, 1875-09-23
Detailed Account Of the f,re,,f
F}d0d ut tttivcHto1,
Destruction Of Other Towns on the Shore
Of Matagorda Bay.
Two persons Killed hY Boiler Explosion
Sear Defiance, o.


! shn etGaFnship and railroad wAaff nhjc1, m.
7t"o'oo' a'noss sota' wreck, aud 21O livos l9s.
ACCOUNTS III MALL
! Ga!r'ston .ters, srnt. II a,ui H.
1suly II can 10 said that Thu.A4lay n,e},t ge,
Que that tried nous eoula. Tho water 1usI1e,l
from tbs Gn! over the entire island, r1ceptlng
= portion OF The extreme Teat and anu {ow
a'sh anu naturally protected spots ilear the CAS-.
end Of the city, aud sidewalks and yards raised
oy hfsfclal fneans* Along Avenue almost it,,
ei'efe length tho water was from 2 70 3 feo,
aeei' and tAa same may ba eail Of tho
other cfosa htroeta those near the beach
and bay front suffering moro bccauso
Of lower gEa1e. At q. IN. the NOS. aau-
gutno Of our citizonh began 10 look for sertous
res'llts and lle stouicst hearts prepared TO mee,
tho seeming impending dBso!usson OF houscp.
buct period as that between Ia o'clock mid.
night aud d. IN. has neyer hofore been known
III GalScston. THIS is the opinion OF tho oideg,
cit'zeps. The oyepts that tranepired In tho Vi
cinty of Avenue L and Tnenty-rereptl street,
who're large humber Of etnaIl houses ntautl,
~efe thrilling tu character. aud wn,e ropchtol il,
othes toEtlols 81 the city. The bell Of sha col
ofeu BAPTIST Church. on Avenue l.. },otu ecu
1wonty.stxth aud Twetlty-Hoyensh sisoots, was
rllng, ood ecreams from people IN sllat region
s1oVed KteAt d>stTngs.
PROPERTY 1AIunEp.
Star y jones hoaSe. Gu Areuue Q 1nd Niue
tasnth street Is cs1eened. aud w4ll 10 co,.sidar-
hh!3 AamaEod BY tho water. Nearly al tue
houses in tnas Vicinity arc Of thes foundations
and tho 1auliLes formerly reHaiug In them tro
moved to tho centsa! part Of tho city.
ir. Tom Coiiins' houHe, At the head or Ire.
stsoScd.
Tls ocesu Housa is a mass Of ruins, and tho
lumber il scattered broadcast.
u bonse on Ave1oo Il. about Twsntc-seecutt,
occupied by Messsa. Loveios. Sssles, and osnosB,
is muved block aud Lair from lts original no.
sition.
The briagea along she road to tho Fair Grounds
arc gone, al also bridgey erer si1eats in tho
eoatnSesteru portion Of the city.
~ " - she open spaeo between tue Fair Grounds
70 10 feat docP, aud tho few housed il that soc-
ton wero overturned or displaced
top OF house was iu tho Htreat Opposite
Judge liellixar'a residence, which IL on unp Of
s9o highest ridges Of the CITY. lii. 4. e. Eaker,
Who lives further west, stated 10 tho Reporter
thst tAe water,uaArk At hia lasce III 80 luclca
The City Hallway track, on A.snuo Q and
Bath arenlo, is foot ubt!er ssnd.
Wutxlow'a mas house is lying across tho track
And hs o!d Que 70 entirely gouo.
Tho old shoosing-ea1lsEy is demolished sud
tho now ono is badly wzackea.
Ihn th aheottug 10 blown apart on tho north
aide Of tue roof Of the Ep1acopal Church, and
through.
>, Tho Waters House Vas comp1eicly be1ets Of
!ta TN roof, and tho Gx1nc, when Il fell. nearly
Killed two men. Thu strength Of tho Wind .aay
pe oslamated p7 seotng the dabr,st pszt oS which
nov lies lao feet FROM the building.
It ~ estimated TINT about tut small houses
beswoon the Fair Grounds Ard Tsemoyt a..aet
afo wrecked And bat!y damaged, and the cost Of
getting them back in position will be almost ~
1luch ;usst ~ the cot Of tho building. Fifty Of
thon, at tho lowest count, arc 60 much kekqa
up That they cannnt be put together.
Nearly Ill o< the Bheds Of tue various cottnn-
prehsee wOra moro CT fsss Injured, soma tosiny
their en&ire ropf.
Among TIC other buildings damaged may bo
numbered ae. JfAnea Sorlty new brick three
etofy storchouno on tho Strand. AL OF tlle sop
row Of bricks, 6 fcet tfeer 10 fee. lour haxn
been blown douu iuto tue alley.
NJ Goss, storo aud dwelling bad crossed tho
Ato ueighbor. a1r. and Mrs.. Qoss aud daughter
we're in the house from ite start to moyo uutif il
uecanae tAlnmed. They stated that the waite. vas
teet deep inaidn mhan tho house stopped, and
hey gos out. They loss nearly everything BY
Acsosa tho stroet Nns seen Nj. Merces'a house.
.lso moved from ita baao and portions Of lbs
furniture entirely taken ocf. Tho family es- !
'aPed from tho house during tho night.
IN the roar Of aosS paAoa ate four houses be- !
onginH 10 Mr. WanscAodsz. two Of which were
nightly moved. one entirely OF tho blocks aud J
learfy all HIS fences are gntle.
CRUSHED TO DEATH.
Mcektn'a mother vas found, partiAltY under |
10 rubbish, about 10 O'clock perfectly dcad. |
'lsakin had neshimg LETT, but via seen vMlnc
bout collecting W tho remnants, Aided BY hls
rife. ->@@
There wers tons Or ft.o houses On The two
ides OF AvennD N, b0t~een Tws1fth and Tbir- ]
oenth atsaa1a, al more or leRs damaged Some
Ead entirely changed their baso and away up !
mopE tue ratters were several cbickena, with |
helF feathers Ill "a wet ~ II lhny In, boon stt>
hoEEets, while on tho TOP Of \ aseck vsro been
Least dozen drowned.
blx or seven honses Neru chseened o3 E1eyppth
nj II Htreets, into which the sand Ind 10 dY,ftcd
hat they lad become stationary. On tie portI
otner Was house formerly Occupied by ME,
laRcman. and four othprs occupied by eoiorel
eonIe, all more or less damaged, their ahota
tld onthouses almost totally destroyed. Acroaa
no street, on II, wero four houses each novel ]
rom their base. and Ac1osa the street, between
leYentl md THelfth, GU II. was tho wrpck Of
10 Mission BAPTIST Church, whict, was
TOTAL WREox.
d1olnn8 this wa8 bouHe occupied by Nr. |
ssatnauu, which Tas also injured a. pere !
l0sa occnptod BY Adam Reyne, Ay. Morton.
1As. Williams, Sit. Munu, M1. Cooke, Mfr. Smith
lf. Fisher. and Mr. Jacobs, III Of which urosente
picture truly horrible.
Avenue l. suffered equally AB much, Gbipr
ofthWatd on l. waa she paopla's Na,lyoed car.
aad aud atahlea. which presented barron N.
aarance' one Eahl6 cad baug gone and part Of
70 htae knocked out. One OF the cisternx was
mo, Which was Afterwards found on Market
saet. Tho loft Of tdfa stable was ailed wIth
~ aud othor horse feed, And was watchoi by
70 bravo uaan. driyarA Tor tha Eampang. vht, !
HcE to 1t, though CIR which wa4 m tina tracir |