a tropical storm formed in gulf of mexico northwest of campeche on july 3. by the evening of july 6 it was approaching the coastline of texas and had become a category 1 hurricane. it made landfall just west of galveston and quickly weakened to a tropical storm. it dissipated near the alabama-tennessee state line two days later after further weakening to a tropical depression. sections of galveston were flooded by a storm surge. at baton rouge, tornados related to the hurricane demolished a hundred homes and caused two floors of the state penitentiary to collapse killing ten prisoners.