St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-10-01
Terrible Disaster in Texas.

\ TOWN >UEMEEGED- ALMOST EVERY
IIOI = SWEPT AWAY FROM 100 TO
POO LIVES LOST HEAVY DESTRUCTION
OF PROPERTY GREAT DE>rITG TION -
OTHER SIMILAR DISASTERS.
The most terrible disaster 10y flood
that has ever occurred III this country .
with the possible exception of the Mill
River one III Isl. threatening. indeed.
tu exceed that in loss of life occurred
duIin" the cyclone of last week ON the
Texas coast i'll the almost total dc>rIIc-
tI"u of the town of lmdianola. the capt.
tai of Calhoun county, situated on The
west shore "t Matag"rda bay. 100 miles
southwest of Galveston. The news
WAS brought t" the Latter city 10y the
steamer Harlan. which carried Il c.lg 90
"l goods Ia Imdiamula. hut. when it
reached the place. found that the tow II
had almost entirely been DESTROYED.
and that there WAS absolutely no place
to land the goods. The Harlan reached
Galveston on her return. the 2I>t. com
ing int" port with her rnlnl> at halt
mast. and Il large crowd gathered ON
che wharf to get the news. The de
>fIuction MAS almost complete: light
hnu>,~. wharVc>. business houses and
dwellings alike we've hr"kcm To pieces
"r swept away. and only five. business
houses are lett. The telegraph office i
gone. the signal office i dlmIIurd. and
the Telegraph lines air down fnr miles.
The IdllIoad> are washed AWAY. and
houses. tru'r> and trees are piled up
IN hInktn ma>>,~ III the streets.
STORY OF THE DISASTER.
The following tcroumt> of the ,H,a>-
ten were received 10y business firms i'm
Galveston from their correspondents :
On Wednesday,. the 10Th. the wind,
we've from the eastward. Ncrrinm To the.
north. ON Thus'laN morning. they he
came more steady. increasing to a "aIe.
The water WAS waist deep. Every man.
woman and child WAS seeking a place
of safety. 1t blew fcaltmII>. The sit
uatInn WAS awful. Screams from women
and children could he heard in every
direction. The wafer WAS six feet deem
III the streets. About > o'clock. Friday
morning. the winds vccrcd to the north
west. the waves then became choppcd
ana houses were washed away or tum-
hled to pieces. The wind. toward
morning began to lull little. Then
came hope. until daylight began to
break. and then did we behold the ANY,
full destruction around. Broad DAYLIGHT
revealed IL scene that waS terrible to
behold. HE town could not he rec
"Snlzed as the Indianola af the d,v
previous. Ruin total ruin. every wi here.
People were seen walking and iumpiun
over one gully and another ZciphbnI
met nclghhor, and told their trouhle.
and trihulationS. the previous night
Death and destruction were. Irouud ms
houses crushed to the ground. other.
SWaycd round and leaning over m.
WIND dying down and the wafer diS.n
pcarlng from places in the street. thnr.
that could sailed ont to learn In. n,,..
All the churches We're swept away. The
'ohlt -h"'lSc remains. Nine-;cnths -,
the houses were destroyed.
TIE VICTIMS AND THE ESCAPES
he dead bodies of men. vou.u .,, i
chIldrcn were Strcwm for 20 miles ,Inmn
me bay. The number of lives lost !.
estimated ut 100. Police and ,r,,,J.
were organized. and search made fo,
'' MISSING. Among the lost were, th,
'"u>'h"id ol D. Morrison. u in uumb.r
III" heN. Mr. Jope and familv, 20 in
""'ilner: Women We're found. and men
''S", miles away, who had tloatcd of,
on a""rs or anything they could rrt
i'oih Oh: Some were beneath the roofs
when had been carried away long dis.
'itiites' The escape of 80 many of IN.
'i.i|eh> Is almost marvellous. Numbers
pi persons were out on RATS for hour.
"u' III many caScs were saved. VIII
lam lay l"r, who WAS on trial for uur,I.r
was let ont of prison to prevent hi.
being drowned, and made his esc,na