Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1900 — SIX THOUSAND HOUSES LOST. [ARTICLE]

SIX THOUSAND HOUSES LOST.

Government's Official Figures on the Gulveeton Hurricane. The government weather bureau official report of the Galveston storm shows that 5.1130 houses were totally destroyed, that the life loi-s is estimated at 0,000 nnd property dimage wid exceed $30.000,000. The triad attained a velocity of 120 miles a i hour ou an estimate. At 100 miles tin hour it carried away tha unncuiomctcr at Galveston. Tbe barometer at Gal vest lu during the storm registered 28.53, tie lowest aver recorded