Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-14
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sabine Pass. Tex. Destroyed aud Al
Its Inhabitants Drowned.

sabine Pass. Tex. DESTROYED aud Am
It~ Inhabitants Drowned.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. II. - Chiei Operator
West, OF the Western Union telegraph Office of
ihs city, last nigi.t received the Following from
the operator at Orange, Texas: "The town OF
Sabine Pass was totally destroyed by the over
flowing All the sabine river Tuesday night IL
Is know that SiNty-iive lives were lost. During
the overflow a hotel containing fiteen or
twenty persons VAS swept oct into the bay aud
all the occupants Were crowned.
FvEGY LIVING TIItNG DROWNED.
"The captain of 4 schooner Irota there to-day
SayS tEat not a house j. len In the whole coun-
Try aud that every living thing there was
GROW @ aed, \ p3riy o. men came from Beau
mont this evening on "a train with the iDten-
non of joining the people OF Orange and going
down to sabine Pass with relief boat"
sides oi Orange. Sabine Pass l. twelve miles
below Orange. on the Sabine river.
THE STORM TRAVELLING NoRrHwARD.
NEW loRK, Oct. II. 1890 a. m.-western
uiou officials report that the storm which pre-
vailed In Texas aud Louisiana yesterday and
the oay before Is now travelling I'm a northeast
erlN direction aud is cutting OF telegrsphic
COMMUNICATION as IL progresses. New Orleans
reports That Il hJs n wires west and that the
wEo!e coa>i territory from New orleans 20 Csal-
weston Is cut Oft A. the storm Is slill raging in
the southwest ~ viii be some considerable time
before any details ol the disasterat Sabine Pass
can be obtained.
\ wATER-TowER DESTROYED rKASEAKrx
hANkAkhE, ILL, pcj li.-Thc watcrworks
tower al tnls place, which Was completed last
-.
oi III. n. johnson and ap r ION of the residence
% Joshua y dri,h. Atdri, n and htS wife were
IN another portion oi Toe ouse AZ the time, and
were unipiurcd. The toW,r a.ts I25 let high
20 iect across; was ot boiler iron and cost
Sl5,oOo. The wind blew down trees and chimr
ne!s and tore OF roofs. No lives were lost.
The Storm, Strikes Chicago.
TREES DEMOLISHED AND BUILDINGS WRECKED
CHICAGO, Oct. IA high wind accompa-
MED by driving rain, has been Prevailing
here since early thus morning. The storm tore
through the trees of Douglas, Garfield and
Humboldt parks with the Jury of "A hurricane
Soft naples and sapt8gs were twisted off close
10 their trunks ahd hurled over the tops of
large trees Two real estate agency buildings,
on Madison street. near Garfield park were
PICKED Up BY THE WIND AND FOUNDED TO
PIECES
on the prairie. Street car conductors and
drivers who were caug at In the tolls OF the gale
say that il was only with the greatest difficulty
they held themselves from being thrown from
their ears. All of the streets ina the western aud
sou hwe>iern portion of the city are Uttered
with broken trees and shiVcred sign boards.
THE GALE GROWING FIERCER.
The signal service officer reports that the
storm Is rapidly advancing in a NORTH
easteriy direction, and ihat it is becoming
{ severe. Very higlr winds viii prevail on the
lakes. The storm has been attended with
considerable rainfall, this station showing half
an inch uf water. The wind here l. blowing at
the rate oi 20 miles an hour, and has attained
a velocity ol from 10 10 % miles ON The lake.
Reports SHOW that tie storm extends over a
very wide area, Tut no particulars can be OBJ
tanned
TIRE TELEGRAPH WIRES ARE DOWN
ir almost every direction. 4 cyclone between
lpsIanti and klkhurt. Ind. tore down all the
wires ln that neighborhuDd, and on the Chicago,
burlington aud Quincy railway the top OF "A car
MAS blown OF and earn against the wires
with such force a. 10 break them ali.
Damage To Eads' Ietties.
TERRIFIC FORCE OF THE RECENT GALE IN THE
GULF OF MENICo.
New ORLEANS. Oct. IA 1pecial from Port
Eads To the Tines Democrat SAYS: The total
extent OF the damage occasioned 10y the late
storm is not known, but IL has been wide
spread from the jetties to Pointe la Hache The
wind had been fresh saturday night, blow
ing hard all day sunday, aud on Monday
increased to n hurricane. There were 2l., feet
oi water in Port Eads. and the running
heavy over the eas; side OF the jetiies. Here Is
, situated great concrete wall extending from
the inner reef TO tie end of the worls. which is
intended to prevent the waves of the gull from
washing sand into the channel. Ii H. nearly
parallel to and distant about 300 yards from
the iettics proper. Immense blocks of concrete
had been moulded ia boxes and measured in
solid contents feet 10y 10 feet, and weighed
many IONS apiece. A house had also been built
where cement WAS stored ior concrete blocks.
Some Idea OF the terrific force OF the gale aud
pounding sea can be arrived at when it Is
known that many of these Eeavy blocks were
lifted out OF position and swallowed up In the
sea. Others were stood upon END. and Others
twisted out OF place, causing considerable
damage. The bulkhead that is being built
]
entirely submerged, and the waters rolled over
| il from end 10 end. The building was swept
! away, not a Nestge having been lett to mark
/ the spot where II stood. Ihe plank road that
served Pori Eads as public street noated Oh
anu became debris among the white caps.
THE ISHABIrANTs FLY IN ALAHM.
| The waller continued to rise Monday, and
| reached The first floor of several houses. This
| created general alarm, and many persons left
their homes, taking refuge in the hotel al Eads-
| port. The narrow neck OF land between The
| river bank and the sea marsh bordering the
| bays aud the gull mpleieiy under water,
/ which IN some places was waist deep AT ten
| O'Clock Monday night the wind lulled little
| and then came in strong pull. The clouds
went scuddln. away, the heavens cleared aud
| at midnight the moon shone on the desolate
scene below. The weather had now become
| reasonably moderate.
HEAVY DAMAGE BELOW NEW ORLEANS.
! The bark India, tor Pensacola, lost her MAIN
/, topsail. During the gale the barometer on the
Underwater fell to 29.3S, remarkably low
egister. The damage extended all along the
river. AT Cubit Gap, John Mlse lost his thresn.
ers, all OF his rice his cattle-n Tact the storm
made a clean sweep of his place. News rom
Point q la Hache and below show that the first
account OF the damage WAS rather under than
over estimated. There has been almost a total
destruction of crops oI ali kinds from Point n Ia
the schooner j. and j., lumber Laden, was
driven on Ihe ievee, 30 miles below the city
and left high and dry. Two Unknown luggers
shared The same fate. W hat lew oranges there
were on tue trees We're blown OF. The damage
between Point a la nache and Port Eads in rice,
estimated al S2oo,oQO. No loss OF lie is re-
ported.
AID FOR THE STRIKERS