, 1875-09-25
Scarcely Vestige Of tho Town Lett When
the Waters Sul,side.
Four Persons Perish In Burning Hotel al
Marshall, Mich.

War replies that tho Texas district inuntntc
doon not lie Within tho scope OF country include
IN the loan authorizing aid bv tho War Depart
n'ent, and call extcutl ITO assistance.
a san Antonio special OF thu 23d says: "lttt
stofn, which blasted Tho coast did 10 damage
hero, and very littlo rain foil. Tho wind b'c's
perfect gale. Tho ctttzona of San Antonio. ii.
apnoio meeting to-day. appointed committee
OF Thirty to solicit subscriptions for tho relief tnf
tho stricken people OF Iu,inEofa and othor
plhcee. Tho Committee consists 0f tho must
prominent citizens and clergy. and Eoo,l results
atc expected. The military Telegraph line was
completed 70 hero yesterday, aud III working from
THE Destruction or LIScHnuRG.
Nonatna titr} Itlssath. >ttf. II.
Thursday night was one of terror. Iho tide,
now to ITS full height stlrgcd with the fuy OF
the gallo. Torrents of rnin fell, and tic wind
howlel with al! tho fury Of hurricane. All but
= foT too-eonidas's people Of Lynchbnry mud
San Jacinto had gouc to tho hills for safety h.
everything yielded to the gallo.
:, Friday morning nothing but devastation met
the cyo. Destruction mud wrecks all around
bearing a.russhns humanity, driven hore a,li
there by tho pstless gaie; tiutteriug signals or
DISTRESS from many tree-top; tho lierce wind
and waves dmEncu gil ctios for sucsor; pitcous
noslon' none told tue looker-on OF the d,stress
OF tho imier,led.
Tho steamer Mnlamoraa No. 2, Capt. Ale1an-
del BELL. formerly VI tho Houston Direct NRyica-
tlon Company. had bceu dsiyen across the fats
steamer Star and basges wore driven noar her.
Ihp drift commenced accumulating mound
thcsn, and fortunately ler posltion WAS a roirt
Of concentration fur The floating debris to whicll
people had c!uuG. Capt. bell, with NIr. lea
COCK, enB'neor aud four mon got out tho lilo
ooat' and rescued such rorson ~ they could
get near, but the gale wa4 ao fearful that tApy
could mako but litLIo l'catlway.
About l0 q. n. n fnsali raft with twn trereous
8nnr1nntIj1,v A.
tl!ey wore discovered TO bo Dr.. Chamberlain and
wife, Of Lynchburg. lilo was sitting on tho raft
holding his sifo's head in hs 1ap. Iler body was
partly uulor "atsr. Tho currcut BHopt them
ncnr tho AlatamoraB, nud tho RAFT struck
among the drift End Just on their tcHc,eis from
tug AataMoraB gut \ rope around Or. Chamber
lnln, di1s; Chamber!ais'a body was toru from his
grasp and swept under the drlft. Tho husband
shoughs!oes Of Lis own lifo. was appealing to tho
fcscuers, doh't save ME, knye my wife, aud
after hllo "as sonc begged them to let him down
with her. lto was hauiod on board in beuumb-
ed rolidttion. Il III tho o.non Of Capt. Bull aud
btr. LeAcock that sho MAS dead bcloso Boeu by
them.
About noon, = family named Perkins, thrco
men. woman. and child. c.ma tioattug from
among tue trces, into which they ali got, trou,
"efe thpy were all tnke,l IN Eafeiy BY the yawi-
boat OF the Mataroray. The current and wind
were 10 strong tlat four men could not manage
tho boat. After various efforts to tct to thsn,
Cant. IeIl pad ont line, aud oase,I tho boat to
tI.cul md took lhom of. 1,u1i1,s Tho ,lay,
Campbell. Mr. 1<ennock,, and tho crow Ut four
mSn; ip pIs5asd pn1s, up aa saved TIVE isenty.oo rrsons
awopt oil frou, Adams Island, which is about |
five miles bolow Lynchhurg. In addition to |
theusoives WAS tho fn1nily OF Or. Alexander, |
couslhtang Of Dr. Alexander, Mrs. Alexander. q
EEanlBon arl negro man. These are eu{,- !
p0scd to be lost
A number Of peraonB aro known to nnyo beon
drowned in tho vicinity Of l.yuchburs aud San
At I.ynchburg tho stornhouscs and atocks Of
me5chanuse Of Capt. Tonlpkns. Capt. j. i.
bydnor sud Mr. Rant1erh, tho Tumpkius i,oke1 I
hni warehouse, Masonic Hall, a1id all smaller
buildings wcro swept away.
TIE buildings al Gibbs sbIpways uoro de-
Hroyed: The 1teasner Ta,,nlaulpas Was Oh tho
sayB. Holes wero bored in her and Bl,o enttlod
~ them mud IL supposed to Lo all right sayug
h!h heree!t aut] tho ways,
At ran Jaciato Mr. Tlompson's house an.. TIM |
neha!oy storo were swept on. Masou'n mill IL
Haannd'nR tut gEcntly damaged.
lie report 1s t!,at all tho houses alonc the
'lin!o ns, lrom tynchbrs to tho bay swept OFT.
Isie hcsno from Harrisburg to LyucAbure ts
nep!othnie. :, lhs water is np to thu top OF the
ea1e on Tue ran Antonio ltasoAd track at Iiar-
f's,sg; ra1, H. At "or,hya it ~asup to tho front
height OF tho tide far up liz bank It his landing.
nr' a1asbiu 1tAiea TO tic passengers on the Fow-
Ter that tho side.water ffum tic enif VIA n
1nshes aooso T.; tie highest rsnood within hia
|
Of wood. piling and msimher, tho reu,,,ts ~
the whole years toll. haEe tecu carried AMY by
tho waters. Many ilat~hoatH and ether crafta'
upon which e.! tue people Of tho bayoun relied for
considerable stock was dso wned and II IN s,,r- /
poaed tho same las occurred Al rno.o e1posed
points. ~S''oe
;, BosTeea Lynohbnrg and Morran's Point not
house II standing ou tho Immediate shoro Of I'm
jactnto Day Or on the isIanLs, except lis waro.
Aonse of tho Ship Channcl Company on lin
polnt OF tho resldcnts tl.s Perkins fa;nljy ti,o
ltsv' Mr. Aie1snder and wife, August, q fisher.
West, Mr., Mckce. and Charles Post arc k,Iown
to bo saved. Mrs. Ilctce and four children. Ill.
tlo Clara Grafton, MrH. Mexico, and Mrs. Auroa.
aro known to havo boen lost. Mr. aud Mfr.
saved hy young Mr. Miltrun.
UNHAPPY sxrKnlEAcK or TWO FAnIIlEA
H.nsfo'! fdtt0reph, Se1t. y,
uAd Mrs. Clara Grafton, Mrs. Vests child, wera
with them. When The water roae ovos Hing
island Mr. Mexico. Charles Post. tAe l!ght.
keeper, aud Mrs. Pierce. with four children,
aLaudoned that place aud came IN sl!u to |
Vents. ,Th1lFsdhy morning before daylight. |
During IhnEstlay tho water Ioso gradually in the /
!is house. and by afternoon reached tho ceiling. |
They hung on by tho windows until about 4 j.
NJ, "hcu, .iudinE lAat tho water Was gaining, |
toy Eot into uxiH, wllh the hopo OF Foa ;iug the
il1gH lana. IN Laat ~ louz the skiu wsy swamp
eu' aad' LII hottlnK Aou ot thu windows again. two
cluidren "eEc lust. tla Oldest aud youngest
fri. III. West then m2du hole In the roof,
aud Ill we're got on II. hmall hand .hoies wore
made to cling to. III Hhor titua the root wa2
swept away from tho building. sho tilo carrying
nem Sasl, s A. Tug bsy several lpes; They llftei
of she rAsss, during which time Nf. MaKee aud
NJ. post got In t1eo, whsn .4e northor csmo
out Oh E1dsy 4od droso then, hack DOM she
1nainod but Al. aud Mn. West Ms.. pi.rcs aud
Que chLd, and Mr. Past. Tbs wl41 droye tham
Rcfoas tlla bay and lie rurxsnt ntn tho 1uouth Of
thu eansl. Just ~ tho Ioof eutersd ti.s canal
it turned over aud Mrs. Pierre aud cfiil
wero lost. Mr. West rose, clinsiue 10
l!i. wife, and seszed The raor sg.in.
tho current swspt thu roof over o4 III
eass Eio. sud sbsn it struck The bank tho Two
wero thrown up on ths kiIs of the dump pu.t |
waa Abls TO reach the bank. Weat was sellsclens
aud Mr.. West stunned. but suoauiug. The tux
C"Atsa hs4 bssn driven BY ths gale Oh tbs point
spd lay III ths ather slds Of t4s dump. Nj. Ael.
YOU, .ho bid brought ler Up rum Rcd Fish
through the gAls, sud Ar. Ahstt, msstarrIi,e-
cbAulo were on bpAl1. Hearing tLa n,oann [