Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1886-10-15
TOTALLY DESTROYED.
Further Particulars of the Destruc-
ti0n by Flood of Sabine
Pass, Texas.
The Entire Town Swept Away, En-
failing Terrible Loss
of Life.
Not House Lett in the Surround
ing Country, and Every Liv-
ing Thing Destroyed.
A Partial List of the Drowned.

A Partial List of the Drowned.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, Oct. 1.-THE town
of Sabine Pass, at the mouth of Sabine
river, the dividing line between Louisiana
and Texas, is reported entirely washed
away by the terrific storm of Tuesday
night. Over fifty lives were reported to
have been lost, out of a total population of
200. All telegraphic communication with
the town is cut off. It is thought that the
bar in front of the town will prevent tugs
from landing, and tug owners consider it
useless to face the treacherous waves.
.. THE NEWS AT BEAUMONT.
BEAUMONT, TEXAS, Oct. 14.-Our town is
in state ofexcitement tonight at the news
just received from Sabine Pass. 1t is news
of the terrible loss of life and destruction of
property in that place from high water.
We have now no telegraphic communica-
ton with the Pass, the wires all being
down, but an engine arrived here tonight
which left there about O'clock Two citi-
zens who rowed in small boat across an
expanse of tossing waters, distance OF
several miles from the town of Sabine to
the railroad, came in on the engine and
gave heartrending account Of affairs
there. They say the waters began to in
wade the town from the gulf and lake to-
gether about o'clock Tuesday afternoon,
ana rose with great rapidity. The citi-
Zens of
THE DOOMED TOWN
did not realize their great danger until too
late to escape. The people who were situ-
ated so they could do so betook themselves
to houses and resorts known to be the SAT
est. The water kept rising and between 8
and O'clock the smaller houses began to
yield to the resistless force of the waves
and not only moved from their founda-
tions but turned over on their sides and
tops. Later the larger houses began to
give way, and death by drowning
seemed certain for every citizen in the
place.
AMONG THOSE LOST
are Miss Mahata Chambers; jim Vonsey
and family of six; MI. Otto Brown and two
children; Homer King, wife and child;
Mrs. Junker and son; Mrs. Pomery and
family of five; Mrs. Stewart, daughter and
son; man named Wilson; Mrs. Arthur
McReynolds; Mrs. Mcdonald, daughter
and grandson; Frank Mulligan and fam
lily; Columbus Martee and family, and
about twenty-five colorcd people whose
names could not be given. The list COM
victims of the storm, among them some of
the Leading families. of the place. 1t is
feared that whole families in different parts
OF the place have been swept away without
leaving person, or vestige to indicate
their horrible fate. 1t is said that
the situation during the latter part
OF the afternoon beggars description. The
dying cries of the women were rendered
noiseless by the
ROAR OF THE SEA.
On receipt of the news of the disaster the
citizens of Beaumont Immediately began
preparations for relief. The East Texas
railway has placed an engine at their dis
posal and a party of men have gone to
Orange to carry the news there and pro-
cure boats and start for the scene. The
damage to property at Sabine has been
very great. The wharf property of the
who also own the adjoining lands. and
were aiming to make Sabine Pass an i'm
portant port of the gulf coast.
LATER PARTICULARS.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct. IA special
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struction by storm at Sabine Pass and
Johnson's bayou come in slowly. Two
brothers named Pomeroy were picked up
by the schooner Andrew Baden, in Sabine
lake. They had been in the water thirty
six hours clinging to their capsized yawl.
Their mother and sister and Mrs. Captain
Junker, her son and little girl Of the
party, were lost. The Pomeroys report
that fifty lives were lost at the Porter
house, where the people had collected as
the best place of safety but
IT WENT TO PIECES
at 9 o'clock. Many persons are missing. A
still greater loss is reported from Johnson's
Bayou. Whole families We're swept away.
Not house vas left standing within five
miles of the lake. Parties We're organized
last night and left on the steamers Lamar
and Emily P. with provisions and bedding.
A Lake Charles special says: The loss Of
property along the Cameron parish coast
and for some distance west of Sabine Pass
by the storm of Tuesday night, was fear
full. The mail boat from COmeron Parish
reports that the water at Calcasieu Pass
was ..E
EIGHT FEET DEEP
at the light house, and that the entire
country east and west was submerged
Tuesday night, drowning thousands of
cattle and the growing crops. No lives
were lost at Leesburgh or Calcasieu.
. Roosevelt for Mayor.
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