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BKAsHEAR CRY, Sept 81, 3:15 P. M.-The
following was given us by Mr.. Kock, clerk of
steamship Harlan: The statement given be-
low is not accurate, owing to the excitement
that had taken possession of the survivors who
themselves did not yet know at the time of
our departure all of the names of the unfor-
tunatos who had been found drowned. We
are, however, aware of the fact that at Saluria
only Capt. Sim Brown, his family and five
others who had taken refuge IN the LIGHT.
house are alive.
Among the dead are Capt. Hill and family
Capt Decros and family with the exception
of one sony, and one daughter of Capt. Bill
lings; Capt. Nichols. whose eldest son
escaped, but he and family have not been
heard from. Or. John Leake, Geo. Humph-
reys and John Humphreys also were lost.
Out of forty-fve persons who were living
there they think that thirty-three have per-
ished. At Indianola can chronicle the loss
of Rev. Jope and wife, Mr. Conlony and
wife, Mr.. Morrison and family, and with them
some fifteen persons whose names we could
not ascertain.
Mr. Thos. Clements lost two of his children
while endeavoring to save them and his
wife. He barely escaped with his life, and
succeeded in saving his wife. 1t was
rumored that Mr. Coffin, wife and his mother,
also persisted, and such was the fate of Mr..
Goehfard, music teacher. Although we tried
to ascertain the names of all those missing,
We did not get but very unsatisfactory an
swers, all our friends stating to US that, for
the present, it was matter of impossibiity
for them to give us either the number of the
dead or even the names of half or one-fourth.
They estimate the number of missing persons
at about 2OO and while we were there bodies
were being recovered whose identity could
not be made out owing to their long exposure
either to the water or on shore. Water
five feet deep in houses, and the waves
reached the second story windows.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatches.l
GALVESTON, Sept 22.-Capt Peters who re-
turned from the steamship Australian reports
the vessel lies in 81 feet of water. 1t will re-
quire much time and great expense to get her
ahoat.
The body of Will Blount who was lost with
DR.. Peet was found yesterday near the light
ship in the harbor. Six bodies were found at
different places in the bay yesterday.
Nearly all the bodies are being picked up
which have foated up the bay. At Shoal
Point the bark May Queen and schooners
Minerva and Amos Houston are high and dry.
At Wilcox Point the schooner Adelaide is
ashore on high ground. At Edwards Point
the three masted schooner Christiana will
prove q total loss.
From all the information we gather the
storm or cyclone appears to have taken in its
course belt of country some forty miles in
width from the north of Galveston Island, ex-
tending to the north of Houston. The hur-
ricane swept over this entire section of coast
to the west of Indianola into the gulf Gal
weston was to the south of the more severe
part of the gale.
The steamship Harlan, before leaving In
dianola, gave all her provisions which could
be spared to the sufferers.
Four persons were lost at Indianola in adj"
dition to those already reported-Mr. Son.
dow, the two Barrons Gather and SOM and q
teamster whose name Is unknown.
The entire list of lost at Lynchburgh, Nor
gans Point and Bay Town, is as follows: Mr..
West, Mrs. Pierce and four children, Clara
grandson Of DR.. Alexander-ten in all. The
dead bodies of two negroes were picked up
near the steamer Fowler.
Information received from East Bernard
county states that that entire section is under
water.
From Brazoria we learn the town of We
lasco was entirely swept away, and not
house left to indicate where the town stood.
Not life was lost, and one hundred and
seventy-th persons, among them Judge
Gus Cool, of the Criminal Court, and his
family, were miraculously saved, in the fol-
lowing manner:
When the storm had ragged for some time,
the surging sea had entireiy surrounded the
place. and the pillows began to invade the
houses The entire population was huddled
in the upper apartments of the largest build
ing 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,
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