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H. G REES OPTICAL co.
BUSINESSMEN
TO “TAG" IN AID
OF GOOD HOADS
Members of Highway League
Will Make Effort to Secure
1OOO Boosters Tomorrow,
NTEREST IS WIDESPREAD
Citizens Generally Give Project
Endorsement and Urge Ne
cessity of Better Roads,
Gathering at the office of the Bexar
County Highway league at 9: SO o'clock
tomorrow at least one hundred
progressive citizens of San Antonio
will sally forth armed with tag*. re
ceipt books and membership blanks in
an effort to augment the strength of
the league by 800 or 1000 new mem
bers beftore nightfall.
For tomorrow is "Tag day and
plans are well formulated for can
vassing every inch of the business sec.
tlon with the little square tags bear
ing the inscription, "I am a good roads
booster. Are you?" Before the days
work is done It is predicted that every
business man of the city will have one
dangling from the lapel of his coat
as a sign that he is actively in line for
a bigger and a better San Antonio.
Plan Interests Everyone.
No movement of recent date has
awakened such widespread interest as
the efforts of the Highway league to
improve road conditions in San An
tonio, Bexar county and Southwest
Texas. And the league is endeavoring
to make such a pronounced success
of "Tag day" by affiliating new mem
bers that it will be in a far better
position to execute its plans.
“Tag day” has gained wide pub
licity through the city. Every stree:
car in the city bears the placard.
“Join the Highway league. Tuesday.
August 29." and members of tne
league have received numerous and
forcible notices urging that they
gather at the leagues office at 9:30
o'clock tomorrow morning to receive
material and instructions for the day s
activities.
Realty Men to Help.
The Real Estate Exchange heartily
endorses the undertaking, and a letter
was sent by President B. F. Nichol
son to every member this morning to
the following effect:
"To my mind there Is no movement
on foot in San Antonio at the present
time which means more to our city
than the good roads movement (tne
Bexar County Highway league.,
"The directors of that organization
have set aside Tuesday, the 29th. as
•Tag day' for additional members at
$5 per year, and request the earnest
support of the members of the Real
Estate Exchange—which has been as
sured them.
“Because of the importance of this
movement 1 strongly urge you to be
present at the Highway league head
quarters. 229 East Hoston street, to
morrow (Tuesday) morning at 9:30
o'clock. Please come with the inten
tion of putting in as much of the day
is vou possibly can."
Directors Plan Campaign.
A meeting of the directorate of the
league has been called for 4 o clock
this afternoon to lay final plans for
the campaign to be waged on Tuesday.
Charts of the business district have
been drawn, showing the various of
fice buildings and important build
ings. The directors will assign the ter
ritory to be worked this afternoon, so
(Continued on Page 5 —7th Column.).
WEATHER
STREET TEMPERATURES.
August 27. 3 a. m 81
4p. m 97 4a. m 81
5p. m 97 5a. m 81
6p. m 95 6a. 81
7p. 93 8a. m 83,
8p. m 91 8a. 84 |
9p. m 89 9a. m 85 j
10 p. m 88 10 a. m 87 i
11 p. m. 85 11 a. m 88 I
12 midnight. . S4 12 m 90 ;
August 28. 1 p. m 92 I
1 a. m 83 2 p. m 92
2 a. m 82 3 p. m 90 j
LOCAL FORECAST.
For San Antonio and vicinity: To
night and Tuesday, cloudy.
HOME WEATHER FOR TOURISTS.
(Observations Taken at 8 a. m.)
ST. LOUIS—Temperature 64: clear;
elghteen-mile wind from the north
west; Tuesday fair and cool.
CHICAGO. — Temperature 62;
cloudy; twelve-mile wind from tha
northwest; Tuesday fair.
MILWAUKEE—Temperature 54;
twelve-mile wind from the west:
Tuesday fair.
ST. PAUL—Temperature 46; clear;
elghteen-mile Wind from the north
west; Tuesday probably fair, although
light showers are possible.
KANSAS CITY—Temperature 60.
clear; twelve-mile wind from the
north; Tuesday fair and cool.
NEW YORK—Temperature 78;
cloudy; elghteen-mile wind from the
southwest: showers and warmer.
BOSTON—Temperature 64; cloudy;
four-mile wind from the southeast;
showers tonight or Tuesday.
WASHINGTON—Temperature SO;
partly cloudy; fourteen-mne wind
from the southeast.
Arty statement vmanaiing from any
source whatever to the effect that
the day leased wire of the Associated
Press Into San Antonio Is carried tn
whole or In part by any newspaper
other than the San Antonio Light is
unfounded and without any tesla In
fact
SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
CITY EDITION—4 P. M.
32d YEAR— No. 218.
MOURNING EMBLEMS
ON SCORE OF HOMES
Pennsylvania Town Shona Effects of
Picture Show DImiaUt—Arret-
Will Be Made.
(BT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
CANONSBURG. Pa„ Aug. 28.—Em
blems of mourning fluttered from
mor* than a score of houses here to
day indicating where the full force of
the blow following Saturday night s
panic in the Canonaburg opera house
had been felt. For the most part
they were white ribbons, showing that
children made up a large proportion
of the victims, the bodies ware taken
from the improvised morgues to their
former homes and preparations were
made for the funerals, many of which
will be held today and tomorrow.
Little white hearses were called into
action and twenty-six caskets arrived
from Pittsburg.
It was rumored today an arrest
would be made by Coroner James T.
Hefferan, but the name of the person
under suspicion as to the cause of the
panic was not made public.
After carefully examining the
Canonsburg opera house, where twen
ty-six persons were crushed to death
Saturday night following a false
alarm of Are. city inspectors an
nounced late today that the owner of
the building and the manager of the
theater had not violated the law In
any way.
The Are escapes were found in per
fect condition and the stairway, where
the unfortunate victims met their
fate, was wide enoufh for all de
mands of the law.
Search is being instituted for two
Italians who were sitting in the gal
lery and whose cry of Are is believed
to have caused the disaster.
SHOPS ARE REOPENED;
MEN RETURN TO WORK
Eight-hour Day Replaces Nine-hour
Day in H. A S, A, Shops.
Which Closed Thursday.
Shops of the Gaiveston. Harrisburg
& San Antonio railroad, which were
closed last Thursday with the an
nouncement that they would re-open
on September 1. were opened this
morning and 175 men who were
thrown out of employment when the
shops closed, were again given work.
The men include machinists, black
smiths, painters, carpenters, copper
smiths and boilermakers.
Following the closing of the shops
Thursday members of the machinists’
organization. Alamo Local No. 39.
were appointed a committee to call
upon officials of the company and
ask that the contract between the
company and machinists be fulAlled.
This contract, it was stated by ma
chinists. provides that the men be
employed eight hours a day for Ave
days each week. It provides further
that in the event any men are to be
laid off those youngest.In service be
let out. Machinists claimed that the
company violated the contract by
closing the shops Thursday.
Both officials and machinists wcry
loth to discuss the matter today. Offi
cials of the company said no demand
had been made by machinists and that
no committee had called upon them.
Machinists said that the committee
had conferred with the officials.
The men went back to work this
morning on an eight-hour schedule
tn place of the nine-hour schedule
that has been in force in the past, it
was stated.
Officials intimated' that shortening
the day might have had something to
do with the men returning to work
before September 1.
CHILD UNDER IGE
HURT AT LAUNDRY
Mother Complains at Sheriff's Office
and Is Directed to See County
'■ Attorney.
A little girl who gave her name as
Garcia and said she was 13 years
old. appeared at the sheriff's office
today and exhibited a badly burned
hand, which she said had been burned
while she was at work in a local
laundry. The child's mother accom
panied her and said that a physician
who attended the girl said her fingers
might be stiff for life.
Mother and daughter said they had
been advised to sec the sheriff after
they had asked the laundry to pay
damages for the Injury and had been
refused. Deputy Sheriff Stevens in
formed them that it was a violation
of law for laundries to employ children
under 15 years of age. They were di
rected to the county attorney's office
and advised to file complaint. They
did not 3e? the county attorney before
noon but the mother said she would
return this afternoon to see him
Deputy Sheriff Stevens said he in
tended investigating reports that some
laundries are employing children un
aKal age and flle complaints
if he discovered evidence to bear out
the reports The Thirty-second legis
frome’l?ht sai . d ' ralsed the limit
to Venn 2 - 15 A fine of $50
ki, j°< each day th ® child is em
ployed is provided by the act.
SELL ORDERS CAUSE DROP
Cotton at One Time L, 78 Point* Un
dor Saturday's Close.
T l ,,: ' 88 °ciated rnEss.)
NEW YORK. Aug. 28. to
sell a few hundred bales of August
cotton in the market here todav sent
the price down to 12.20. or 78 points
below the closing price of Saturday.
Later months were easier owfnp
to the increasing new crop and ruled
about 20 to 25 points net lower.
August rallied late in the day on bull
support, closing at 12.50 bld.
SAX ANTONIO, TEXAS, MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1911.
REOISTRICTING
BILL PA55E5 THE
LECISUTUHE
After a Stormy Scene the Sen
ate Adopts the Measure By
Vote of 16 to 8.
UGLIER TERM AGAIN USED
Motion By Vaughan and
Remarks Thereon Arouses
Temporary Chairman,
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
AUSTIN. Tex.. Aug 28.—One of the
stormiest sessions that the senate has
known during the present special ses
sion held sway for the hour that pre
ceded adjournment time this morning.
The trouble came up on a motion to
call the congressional re-dlstrictlng
bill up for final passage, and reaened
its greatest stage upon a point, of or
der made by Vaughan of Bowie, that
senators who had congressional as
pirations could not constitutionally
vote on the final passage of the mam
ure. Lieutenant Governor Davidson
in the chair overruled the point and
Vaughan appealed and the chair was
sustained.
\ auglian Is Overruled.
Vaughan raised the point of order
that Senator Adams had usurped the
authority of the senate and ruled
him off’ the floor. “If the senator
from Bowie says that, he is either
mistaken or an infamous liar!' shout
ed Adams, rising from his seat and
shaking his cane in the direction of
Vaughan. Order was restored but the
discussion was still on at, the noon
hour, with Senator Adams tn the
chair.
There was another flurry in the sen
ate this morning, the occasion being
a resolution by Terrell of McLennan
looking t<> an investigation of the
comptroller's department with a view
to "ascertaining whether or not any
emplove of the department Is now or
has been during the present year, In
terested in or connected with any law
firm in this state that has acted for
any party in securing permits to ap
ply tor retail liquor licenses."
Terrell Reads Letter.
In speaking on his resolution. Sena
tor Terrell read a letter tending $“
show that one application, after ha.--
ing been on file for an unusual length
of time was granted only after the ap
plicant had paid $10 to a firm of Aus
tin lawyers. He also told of one case
which he said ho had investigated, and
in which ho said that h» ascer
tained that a postoffice order for a
renewal of liquor llvonse permit had
cashed by the comptroller's de
partment. five days prior to a time,
when a member of tho department In
formed him (Terrell) that no such ap
plication had been received.
Committee Is Named.
The resolution looked to the ap
pointment of three senators to Investi
gate certain correspondence bad be
tween certain senators and certain
citizens of Texas relative to tho mat
ter.
On motion of Mayfield, the Torrell
resolution was amended to provide
that tho investigating committee
should be elected by the senate In
stead of appointed by the chair. The
amendment carried. Terrell of Mc-
Lennan. Lattimore and Collins were
named as the committee. They arc
to begin their work this afternoon.
REDISTRICTING BILL PASSES.
Senate Adopts Congressional Appor
tionment A/tcr Exciting Session.
(SPECIAL TO THE LIGHT.)
AUSTIN, Tex.. Aug. 28. After an
exciting and sensational session of the
senate tho congressional redistricting
hill was passed finally by a vote of
16 to 8. The pros opposing the bill
kept up their fight on the measure
and exhausted every parliamentary
device that could be conceived to de
lay matters, and finally the advocates
of the measure won out and the bill
passed.
Tho legislature will not adjourn sine
die until tomorrow night at 12 o’clock,
that as it has been deefded by- Speak
er Rayburn that there is that much
time in which to wind up tho business.
The governor also entertains the same
view.
The eight-hour bill was to all in
tents killed today in the house by fail
ure to obtain a sufficient number of
pro votes to pass it under a suspen
sion of the rules.
The governor is said to be prepar
ing hfs final message to the legislature
which will be somewhat interesting. It
is said tho governor may yet veto the
appropriation for tho attorney gen
eral's department and send that item
back to the legislature for correction.
Cone Johnson Excused.
• SPECIAL TO THE LIGHT.)
AUSTIN, Tex., Aug. 28.—Cone
Johnson will go unpunished of the
charge of contempt notwithstanding
the fact that he was summoned before
the house just like Wolters and other
witnesses. His case has been allowed
to drop.
Representative Bagby, a member of
tho house investigating committee,
said that Johnson had been summon
ed. but that it appears no efforts had
been made to force him to appear be
fore the house.
Committee Re|x>rt Presented.
• SPECIAL TO THE LIGHT.)
AUSTIN. Tex.. Aug. 28.—Chairman
Vaughan of the senate investigating
committee today presented the re
port of the committee to tho senate
but asked until January 1, 1912. in
which to file their findings and rec
ommendations. Senator Watson
wanted to know If It would re
quire that much time, and finally the
date was changed to October 1 In
which the committee shall file its
findings and recommendations to the
secretary of state. Tho testimony was
submitted which contains probably
several hundred thousand words. 1
MORE SPANISH KOOPS
SENT TO MOROCCO
Dlspauhe- >aj Preparations Arc Being
Made to Land 500 on Coast
South of Agadir.
(BY THE ASSOCIATE! TRESS)
MADRID, Aug. 28.—Dispatches re
ceived here today from I Jis Palmas,
Canary Islands, say that five hundred
Spanish soldiers are making prepara
tions to embark tomorrow on the
transport Alnilrante Ix>bo to occupy
Salnte Croix Lh Mlneuro on the
Moroccan coast to the south of Aga
dir. where the arrival last July of the
German warship Panther stirred up
the present international dispute over
Morocco.
The news reporting the movement
of a Spanish force to southern Mo
rocco has not yet been elucidated, but
should it be confirmed, it is expected
further to complicate the Moroccan
problems, over which negotiations are
in progress between Jules ('ambon, the
French ambassador at Berlin and
Herr Von Kiderlin-Waechter, the
German foreign secretary.
POPE HOLDS AUDIENCE
AFTER HIS ILLNESS
Pontiff Receive* Two Distinguished
Churchmen al Vatican —Merry
del t ill Takes Vacation.
(BT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
ROME. Aug. 28.—Pope Pius this
morning received In audience Cardinal
Seraphtn Vannutelll. grand peniten
tiary of the holy Catholic church, and
also the most Rev Martin Tritschlery
Cordova, archbishop of Yucatan.
Cardinal Merry del Vai. the papal
secretary of state, who delayed his va
cation during the recent Illness of the
pope today went to Montemarlo.
where he will stay at the villa Bluh
menstll for the remainder of the
summer.
HEAVY RAINS FALL
IN ALL NORTH TEXAS
Mtc Crops und Pasturage Are Greatly
Benefited by the Precipita
tion in Tarrant County.
(RY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
FORT WORTH. Tex., Aug. 28. -
Two inches of rain fell in Tarrant
county this morning. The downpour
started at 2 a. m. and continued with
out ceasing until 9 a. m. Late corn,
cotton and pasturage will profit by
the moisture. Rain is reported In all
directions bj the railroads centering
here.
Benefits Dallas Counlv
i BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
DALLAS, Tex., Aug. 28. A slow,
steady rain which began falling short
ly after midnight and continued until
about 9 o'clock this morning has been
of great benefit to growing crops in
Dallas county. The precipitation is
estimated at about two inches.
Three Inches |» Denton Counlv.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
DENTON. Tex., Aug. 28.—A steady
rain fell hero all last night, the pre
cipitation over this (Denton) county
ranging from two to three nehes.
Farmers say this Insures a big wheat
crop.
Flood Warning Is Given.
(RY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. 1
FORT WORTH. Tex., Aug. 28 -
Warning that the Trinity will over
flow here within the next 24 hours
was issued this afternoon by the
United States government. Residents
in tho river bottoms have been noti
fied of the approaching danger.
Hard Rain In Vernon.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED TRESS)
VERNON. Tex., Aug. 28.—A hard
rain fell hero all last night.
FOR TEXAS EXHIBIT
AT LAND EXPOSITION
Permanent Organization to be Effect
ed to Devise Ways and Means
<>f Representation.
(SPECIAL TO THE LIGHT.)
AUSTIN. Tex.. Aug. 28.—-A large
and enthusiastic mass meeting is be
ing held here today of business men,
citizens and others interested in tne
welfare of Texas, for the purpose of
effecting a permanent organization to
devise ways and means to provide a
Texas exhibit at the National Land
expositions to he held at Pittsburg,
Chicago and New York.
Mayor Wooldridge welcomed the
delegation and Representative Wor
tham delivered an address. "Opportu
nities," which caused much applause.
Commissioner of Agriculture Kone
was made temporary chairman and
Thomas of Beaumont temporary sec
retary. The following committee on
permanent organization was appoint
ed :
J R. Carringf' n. Antonio; D. R.
Beatty. Houston: Hall P. Street. San
Antonio; G. F Crittenden. Ft. Worth;
M. M. McFarland. Eagle Pass; A. C.
Swanson. Brownsville; J. D. Ran
dolpr. Austin, and O. L. Williams.
Pottsboro.
It was recommended that the state
he divided into twent' districts with a
chairman for each district. This com
mittee will report this evening.
TODAY’S NOMINEE FOR MEXICAN
PRESIDENCY, AND CHIEF OPPONENT
FRANCISCO I. MADERO.
MADERO HEADS
PROGRESSIVES
IN CONVENTION
Former Revolutionist Is Sure to
Be Named for the Presi
dential Nomination.
REYES STRONG OPPONENT
Military Man Counts on. Per
sonal Following and Army
Popularity.
I'p to a late hour this afternoon no
word of Madero's nomination by the
progressive convention had been re
ceived.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS'
I* CITY OF MEXICO, Aug. 28.—
। Francisco I. Madero will be formally
I nominated today for the presidency by
। delegates representing 1500 clubs in
I national convention of the progress-
I ivr party, unless something unthought
of by more than nine-tenths of the
city's population occurs.
The name of the choice of the con
vention for vice president is by no
means so simple. Sunday the creden
tials of thi delegates were examined
and the preliminary work of organiz
ing the convention done, but the se
rious pert of the program is fixed for
j today.
.Madero Only Name Up.
No name I ut that of Madero is sug
gested for the presidency, but four
names will doubtless be placed before
the convention for the vice presiden
tial nomination. Dr. Francisco Vas
quez Gomez has retained many of his
backers who will do their best to keep
his name on the ticket where it was
placed in 1910. prior to the revolu-
I tion, but both he and his brother. Em
' ilio Vasquez Gomez, former minister
I of the interior, have lost prestige and
| it will be a surprise if he receives the
Ivetes necessary. His most dangerous
| opponent appears to be Jose Pino
j Huurez, but Alfredo Robles Dominguez
has also gained a big following and
friends of Fernando Iglesias Calderon
will ask the convention to name him.
Iglesias Calderon is the man who
recently organized the liberal party,
which now appears ready to support
Madero if given the vice presidency.
Six Parties In Field.
Six parties and two or three other!
organizations with ambition to attain
the dignity cf that character ha-e ap
peared. but it now seems certain tnat
but three will have presidential can
d!Jutes ;n Hu race. These men will
be Madero. Gt neral Benardo Reyes
and Emilio Vasquez Gomez.
Vasquez Gojnez is the choice of the
insurgent group of Madero's party.
Reyes is content to run with a per- j
sonal following popularly known as
the Reyistas.
The < '.itholtcs agreed In convention |
to support Madero.
The evolutionists, organized by |
Jorge Vera Estanol. one of the Diaz
aftbinet. have announced their inten
tion of naming no candidates, th* .
chief going so far as to declare he will I
asX congri ss to postpone the elections!
on account of unsettled conditions
throughout the republic.
The otter two parties are the liber
als and the anti-re-electionlsts. the
latter being the supporters of Emilio .
Vasquez Gomet
FOURTEEN PAGES TODAY
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
FUNERAL FOR AUT01STS
INSTEAD OF BANQUET
Chicago Motor Club Will Attend Last
Services Over Driver Killed in
Elgin Races.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. >
CHICAGO. Aug. 28.—A funeral In
stead of n banquet will constitute the
Chicago Motor club's observance of
the dose of the Elgin races.
All arrangements for a celebration .
to have been held this evening have)
been cancelled and plans for the fun
eral of "Dave" Buck, the racing driver
whoso life was sacrificed in the Elgin
national trophy event last Saturday.
The club had planned a banquet
with the score of drivers who par
ticipated in the meeting as guests of
honor, but the only event the club
members arc asked to take part in
now is a funeral from Grace Episcopal
church.
It is expected that tho longest line
of automobiles ever seen in a funeral
procession will follow the body.
The body of Samuel Jacobs. Buck's
mechanician, who also was killed, will
be sent to his sister in Cincinnati.
GUN TESTS WW
8T ENTIRE FLEET
Firing by Battleship Delaware Against
the San Marcos Conducted iu
Presence of 12.000 Men.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
NORFOLK. Va.. Aug. 28.—Fair
weather prevailed today for the tests
of the guns of the battleship Delaware
against tho hulk of the San Marcos,
or the old battleship Texas, in the
waters of Tangier Sound near the
eastern shore of Virginia. The tests
were observed by 12,000 men aboard
the sixteen battleships and cruisers of
Rear Admiral Osterhaus' Atlantic
fleet which proceeded yesterday from
Hampton Roads to Tangier for this
purpose.
They will return to the roads for
coal and other supplies before leaving
finally the last of the present week
for the southern drill grounds off this
coast for extensive war game end
maneuvers which have been planned
for the early part of September.
ELOPES AND MARRIES
WHILE IN COLORADO
Niece of Late Colonel Swope Weds
Traveling Man in Pueblu in
That State.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo.. Aug.
28. —Lucy Lee Swope, niece of the late
Col. Thomas If. Swope, the Kansas
City millionaire, eloped yesterday
morning with W. B. Byrne, a travel- i
Ing salesman of Denver. They were!
married at Pueblo. Colo.
— ■ —
Witness in Hyde Caac.
•BY TH); ISSOCIATED PRESS.) I
KANSAS (’IT). Mo.. Auk. 28.—
Lucy Lee Swope, who eloped from
Colorado Springs yesterday with W.
R. Byrne, was one of the principal
witnesses in the trial of Dr. C. B.
Hyde here last year for the murder of
Colonel Swope. She is expected to tes
tify at the second trial of Dr. Hyde
hero next October.
GEN. BERNARDO REYES.
H. C. REES OPTICAL CO
“The Batter OpttdaM.”
m a *haao* far g*«r
patraaago an* (oo« will aag wa
Prwala* to haM mum to $*u Mt
tira *attafao*loa.
M* W. OonuMToa St.
Oppoalta 8t. Marr* ■«.
WATERS OF
BAY FLOOD
CHARLESTON
Wind Reaches Seventy Miles
an Hour and Waves Over
flow Low Parts of the City,
NO TRAINS ARE RUNNING
Water In Bay Higher Than Any
Time Since Tidal Wave Twen- -
ty-five Years Ago.
TIMELY WARNING GIVEN
People Escape and No Loss of
Life Is Reported—Property
Damage Is Heavy,
I'he severe storm which struck
Charleston and Savananh last
night seems to be centering in the
same locality todav. Indications
are that it is moving northward.
Roth cities were completely cut
oft from communication with the
outside world today and it was
therefore impossible to ascertain
(the extent of the damage the
storm has wrought
A message late today from
Branchville, seventy miles from
Charleston, states that there is
three feet of water in the Charles
ton union station, partially con
' firming earlier reports that
Charleston was menaced by the
flood. The message also says that
no trains have left Charleston
since 8 o’clock last night.
(RY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
, WASHINGTON. Aug. 28.—No word
. has reached the navy department to
' dav from Charleston. S. C.. and It I*
believed here that wireless communi
cation has been entirely cut off by the
elements. The department has in
structed the coast stations to endeavor
to get in touch with the Charleston
navy yard.
Thera were a number of naval
vessels In Charleston harbor including
the collier Caesar, four submarines,
two destroyers and fourteen reserve
torpedo boats.
WIND SEVENTY MILES AN HOUR
Much Damage Along Charleston Water
From but No Loss of Life.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PREM)
AUGUSTA. Ga., Aug. 28.—A tele
phone message from Ridgeville, thirty
one miles from Charleston, says the
wind In Charleston at 11 o'clock this
morning was blowing between sixty
and seventy miles an hour and con
siderable damage had been done along
the water front, but people who re
turned from Charleston this morning,
leaving there during the night, re
ported no loss of life.
Later messages confirm the report
that the union passenger station in
Charleston Is under water. Everybody
on the Isle of Palms and Sullivan's
Island was warned 1n time yesterday
afternoon to get to the peninsula on
Mount Pleasant, though some of them
were not able to get over the city on
the boats, but were forced to go back
inland towards McClellandaville.
Along the water front in Charleston
the water Is the highest known there
since the tidal wave In 1889.
Railway traffic In and out ot
Charleston has been blocked since last
night on account of inundation of
tracks between Magnolia and Aahley
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