| Show p SEA WAllS SAVE CITY FROM RUIN I Galveston Texas Passes Through Storm Which Sends Wall of Water Against Embankment Part art art of the Island Upon Which I tho City Is Situated Was Inundated But Bu No Lives Were Lost and Property Property Damage is Not Large I I Galveston The Texas Texas The seventeen- seventeen toot root sea walls saved this city from the elements on Wednesday when Galeston Gal- Gal yeston eston passel passed through safely a burn hurri- pane ane which resembled In intensity tho he ho disastrous storm of 1900 Part of ot the I Island land upon which the tho ty Is 15 situated was again inundated h he overflow from the sea water reaching a height of ot seven or more That portion of at the Island which pin las s been protected suffered com comparatively para para- Ively little harm No lives were lost n this Immediate vicinity and the damage will not be very large barge I Sweeping westward the tropical torm storm which had been central over ft he the gulf for twenty-four twenty hours or frn more ore struck Galveston shortly after ill 11 The wind attained a velocity ve ye- of sixty-eight sixty miles an hour t and nd heaved the waters of Galveston bay up against the island and flooded that portion which had not be been n raised The fhe water backed up Into the main streets The rhe principal damage dam- dam age 1 go however was confined to the beach boach front where bath houses and piers pieis were swept away but shipping was undisturbed d. d A hurricane for east Texas was forecasted earl early In the day and and when when the ithe storm broke Galveston was pre pre- I pared pared The inhabitants of the few scattered houses in the low sections sought Bought safety and the vessels were riding at anchor in the bay The fury of or the storm was soon abated and the anxiety of those who entertained enter enter- tamed fears of at another tidal wave was thus early relieved So short was its duration that the Mallory IJ line steamer booked to sail for Ne New York shortly after noon lefton left lefton lefton on time A heavy dredge had been blown lown against the single bridge which Connects Galveston n with Khe rhe ma main mainline mainline n line which was damaged As a are re- re suit all manner of rumors were rife rite that Galveston was again destroyed by a tidal wave similar to that of nine years ears ago It will require several several sev sev- eral days clays to ascertain the amount of the damage The storm covered a wide area along the gulf gnU coast From other cities in the affected area reports of narrow escapes espOs and much destruction of property |
