The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-30
THE GULF DISASTER
Contributions for the Coast Sui
iercrs Further Particulars Of
the Destruction aud Loss OF
Life.


tributiOns for the lndianola and coas,
sufferers are coming from Austin, San
Antonio, New Orleans, Dallas, Waco
and Shreveport; also from many Of the
Northern and Eastern cities,
A news reporter returned on the steam
er Harlan to-day, bringing the following
additional particulars from lndianola
Along the entire route was seen the wrecks
of houses and furniture floating. The
outer light house at Pass Cavallis stands,
On the point OF Matagorde Island but one
house remains; all those at Saturia, on
the east end are gone. On the opposite
side stands the remnant OF Capt. DeCOm's
house. The men were all drowned at
Satura. Not vCstige remains 10 mark
where Dapt, Nichols, DR., Dean, Capt. Hill
and the Humphreys resided, Two iron
fOundries aud the lighthouses with their
occupants were washed away, At lndi-
anola ruin and devastation only could he
seen-housGs broken down and piled one
up on another, among them the wreck Of
the Episcopal church lying Immediate
ly on the bank Of the bayou. This church
before the storm stood eight blocks up in
the heart Of the city. Looking down
Main street from the boat II was Nppar-
Cnt that scarcely house remained intact,
Several immense piles OF lumber blocked
the sIreets--the remains OF houses which
u few days ago contained stocks OF goods
On word being sent up that hip with
provisions from Galveston for the suffer
ers had arrived, short time elapsed when
D. G. Proctor, Gen. W. II. Woodward, W.
II. Grain, Mr., Barlow, Mr.. Milby, Judge
Hook and others came down and received
those on the boat with their usual courte-
sizes, but showing by their appearance
that they had suffered with the others.
Don Sullivan had reopened his store
house and carried n portion Of his goods
back into the house. Rumpe Il Co. had
done the same. Yet even then the streets
were filed indiscriminately with mer.
chandisc and household goods Of every
conceivable character. Right across Main
street from the bay to the railroad track
was u bayou II feet deep and l2O feet
wide, over which ierryboats had been
improvised, Again, higher up, near the
court house, was another not quite so
wide yet deeper, These, in fact, divided
the town into three districts. The first
of these bayOus passed where DR., Rices
house stood. There are thirteen other
smaller bNyous which were cut by the
waves from the bay into the city, but
they did not penetrate so great distance.
Two of these arc on each side Of d. G.
ProCtor's residence, and came near bring
ing his nice dwelling to the ground, but
the waves subsidized just in time to save
the lives Of Il large number who had col
lected there for safety. The most dam
age done was from the bayou on the
bay shore up to Cassemcr's house.
LIST OF LOST WHITES.
Mrs. Kelley and child, Mrs. Morrison,
Mrs. lIurd and four children, Capt, Sam
Barton, Fred GOnert, Kew. Mr.. Jope,
Mrs. Mary JOpe, Miss Annie Jopc, Miss
Jessie JOpe, Davenport Lee, two orphan
boys with Rev. J. JOpe, Max Hollis and
wife, Mrs. Emory Footc and child; Mrs.
Smith and Miss Smith, j. EmmicI Col
lins, Jas Coutrct, Mrs. Coutrct, Miss
Rev, A. lIamberg, Mrs. lINmberg and one
child, Mrs McGrath and son Willie,
Miss Josie COnrcy, Master John COnrcy,
Il stranger was found under Capt. Shep.
herds house, Mrs. Madden and three
children, Mrs. Willie Coffin and two
children, Miss Rebecca Hanna, Thomas
Harrison andchidrcn, Mrs. X. p. Moore
and child Of Carrine Miller, Col. Peters,
wife and son, Isaac J.J. Smidth hospitH
stewart; +. Winkleman and b. MaGMa.
hon, hospital patients; two children Of
Mrs Cahill, Mike Brennan and two child
ren, Miss Lizzie Micur, G. s. Walker and
wife aud four children, two children Of
Thomas II. Clements, Captain Il. W.
K. Jones and wife, Of Malagorda
Island, three children Of Alexander
II. Cold, Mrs. Ernst and child,
Jas Strong, Ethan Clark, Mrs. Perry and
daughter, and two sailors below the
bayou who were strangers.
One building remains where over ono
hundred stood, everything being COM
pletcly demolished or swept away.
Among them were the Globe Hotel, rail-
road Office, Pat. Smiths Hotel, Col. Bal
bridges residence, the Catholic church,
priests house, and others. From Cassi-
mcrc's to Eleincck's, there is only one
house standing; thence to the court house
there are only four, all Of which are more
or less damaged, the court house being in
better condition than the others, only its
doors, windows and roof being injured.
On Main street there is not n building
from pOwdCrhOrn Bayou to the railroad
track, except the shell Of Mitchell's large
store. From the railroad track, on the
right hand side going to the court house all
standing, but damaged, and several were
unrooied. Railroad shops, engine house,
carpenter shop and the ears were demoi.
shed. Thcturn.tablc is gonc and nearly
every house was more Or less injured by
being washed from their blocks, and the
following are entirel ly gone: Geo. Arm.
strong, Louis Bernard, VIM. llarthen and
Wm. Theilpape, and on the other side Of
Bayou street only one house Is left stand
ing were quite number stood before the
flood. The bulletin office Is perfect
wreck, only pieces Of two presses can be
seen. Col. Oglesbury, not only lost his
office hut his house was completely wreck
ed and lost. In fact IndianolN Ia the
most desolatc place, there are not ex.
cecding twelve houses Of all descriptions
left, in fact everyone being more or less
damaged. ia lives lost.
LIST OFrnosE LOST ATsATuRtA, DE- crows
POINT AND THE TWO LtGliT HOUSES.
George Humphreys, wife and one child,
Cant. VIM. Nichols, wife and three chill.
dten; the names of Nichols children
were James, Julia and Fowley; Mrs.
Swartz, Of lndianola; Dr.J II. Lake,
Mrs. Leila Collin, j. X. McCreary, John
Nichols and wife, Jos. Billings, wife and
son, Edward Capt. Vim. Hill, wife, son,
johnny, and two daughters, Lizzie and
Mary; Capt. 7. DE Grow and wife; Miss
K. Cherry, X. DE Crow, Miss A. Walker,
Louis Adkins, Thomas Mayne, DR.. Jacob
Hull, Capt. Hicks, Capt, Smith, Of the
schooner Rescue, Mrs. John Humphreys
and her twOchildren, and Lizzie Mitchell
List Of losses: The q. W.T.. 4 Pacific
railroad, $4,000; II. llungee 4 Co.,
wholesale grocers, $4,000; lluCk 4 Bros
general merchants, $4,000; IL j, liuck,
lumber dealer, 100000; j. f. Mitchell,
hardware dealer, $4,000; David Lewis,
druggist and grocer, $4,000; q. v. Rea.
gan,whOlesale dry goods, $4,000; II. lhen,
agricultural implements and iron, S2O,-
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