The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-09-28
The Texas Cyclone.

There is little further news from In.
dianolu, I. xas. hut letter received AZ
Galve,t, n from The ship aud rail
road agent 10 the former place confirms
previous reports. He places the loss OF
lite at from one buodrcd and fifty 10
TWO hun 1rcd. reports that two hundred
houses have been swept away. aud the
steamship aud railroad wharf, which cost
$500 UOO, is almost total wreck
Among the lost are SUudow Barrons.
father. son, aud a tearDster, whose name
Is unknown. A meeting Of citizens was
b.ld at New Otleaus, the other night, for
the relief OF lUdlaDUla, aud the mayor Of
u 'lvestou was authorized TO purchase
S3OOO worth OF provisions aud shir
them Supplies will also be forward. d
from Brashear, La.
Only tour houses are left 10 the town
OF Matagorda. hut nothing is yet said n
to any loss OF lite there. The town OF
Bernard was overlooked, but The steamer
Australiau. which stranded in the mouth
oi East Bernard river, rescued all the
Inhabitants EXCEPT l3 Among those
known to lie lost are Mrs. lIeuduu, wife
Of Mayor lleudoU, Mrs. Doree, Mrs.
CulPrpper. Mrs. Wiustea aud daughter
OF Mr. Columbus. The entire list OF
lost at Llnchburg, Morgau's Point aud
Boy OF Souen is as follows: Nc. West
Mrs. p,erce aud four children, Clara
Traiion. Mrs. Mckee, Mrs. August
Graud and son oil Dr. Alexander-ter
III all two dead bodies Of negroes wer,
picked up by the steamer Fowler.
The town of Vela>co was entirely
swept away, not a house being lett to in
dicsie where it stood Yet not lif,
was lost, aud l73 persons, among then
Judge Gus Cook Of the criminal court
aud family, weio miracuIously saved il
this manner: When the storm had raget
or some time, the surgiDg sea had eu
tirely surrounded the pl. CO aud to,
pillows began to invade the houses
aud the entire population were bud
died in the largest buildings 10 town, bu
when it was seen that the sea aud storu
we're about to sweep it away, men, wit
were up 70 their necks in water. aud with
he aid OF small boat, got off the wonel
luio schooner aud got aboard themselves
Among them was Col. Cook, who lash
d the schooner to first Que tree and an
olber as they were pulled up by the root.
aud thu, rode the storm. The boas,
ifom which they escaped was wa,he,
away shortly after they left it. Eigh
miles on the land line Of Talasco the se
was Eve teet deep.
Information received from East Der
naid cOuuty states that the entire sec
non is under water from Brogoria Tn
over B.szos equity is reported almos
totally DE troyed, the sugar houses blow
down aud plautaiiots wrecked. Th
storm or cyclone upte ears TO have take
u us course belt Of couptry some 4,
les in width from north OF Galvesto
IsIaud. extending to the north Vi Houston
The hurricane swep, over this eulIre sec
lion Of coast to the west of ludianola iu
10 the guilt Galveston was 10 the sout
of the more severe part of the gale.
The body OF Win Blouut, who wa
lost with Dr. Peet, was found at Calves
ton. last week. hear the lightship in th
harbor, aud six other bodies have beel
ouud at ffer,ut points in the bay -
Mayor Cobb oil Boston, in answer to al
st,.rdh ia , III {HSPqizua hun M' to draw 70
5000.