Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-23
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.
GREAT DAMAGE BY THE GALE At
GALVESTON.
California Fruit in the East Crop
Summary-Prince Alexander
Forced to Abdicate.
DOMESTIC.

| ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-UYIoy.I
DOMESTIC.
Damage by the Gale at Galveston.
GALVESTON, August 22d.-The wind
| freshened Friday evening and there were
apprehensions that the night would be a
repetition of the night before, but these
wore away as the night advanced, and by 10
o'clock the rain had ceased and the clouds
had broken away. Families who had been
driven from their homes by the rapid in
| road Of the CULTS waters the night before
| returned to their water-logged houses, and
| began the work Of reparation, while hun
dreds of others, whose homes with all
| their poss ssions, had been swept away,
| sought much needed rest after the terrors
| through which they had passed. Morn
| ing broke clear and beautiful, and the
| waters which Lad inundated one-half OF
| the eastern and southern portions of the
city to a depth of from one to seven feet,
had subsidized except in low places. The
beach and adjacent portions OF the city
| for several blocks from the shore
| presented deplorable scene OF
havoc and desOlation as far as
the eye could see. The ruins of hundreds
OF houses, large and small had been
hurled and twisted into every shape, while
brick pillars and wooden piling in every
direction contiguous 10 the beach, and ex-
posed TO the fail force of the gale. indi-
Gated where happy homes had stood the
night bslore, but which were swallowed up
and destroyed III the awful maelstrom that
then prevailed. All pleasure resorts along
the gplf are either swept away or ruined.
The plaza in front of the Beach Hotel was
furoTed by the force OF the waves, and
piled up with debris, while all the false
work protecting the foundation Of the
hotel. with fresh water tanks and out
buildings, was swept away, and deep
furrows were cut under the building ITSELF
Tie menagarie, consisting Of long row OF
cages on tie beach lawn, containing birds
and animals, were washed over and broken,
and many birds and animals were drowned
or killed, while others made their escape
Among the animals that escaped were two
Mexican lions, which were on the point of
making things lively, when they were shot
by night watchman, who received q dam
gerous wound by an accidental shot of
his assistant passing through his arm.
The heaviest damage to property was
in the vicinity of the Beach Hotel
The wide area devastated by the water
makes an approximate estimate OF the
amount of damage done somewhat diff
cult, but it is now estimated by close cal
calators that it will not fall below $780,
900, and may exceed that The work of
righting buildings has commenced, Street
railways are being repaired, ami travel has
| been resumed over some of the lines, but
many months will elapse before all traces
of the storm are eflaced. The majority OF
the sufferers from the flood are of the
poorer classes of people. Many of them
lost all they had, and are destitute and dis
couraged, being dependent upon friends
for temporary shelter and relief Private
charity has been active in providing for
| the relief of the sufferers. Much appre-
hension existed all day Friday as to the
safety Of the Sister orphanage five miles
| down the island, on the gulf side, but it
| was reached yesterday, and found to be in
| tact, the only damage being the washing
away of the steps of the building. News
reached this city yesterday afternoon that
the schooner J. W. Perry, from Brashear
City, with cargo of cypress paving blocks,
foundeled during the gale fifteen miles off
the island. Captain Whitmore and the
colored cook were drowned.
Further Accounts of the Storm In Texas.
SaGALvEsToN,sA August 22d.-A special to
the NeWS from Corpus Christi says Friday
morning one of the heaviest rain-storms
for years struck this city. The wind had
commenced blowing very hard from the
southeast the evening before, and changed
to the northwest between and 6 o'clock in
the morning. 1t blew with terrific force
for two hours, its velocity being estimated
at seventy-five miles an hour. Large num-
bers of houses were moved from their
foundations. The colored church and the
Office of the Arkansas Pass Railroad Com
pany were completely destroyed. Large
trees were Cprooted, and fences and out
buildings were swept away. II blew very
hard yesterday from the southeast.
The steamer j. c. Harris arrived yester-
day noon, two days overdue She reports
q terrible storm at Rockport and Harbor
Island. All the improvements and grading
at Harbor Island were washed away. Several
boats were cspszed, and one large vessel was
beached. At Rockport sixteen houses were
blown off their foundations. About 100
employees of the Arkansas Pass Railway
Company were obliged to leave Harbor
Island and seek refuge at Rockport, as the
water was six feet deep on the island.
Seven men were missing, and it is supposed
they were drowned during the storm. The
amount OF damage has not been estimated,
but the loss is heavy.
sEeU1N (Texas), August 22d.-The dam
age by the storm here is very heavy The
Record Office was totally destroyed. The
new tower Of the Episcopal Church was
blown down, and large number Of public
and private buildings were either destroyed
| or badly damaged. Robert jefferson, son
Of Colonel John L. jefferson, was killed in
Sutherland Springs, and Garland Smith
| and Richard Burgess, were badly wounded.
They were camping at the springs and
were injured by falling trees A pauper
living with John England, across the river,
died of fright during the storm. The cotton
plant has been whipped into shreds, but
many persons believe that it will take on a
new growth, and develop a top crop. The
damage has not yet been estimated.
Crop summary
CHICAGO, August 22d-The following
crop summary will appear in this weeks
issue OF the Farmers ReUielU The tenor of
the reports from the corn belt, while indi-
eating slight improvement in some sec
tions, does not show any particular change
for the better. The crop, as a whole, has
been badly injured, and the recent show
ers in Illinois, while staying the injury on
the low lands have not reversed the gen.
eral crop condition. The indications are
that while a large proportion of the corn
area has been burned, dried up and ruined,
the general situation in Illinois and Iowa
has also been aggravated by the presence
of chinch bugs. The yield in Illinois does
not promise to exceed one-half that of last
year, while that of Iowa will be about
sixty per cent of last years crop. In Min
nesota, Nebraska, Michigan, Ohio and In
diana the condition of the growing corn is
still reported as averaging fairly well. In
Wisconsin, Missouri and Kansas the gen.
eral outlook is poor, but sufficient data is
not at hand to make any close computation
as to the probable yield There has been
nothing il the reported thrashing of wheat
to indicate any special change in the esti-
mates heretofore made regarding the out
put for the entire country, namely, from
4l6o00,000 to 10000 600 bushels. The
yield of Dakota. Washington Territory and
Oregon will fall short of the estimates here
tofore published.
California Fruit in the East.
CHICAGO, August 22d-Earl Brothers,
Butts d Fry and Thacker Brothers received
special fruit train from California Thurs
day, as also did Porter Brothers The con-
dition of the fruit on its arrival here was
mostly good, and selling at low prices
Pears bring from 81 to 81 25 per box; Mus
catine grapes sell for 81 and Tokay's at 81
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