Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-09-30
THE GULF DISASTER.
Additional Particulars and List OF SUI
feTers by Ihe Recent Terrible SiS-
itatiOn ON the Gulf Coast.

GALVESTON, Seutembar % As far rs
known, one hundred and seyenty-three lives
were lost at Indianpla
Large contributions for ludlanGla and the
coast sufferers are coming forward rom Aus
tin, san Antonio, New BTauulels, Dallas, Wa
co and Shreveport, also from many northern
and eastern cities.
A NslUs reporter returned on the steam hip
Harlan to-day. bringing the following a1dl-
tional particulars from lndlanole: AlouE ihe
entire route are seen the wrecks OI houses,
WnaTVcs, furniture ana Trunks iOajlUE. The
outer nshthouse at Pass CAyaiii, stands. On
the point OF Matagorda Island one house re-
mains. All those at -alurla, on lhe east end,
are gone. On the opposite side stands rem
naot of Captain DecOwS house. The men
were all drowned. At Salurid not veslge
remains 10 mark where Captain Nichols, Dr.
Dean, Captain HiIl and the Humphrey broth
resided. The two non lighthouses,
with their occupants We're washed away. At
IdisnOla ruin and devastation only could be
seeE. Houses broken down and Pilea one
upon another, among " hlch the most notable
was the wreck Of the Episcopal church, lying
Immediately on the bank OF the bay on. THIS
church, before the storm, stood eight blocks
mp in the heart of Tia city. Looking down
Main street from the boat, IL was
apparent that scarcely a house r6-
mained intact. Several immense piles OF
lumber blocked the streets, the remains OF
houses which a feT days ago contained stocks
OF 90 dis. ON W rd beng sent up that ship
with provisions from Galveston Tor the sut-
ferers had arrived, short time elapsed, When
ID. e. Proctor, General W. u. Woodward, W.
II. Grain, Mr.. Barlow, Mr.. Milby, Judge SOCK,
and others came DOWN and received those ON
the boat with their usual COUrteSiES, but show
ing that they had suffered with the Others.
Dan Sullivan had reopened his SlOrehOuse,
and carried a portion OF his goods back into
the house; Rumple d Co. had done the same,
and yet even then the streets were tllled lndlS-
criminately with merchandise ana household
goods OF every conceivable character. Right
across Main street from the bay 10 The railroad
track was a bayou twelve feet deep and one
hundred and twenty feet wide, over which
ferry boats had been impTuvised; again, higher
up near the courthouse was another not quite
50 wide, yet deeper. only one ouiiClng re-
mains where there were over one hundred,
everything else being swept away. Among
tuem were the Globe hotel, raj road Olhce,
Pat Smiths hOtel. Woodward 5, and Colonel
Ba!dridge's residences, the Catholic church,
the priests house and others. From tasSl-
mer to Kleineck's s there Is only one house
standing; thence to the courthouse there are
four, all Of which are more or less damaged ;
the courthouse being IN better condition
than the others, only its doors, windows ana
roof were injured. on Main street there is
not a building from POWderhOrn bayou 10 the
railroad track, except the shell OF Mitchell
large stone. From the railroad track, on the
right hand side going tOWa the cOurLhOu-e e,
all are standing, but Sre damaged. Several
were unrooic1. The railroad thnIs. engine
hOu' G, e,'carpenter-sLOp, ana cN' ere deInOl-
Isl ed, and the turn-table is gone. one hun
dred and seyeuty-four lives were lost.
LIST OF LOST.
Wbites-Nrs. Kelly and child, Mrs. MOrri-
son, Mrs. Hurd and four children, Captain >.
BaT;On, Fred Ccldert. Rev Nj. JOPe, Mrs.
Mary Jope, Davenport Ice, two orphan Doys
with Rev. X. JOpe, Max aalies and WIFE, MIS-.
Emory Foot and child, Mrs. and Miss Smith,
Jennie Collins, J. Cantrel, Mrs. Cantrel Miss
Cantrel, Rev A. Hamberg, German Method
ist; Mrs. Hamberg and child, Mrs. Nj ,Grath
and son, Willie Mess, Josie CO1rey, Master
John Conrey, two daughters SimOnsr Anton
DintheTd, stranger found under captain
SheppaTd's house, Mrs Madden ana Jnree
children, Mrs. Willie Coffin and two children,
Mrs. RebeccR Hanna, Thomas Harllson ana
children, Mrs. K. +. Moore, child of Corrine
Miller, Colonel Peters, wife and son Isaac d.
J. Scmidt hospital steward; Il. Nluhlt-
man, ID. NJ MahOn hospital pate nj; Two chll-
dreu of Mrs. Cahill, Mrs. Mike Brennan ana
two children, Miss LIZZIE Mireur, C.S. walker
and wife. and four children; two children OF
Thomas II. Clements, Captain h. W. X. Jones
and wife, of MatagOrda island; three chlldren
| OF Alexander Cold, Mrs. Ernest and child. JAS
Strong, Mr.. Ethan Clark, Mrs. Perry ana
daughter, and two sailors.
PeIoyy the bayOu List of lost at Salur9 g.
| Crows Point and the two lighthouses Geo
| Humphreys, wife and one child; Captain
WIN. Nichols, wife and three childIen names
of NichOlS's children are James, Julla ana
Fowler; Mrs. SWaTtz, of IudianOla; Dr. J. ii.
| Leake, Mrs Leila Coffin, J. X. NJ Creary, John
Nichols and wife, Joseph Billings, wife ana
son Edward; Captain VIM. Hill, wife. SOB
| Johnny, two daughters, Lizzie ana Mary
! CAPTAIN Thomas DecrOw and wife. Miss Re
becca Cherry, Robt Decrow, MISS ANNE
| Waller, Louis Adkins, ,ThOs. Mayne, Dr. Jacot
| Hall, Captain Hicks, Captain smith, OF tht
| schooner Rescue; Mrs. John humphreys anC
| two children; Lizzie Mitchell, colored.
PARTIAL LIST OF LOSSES
! The Great Western Texas and Pacific rail
| road com pany, Sj5,0O0; II. hunge q %, Whole
| sale @roceTieE. etc $4,000: Huck Il Bro, gen
| eFal merchants, $1,000; II. J. Huck, lumber
dealer, S20OOO: j. Il. Mitchell, hardware
dealer, s5,O0J; David Lewis, druggist ana gro
! Ger. SO 900: u, II. Reagan, whole lessie dry goods
| $4,000: II. Ikers, agricultural implements AM
| iron, S3OO 0; {. W. Shot, hide dealer; SZ'OO
4 IiguOr dealer, SjC0O; D. sullivan, wholesale
| grocer. Si5C1O; K. &. War; u Co, wholesale
| hardware, sl0,OG0; VIM. II. WoodwaTds, resi-
| depce furniture, etc, $1,000; Henry Shepherd
! S5G0O. D. X Woodward, residence and turnl
| ture s 900; w. Il. Cain, furniture and library
| 5000! y. Proctor, residence, furniture AM
| library $1,000. Andrew Edelhaugh- TeSldenc
| aud ship yard, $1,000; James M'COppin, resi-
| dence ana ship yard, S6OJO.