The Red Cloud chief., 1886-08-27
A FATED CITY,.
Galveston Again a Prog to Wind
and Water.
The Kastern End Of the Island Submerged
During = Terrific Gale and IncAica-
laaic Damage wroncht-A
Scene of Dcsoiution.

srcaal from Galveston Is published this
morning:
GALVESTON, Tex, Aug. 2s-The hi.
blow is over. The drluging waters which
since midnight submerged tie city have
to a great extent rcccdcd, laying bare the
havoc wrought By wind ard wave. Yes
tcrday was the beginning and to-d:y the
end, but during The brief interval Ct lime
thousands Of dollars werth Of property
have been swept awat, life sacrificed,
cattle drowned, homes devastated. The
nigh, has been one OF horror, even more
nwful than II at OF the great fire of last No.
vcnber. Then there was Eight, even
though 1hc illumination MAS the fu-
neral pile Of consuming homes.
Last nivht the elemental enemy struck
undcr the cover cf darkness. drownin:
cries of distress IN the roar ~ winds and
rush Of waters. IT was nearly min :ht
before thc eytcr. Of danger became man
ifcet. Notwithstanding. by two O'Clock Tire
~casicrIy hurricane had driven the waters
Sn rs far as Seventh street on the east
sid of the eC" shaped island. The east
end, however, has ALWAYS been the weak
point. II ~ there that tho current
OF the gulf meets the ob>tru citing le,-
lies, built in the vain sirua"l for
deep water. aniturningi in fan force casts
its tremendous volume on the fatcd strip
OF land. Inundalin2 the streets for a few
squares TO tie depth OF Il foot or two is,
therefore. no unuSua occurrence with AN
-~ca>terly wind ia that section, and hence.
thOu.h the wind howicd, rat;Iin, doors
nnd shutters Lismailv, no great impor-
iancc was attached to II. such was the
fancird security. But while the CITY
slept the waters, driven nv the sill in
-rrcasin9 wind, had silently risen, leaving.
scarce a dImpie in its sufacc as IL sub.
MERGED street and sidewalk, and stretch
ing forth into yards. iaSidionslv attacked
,he foundations of buildings, lcav:n.
them easy prey 10 the fury Of the wind.
Houses were taken up bodily and car
ried for SQUARES across lots, as lon" ~
they hcir together. and then with a crash
came down. In some places where n
stronger structure resisted the action OF
the waters below and the winds above,
h. would stop the drifting buildings,
which in turn formed an obstacle for an
other, and so ON un'i! 4 half dozen build
in-s we-e thrown together and held by
la-"ed beams aud ~ra'tcrs. Tn the mean
time the residents of the faicd East End,
the first 10 take the alarm, as that
was the point first invaded. were siru.-
cling for life aud what little household
effects that could he saved. Ia many in
stances 10 Jump from The trcmblin.
buildings involved as much danger rs To
rcmain. In many places the wa'cr was
over head deep IN the Yards. II seemed
simply "A choice of death. Doors were
hastily stripped off, RATS improvls-d,
and on these women md children were
placed by the men aud noatc,l
AWAY out mo the darkness aud
storm. "Wcsi and hi.h land."
wa. The cry. aud sturdiIy the weak were
borne onward and away TO safety. There
was no high land, however, for The wind
and waters had taken possession Of the
CITY, carrvin" away bridges and cuttin.
off communication, except BIZ water.
While these scenes were occurring on
the east end, houses west were n patin~
AWAY into the la"oonS anil priiricS, while
along The brach in the intermediate
great circumference disaster was marking
ihc storms trail. The wind by three
O'Clock had obtained the velocity of fifty
five miles an hour, mul the storm center
seemed Ia nc concentrated Oh the build
in"s AT the head of fremont street.
In the vicinity Of the Beach Hotel, the
surf bath house. 4 llr"c structure lnilt
into the "uis. was The first 10 90, and but
QtrW minutes lapScd from the tire 10
BEGAN Ia toitcr until the last vcsti.c of
IL hai Disappeared in the churnin. wa.
ter.
Then fbc immense ska'in" rink, the
scene o! the mcrtin. Cf the recent Dcui-
ocratic State convention, came down
with Il crash aud flying fragments filed
Ia. air.
The ra-o,la ha'h-hnuse. twin struc-
lures built on railroad iron p~ilinrS. re-
Ccivcd the effects a; the storm in such a
NAV that only the roofs remained stand
IN. like a giant umbrella on skeleton
legs.
A building occupied by O'kecfc as a
saloon was next 10 disappear, aud it MAS
whi>kcd from sight in almost less time
than IL takes 10 relate.
The sea hv this time had washed across
the Beach Hotel plaza, and dtshcd into
thc basement of the binding. Chairs,
tables and benches were hastily gathered
together and every available article That
Conid hc Converted into a barrier and
piled against the front portion of the
basement gallery. This served rs &
hrcakwatcr aud protected the founda'ioG .
from the violence az seas Gashiny against
IL. The water rose Ia the height of 4 foot
In the basement and the ~affri"h,e guests
rushed hiil,cr and thithcr. The dreadful
unknown of the elemental war outside
proved greater than the tcrrorS ot re-
manning. and 50 in ~a6richted groups the
guests IN Lnrturiug suspense awaited
daylight, eNp<,ciln. every minute 10 be
the last.
To add io;tI horror OF the surround
tnrS tia, MAJ, var. .p.,, .Anrfnr,,.sl
aud the cries .of the ~affri.htcd animals
mingled wiki t,c sounds of the storm.
The s~leNicaG lions escapin. from their
CAGES sfrang la the gallery, where they
were m-S nv Mike Mct;owan. their keep
or. and &t.y Mitchell. the night watch
man, who opcncG fire on the frightened
animals. Both Were killed in >ior; OF.
der, bat trihapnity oac of Mct.nwan'S
shots To- ttkc darSucSS Cook Acct in
MiichclTS arm. ins citing $ wound which
will ncc~SaiLaie In. ainprtation al the
.mcinhcr.
Just al rilis Z ime tbcrc scSme a crash,
and a huil.ln- IL the right All iros Of
Oh. hotel. iorn. rly used As 4 ~ihcaier, hut
laiterlv leased a. a saloon, snu located
OIL an atlcinin. property. UaS : sept
awIv, while the sUtbui!din-s Of the ST.
Charles, an establishment Just west OF
the hotel. followed suit.
Tie Beach Hoe. froN the pscuiiarSy
OF It's foundIj lion. 81 piles o. VARYING,
heiyh: extend lA- through the loild m.
bravcE stood The shock. and when tie
dusk gray of dawn cnallv /. ave View o! !
il, barring the a&>eace o! some of the I
aasene"t characterization, the hotel had
s,ot Suncscd in the Least. With daylight
rs,ne a iErn of the tide AMI \ c,iaase II
fhe still tlrious wind froa east L. The
southwark lackin, the waters irom isat
portion cf the beach and revcS;laS ihe