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HOUSTON DAILY POST: (THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 19, 1915: 5,000 DAMAGE WAS DONE BY HURRICANE AT ORANGE Lira nn UWL Delayed Henort Reached Houston from That City, Having Been V. Mailed Tuesday. Lfi UJ 4 (Houston Pott ShreM.) ORANGE. Texas. AugiiBt 18-The BY THE STORM LARGE AND WELL ASSORTED STOCK days rain and windstorm at Orange cum4 a complete suspension of business QcjiaDSflj Lymllbelr, afl Lowesfi FirDoes QUICKEST DELIVERY IN THE CITY Small given prompt attention as well as large ones two Main Yard nuAurM ampv nm orders LPEffl Phone P.

3682. 2681, T. 788 Heights Yard 18th and Railroad Ave. WITH TEXAS CITY RAILROAD SERVICE WILL BE YYUMLiN AINU U11LU1L1N INTERURBAN M0T0RMAN LAST MAN TO LEAVE THE CAUSEWAY tpet mp 1U 11YL.L. 1 Jl RESUMED Sought Place of Safety in Virginia Point Hotel After His Train of Cars Was Hopelessly Doomed.

Terrible Experience of Party Near Mouth of the Neches Feared Johnsons Bayou Community Has Been Wiped Out. Trains Will Be Run Again Between Houston and That Point Damage to Lines Is Being Repaired as Rapidly as Possible. ii ticed in Houston, in the better residence section, the damage is about the same aa in the case of Houston. Smaller and liRhter structures in the outlying districts suffered perhaps relatively more tliaji in the other districts. On the whole the fooling Is expressed by a great majority of people who came across the hay today that every one should feel relieved over the outcome at Galveston.

Concerning Texas City, the damages to the company's property will not exceed $75,000. This estimate was made after a thorough investigation by the operating staff and after careful Investigation of the whole situation. With the exception of the new Thompson building the substantial structures of Texas city suffered practicully no loss at ull II -5 i-i II II I L. I II Mil today and the damages may total t-6 000. The damages were pretty well did- trlbuted over the city and arc nut ureal at any place.

There has been no tersonal injury sus talned here or In the. immediate vicinity. Dainacti sustained arc smoke stacks blown down at the Yellow Tine Taper Mill oomiwiny plant; considerable damage was done to r-mn on winch these stacks fell. The night tame near beinK killed when one of the stacks Tell. At the bower plant a snu kesiacK was blown down.

One of the smoke stacks was blown down at Miller Link Lumber company plant and other were blown out oi pojcti m. Ti roofs of of the buildings about the Miller-Link Lumber company were more or leas damaged by the high v.m's. The Lutcher A Moore Lumner cor.iatiy losses are conlined to a smokestack and the tearing oft of roofs from nine of their building The Orange Ice. Light and Water com- pany til.cit operation at about 10 o'clock last night when the roof of the boiler rayed In whirn mane It to keep up steam. The lien's were out off at once and the water pressure toon gave out.

At 10 o'clock this morning the water pressure was resumed. Several of the smaller launches moored at the wharves in the city were capsized and some of the larger ones were more or less damaged. Some time during the night the tug Captain Joe. owned and operated by Wilson Morris, was sunk in Sabine river near the Weaver Sons ship yard Captain Wilson had started to Grand Lake. with a cargo of groceries, via the interco.ist.il canal, but had decided that the storm would not permit him to continue the trip.

He was returning to the wharf in this city when the accident happened. nntii uiu nvrirrtrv nnnu mm, mAi lULnnri duui OF MISSING HOUSTON WOMAf, Whs Drowned DurW Storm at Lynchburg; Initials in Ring Are Same as That of Husband. J' A request reached The Post Wednesday t'afternoon from H. B. fcmith.

1620 Rice street, that boatmen be asked to look out for his wife and three sons who Hre believed drowned below Lynchburg, near Peggy's lake. A few hours later the ody of a woman was brought to Houston from Lnoli burg by the yacht Signal and on one 'linger was a gold bard ring with the inscription 'rrom It. r. to c. B.

-en craved on the inside. The Sid Westheimer company has heard nothing of a missing woman an- awering the description of the body, but "Is Inclined to believe the body is that of Mrs. Smith. No children were found. The body is being held awaiting iden tification.

THINGS THAT MAY BE DONE WITHOUT SECURING PERMIT 'Certain Repairs Hay Be Made Without Formality of Securing Official Permit. Permission has been given by the mayor for the following things to be done without the necessity of procuring a per-mit for the time being: Fires should not te built in stores and fireplaces until flues are examined and fonnd to be undamaged. Ordinary' repairs may be made in any part of the city without a building per-' mit. Roofs outside the roof limits may be repaired without a permit. Shingle rcofs inside the roof limits may ue renewed one-iounn witn new smn- Kies.

wnen is necessary to make repairs wimoui ueiay, damaged roots may be repaired with any of the standard oranas ot prepared felt roofing. CAPITAL OF SONORA IS TAKEN BY GENERAL CALLES Report of Victory of Carranza Commander Has Been Received at Nogales, Ariz. (Associated Press Retort. NOG ALES, August 18 Hermo-. Billo, the capital of Sonora, has been cap-" tured by General Calles, Carranza com-.

niander, according to reports, here today. At last accounts Hermosillo wag garrisoned by 009 Villa soldiers. THOROUGH INVESTIGATION TO FOLLOW HANGING OF FRANK Governor Harris Will Offer Rewards for Conviction of Men in the I Lynching Party. (Associated Press Report.) ATLANTA. August 18.

Plans for Investigating the abduction and lynching Leo Frank went forward steadily to-I day. Governor Harris stated that a thor. i ough inquiry ill be made and that re- wards will be offered for the arrest and conviction of the men who took Frank from the State prison at Milledgeville i uid hanged him near Marietta. i Governor Harris will confer with mem- bers of the State prison commission to morrow. All commissioners were in Warden Smith's home on the nieht Frank i I J.

L. to It was most unfortunate that so many 1 ll C. O. Bailey, workcar motorman of Houston, was the last man to leave the causeway- after the interurban train of two cars that went down was doomed and brought to Houston the news of the death of Conductor Treadwell of the pas- senger. who It Is believed shot himself, and the disappearance of another conductor by the name of Hendrlx of Houston.

Bailey said he thought he heard a shot as the Virginia Point hotel collapsed, and others, ne said, had seen Treadwell walk ing about with a p.stol in his hand be moaning the loss ot his wife and baby wno were in liaiveston where they lived. Their death was only a supposition to I nun. Bailey also saw the tram that carried General Manager David Daly of the Houston Jr.lectric Superintendent S. B. Sewell, Rex Frazer and A.

S. Brooks, other Houston railway officers to Galveston ahead of the ill-fated Interurban. The two-car train, he said, passed a Uiree-rar train, which was the last one to reach Houston Monday night, near the drav. bridge, and caught fire. He left hla wot- train on the siding and went to the signal tower for orders.

In the meantime all the passengers on the Interurban with the exception of Motorman Mathews tied to the Virginia Point hotel. Bailey and his conductor, Hendrlx of Houston, and a lineman then started for Texas City Junction afoot, but were driven back by high water. Bailey got as far hr the Kinal tnv.i' Hnr Manilplv I and the lineman were 20 feet In front of mm ana see meu headed for the tower on the drawbridge. The wind and rain were blinding at the time, he said, and he never saw them afterward. About ten men left the signal tower for Texas City junction Wednesday morn ing ami nve oi tnem reached Houston.

About 60 were left, among them three women, he said, line who lost her husband nnd two children when the Virginia Point hotel was torn down by the storm. She w.is in a dying condition when they left. Soldiers at Texas City, however, prepared for an expedition of relief work, takinp, a physician with them. in tiie refugee party were suffering from severe injuries, he said. The hotel collapsed about 2 o'clock in the mornine.

he continued, and the survivors, clinging to driftwood and rafts, battled with the seas for six hours before they were driven, close enough to the signal tower to wade in. The signal tower Is a small structure having but two rooms and was packed to the doors. Before the hotel went down, trainmen at the tower had made several trips to it pleading with the marooned to back with them that the hotel would not survive the storm. All seemed confident of their safety, however. A heavy barce pounding against the causeway.

Mr. luiley said, was responsible for wrecking it. That part against which the tug kept smashing went out first. The interurban, he said, could not be seen from the tower and it was his belief that it went down carrying the 2600 Texas Ave. rvnrxi mir1 mi irtffm uni irq 1 Jl 1 a-J-d 1 penter and Robert Major A.

R. l'r. Joseph Davis. A. SchiaiU (latter two of Austini, Captain W.

Phillips and others were on board the Lucy. The tug Chief went along with the Lucy. Later in the day the Dcf-nder was chartered by K. M. Davis, wit.i a number of others, left for Port Arthur with a large supply of fresh water and other necessities of life.

From Port Arthur they expect to proceed to Johnson's bayou. The tug Swiftsure with J. C. Tracy at the wheel lett for the dredgeboat where they will some time assisting in the work of picking up the of the vessel washed away during the slorni. i ne niiea Mates yaciit Beaumont, with Major Harden and Colonel Sanford, arrived here from Port Arthur at about 2 o'clock.

They brought news of conditions at Port Arthur which was about the same as received through Beaumont. Resident Engineer E. Coney and Harry Kelley. of the United states engineering department, were passengers on Doara ine lieaumont. Major Barden and Colonel Sanford spent a sort time conference with representatives of the irange Commercial club.

Major Barden left at 4:36 for Huus-ton, while Colonel Sanford left tor New Orleans tonight. Late reports from Sabine lake say that none of the boats leaving here this morning had attempted to cross the lake on to Johnson's bayou except the sivlvia. considered one of the best In service for that purpose in this section. The tig Xioho.au with George W. Bancro.t in charge, left here this morning for Cameron farms, in Louisiana, where an Investigation will be made as to conditions and needs of the people there.

FEAR CATASTROPHE AT JOHNSON'S BAYOU. There Is a general belief here the the entire community of Johnson's bayou Is "Iped.out and that there will not be a living being left to evidence former life there. This decision Is arrived at on ac count the fact that In the year 1886 when Scores of people were drowned that there wa6 oniy about 2 feet of water In Arthur, whereas reports say that the reached 'X and seven feet at Port Arthur. Many Bcenef have been presented in Crank, od.iy where many people mourn the fate of loved ones at Galveston and other points included in the gulf storm. Mrs.

Babe Jackson of this eitv had gone to Johnsons Bavou a few davs ago to visit relatives. Her son and husband here are very uneasy about her. Mrs. Frank Depwe's mother, several sisters and brothers, as well as other relatives all live at Johnsons Bayou. S.

M. Depwe who operates a dredgeboat excavating shell for the Beaumont Shell company on Sabine lake, arrived home this afternoon from a point near the mouth of Neches river. His crew Is safe. His only loss was the tug Penny, which he used at the dredge Sabine river has risen some today. The water is standing In some of trie streets.

At the paper mill it is Impossible to run on account of the high water. A low estimate of damage to the rice crop in Orange county puts the figures at 25 per cent. Tfce water in Sabine river and bayous is as salty as the sea. FEARS FOR LZESBURG. Delayed Lake Charles Report on the Louisiana Situation.

(Houston Pest Sttcial.) LAKE CHARLES, August 17, Apprehension regarding the safety of Leesburg at the mouth of the Calcasieu river and in a minor degree for the Lake Charles summer colony at Grand Lake led to the dispatching at noon of several large motor boats with provisions nu doming ana are expected to reach the Cameron parish at 6 o'clock this afternoon. Several autos which attempted to reach Grand Lake this morrolng were lurceu io turn DacK on account of water DacKing up oiacK oayou from the lake too deep to effect a passage. One fatality as far as known resulted from the storm In Lake Charles Monday night and this was due to a live wire. The victim was an aged negress. The Casino appears to be the only building to suffer seriously from the night's gale here.

The Lock-Moore saw mill plant is one of the heaviest losers in this section. Reports from there today state that the mill and plant are damaged to the extent of $6000. Every smokestack In the milling district along the river bank except that of the Calcasieu Long Leaf Lumber company was dismantled by the gale during the night. HOUSTON STEAMER SAFE. Unidentified Vessel To Be Towed Matagorda.

to (Houston Post Stecief.) MATAGORDA, Texas, August 18. A State boat we could not learn the name-that left Houston waters Sunday broke tha clutch to the machinery after reaching Matagorda bay. which disabled her and during the blow of Mondav nnd Tuesday she rode the wares across the bay from town and could be plainly seen from here. She will be towed Into this Discs for temporary repairs. (Houston Post ORANGE.

Texas. August 18. The first shocking news following the storm of a local naftire was received here o'clock when the Captain C. R- this morning at 11 steamer Katherine. liaimes, arrived from the dredge Haden No.

3. which was doing work on the j-abine-Neches canal near the mouth of tile Neches river. mid nf the tirownlnar of Ira K. Griffith, aged about 23 years, and o' the horrifying experience of men, women and ildrcn on tne dredge, wnicn wa ulvest- ed of everything aboard and around It as a result of the terrific winds and storms. The Katherine, which had hovered behind a knoll along the Sablne-Neciies channel during the storm, pick ed up meu.

women and children liang- ne to the branches of willow trees ana hanging on oars stuck down in the shallowest places available, which were about waist deep. Caotain and Mrs. Harper ana tne wom en and ehildrau were in the houseboat ei.rest to lam when tne storm came up, the rest of the crew remaining on board the dredge. The storm grew terrific at about o'clock Monday evening, and during the nicht Rodman Colllps ana Kenneth Wales wamea a wire cauio from the dredge to the houseboat. The wind finally capsized the houseboat with all on board.

CLUNG TO TREE FOR FOURTEEN HOURS. Collips and Walles and Griffith succeeded in getting the women and children to a willow tree, which barely sus tained their weights enough to hold their heads above water and there they hung for 14 hours tossed by the terrific salt and Nfrs. Haroer and Mrs. C. Litchtield.

who remained longer on the houseboat, succeeded In catching onto a i.oint near the mouth of the Neches river, where the water was a little more it un Thei" stuck down an var and were thus enabled to stand on their feet for the long 14 weary nours. onto the, willow tree were Mrs. Normand ami her 12-year-old sis ter. Pearl Collips. Claudle ana faui i-iar r.r a Marearet HarDer.

Kodman Col hTenneth Walles and Ira Griffith. At aboiit 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon Ira riHffith marie SL fruit ess etlort lO SW1II1 the dredge, in spite of the efforts of the aFst to keep nim irom nwums me effort. When about 300 feet away he gave out and went down for a few seconds and then rose tu the top. only to raise his hand an if In distress and sank again Crcitpsi who realized that it was hardly to make the trip, swam about 20 feet from the willow tree, but turned Lack to his hold again. GIRLS AND CHILDREN SHOWED COURAGE.

Rodman Collips, who told the flret story after the arrival of the steamer Katherine, said that the girls and children who were with him showed remarkable courage from beginning to end. They did not expect to Tuesday morning because of the 'continuous rise of tha wind and waves which punished them almost beyond endurance. Their eyes were swollen so badly on Tuesday evening hen picked un and carried to the dredge that they couTU hardly see after having been In the salt water so long. At 4 o'clock they were carried to the dredge and remained there until this morning, when they came on to Orange. During tne remainder of yesterday, all efforts possible were made for the further protection of property about the dredge.

The crew, about 35 in number, on board the dredge fared reasonably well during the storm. The tug Mascot, a tender fos the dredge, was washed away and all the skiffs went the same way. When the crew on the dredge saw Griffith start to swim to them they let an oil barge out toward him in an effort to afford him a chance for his life, but he sank a long way from the barge. The houseboat and boats washed away at about Tuesday morning, leaving the above named to battle against the fearful waves 14 hours, during which time they, think the wind blew as much as miles an hour. All the pontoons, pipe lines, boats, were missing when the storm calmed.

It seems that the greatest Inconvenience experienced by any member of the purty was Mrs. C. J. Lltchfeld, who became so benumbed during Monday night that, i she could hardly live, but finally revived. Members of the dredge boat crew stated that they saw the oodles of a man and woman float by them Tuesday evening, but did not know who they were.

They were attired in bathing suits. Numerous carcases of horses, rows and hogs were seen floating on the water. RESCUE PARTIES TO JOHNSON'S BAYOU. Beginning at this morning Orange boats w-lth rescue parties began to leave for Johnson's bayott, equipped with fresh water and provisions. The yacht Byl-ania, with Carl Bancroft In charge, accompanied by Henry and -Abble Griffith and others; the 'yacht Loafer, with Dr.

K. W. Brown, R. A. Moore, Luther Brown and others aboard, left first for the bayou, followed later by the stern-wheeler Lucy, in charge oi Captain Car Regular railroad service will be resumed between Houston and Texas City commencing Thursday morning over the Galveston.

Houston and Henderson and international nnd Great Northern railroad tracks. The first train will leave Houston at 10 o'clock, arriving at Texas City at 11:30 a. m. The first train out of Texas City will leave there at 12 noon and arrive at Houston at 1:50 p. m.

This was announced by Captain Wolvin. who came to Houston Wednesday evening. The schedule was arranged after a conference betweei otticlals of the railroad lines. Wor on the repairing of the tracks and railroad property along the right of way was undertaken Wednesday on a large scale and It whs expected that they would be in shape Wednesday night. Wednesday morning a special International and Great Northern work train left Houston with 65 men and a little Liter a Katy train took an equal number to Texas City Junction.

They began by cleaning away the debris and putting the line in shape. According to Captain Wolvin of Texas City, these crews, together with the civilian labor from Texas City and the number of men provided by General Bell, will bring the total force at work over 400.. WILL REACH JUNCTION AT NOON THURSDAY. "It is expected that the line of railway from Texas City Junction to the docks will be completed by noontime Thursday. Ferry service was established to Galveston from 'Texas City Wednesday forenoon and the first few trips brought ahout 600 people from the Island City.

They were taken to La Marque and from there brought to Houston. From and after forenoon Thursday they will be transferred at Texas City Junction direct and avoid the trip to La Marque. The general sentiment of most of those who came from Galveston to Texas Cltv was to the effect that Galveston had come through a tremendous storm In a manner most gratifying to all concerned. It seemd clearly (remonstrated that the seawaH was the great factor in the saving of life and property. TIDE SAME AS DURING 1900.

It is calculated by those well qualified to form an opinion that the rising tide was practically the same as during the storm of 1900. While In the aggregate there was considerable damage in Galveston, this is largely due to the water Injuring stocks of goods 'in the business district. The substantial buildings and also the more, modern structures were a'fected to the same extent as was no vided with meal tickets and are three meals a day. DEPRIVED OF ALL NECESSITIES OF LIFE. Those remaining In Port Arthur are deprived of all the necessities of life.

There Is no lighting system, no gas, no fresh water, no sewerage, and crackers are now taking the place of bread. Small babies are suffering for the lack of nour ishment. Lying on the floor of the federal building in Port Arthur, last night a white woman gaUe birth to a baby girl. A hundred other refugees were in the building with her. The effects of the fresh water famine were felt today for tha first time and a large barae load of eVesn water was taken to Port Arthur this afternoon from Beaumont.

On account of the back water from the gulf the water supply of Beaumont is contaminated oy sail, ana rresn water is being hauled tank Vara from a point far up the One of the cars of fresh water is parked In the center of the city for ithe benerit of reiugees FEAR LOSS WILL" EXCEED 82,000,000... It 4s next to Impossible to estimate the damage, done In Port Arthur, but it Is safe to say that the loss' will exceed 12.000.000. Beaumont seems to be the only Texas cltv In the gulf coast country in munleation with! the outside world. Two wiiqb imva ucciu leans since 12:15 o'clock this afternoon and messages to and from nearby cities are being brought here by train and sent out- from the local Western Union office. A special force of 12 operators arrived here this afternoon and have been working steadily ever since, sending telegrams to every part of the United States.

Due to the wild reports from Galveston, none of which ha been verified, many people here who havye relatives in the Island City have reached the point of hysterics and the telegraph and newspa per offices are being besieged by people seeking reliable Beaumont street car and lighting systems are now operating and a hundred linemen are repairing the (damage to the local telephone Ikies, 1500 which were put out of com ma ton by ttis storm Monday night. Ik Trains on every road opelVIng out of this city are running wlthoil-telegraphic orders, so no attempt Is bl made to maintain schedules. No wj louts have been reported on any llne.frf this may be due to the fact that 1U even the railroad telegraph wires. voridng. I i a soldiers crowded into the second and third floors of the new building, not yet completed, and that 700 or 800 men who sought these floors for refuge from the storm proved a greater weight than It was calculated to stand.

The walls, falling inward, killed nine aoldiars and injured 20 in addition. There Is some damage In the residence section. WATER SUPPLY IN OPERATION. The electric light and water company had the water supply In operation daring the afternoon and by Thursday the supply throughout the city will be normal. The electric current will also be distributed Thursday night.

It is to he presumed that there would not be a good deal left out of the soldiers' quarters, consisting almost entirely of very flimsy built structures, having wooden floors and canvas coverings over their low ceilings. The facts are that none of these quarters are in existence. No doubt the wind blew them away long before the water came. Every one at Texas City Is as cheerful as can be expected and are determined to keep right on In the progress of the town and do not need help from any outside source. General Bell has been most kind and considerate in his dealings with the situation at Texas City.

In fact, the place may be said to be under martial law and the citizens are glad, indeed, that this is so. No damage has been done to the dock structures except at the east end of the south pier, where an apron has been washed away, but this does not affect the general dock structure and can veTy readily be put into place. TRAIN SCHEDULE. Leave Arrive Houston 10 a. m.

Texas City 11:30 m. Texas City 12 noon. Houston 1:60 p. m. Houston 4 p.

m. Texas City 5:30 p. m. Texas City 6:30 p.m. Houston 8 p.

m. THREE MET DEATH ON SAN LEON POINT, REPORT W. E. Clark Brought Thi News to Houston From Farthermost Place in Bay Reports, brought to Houston by B. Clark from San Leon Indicate that the storm did not do as much damage as was reported: Three women are reported killed and few houses wrecked.

San Leon Is the foremost point of the mainland that extends out Into the nlvitnn h. Three women were caught in a' partly constructed two-story dwelling and ClUed. Their names were reported to be two women named Smith, and a Mrs. Harris. Their initials could not be learned.

The Wind Wan ronnrtori In a velocity of no miles an hour. San Leon Is on a bluff 17 feet above sea level and iiu ume um tut nign water endanger the town. 31 BELIEVED LOST ON THE BOAT "SAM BERNARD" John E. Green, United States Bis- triot Attorney, Heard Such a From Survivor. The government engineering boat Bam I oernarc, witn a crew of 81, was reported to have been lost In the storm, accord-J lng tO John Or.n TT-lt-.

district attorney, who heard tha story rrnm twin i ouiTivura uatveston.l This man was a seaman who. after being the height of. the storm Tuesday morn Ing the crew had eft th. hmf 'I water barge, thinking It was safer 'a It was not so likely, to He was th last man to leave nA Wr k. Z' chance tp get below deck he was wa.be Into the water.

He was buffeted abou Hwtuy pew wasueo aanor. MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED IN ROOD STRICKEN PORT ARTHUR Three Dead There and Half of Population Is Huddled in Upper Stories of the More Substantial Houses of the City Which Is Submerged. 9 id 2l C. 0. Bailey, Motorman who was the last man to leave causeway during storm.

who evidently lingered in the belief "that he could again get the train moving. Hendrlx reached Houston late Wednesday night. General Manager Daly and other street railway officials reached Galveston safely and some of them have already returned to Houston. rising, In some places reaching of eight and nine feet. depth LUMBER YARD REPORTED BURNING.

The large retail lumber yards of the C. Kramer Lumber company caught fire shortly after noon today and is stUI burning. Business Is entirely demoralized and no one Is attempting to do anything else but remain In safety or help rescue others not fortunately situated. Throughout the day trains and large auto trucks have been conveying provisions to Port Arthur. The food is distributed among the hungry marooned population In boats.

Each boat when it unloads Its provisions takes on, a few passengers and brings them to dry land, two miles this aide of' the city limits. There they are loaded onto automobiles, wagons or a Kansas City Southern train and brought to Beaumont. Local churches, lodges and societies are doing everything in their power to relieve the suffering. Several large buildings here have been converted Into lodging houses, where cots and blankets are spread. It Is roughly estimated that 1000 refugee art, now ftere Thejr beta- pro- mm luen aw ay.

Stories represented as coming indirectly i from "men who know" are reciting de- tails of the actual lynching increased in JUumber today. All except one of these "statements'' said that Frank maintained -to the end that he as not guilty of the i murder of Mary Phagan. (Houston Post SfeeM.i BEAUMONT, Texas, August 18. The flood situation at Port Arthur la very grave. Fully half the population of the city remains there huddled together In the upper floors of brick buildings, whose foundations have been soaked with several feet of water since Monday night.

It is feared some of these buildings may collapse at any time. The known dead up to this time are: MISH BOSH, daughter of a grocer; drowned. HENRY LAMBERT, grocery dealer, fell down stairway. UNIDENTIFIED WHITE MAN: either electrocuted or died from heart failure. All of these bodies have bean recovered.

One man was reported to have been shot and killed and another Injured during a drunken fight In a Port Arthur saloon. Their names could not be ascertained. Several robberies have taken place and the city has been placed under martial law with company Texas National Guard of Beaumont, serving on patrol duty. The militia was ordered out this morning by Sheriff Jake Giles and was taken to the edge of Port Arthur on a special Kansas City Southern train. Boats were then launched and the Soldiers car-lied to various parts of the city.

Refugees arriving from 1 Port Arthur hourly report that the water la steadily THE WEATHER. Temperature extremes ad prTlpiution at Beastoa Tor Si noun eadioe Tue- IffllBIIB Ofl 1 mloimnm 7.1. Prfelpltttioa. .11 Inch. t.

m. uoet 7:12 p. m. teniperature norj Houston i 1 OHUlNtrstlTe for Aufuot ti'4 7 1914. 74 Mt So 191.1.

74 SI Vs. 1 ax. i Sitnm ap. li. Beltle uumldhy: 7 a.

78 per cent; 2 a per ceat. J. Begins Two Weeks Meeting. CENTER, Texas. August 17.

Kev. M. T. pastor of the Baptist church. will begin a two weeks' meeting on Au-' mint 23.

Ha will do the preaching hlm- a1.