot these buildings are standing. Despite precautions1 taken by the masters of the United States transports, these vessels, moored In tbe slip at pier 12, narrowly escaped serious damage. The Buford and tbe Kllpatriclt were tied In the slip and the McClellan at the head of the pier. All were firmly lashed In their places, the Buford being held by 29 ropes. At 10 o'clock last nlgbt the slip bad filled with small boats, shell and sand barges' and derrick machinery.

It became the task of the Buford and Kllpatrick to keep this assortment of craft from grinding into their vessels. All bands went to work, and after an hour's battle the derelict craft had either been tied securely down or sunken. Shortly nfter 10 o'clock the, McClellan," with no steam up to aid hr, tore from her listenings and started to drift She whirled about In tho channel, and in another moment was aground side on at Pelican Slip. She has a crew of nine men aboard who are staying with tbe ship. Tho British steamer Benwood, loading staves at pier 10, pniteil her hawsers at about the same time.

While her. engineer sat on (be whistle shrieking a warning she swung about in the channel, was caught by tbe raging current and wind and started perilous Journey aimlessly down the channel. Her drags were thrown over ways and means of coping with the storm situation. In a short talk Mayor FlBher announced that be bad decided at 7 o'clock yesterday morning to call the meeting, which was not for -the explicit purpose of declaring martial law, but to decide on the best means of handling the situation brought about by the storm. He announced that the city will be supplied with drinking water today, and water wbufd be given all who called for It at the pumping plant on street He also said that 00.

29.44 29.38 29.32 29.26 29.20 29.12 29.02 28.94 28.82- 28.76 6:00 7:00 Direction. NE NE NE NE. NE NE NE NE NE All Wool Suits HALF PRICE $15 Suits 7.50 $20 Suits $10.00 $25 Suits $12.50 $30 Suits $15.00 $35 Suits $17.50 $40 Suits $20.00 9:00 11:00 be had ordered all saloons closed and that persons suspected of having liquor on their persons are being searched. The mayor stated that he had asked for the temporary assistance of three or four companies of soldiers from the camp at Fort Crockett, and that the services of the local militia had been enlisted. He also instructed the chief of police to enlist the aid of a number of reputable and sober citizens to keep down possible looting and other disorders.

An army officer, the mayor said, had offered to telegraph to the department at Washington and ask for the shipment of supplies If it were thought necessary. "I do not think that we will need outside assistance," said the mayor, Velocity, 33. 48 50 59 61 54 50 61 62 60 74 72 64 84 82 90 7.2 65 60 67 50 54 62 40 38 Land It Is believed that th3nn saved her from serious damage. The Wallace, a British steamer, also broke from her moorings, but "was brought to mid chan nel anchor before great damage was done. Small Loats of all kinds many of thera commercial'craft, others pleasure boatd, are either at the bottom of the channel or have been thrown high and dry hundreda of feet ashore.

Half a dozen of these boats were thrown en 12:00 Midnight 28.74 1:00 A. M. Tuesday 28.70 2:00 28.66 3:00 28.70 28.80 5:00.. 28.92 6:00 29.01 7 00 A 8:00... 29.24 9:00 29.32 tirely across the Wharf company tracks at pier 12.

Two men were Injured on tbe government tug Poe when struck by a piece 15E SE SE SE "although it is too early to tell yet. The loss of life la very small I know positively of only six deaths, of which four are soldiers. property damage will not be what conditions warranted us to believe last nlgbt. The seawall held solicfly, although the boulevard paving Is washed up in places." Mayor Fisher then asked for suggestions from those assembled, to which J. Singer responded by suggesting the appointment of a committee composed of the heads of several organizations in the city to act In advisory capacity to the city commission.

This was supplemented by a motion that the heads of the Commercial association, the Merchants' Labor council, the "Maritime association, and the Cotton exchange appoint 10 members of their respective organizations to serve on the committee. The motion prevailed and four of the appointments were announced this afternoon. County Auditor John M. Murch suKKested that the mavor send out of flying me'ui from elevator A at Fourteenth street that was unroofed. One ul them tustalned a fracturo of the leg, the other a bruised and cut arm.

At Twentieth street considerable damage was sustalntd by the mosquito fleet, several of the vessels being wrecked. Conveyors used in noieMng bananas from the holds of vessels to the wharf were twisted out of shape by the high w'nd. Below Twentieth street, to the west, the damage was not so great as on tho east end ot the island. The life saving station across the channel Is a total loss. One piece of apparatus, the mirf boat, was In bringing immigration officials and their Men's $7.50 Beach Suits for I 10:00 29.36 11:00.....

29.42 12:00 Noon Tuesday 29.46 1:00 P. 29.48 2:00 29.51 3:00 29.54 I'N 'Sweeping down upon Galveston from the Oulf of Mexico last night a CTODical hlirrlrjino hallavari tr ho Ik kin.) whih ha- lli1 Ih. a statement to the outside world as soon as communication could be established, announcing that the storm had not been severe and that comparatively little damage been done. The suggestion met with the approval of the meeting and the mayor promised to so act. Upon invitation Commissioner Shay reported that the standplpe and the small receiving tanks of the water department are filled with water, although the connections of the large receiving tank were brokea.

He said that the city had sufficient drinking and cooking water to last through a period of two weeks and that no alarm need be felt from that source. I 1-V ULVfll 1 11 11 11 OO 1 lOlljll t. Vlfcl'l C0Mt a half century, wreaked damage to property as yet unestimated, and V', took a toll of six known dead, with other casualties probable. families to this side of the channel. Several thousand persons visited the weather bureau office Sunday, Monday and Tuesday morning.

All accepted the quiet warning or timely offer by Weather Observer Stewart. "Do you thtak we had best move to town?" was a question put to Mr. Stewart many hundred times during the pre-storm period. "Where do you live?" Mr. Stewart would ask.

Given the address he would counsel the questioner accordingly. Without exception Galvestonians followed the advice given by Mr. Stewart. Six deaths In a 34 hour hurricane are regretted, but many lives saved by timely warning is a record'that compensates Mr. Stewart for the loss of three COTTON WORMS are getting busy in some local nights' sleep.

F. A. Langbehn suggested that there might develop a scarcity of milk and suggested that the mayo.1 appoint a committee to arrange for the transportation ot milk from some other city to Galveston by boat. Mayor Fisher detailed this to Ed-Salzmara, who agreed to arrange to have a supply of fresh A wind of a sustained velocity greater than 70 miles an. hour, sometimes blowing harder than 90 miles, all night long swept'the island, driving the water before it and flooding the city.

When the morning broke the fury of the storm had subsided, and the water receding rapidly, soon uncovered the damage it had wrought Subjected to a test that could hardly have been more terrific, the great Galveston seawall was again tried and found not wanting. Against the battering of giant seas it stood staunchly throughout every foot of its five miles, protecting the city from the fury of the elements, holding the rush of the flood waters in check and saving to the city and citizens undoubtedly millions of dollars worth of property, besides acting as an absolute buffer to the storm that otherwise might have taken a grave toll In loss of life. At 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon definite news from the vicinity of the causeway was brought to the city, telegraph and telephone service having been disrupted. Part of the dirt construction of the causeway on the Virginia Point side had been washed away. milk shipped here by boat.

The mayor announced that he will arrange for ities. Better prepare for them while, poison is available. We offer PARIS GREEN, LONDON PURPLE and POWDERED ARSENATE OF LEAD, and will be pleased to have your orders. the establishment of a milk station. "The mayor should announc.

to the world that we do not need help." said Steve Sgitcovich, who was asked to express an opinion. "The seawall has done its' work, and done it well, and although the situation may be bad Twenty-four persons spent Monday night in the East District school building at Tenth and Broadway without mishap to a single Individual, although the sand washed by powerful currents of water struck the very door of the building in such force as to pile there to the extent of two or three tons weight. Shovels were used to allow the storm guests of the schoolhouse to leave the building Tuesday morning. Instead of being snowbound they were feandbound. 1 "Anyone hurt in this neighborhood?" yelled a reporter at an East End dweller Tuesday morning.

temporarily, it is not serious." Commissioner Sappington expressed pleasure that the loss of life had been so small, considering the severity of the Storm, and said that the chief loss Is property damage, which could be repaired. He tajked optimistically of "I live in that little house house 1b dumped over, but the water situation. Commissioner George Sealy praised the efficiency of the seawall and said "Don't know of anyone," was the, reply, lng on Its side," continued the East Sider. my seven canary birds are in there alive." And he hurried home to feed the birds. TEXAS FANNIN that in his opinion the situation was not bad, and that if the press of the country did not make it too much of a storm, it would injure Galveston but MADE HAZARDOUS TRIP TO HOUSTON TO SUPPLY NEEDY 0- Greatest property damage was wreaked la that portion of the city which borders the seawall boulevard, east of Treinont street.

This section felt the full force of the wind and water and' hundreds of booses, their foundations undermined by rushing water, were toppled over, although there was surprisingly little damage from the wind itself. The seawall boulevard, from Nineteenth to Eleventh streets was wrecked, the back current of the water which made its way over the seawall, washing out the foundations and strewing the brick and concrete of the great Toadway promiscuously for blocks. It was to the residences bordering this section of the boulevard 'that disaster came, principally all of them being more or less damaged, but as their residents, warned In. ample time of the approaching storm, had taken refuge very little. Mayor Fisher announced that he would maintain his headquarters tn the city hall, from where he would direct the affairs of the city.

The following committees were announced by the organization heads: Maritime Association S. J. Jackson, president; S. Sgitcovich, W.T.Smith, J. H.

Langbehn, Thomas Phillips, Richard David Warrlner, J. A. Crocker, Alfred Holt and F. T. Rennie.

Cotton Exchange I. H. Kempner, president; Muller, George Sealy, F. lowest barometric reading occurred Tuesday morning at 2:49 o'clock, just before the hurricane reached its maximum velocity of 90 miles an hour. To reach this unusually low figure the barometer started falling Sunday morning at 11 o'clock.

At almost the same moment, Sunday morning, the first indication of the coming storm was noted by the observers in the form of an unusually high tide. At this season of the year the normal barometer is 29.94, says Mr. Stewart- Louis Sigel Came in From Kef mat, Swimming Stream for Provisions for Isolated Campers. In safer places, not one casualty from the section was reported. No Hve were lost and no one was In- Jured at Keemah, the town just aoroas Clear Creek from Seabrook.

Is the word brought to Houston Wednesday night by Louis SiKel of Polk avenue, who was at hia home in Keemah during- the storm. permanent residents and the one hundred or more campers on the bay shore have been accounted for and are sate. Their chief need now Is food and clothlne, and 'it was for this purpose that Mr. 8 1 gel undertook a hazardous trip to Houston. After much work he succeeded In get- -ting a wire across from the trestle ai( pronch to the Seabrook bridge to the draw "'v Structures, Including bathhouses and fishing tilers extending into the gulf beyond the seawall, were completely demolished, onl a few staunch piling being left to mark the spots which they had occupied.

In the case 'of the Murdock bathhouse not even one pile remained standing. Beach resort structures in the vicinity of the bathhouses immediately surrounding the foot of Tremont street, suffered severe damage. The Casino practically was demolished, as were lighter built houses adjoining. Much of the damage here was result of rocks being lifted -from the riprap ajl buried across the boulevard against their sides. il The terrific force of the wind and waves which battered the seawall can somewhat be estimated from the fact that the big granite monuments at the foot of Tremont street torn from their bases were hurled -ompletely across .4 the bouKrd, while many of the Iron light poles were unrooted from their B.

Von Horten, W. R. A. Rogers, Eustace Taykn W. S.

Beadles, E. Lasker, Williim Schneider and B. Sproule. Commercial Association Morris Stern, president; Harry A. Black, R.

Lee Kempner, W. A. Johnson, George Sealy, Joseph G. Smith, Walter S. Davis Steve Sgitcovich, F.

U. Becker, John W. Young, P. B. Erhardt, Henry Schroed-er, H.

A. Eiband, John F. Lubben, George S. Cohen, V. H.

Davidson, Ben Dol-son Jules Block, Ed Salzmann, C. H. McMaster, A. W. Purdy, F.

A. Allen, G. H- Sapper, Maco Stewart, E. R. Cheesbrough, A.

H. Warren, Alvln T. Lange, Sam I. Miller, W. F.

Beers and George Waverly Briggs. Retail Merchants' Association William P. Hammersmith, vice president; H. B. Meyer, J.

Bonart, J. Keown, J. Levlne, Peter Gengler, Gus Amundsen, H. H. Levy, Sara J.

Williams, Ed Salzmann and T. Sakowitz. Damage to the wharf facilities of Galveston and to the ships in port last night, while believed at this time to be large, was held to a minimum by precautions taken before the storm arrived and by hrroic work during the hcignt of the gale. The most serious damage was to the United States transport McClellan and In the complete destruction of wharf 10. More or less damage was done to every wharf covering along the wharf front from pier 40 to pier 10, and a Indications are that the hurricane center passed something more than 50 miles south of Galveston, says United States Weather Observer Stewart.

"In the center of a hurricane Is a calm area," says Mr. Stewart. "This calm section Is sometimes called the 'eye' of the storm and is more than 50 miles in diameter. "No calm appeared in the stora that struck Galveston, Indicating that the eye of the storm hit the coast to- the south." Yesterday's storm was of 3f hours' duration, an unusually long period for the passagt of a West India hurricane. Just a Week ago, Tuesday.

August 10, the hurricane was sighted off the island oPSan Dominge Dally reports from the weather bureau at Washington, D. werp sent the Galveston office. By Saturday Galvestonians were advised that the storm had started north in the gulf. Sunday night hurricane signals were ordered up from dlblne Pass to Port Lavaca and later the coast line to Brownsville was Included. At times hurricane signals hung from United States weather bureau stations from Boca Grande to Brownsville, Including Key West, Tampa and New Orleans.

'concrete bases and blown for blocks. 'f Extensive damage to shipping in the harbor and along the docks and to the docks themselves also resulted from the hurricane. Several of the piers van destroyed completely, while hundreds of small craft were lifted Inland anu, mwreu in a uaining buu ana ruoDer leggings, he pulled himself across the at mam and waded and swam to the Seabrook depot. He was brought to Houston by Mr. Martin of Myers-Spalti company In an automobile and he came at once to The Post to ask about arrangements for getting provisions to the Isolated people.

He was sent to 'he relief committee and he will endeavor to carry back as much as possible Thursday. and piled with debris high and dry on the Island. Although it was impossible to estimate at 5 o'clock this afternoon what the loss of life may be, there were only six known with a few other cases being investigated by the police and undertakers. Bodies of two white men, ne white woman find one negro had been recovered at 4:30 o'clock, wtih two other bodies reported found. Only one of these bodies had been identified, that of Ernest Roehl, found at Eighth and Postofftce streets.

Ship Channel Dredge Boat Lost in Storm The body of the woman, was discovered near Tenth and Avfenue the ri other white man at Twenty-second and Wharf, and the negro at Twenty-eighth and Posfoffice. I nrCC BOlUltJI at vaults Vi vvfncvfc ctiovr ivi'i mui u( but the reports were unverified. All tents of the soldiers were leveled by the storm and much damage done at the military post. Heralded for two full days In advance by the United States weather Very few houses were left standing In Keemah, and all the piers, wharves and boats were destroyed and floated away. The postoltice and grocery istore of Mr.

Harvey was tilled with water and blown off its foundations and the mall and grocery stock destroyed. The stor? near the creek, the Karlsrhue club house and all buildings In that vicinity were swept away. A steum shovel on a barge was blown up Into the prairie and a barge of -shell lost. Water got up nearly to the top of the grove whore the camp grounds are. The house of J.

Z. Gaston on the hlt-'h bank was blown off the blocks and twisted; Mr. Htrasding's house was put into a similar condition; two of Mr. Bradford's houses were damaged: Dr. Clark's raised cottage lost its front porch and roof, and tho two-story blown his gurnge a total wreok.

Mrs. Stephenson's house Is a total wreck. The bay shore is littered with the carcasses of hundreds of animals. Mr. trel tells thrilling story of Monday nlnlit, relating how the owners of substantial cottages brought In the campers and others to tlielr homes.

AJ1 of them are now lodged in three buildings uwHltlng relief and a chance to get across Cleur creek to come to Houston. The water rose very rapidly Monday, 18 Inches In .0 minutes at one time by measure. Mr. Sigel confirmed the report that everything on the Seabrook flats was swept away except a part of the club house and one other dwelling owned by 'bureau, the storm did not take Galveston unaware fijjd it unprepared. Warned repeatedly and thoroughly by the local weather forecaster, W.

P. Stewart, every man, woman and child had ample time In which to seek place 'of safety in the larger buildings of the business and central residence district, and it was largely due to this fact that none were caught In the wrecked houses on the beach front. sFifst indications, of the approaching storm were felt Sunday afternoon i I 1 IV. the weatner inicaenea an ouu oumi; uui. i barometer the wind Increased in velocity until jioon It was blowing haqrter nrnun.

was mougnt tne people living on the reef escaped before the storm became serious. vi than 50 miles an hour. By mldafternoon. It had increased to tu ana neavy rain squalls were driven before the wind blowing out of the north. As night fell the direction of the wind shifted further t(the eastward with steadily in-creasing velocity and water, backing in from the bay side, began to rise in the streets.

quarters, where' they stayed out the night The "full fury of the storm was Lexington. (Houston Poil Special.) LEXINGTON. Texas. August 18. Terrific winds for the past two days and rain since early this morning have done untold damage to crops In the Lexington country.

All corn that was not gathered has been' swept to the ground. Cotton which was open Is entirely wasted, and a great ntany large, preen bolls were blown 1 off. A good top crop would offset the loss, the farmers say. felt shortly before mlanlgni, wnen me wina omw ior a iew (uiuuies at aooui 90 miles an. hour.

At 9 o'clock fjire broke out In the K. laundry at Twentieth and Post off ice streets and the flare of the blaze lighted up the heavens for miles. Another fire shortly afterward broke out in the building of Direct Navigation company, at Twentieth and Wharf. Both buildings were destroyed completely, but as sparks were unable to live in the flying apray, no other 'structures were Ignited. At daybreak, water, Which during the night, bad attained a depth.

of from Bix to nine feet In the streets of the busfneaf taction, was receding rap- iS TO THE PUBLIC. "I feel that I owe the manufacturers of Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, a word of gratitude," writes Mrs. T. N. Wltherall, Gowanda.

N. Y. "When I began taking thU medU i cine I was In great pain and feeling ter- i rtbly sick, due to an attack of, summer complaint. After taking a dose of It I had not long to wait for relief at it bene-, i ritml me almost Obtain uff8 occasionally tore ldly and the wina aoauug mi, uvuuuu wr 1-11 United SUtcs hydraulic pipe line dredge Sam Total cost with pipe lines, etc, $215,000. Operated under tbe direction ot tbe United States i.

southwest at a rate bad so apparently down but of the soum. Utf until noon the, wlnd blew from the eou of from 50 to 65 miles an hour, but tbe center of engineer department, Galveston engineer district, on the Houston this channel. able everywhere. Adv. A.