| Show SEA WALLS SAVE CITY FROM RUIN galveston Gah reston texas passes pass a storm which sends wall of water against Emba Ament 41 art of the island land upon which the city Is situated wa was inundated but no live lives were lost and property larse large damage to not galveston Gal yeaton Tex texas aThe ahr seventeen foot sea walla walls saved this tit city y from the clementa elements on wednesday when gal veston passed through safely a 91 hurri cane which resembled in fit intensity the he disastrous of ol 1800 1900 part of the wand island upon which the oty ie in situated waa again inundated the overflow from the sea water reaching a height of seven or more beet that portion of the island which as been protected buffered suffered comparatively little harm no lives were e r 0 lot lost fn n this immediate vici vicinity w and L the 0 property damage will not be ye very jarge sweeping westward atward we the tropical t torm which had been central over the he gulf gult for twenty tour four hours hour O 0 or more pore galveston caton dortly shortly after tt r ill 11 the a velocity loeltz of sixty eight alles an hour and heaved the water of galveston Gal iday ay up against the leland island and flooded aba portion which had not been beer raised the water backed b a eked up into the he main streets taft principal dam lase however he ko wever waa was coul lovd to the beach front where bath housea houses and clasure pier were wept swept away but shipping was undisturbed A hurricane for east texas war forecasted early in the day and when he the atoria storm broke galveston wae was prepared the inhabitants of the few scattered houses in the low section bought sought safety and the vessel 11 were riding at anchor in the bay the no fury of the storm was soon abated and the anxiety of thone who enter bained fears of another tidal wave was thus early relieved bo be short was if its duration that the mallory line steamer et eamer booked to ball nail for new ne york shortly after noon left on time A heavy dredge had bad been blown against the single 11 bridge which ronne ets Gal Gall yeaton feston with the main line which wa was damaged As a rv re all manner ot rumor rumors were rite that Oal was aale destroyed dee troyed by a tidal wave similar to that of bine nine year years aco ago it will require say ev eral days to ascertain certain ax the amount of the damage the form storm covered a wide area along the gulf coast from other cities in the affected area come reports of narrow escapes and much destruction of property |
