New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-09-30
TEXAS,
Latest from Indian0Ia - Contributions
Coming in-Detaiis of the Disaster.


GALVESTON, September 2o-The steam
ship Harlan arrived from IN lianola to-day.
The accounts by mail snl gathered from
passengers represent lne loss OF ire at In
dianola and vicinity greater than at first
reported. The list Of those known to be
lost numbers l73.
Large contributions TO- Indianola and the
coas. sufferers are coming forward from
Austin. San Antonio, New Braunfels Dal-
Lac. Waco and Shreveport; also from many
of the Northern and Eastern cities.
A reporter of the NelrS returned on the
steamship Harlan to-day, and brings the
following additional particulars from In.
dianoa:
Along the tn.ire route were eeen wrecks
of houses, wharves furniture and trunks
floating, The outer light olse at Pass Ca
valiO stands. Ga the point of Matagorda
island one house remains. All those at
Saluria on the aat end are gonr; on the op-
posi- side stands the remnant of Captain
DeCrow's house. The men were all
drowned. At Saluria NJ a vestige Remains
TO mark where Captain Nichols, DR.. Lake,
Captain Hill and the Humphrey brothers
resided. The two irtn framed lighthouses
With their occupants were washed away.
A. lndianola ruin and devastation Only
could be seen, houses broken down aud
piled one upon another, among which the
mos. notable was the wreck Of the EpscC-
pal church. lying Immediately upon ihe
bank of the bayou. This church before the
stIrm stood eight blocks up in the heart of
the city. LIZ okiDg down Main street from
the boat 1t was apparent that scarcely
house remained intact. Several immense
plies of lumber blocked the streets, with
the remains of houses which few days ago
contained stocks of goods.
On word being sent up that a ship with
provisions from Galveston for the sufferers
had arrived. short time elapsed when D.
{. Proctor, General W. III. Woodward, w.
Fl. Cram, Mr.. Barlow, Mr.. Milby, Judge
Huck, and others, came down and received
those on the boat with their usual courtesy,
but showing by their appearances they had
suffered with the others.
Dan Sullivan had reopened his store.
house, and carried a portion of his goods
back into the house. Range Il Co. had
done the same. Yet even the streets were
filled unfortunately with merchandise
and household goods OF every conceivable
description.
bay to the railroad track was bayou
twelve feet deep and l20 feet wide, over
which ferryboats had been improvised.
Again, higher up, near the courthouse, was
another, not quite SO wide, yet deeper.
These, in fact, divide the town into three
distinct sections. The first of these bayous
passed where DR.. Rice's stood. There are
thirteen other smaller bayous, which were
cut by the waves from the bay into the city,
but to less distance Two Of these are on
each side of d. C. Proctor's residence, and
came near bringing his nice dwelling to the
ground, but the waves subsidized Just in time
to save the lives of a large number who had !
collected there for safety.
Among the portion where the most dam |
age was done was from the bayou, on the |
bay shore, up to Cassimers house. Only |
one building remains where there were over |
100, everything else being completely |
demolished or swept away. Among them |
were the Globe Hotel, the railroad office, |
Pat Smiths Hotel, General Wood " ards and |
Colonel Baldrdge's residences, the Catholic |
church, the priests house and others. From
Cassimer to Kluneckes there is only one
building standing; thence TO the courthouse
there are four, sll of which are more or
less damaged; the courthouse being In bet
ter condition than the others, only its doors,
windows and roof were injured
On Main street there is not building
from Powder Horn bayou to the railroad
track, except the shed of Mitchell's large
store. From the railroad track. on the right
hand side going toward the courthouse, all
are standing, but damaged. Several were
unroofed. The railroad shops, engine house,
carpenter shop and cars were demolised;
the turnteble is gone. Over the courthouse,
on the streets, every house was more or
less injured by beng washed from their
blocks and the following are en- tirelv gone:
Geolg ga Armstrong, Louis Bernard, William
and Arthur COffins and William Thielipape.
On the other side of the bayou only one
house is left standing, where quite number
ste cd before the flood.
The Bulletin Office is a perfect. wreck,
,nly pieces of the two presses can be seen.
Colonel Ogebury not only lost his Office
,ut his house was completely wrecked and
ost. In fact. Indianola is the most desolats
NJ nlapQa Thard m avnaad |
louses OF all descriptions left intact, every
me being more or less damaged. One hun
lred and seventy four lives were lost.
The following is list of the lost:
Vhites--Mrs. Kelly and child, Mrs. Nor
isson, Mrs. Hurd and four children, Cap.
ope, Mrs. Mary Jope, Miss Anna Jope,
Iiss Jessie Jope, Davenport Lee, two !
rphan boys with Rev. Il. JOpe, Max Halles
nd wife, Mrs. Emory Foot and child, Mrs.
mith and Miss Smith, Jimmie Collins,
ames Contret, Mrs. Contret. Miss Contret,
lev, 4. Hamberg, German Methodist; Mrs.
frs. Hamberg and one child, Mrs McGrath
nd son Willie, Miss Josie Conrey, Master
ohm Conrey, two daughters OF Simons, ,
-nton Dinter, stranger found un- 1
er Captain Sheppard's house, Mrs.
Iadden and three children, Mrs.
Willie Coffin and two children, Miss !
ebecca Hanna, Thomas Harrison and two I
orrine Miller, Colonel Peters, wife and son I
,sas; j, J.. Schmidt, hospital steward; F.
1inkleman and d. Mcmahon, hospital pa \
ents: two children Of Mrs. Cahill, Mrs. q
ike Brennan and two children, Miss Lizzie
lireur, c. S. Walker and wife and four
aildren, two children of Thomas H. Cle-
ents. Captain E. W. r. Jones and wife, of
!atagords island; three children of
Cold, Mrs. Ernest and child,
ames Strong, Mr.. Ethan Clark, Mrs. Perry 2
nd daughter, two sailors below the bayou, =
rangers.
The following 10 list of the lost. ct So =
ria, DecrOw' Point and tho two light. 2
,nses; George Humphreys, vito and ono |.