The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-09-23
TEXAS.

| ouSihe,- HOUSES anu dwellings, were broke
IN pieces or svep. away. There are onl,
three houses remaining which are no
damaged: The telegraph Office is gone
the signal Office damaged, and the lele
graph lines down for miles. The railroas
was washed away. and houses, fences ane
trees piled up In broken masses in tn,
streets. The reports OF the loss of life an
conflicting; but all agree that there wer,
from 100 to $50 lives lost. The pure
states that on account OF the ex
citement, it was impossible I,
OBTAIN the correct number Ths
steamship returned here with he,
cargo OF goods on board, As there was No
place where she could land
LATER--Additional accounts OF the In.
dianola disaster saw that the less of life and
suffering is terrible. The dead bodies
are strewn for twenty miles along the beach
The citizens here are organizing for their
relief, and will send them food and cloth.
ing. Over 100 bodies have already been
found and buried.
| Telegraph Manager Sanborn is reported
safe, but the office lines are gone for miles.
Later-The Morgan ship Harlan" came
into port this morning, with colors at half
mast. A large crowd gathered on the
| wharf, to learn the fate of Indianola. The
destruction there is most complete, only
hve business houses being left. These are,
II. SeligsOn X Co., II. Runge 4 Co., d. Sui
Ivan 4 Co., c. Lillenuve, and ID. ii. Regain.
The people are suffering for food and cloth
ing. The beach for twenty miles is s,rewn
with dead bodies.
The following note was received:
"lndianola, Sept. 20.-Editors News
We are destitute, and our town is
gone. One-tenth of the people are gone.
Dead bodies are strewn for twenty miles
along the bay. Nine-tenths Of the hou YES
are destroyed. Send Us help, for God 81 &c.
Signed ID. W. CRuIN,
district Attorney.n
The following was received by business
men from correspondents:
On Wednesday, the 18th, wind from
the eastward, yeered to the north on Thurs
day, and became more steady,
increasing to gale. The water
was waist deep; every man, woman and
child were seeking places of safety; the
wind blew fearful night came on; the sit
uation was awful; screams from women
and children could be heard in everya d.
rection the water was six feet deep in the
streets; about two o'clock, Friday morning,
the wind veered TO the northwest; the
waves then became chopped; ruin came
houses washed away or tumbled to peices
the wind, toward morning, began to lull a
little {; the water was getting lower, until |
the wind veered north, then came hope;
daylight began to break and then did we
behold the awful destruction around III.
and thanked ov God that We had been
saved, and that our perilous posi-
ton was as nothing compared |
with the sufierings Of our neighbors and |
citizens alory the bay. Broad daylight re-
vealed scene that was horrible to behold
the town could not be recognized as the In
dianola OF the day previous everywhere
people were seen jumping over one gully
and another nejghbor met neighbor and
told their troubles OF the night death and
Is all around US houses are
crushed to the ground, Others swayed
round and leaning over. The wind finally /
lying down, and the water Disappearing
from places in the streets, those that
could sally out to learn the news, did SO.
The bodies Of men, women and children
were found in all directions. The police
and guards were organized, and search
vas made for missing relatives and friends.
How many have lost their lives in this
fearful storm, it is impossible to learn. Up
% this time, 70 or 40 bodies have been
ound and buried. Women were found.
md men, also, who had tioated off on doors
,r anything they could get hold of, miles
way. Some were beneath their roofs, car
led away lorg distances. The escape Of
o many OF our citizens is most mi
arnInu: Tho sa,rah l. =.
till going on, and the number
Il human beings drowned will never be
.nown, as there were many strangers in the
own. III. j. Huck lost everything but his
ou5e West lloff lost all his lumber; Mr..
'aSet lost 900 head o: sheep; J. Mitchell
ost his stock OF goods; J. MnTrison's house
odd, trenty-one In humber, were all
ut Rev. Mr.. Jope and family persisted
lShteen bodies were found yesterday, and
e will search continuously until we find
lem all. You cannot imagine the extent .
the disaster. Nothing short Of its full
etails will give proper knowledge Of it
unibers oil persons were out in RATS for
our, but in many cases were
wed. William Taylor, on trial for
urder, was let out of Jail to prevent being {
rowned, and escaped all the churches in ,,
re town are swept away; so is the Mason
hall the court house Is safe; Capt.
rown Is now the only surviving pilot at !
e pass; all bat two OF Capt Decrew's fam y
= were lost, at Decrew's Point; great des-
tuition prevails; the Victoria people, hear D
g OF ii, nobly sent assistance at once.
Information from Corpus Christi reports
at town safe. The town Of Saluria Is en- Y
ely washed away Is
Later information from the West saws J.
at the town OF Matagorda was swept away. !?
d only two houses remain standing; also ].
at the town of Cedar Lake was washed 5
'ay, and all the people lost. s.
A public meeting of the citizens was held
is evening, which was largely attended T.
oney was Literally subscribed to aid the N
tianola and other sufferers. A steamer -,
u leave here tomorrow with provisions "
clothing. H.
information received from East Bav.
ties that the suffering smong the people 9.
erribie. Out Of twenty-eicht human be- .,
g, only five are known to be alive.
Dnring the recent storm, the water r.,
ched the highest point on Friday, the
h. Barometer, 1906; wind VARYING
IN to A miles per hour On Wednes- -
night the house occupied by govern
Mt employees at this place, was swept
~. On Thursday morning, the tug boat
ed all, excepting two men, who had
clinging to pi!ing thrown them
ough the night. The quarantine sta
! was also swept away. Willie Blount
Missing supposed to be lost. On Thurs
morning the water subsided in the
merged district the wind il northeast.
wing 80 miles an hour; high sea is
ing in the gulf shore; up to this time ii
difficult to keep record of the rise
fall Of the water. Toward night, on D..
rsday. the water showed signs of again '
ns, and it was evident there would be g
her severe night; merchants, ..w
the business streets were busy Of Il
ring their goods; removing dies
a in stores up from the floor -
re there was any danger from water ~
ing in. In the submerged districts !
lie deserted their houses and sought
&c in the higher portions Of the city.
ay, between the hours Of one and five,
the most trying period during the r,
q. From the eastern part Of the Is er.i
down to Twentieth street the water IsG
ed from gulf to bay. Through the VI
q the water was from one TO eighteen nev ,.
e. In the yards around dwellings.
Ugh the central portion of the city, and
: the business streets, the water did III
ise as high as in 1867, and but little ~
'ge was done to goods or buildings.
the eastern portion Of the island,