The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-09-30
BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE
WHEELING REGISTER.
Associated Press Report. by Western
Union Line, office n northwest cor.
of Main and 18th SITS.
THE INDlANOLA DISASTER.
Further Accounts Of the
Damages.

GALVESTON, Ten, September 29.-
Largo contributions for the lndlanola
and coast sufferers are coming forward
from Austin, San Antonio, New Braun
lcl>, Dallas, Warco and Shreveport; also
from many of the northern and eastern
cities.
The Devastation More and More
severe.
y city Ners reporter returned Oh the
steamship Harlan to-day, brings the
following additional particulars from In
dinnola: Along the entire route there
were seen wrecks, houses, wharvcs, fur
niturc and trunks floating. The
outer light house at Pas, Canallls
stands on the point Of MataSords
island. one house remains. AL those at
Satuia ON the east end are gone. On
the opposite side stands the remains OF
CAPTAIN DrCOm's house. The men were
all drowned. At SaLuria not II vcstiSc
remains to mark where Captain Nicholas,
DR.. Dean, Captain Hill and Humphrey
brothers resided. The two light houses
with their occupants were washed away.
Al lndiunula ruin and desolation only
/
piled one upon another, among which the
most notable was the Episcopal
church, living Immediately on the bank
of the BAYOU. TIN, church before the
storm stood eight block, up in the heart
Of the city. Looking down Main street
from the boat ii was apparent that
scarcely house remained intact. Sew
crul immense piles Of lumber blockadcd
the streets, with the remains OF the
houses which II few DAYS ago contained
stock, OF goods. Word beng sent up
that ship with provisions from Calves
ton for the sufferers had arrived, Il
short time elapsed when ID. G..
Proctor, General W II. Woodward,
10 II. Grain, Mess. Barlow and Miiby,
Judge Hook and uthers came down and
received those on the boat with their usu-
nj colrte,ic, but showing by their APP
praraurr- they has suffered with others
Dan sullivan had rcopcncd his store
house and carried portion Of his goods
back into the huuSc. Rumpc " Co. have
done the same, Vet even then the streets
were filled iudi>crimiuatcly with mcr.
chandi,c and house hold goods of every
conceivable. character. Right across
Main street from the bay To the railroad
track WAS buyon twelve feet deep and
one hundred aud twenty feet wide, over
which ferry boats had been
rmprovi,cd; again higher up near the
Court House WAS another not quite :"
wide nut deeper these, IN fact, divided the
town into three districts. The second
and first of these bayUu> passed where
, DR.. Rlces house stood. There are thlr-
teen other smaller bayous which were
cut by the waves from the bay into the
cl,v. but TO 1t less distance. Two of these
are on each side of ID. c. Proctor resi-.
/ dcucc and came near bringing his nice
! dwelling 10 the ground, but the waves
,uhsidcd lust in time to save the lives of
large number who had collected there
Tor safety. The portion whcr" the most
damage was done Was from the bayou on
the BAY, up TO Casscmcr's house. Only
one building remains where over one
hundred stood, everything being com
plrtely demolished or swept away.
Anon. them were the Globe Hotel, the
railroad office Pat Smiths Hotel, Colonel
Bo.Iridgc's and Mr.. Woodwards resi-
dences. the Catholic Church, Priests.
House. aud other houses From CasSimer
to Klciuccks there Is only one house
standing; thence 10 the Court House
there are four, all Of which are mere or
less damaged, the Court House being
i'm better condition than the
others. ONLY its doors, windows
and roof were injured On Main street
there j. nota building from Powder park
to the railroad track, except the she'll OF
Mitchcls large store. From the railroad
track. on the right hand side going to-
wards the court house, all are standing,
but damaged, several being unroofed.
The railroad shops, engine house, carpen-
ter shops aud cars are demolished. Nearly
every house was more or less injured by
beng washed from their blocks.