The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-30
THE TEXAS CYCLONE.
The site Of Indianoia Covered with the Rains
Of Dwellings, stores, and Churches.

GALVESTON, Sept. ga Neics' reporter
returned on the steamer Harlan to-day, bringing
the following additional particulars from In
dianola:
Along the entire routs were seen wrecks Of
houses, vharyes, furniture and trunks floating.
tho point at Matsgords Island. One house re-
mains. All those at Saiuria on the east end are
Can't 5ee opposite hou sas sIsnd; Tns .ne III
drowned. At Sauria not vestige remains to
mark where Capt. Nichols, DR.. Dean. Capt. Hill
and the Humphrey brothers resided. The two
iron-framed light houses with their occupants
were washed away.
At Indianola ruin and devastation only could
be seen. Houses were broken down and piled
one upon another. The wreck Of the Episcopal
bayon. This church before the storm steod
eight blocks up In the heart Of the CITY. Look
house remained intact. Several immense piles
Of lumber blocked tho streets, the remains of
houses which afew days ago contained stocks
Of goods.
Right across Main street. from the bay to tho
railroad track, was bayou II feet deep and III
feet wide, over which ferry boats had been i'm
provised. Again higher up, near the Court
House. was another bayou not quite so wide
but deeper These in fact divide the town into
three districts. The FIRST OF these bayous passed
where DIR. Rice's house stood. There are thir-
teen other smaller bayous, which were cut by
the waves from the bay into the city, out to a
less distance. Two of these are on each side Of
d. G; Proctor's residence, and came near bring
ing hts nice dwelling to the ground. but the
a large number who bad collected there for
safety.
FROM the bayou on tho bay shore up to Cassi-
mer's house only one building remains where
there were over 100. Among those swept away
were the Globe Hotel, railroad onice, Pat.
Smiths hotel Woodward's and Col. Baldridge's
residences, the Catholic church and the priests
only one house standing; thence to the Court
House there are four, all OF which are more OF
less damasssd II, The Court & House, being in a
windows, and roof were injured. On Main
street there is not a building from Powder Horn
bayou 20 the railroad track, except the shell Of
From the railroad track, on the right hand
bu,Iangs sr stsnd,nv but tbsr ara da1sad %, .ne
several being unroofed. The railroad shops
engine house, carpenter snop and cars were
completely demolished, and the turnpike has
disappeared. Nearly every house was more or
less injured, by being washed from Its block
Ioas 8ssnSrd %raS9 Mr. 6dss Sna
Wm. lheilpak0, were lost.
On the other side OF the bayou only one house
Is left standing, where several stood before the
Hood. The Bulletin ONCE Is wreck.
Col. ORelsbury not only lost his ONCE, but his
house was completely wrecked and lost. In
fact, Indianola IL a most desolate place, there
not being more than twelve houses Of all de-
One hundred and seventy-four lives were lost.
:, The number OF those lost at Saturia, Decrow's
Point, and the twoI ghthouses was 81.
A partial list Of the losses follows;
The Gulf western Texas and Pacinc Railroad Com.
SsE tsSoV blo n ks G0 .sGss
hucK lumber dealer seO, 900 j. Mitchell, hard
ware dealer 900 David Lewis. drusgst and grocer,
10000 ID. H. Reagan, Wholesale dry goods, 900
n ken Co, Agricultural Implements, SEQ 900 {. W.
ssSTs ads deseT, SI00 L. AisIA1dea dry goods
van. Wholesale grocer, li6'ooOt Il. c. War; Co =,
Wholesale hardware tl0 900 II. A. Hoyt tin stove
ware, $500 VIM. %stho6 Co., LUMBER and sash
sTossT and snip css9ais5. $500 VIM A Hogan.
sroessry to00oi p l. ssI'@soer G @ grocer $1,000 Nor:
wharf $4,000; Gen. VIM. II. WoodwArd's residence,
furniture, &C. $4,000 Henry Shepherds resldence,
5000; ID. X. WOOdward's residence and furniture,
1000 J. CSnITel' % SuIIding. 1900; s. b, BnTb,nks
5000 D. C. Procters residence furniture and library
1900; Andrew Eidebaugh's residence and ship yard,
60.OOu - y