The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-10-01
RAYAGE OF THE CYCLONE.
Additional Particulars from the
Coast Towns.
A Detailed Account of The Destruction
Along MatagOrda Island.

GALVESTON, September 30 1t il
stated that only few Of the citizens of
1ndianola will remain on the peninsu-
ia longer than to try their bedding and
clothes and collect their property.
The storm did little damage at Vie
itora and Lavaca.
At TeXana the Methodist Episcopal
church was unroofed and two other
buildings. On the opposite side of
Powder Horn Bayou, our Of forty
houses, only one remains. SiXty-three
persons took refuge ON this house. Ten
out of the number were lost.
The following is Il list Of vessels
damaged and lost Schooner Bell Ma
son, Captain smith; n Calcasien vessel
was carried into the railroad office ;
Schooner Bib, United States coast
survey, ashore on Panther Island {;
Schooner Hernetta, Captain Steinhart,
Corpus Christi and lndianola mail
boat, wrecked and driven two miles
into mainland above Indianola !
Schooner Emily, mail, lost her rudder,
dragged her anchors for eight hours !;
Schooner Rebecca, Captain Jones,
from Galveston, ashore on Shell bark
near Arkansas Pass; Schooner Comet,
from Pascagola, ashore above Indian
ola, six miles fran water; Schooner
Criuoline, of Galveston, ashore on
Shell bank; Schooner Rescue, Captain
Smythe, wrecked at Saluria; the cap
tain was lost; crew saved; Schooner
Peede, Captain Gorham, of Calcasien,
another total wreck at Saluria; Schoon-
er Comet, Captain Viola, of Brashear,
ashore at Arkansas; Schooner Andrew
Borden, dismasted aud driven six
hundred yards on land on Malagorda
Island; Schooner Phoenix, disniasteu
and carried several miles above
indianola; Sloop Star of the South,
also carried two miles inland.
On the oath Stanley w. Dudley, Col
lectOr of Customs, and Alderman D..
Downing, of Corpus Christi, reached
lndianola with the remnant Of boat
load of provisions which had been sent
by the citizens of Corpus Christi for
distribution among the sufferers there
and along Matagorda island. Ihey
found much distress as they came
along, which, after relieving for the
time being, left but little.
They report the stencil arising rom
the carcasses of cattle, horses ana
sheep along the bay and bayou banks
so great that they think a great deal OF
sickness will prevail. They counted
one hundred and fifty-seven carcasses
in the space of one mile.
At Matagorda and on the main land
the following are the disasters, begin.
ming nine miles above the town ana
toward the mouth Of Carey:
A family named Forester took
refuge in the tops of trees; everything
they possessed was swept entirely
away. They remained In the tree tops
three days, and were rescued by poal
and carried to Matagorda, where theii
comfort was provided for They hau
tasted the entire three days.
Another family of the same name,
but living some distance lower down
the coast, consisting of man, wife
and six children, were all lost. a
family named Hutchins, hair mile
further on, were all lost. A man wh'
refused assistance was left on log
supposed to be crazed by the loss OF hi
wife, his mother-in-law and six o.
seven children.
Ashort distance further on was wher'
white family named Mitchell, con
ssting Of Mitchell, his wife ant
two children, his brother-in-law and
young lady named Miss Raymond
were all drowned, and everything the.
possessed destroyed.
A man named Maddox, while float
ing on some drift, met the schoone,
Lydia, from Matagorda, adrRt, caligh
her and saved himself and the boat
He had been three days on the drift
A family named Idlebaugh was save
by elm bling into the branches OF larg
eedars, and remaining there until Mad
dox's boat rescued them.