The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-09-28
THF TEXAS STORM.
Several Towns DeSlrOyed.-TerrI.
bic Destruction.
Dead Bodies Scattered Overa a Dis.
tance Of Twenty Miles.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 81 2l-Superintendcnt
Clowry, of the Western Union Ttle-
graph Company, communicates to the
General uperintendent, Arson Stager,
as follows: A Morgan steamship just
arrived at Galveston reports that The
town of Indianola, Texas, is almost en-
tirely destroyed. The lighthouses,
wharfs, and nearly every house were
swept away, and from 100 to $50 lives
lost. The steamer could find no rlaee
TO land her cargo.
! s-S ADDITIONAL ACCOUNTS.
ST: LOUIS, Sept. 81 Colonel Clowry,
Assistant Superintendent OF the Wes-
seern Union Telegraph Company, receiv-
ed the following telegram from Calves,
/ ton: .......a
additional accounts of the Indian.
ola disaster say that the loss of life and
suffering is terrible. Dead bodies are
strewn for twenty miles along the beach
The citizens here are organizing for
! their relief, and will send them food and
clothing. Over one hundred bodies
have been found and buried, up to the
time the steamer left. Telegraph Man
ager Sauborn is reported safe, but the
office and lines have gone for miles
GALVESTON, Sept 81 The Morgan
ship Harlan came into port this morn
ing with her colors at half mast A
khrge crowd gathered on the wharf to
learn the fate of Indianoia The de-
tstruction there is most complete, only
five business houses being left standing
The people are suffering for food and
clothing.
The following note has been received /:
| APPEAL FOR HELP
! INDIANoLA, September 81
EDITORS OF THE News: We are desti-
tute the town is gone; one quarter of
the people gone; deal bodies are strewr
for twenty miles along the bay; nine
tenths of the houses are destroyed
Send US help for Gods sake. D.
D. w GRAIN, Dist Atty
The following was received by bust
ness firms, from correspondents, on
Wednesday: Winds from the eastward
yeering to north; on Thursday mora,
ing, became more steady increasing to a
gale. The water was waist deep, and
every man, woman and child were seek
] ing place of safety. The wind blew
fearfully. The situation was awful, and
screams from women and children could
be heard in every direction. Tue water
was six feet deep in the streets. About
u O'Clock Friday morning, the wind
yeered to the northwest, and the waves
then became chopped, and houses were
washed away or tumbled to pieces. The
wind toward morning began to lull lit
tie. The water was getting lower until
the wind veered north, and then came
hope, until daylight began to break, and
| then did we behold the awful destruction
around, and thanked our God that we
had been saved, and that our perilous
condition was nothing compared with
the sufferings Of our neighbours and cit.
izens along the bay. B:oad daylight re-
vealed ~ sfst4
/ A SCENE THAT WAS TERRIBLE
to behold. The town could not be rec.
ognized as the lndianola Of the day pre-
yidus; ruin, total ruin everywhere Peo-
| PIE were seen walking and Jumping over
Eone gully after another; neighbor met
! leighbor and told their troubles and
tribulations the previous night. Death
and destruction was all around US
Ehouses crushed to the ground, others
swayed round and leaning over. The
wind fully dying down, and the water
disappearing from places in the streets,
those that could sailed out to learn the
news. Bodies of men, women and
fchildren were found in all directions
Police and guards were organized and
/ search was made by missing relatives
and friends. How many have lost their
Hives in this fearful storm it is impossi.
Tie to learn Up to this time sixty or
seventy bodies have been found and bu-
ried.. Women have been found and
men also who had fioated off on boards
or doors, or anything they could get
hold of. The escape of so many of our
citizens is almost miraculous. The
search for bodies is still going on, and
the number of human beings drowned
viii never be known. There were q
large number of strangers in town. We
Eestimate the number of lives lost at q
hundred and fifty. You cannot imag
inc the extent of the disaster. Nothing
short Of q full account will give you 9
proper knowledge. A number of per.
sons were camped out on RATS for hous.
es, but in many cases they were saved
: William Taylor, on trial for the Sutton
murder, was let out of Jail to prevent
his being drowned, and made his escape
All the churches in the town are sweep
away. together with the Masonic lodge
1.-THE court house is safe. Out Of lifty
five persons Captain Samuel Brown and
two of his family were only saved
: They took refuge in the light bouse
and were thereby saved. Brown is nov
the only surviving pilot at the Pass
All of Captain Decron's family were
! lost. At Deeroh's Point great destitu
tion prevails. The Victoria people
hearing of it nobly sent. it assistance a
2 once. Out of the entire force of pilot
one at Indianola is alive. Manage
7 Sanborn of the Western Union Tele
E lgraph Company is safe, but his office il
1Fentirely destroyed. Information from
e Corpus Christi report the town safe. l
rbescaped the heavy gale. The town o
fSatnria was entirely washed away. Th
e1telegraph lines are prostrated for miles
ri ''a MORE TOWNS DESTROYED.
New ORLEANS, September 2l.-Late
{ information from the west reports tn
. town of Matagosda swept away; onl.
! two houses remain standing. The tow
: of Cedar Lake was washed away and a
e the people lost. A public meeting Q
I citizens was held here this evening, an
was largely attended. Many libera
d subscriptions were made toward the In
+ dianola and other sufferers. A steame
a will leave here tomorrow morning, wit
s provisions and clothing. Informatio
s received from the East bay states ths
2 the suffering among the people is terr
e BILE. Out of twenty-eight human being