The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-29

Fifiy-seVrn Liv~- Lost ~ the Nouth Of the
Bra1o--N iliagc- Dr-troN ed.

Fifly-sevrn Iiv-- Lost ~ the Mouth OF tho
BrR>o--N illagc- De-tro,cd
GAIVE-IoN, sept. 2s-lhe following ad-
ditionai particulars have teen received from
the mouth Of the Bra1os river
The number 81 persons known to have lost
N IT lives between the peninsula and san Her
uart is n Y--sven. among wuou are Mrs. Sir-
gent aud Mr.. sargent. aii Of ths Forester lam
aLd twin children. Nrs. - slit aui two cAi lren
seven ~ steven Win~tead' family. him-e and
~n-ie. Annie and Johnnie bong saved; sam
l,e-rle>. VIE anu TWO cliidrrn, al u Nr.
naNi,'s family, and one OF the children Il VIM.
Au-Nn.
Judge Cox and hl. f.muy spent the night "
Thursday iu tue trees. ~Om- persons managed
20 save Themselves at the mouth ot the river.
o he people from the other size % the rycr got
on Capt l. us Deyct's boat. Prom one half TO
twO-tuirds II tue cat aud horses are drown
ed. Tho tridgs AZ Cedar Lake /, gore ana the
fences and trees -weut avay. There Is a
man mere VINO dufted two days and nights on
Later information from Trinity river is 20 the
efrct that thrt. sthoouers are ntgh and dry ia
the nelGs near tue fYik OF bunulo Whites
over the cane twelve feet above tho hank - the
river from it, mouth 10 Mallisvile. whore the
aul i To-" anu sMahpb. Inc 9rst 9rst house above
the mouth was owned by Dr. fhehan, ard oc-
cupied by negroes. The house wus entirely car
red away not Vc-tiee - n Is 20 he seen. Of
the nine negroes occupying the house eight
were drowned.
After remaining in the treas from ten ~ a.
teen hours. one - then. becoming perfectly
crazy from fright. tore tie clothes from hi-
mother ia his effort TO climb atree. The mother
OF the family, "A woman nftv or sixty years 81
age, was ued on sunday 10y party passing
down the river, and taken u Mallisyhle.
Al Wallisyilc the following losses are r. port
ed Joseph Herring loses hls dwelling, Gin
house. and press; Mr.. Van Predellis store.
wharf, &c, and a new stock OF gr ceries last
before the -,orn-all lost. The Post Once was
In his store, ana ali the mail matter on hand
went with the store. His loss Is about $7NOO.
Mr. Nooten, dwelling. store, Hud groceries, a
tJtal loss. Ffank wallis residence lost.
Jacob sherman, dwelling, furniture, and out
houses lost. His cotton gin was cut slightly
damaged.
The Lafore Hotel wthstood the terrible rush
20 wind and water hut sustained cnn~idcrat Ia
damage. The storehou-e, with a fun STOCK OF
grocetles, was washed away.
The wharf and way . AIRY entirely washed away.
VIM. Cooper. a col red man, Is utterly ruined.
He lost MA dwelling and outhouscs. and his
-ioop l. high and dry on the bank. Capt. Orim
lost yerNtling he possessed.
Every house In the town il moro or less dam
0Ged. IL viii take years II rebuild the place.
From the present feeling Of the ptuLle it IS De-
licyed that many oftnem VIII cWi-rnte.
Mr.. Mayo, who resides half q mile "a We Wall
syillc, on Doris Island, lOs ltaV head of cattle
ana 80 horses. His dwelling ~as only slightly
nlure1,
Mr. Lawrence, who lives about two miles
above Walsyille, lost from loo ru l.5O head OF
stock, among them forty horses. HIS residence
was badly damaged.
The repairs on the bridge at Richmond are
com pleted, and trains over the Galveston, Har-
gisOurg aud san Antonio road are now running
regularly.