New-York tribune., 1886-08-24
THE GULF HURRIOAN Ne.
THIRTY-EIGHT PERSONS LOSE LIFE.

INDIANoLA INUNDATED BY THE sEA-MILLIoNS OF
PROPERTY DESTROYED.
INDIANOLA, Aug. 23.-During the height of
the the signal Office was blown down. carrying
with it Captain l. A. Reed, signal officer and Or. H.
Rosencrans, both Of whom were lost Fire broke out
among the runs, which EXTENDED for blocks on both
sides of street, destroying thirteen houses, among
which d. H. Regan's largo drygoods store and DIR.
Lewss extensive drug establishment DR.. Lewis was in
this building when took fire. He escaped being burned
to death. but subsequently drowned. his
body being found yesterday. SO far be learned
the following isa complete list OF the lives OF tho white
people lost: Captain I. A. Reed signal officer; DR..
Croker; Dr. II. Rosencrans, OF Elgn, H., formerly
resident OF Indsnoa Mrs Hodges and two children OF
Dr. Hodges's family, OF Cuero Mrs. Crooker OF Austin,
visiting al Indianoa with the Hodges Mrs. Henry
Sheppard children OF Mrs. Max Luther. OF Corpus
Christi; DR.. Davis Lewis q German. name
known Besides the above the bodies OF ten colored
persons found. The body of Dr. Crooker the
second victim. was found yesterday Four miles
OF track Is washed away, rendering It impossible for
trains to approach Indauoa There much desttution
among the poorer classes who have lost everything
they possessed The depth OF the water h as great as
It during the great storm OF 1875. when Indanos
lost nearly 200 Of her citizens. they being swept away
Friday the food of water the doomed town so
rapid that within hours after the first apprehension
was felt every street was submerged many feet
before tho lower Texas coast visited by so
terrible and destructive Storm II extended for 200
miles inland. destroying thousands OF houses and in
yolvng pecuniary loss OF hundreds OF thousands OF
dollars Among the poorer classes great desttutOn
prevails as few able to any con-
siderable portion OF their small possessions from
tho general wreck The entire crop OF the
present year practically gone and vast deal OF suffer
ing ensue. especially among the negroes. most OF
whom are without means OF any kind. The storm oame
IN the shape OF hurricane The water OF tho Gulf
up and in the whole peninsula on which n
Is situated under 10 feet OF water. Tho total
loss. as now Known to Texas trom tho Guif storm Is
ST. 600 900 crops, So 600 to city and town prop
erty aud 5000. 900 shipping and harbor improve
menrs. ThIrtyeight human lives were lost
GALVESTON, Aug. %. Tho CITY Council mot TO-
day and made arrangements with the Citizens Relief
Committee establish system OF relief for the suffer
crs by tue recent here Thousands Of porsons
have visited tho desoated portion Of tue oy, who the
searching over tho sitos or thcir ruined
homes In hopes OF duding articles or valno
SAN ANTONIO. Aug 2S-The damage TO tbis city By the
terrific hutrioaoo OF Friday Is estimated at S2ooOOO
No o.s OF fe has been reported tho o repars
ton is already In progresA Tho storm was
the severes. ever this locality the wind roach
ing q velocity OF eighty-hvs miles an hour. From
tue surrounding country como reports that tho Cotton
crop was seriously injured. The plant blown down
and tho staple beaten out by tho blown away
Passengers the Arausas Pass Railway from Beevilis
and Pioresvie report great ravases Oy tho at
both points At Beove many houses 10 course OF con
structon demolished and old ones were unroofed
or injured. Two churches at f1Oresvs were
opIetey ruined, while several stores aud dwellings
damaged seriously An aged man and his wifo In
zttemp to cross y stream IN q wagon quarter OF
from FlOresvillo wore swept down the stream ami
the woman was drowned. while tho had u narrow
escape. The womans body was recovered and given In
erment by the passengers train which delayed
forty eight hours by washouts on the lino