The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-09-29
The Town of IndianoIa Conn
pIeteIy Destroyed.
One Hundred and Fifty Souls
Swept into Eternity.
Dead Bodies Strewn for Miles
Along the Beach.
All Along the Gulf
Coast.
A Heartrendfng Story of Death
and DestftutiOn.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 21.-Supt. Clowery,
of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, communicates to General Super
intendent Arson Stager rs follows. The
Morgan steamship, just arrived at Gal
weston, reports the town of Indimnola,
Texas, almost entirely destroyed. Light
houses, wharyes and nearly every house
swept away and
ONE HUNDRED TO ONE HUNDRED AND
FIFTY LIVES LOST
The steamer could find no place to
land her cargo.
Col CIowery, Assistant General Sup
erintendent of Telegraph, has received
the following from Galveston-ad addition
al accounts of the IndianoIa disaster: 1t
says the loss of life and suffering is ter
rible.
DEAD BODIES ARE sTREwN FOR TWENTY
MILES
along the beach. The citizens here are
organizing for relief, and viii send them
food and clothing. Over one hundred
bodies were found and buried up to the
time the steamer left.
Telegraph Manager Sanborn is report
ed safe, but his Office and lines are gone
for miles.
SUFFERING FOR FOOD AND CLOTHING.
The beach for twenty miles, is strewn
with dead bodies. The following note
was received:
INDIANoL., Sept. SOTO the editors
Galveston Nescs: We are destitute. The
town is gone Dead bodies are strewn
for twenty miles along the bay. Nine
tenths of the hOnscS are destroyed. Send
us help for Gods sake. D. NJ GRAIN
District Attorney.
HOW THE STORM OPENED.
The following was received by bust
ness firms from correspondents on We'd
nesday the 18th: ''Winds from the east
ward veering to the north on Thursday
morning, became more steady, increas-
deep in the streets and every man, wo-
man and child were seeking place of
safety. 1t blew fearfully. The situa-
ton was awful.
SCREAMS FROM WOMEN AND CHILDREN
could be heard in every direction, and
the water six feet deep in the streets.
About 2 o'clock Friday morning the
winds veered to the northwest; the
waves then became chopped; houses
were washed away or tumbled to pieces
The wind toward morning began to lull
a little, and the water was getting lower
until the wind veered north again. Then
came hope, until daylight began to
break, and then did we behold the aw-
full destruction around, and thanked our
God that we had been saved, and that
our perilOus condition was as nothing
compared with the sufferings of our
neighbors and citizens along the bay
Broad daylight revealed a scene that was
terrible. The town could not be recog-
nized as the IndianOla of the day pre-
viOuS.
RUIN, TOTAL RUIN,
was visible everywhere. People were
seen walking and jumping over one gull
ly and another; neighbor met neighhor
and told their troubles and tribulations
of the previous night, and death and de-
struction was chronicled all around.
Houses were crushed to the ground, and
others swayed round and leaning over
The wind finally dying down and the
water disappearing from the highest
places in the streets, those that could
would sally out to learn the news. Bod
les of men, women and children We're
found in all directions. Police and
guards were orgadized and the search
was made by missing relatives and
friends. How many have lost their lives
in this fearful storm it is impossible to
tell Up to this time sixty or seventy
bodies have been found and buried.
Women were found and men also, who
had floated off on doors or anything that
they could get hold of, for miles away.
Some were beneath their roofs carried
long distances. The escape of so many
of our citizens is almost marvellous.
THE SEARCH FOR BODIES
is still going on, and the number of hui
man beings drowned will never be |
known, as there was large number of |
strangers in town. We estimate the |
number of lives lost, at one hundred and |
fifty. II. J. Huck lost everything but |
his house; W. Weshaff all his lumber; |
III. Runge 81 Co., and ID. Sullivan, lost |
heavily. Mr.. Paget lost 2, 800 sheep; j. |
his stock of goods.
NAMES OF THE LOST.
DIR. J. III. Leake, NJ Cafffn, mother /
and family; nearly all of Mr.. j. Morri-
sons household, twenty-one in number;
Rev. Mr.. Jope and family all persisted.
Eighteen bodies were found yesterday,
and the search viii be continued until
Ill the dead are deposited in their last
resting places. You can't imagine the
sxtent Of the disaster. Nothing short of
full details will give proper knowledge
IF the number of persons who were out
IN RATS for hours, but in many cases
we're saved. VIM. Taylor on trial for
he Sutton murder, was let out of Jail to
prevent being drowned and made his es-
,ape All the churches are swept away;
20 is the Masonic lodge. The Court
house is safe. Out of fifty-fve persons
Capt. Sam Brown and two of his family
we're saved. They took refuge in the
and were thereby saved.
Brown is now the only surviving pilot
It the pass. All of Capt. Decrow's fam
ly were lost at Decrow's Point.
DEsTITUTIoN OF SURVIVORS.
Great destitution prevails. The Vic
oria people hearing of it, nobly sent
heir assistance at once. Out of the en-
ire force of pilots only one at Indianola
s alive Manager Sanborn, of the Yves
ern Union Telegraph Company is re-
ported safe, but his office is destroyed.
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