Galveston Wiped Out Amid Martial Law Storm Toll
Reports from Aug 18 say Galveston Island swept away by tidal surge and winds. Public utilities down, Fort Crockett camp destroyed, city under martial law. Houston floods damage and refugees flood in. coastal towns suffer heavy losses with multiple deaths reported.
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Kilpatrick
Cushing
Losses Hit Houston in Worst Tropical Storm Toll
Houston reports a disaster with estimated losses from two to five million dollars as the August tropical storm ravages the city. One person, a Black man, died, and every business and residence suffered damage by 4 40 a.m. with a barometer at 28.21, among the lowest readings on record.
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Houston Post
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J. Franklin Bell
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Frank Annelle
Trouston
Southwesterl’ Telegraph and Telephone Company
Trouston Post
Tex
Dallas
Texas Toast
Seven Bodies Recovered After Texas Drowning Incident
telegram from W E Maxson reports seven drowned persons recovered at Witchcock Texas just north of Galveston. Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad official conveyed details from Hitchcock to Galveston general offices.
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Witchcock
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Galveston
W.E. Maxson
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Hitchcock
Four Die as Tropical Storm Wrecks Port Arthur
Three men and one woman were killed in Port Arthur Texas as a tropical storm devastated the town. The disaster left most of the population homeless and caused more than 200000 dollars in property damage, with the storm hitting Monday night about twenty miles from Beaumont.
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Tes
Port Arthur
Galveston Death Toll Seen As Large By Houston Reporter
The Houston Chronicle quotes J. R. Montgomery, Houston correspondent for a Galveston paper, who reached Virginia Point and saw Galveston wreckage. He says he is confident the number of dead there is large, reflecting the scale of destruction observed after the disaster.
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Houston Chronicle
J. R. Montgomery
Galveston
Virginia Point
Texas City Storm Death Toll Reported by Chronicle
A Houston Chronicle sixth edition cites a Texas City disaster when the Thompson building collapsed during a tropical storm, killing twelve soldiers and injuring many civilians including women and children. Early rumors of 200 to 250 drowned were denied by travelers Doty and Moran.
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Houston Chronicle
Texas City
Thompson
Houston
A. H H. Doty
T. J. Moran
Texas
Storm Centered Near Fort Worth and Texas City
Early reports from the Weather Bureau show the tropical storm’s center near Fort Worth after passing Galveston. Texas City forces observed 99.50 inches barometer, northeast winds 24 mph, and a 44 mph gust. Fort Worth logged 5.12 inches rainfall as the storm moved north toward Corpus Christi and San Antonio with diminishing speed.
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Galveston
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Galveston death toll rises to hundreds say Houston rep
Aug 18. Austin dispatch notes Galveston death toll likely to reach hundreds with thousands of buildings destroyed. Ri. Montgomery, Houston representative for Dallas Galveston News, reports near devastation, unable to access the port area and fearing vast casualties.
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Houston Chronicle
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Ri. Montgomery
Houston
Dallas-Calvestin News
Eighteen Texas City Soldiers Dead Reported
The midnight Houston Post states Texas City suffered heavy hurricane damage along the gulf coast with about 400000 in losses and eighteen lives lost. RE V Rhodes, superintendent for Texas City Company, provided details from Texas City to Houston Tuesday night at four o'clock via four automobiles.
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Tex
Itouston Post
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Gulf Coast
Houston
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Texas City Company
Bodies of women washed ashore at Texas City
Austin reports eight bodies of women found washed ashore at Texas City, believed to be from Galveston after the Monday storm. L. V. Rhodes brought the Tex City relief appeal to Houston. first Houston editions reached Austin amid incomplete Galveston condition details.
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Houston
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T Houston Post
Texas City
L. V. Rhodes
Tex City
Houston Papers
Weather Bulletin Reports Heavy Rainfall in Texas
The Weather Bureau bulletin notes 24 hour rainfall of seven inches in Houston area with winds up to eighty miles per hour from the northeast. Reports from Southeast Texas are missing while a 24 hour Houston telegram indicates torrential rainfall and disrupted communications and trains.
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Weather Bureau
Texas
Houston
Mai
Wiegraph i
Taylor
Walon
Cotton Damage Hits Texas as Storms Ravage Crops
News brief from Austin reports cotton in Texas suffered heavy losses due to wind and rain on Monday storms. Damages run into millions, with roads damaged, and statewide impact noted as crop values fall and fields lie unusable. Local authorities warn of economic effects for farmers and industries dependent on cotton production.
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Austin
Texas
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