The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-09-23

but the water was getting lower until the
wind yeered to the north. Then camo hope,
daylight began TO break, and then did we
behold the awful destruction around us,
and thanked God that We had been saved,
and that our perilous position was nothing
compared with the sufferings Of our neigh
bors and citizens along the bay. Broad
daylight revealed scene that was terrible
to behold. The town could not be recog
nlzed as the Indianoia of lhe day previous
Everywhere people were seen wadIng ami
Jumping over one gully and another
Neighbor met neighbour and told their
troubles and tribula,ions
The previous night death and destruc
ton was all around US; houses crushed 10
the ground, and others swayed round and
leaning over, the wind finally dying down
and the water disappearing from places in
the streets. Those that could sailed out to
learn the news. Bodies of men, women
and children were found in all directions.
The Police and Gua:ds were organized, and
search was made for missing relatives and
friends. How many have lost their lives
IN this fearful storm it lis impossible to
learn. Up to this time sixty or seventy
bodies have been found and buried. Wo-
men were found, and men also, who had
floated off on doors or anything they could
get hold of, miles away. Some were be-
meath their roof, carried away long dis
tances. The ESCAPE of SO many of our citi-
zens is most miraculous. The search for
bodies is still going on, and the number of
human beings drowned will never be known,
as there were many strangers in town,
though 1t is estimated that one hundred
and fifty persons were drowned.
II. j. Huck lost everything but his house.
W. Westhoff lost all his lumber II. Runge
& Co. and ID. Sullivan lost heavily. Mr.
Piaget lost $500 sheep. ]. Mitchells stock
of goods were lost, but his family were
saved. The following were lost: DR.. John
H. Leak, Mr.. w. Coffin, mother and fam
lily, Mrs. Madden and family, Mr.. Contret
and family; nearly all of Mr.. J. Morri-
sons household, twenty-one in number
aud Rev. Mr.. Jope and family. We bur-
ried eighteen bodies yesterday, and will
continue until the dead are deposited in
their last resting place.
You cannot imagine the extent of the dis
aster. Nothing short of its full detail will
give proper knowledge of it. Numbers
of persons were out on RATS for hours, but
in many cases were saved. VIM. Taylor
ton trial for the Sutton murder) was let out
of Jail to prevent his being drowned, and
made his escape. All the churches in town
are swept away; so is the Masonic Hail.
The court house is safe.
At Saluria, out of forty-five persons, Capt.
Sim Brown and two of his family were saved.
They took refuge in the light house. Capt
Brown is now the only surviving pilot at the
Pass.
All but two of Capt. Decrams family were
lost at Decrams Point.
Great destitutlen prevails here.
The Victoria people hearing of it, nobly
sent assistance at once. Out of the entire
force of pilots, only one at Indianola is
alive. Manager Sanborn, of the telegraph
company, is reported safe. The office is
entirely destroyed. Information from Cor
pus Christi reports that the town is safe
They escaped the heavy gale. The town of
Saluria is entirely washed away. The tele-
graph lines are Frustrated for miles.
The citizens of Galveston are organizing
for the relief of the survivors at Indianola,
and provisions and clothing will be sent
them.
GALVESTON, September 21.-Latcr infor-
nation says the town of Matagorda is
swept away. Only two houses remain
standing. The town of Cedar Lake was
washed away and all the people lost. A pub
lie meeting of citizens was held this even
ing and largely attended. Money was lib
orally subscribed to aid the Indianola and
other sufferers. A steamer will leave here
tomorrow morning with PROVISIONS and
clothing.
Information received from East Bay states
that the suffering among the people is ter
rible. Out of twenty-eight human beings,
only five are known to be alive.
GALVESTON, September 22.-Capt. Peters
has returned from the steamship Australia.
He reports that the vessel lies in five and
half feet of water. 1t will require much
time and great expense to get her ahoat.
The body of Willie Blount, who was lost
with DR.. Peete, was found Yesterday near
the lightship IN the harbor.
Six bodies were found at different points
in the bay. Nearly all seamen
Bodies are being picked up which have
floated miles up the bay.
At Shoal point the sloop Nellie Sweeney,
the schooner Minerva and the schoon-
er Amos Houston are high and dry.
The schooner Adelaide is ashore on high
ground at Edwards Point. The three
masted schooner Christina will prove a to-
Ia; loss.
From all the information we gather, the
storm or cyclone appears to have taken in
its course belt of country some forty
miles ia width from the north of Calves
ton Island, extending to the north of
Houston. The hurricane swept over this
entire section of the coast to the west of
Indianola and into the Gulf. Galveston
was to the south of the most severe portion
of the gale.
The steamship Harlan, before leaving In
dianola, gave all Of her provisions which
could be spared to the sufferers.
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addition to those already reported-Mr.
Soudow, the two Barrons, father and son,
and teamster, whose name is unknown.
The entire list of lost at Lynchburg,
Morgan's Point and Baytown, is as follows:
Mr.. West, Mrs. Pierce and four children,
Clara Grafton, Mrs. Mckee. Mrs. August,
a grandson of DIR. Alexander, and negro
man-sixteen in all. Two dead bodies of
negroes were picked up by the steamer
Fowler, near Lynchburg.
Information is received from the east
Bernard country states that the entire Sec
ton is under water.
We learn that the town of Velasco is en-
tirely swept away, and not house is left to
indicate where it stood and to mark the
spot. Not a life was lost, and 173 persons,
among them Judge Gustave Cook, of the
criminal court and family, were miracu-
lousy saved. When the great storm
had ragged for some time, and a surging sea
had entirely surrounded their place, and the
pillows began to invade the houses. The
entire population were huddled in the upper
apartments of the largest building in town !;
but when it was seen that the sea and storm
were about to sweep it away, the men, who
were up to their necks in water, with the
e Ill 90.
a schooner, and got aboard themselves.
Among them was Col. Cooke. He dashed
the vessel first to one tree and then to an
other as they were pulled up by the roots,
and thus rode out the storm. The house
from which they escaped was swept off
shortly after they left it. Eight miles on
the land side of Velasco the sea was five
feet deep during the storm. The large
steamship Australia stranded in the mouth
of the East Bernard, where she now lies in
eight feet water. She rescued all the in