Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-22

water In Matagorda bay was higher on
Friday last than In 1875.
About fifteen houses were blown or
washed down at Layaca.
Mr.. John Roemer, who lives on Hines
bay, reports great destruction through
that vicinity.
He says the water came in showing an
almost perpendicular face OF fully ten
feet.
Never before was the lower Texas coast
visited by so terrible and destructive =
storm.
1t extended for one hundred miles in.
land, destroying thousands Of houses,
and involving pecuniary loss OF many
millions.
Among the poorer classes great desc.
lation must prevail, as but few were able
TO save any considerable portion Of their
small possessions from the general
wreck.
The entire crop Of the present year is
practically gone, aud vast deal Of sui.
fering must ensue, especially among the
negroes, most OF whom are without means
Of any kind
TIN VICTIMS AT GALVESTON.
Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, TEX, Aug. n The an.
prehensive feeling as the wind freshened
yesterday evening that last night would
he repetition Of the night before wore
away as the night advanced BY 10
O'Clock the rain had ceased falling, the
clouds had broken away and the stars
looked down on the storm stricken CITY
with plying eyes. Families which had
hurriedlY been driven out by the rapid in
road OF the seethiug gulf the night before
returned TO their water-logged residences
and began the work OF PREPARATION, while
hundreds whose habltations, with their
sll, had become food for the maddened
waves sought much-needed rest ana for
getfulness IN sleep from the terrors
through which they had passed and the
losses sustained during the wild night
before at their temporary abodes.
The morning broke clear and beautiful.
The waters, which had Inundated one
half of the eastern aud southern portions
OF the city TO the depth OF one 70 seven
feet, had subsidized, except in low places.
The beach, and extending in for several
blocks as far rs the eye could reach, pre-
scented deplorable scene of havoc and
isolation. Hundreds OF houses, large
and small, were hurled and twisted into
every shape, while brick pillars and
wooden pillng In every direction contigu-
GUS TO the beach and exposed 20 The fun
force OF the gale, indicated where happy
homes stood the night before, but were
swallowed up and destroyed Ia the mad
storm that then prevailed,
All pleasure resorts along the gulf
shore are either ruined or swept away.
The plaza In front Of the Beach hotel is
plowed and furowed by the force of the
waves aud piled with debris, while all
the false work protecting the foundation
OF the hotel, with the fresh water tanks
and outbulldtngs, were swept away and
deep burrows cut under the building.
The menagerie, consisting OF a long row
OF cages on the Beach lawn, containing
birds and animals, were washed over and
broken and many of the birds aud ami.
mails drowned and killed. Some
made their escapes among these
were two Gayon Hons who were
on the point Of making things lively when
they were shot by a night wat9hman.
who also received dangerous wound bv
an accidental shot OF his assistant pass
ing through his arm.
The heaviest damage to property oc-
Cured in the vicinity of the Beach hotel.
The wide area devastated by the water
makes an approximation Of the damage
somewhat difficult, but 1t is now esti- !
p,atod hy ctaaa caIo,,I -. -. =, -,
80 tst 49,. = zoo Sai non tllat II wiz
tbot o1no mt" SOVV'VVO' anu may exceed
Ia aIraaSv tho ,,out, :. .,.n.,-
Ne a iey Wv VIE VI Ilgnting buildings
isss nnraI'aS o.leet IalIWays are De-
,,ar,, fvpa ~ az auu siasei resumed on
IN l',;ii ', ain,sa so u9s, Dut many months
WI StapsS oeioie ell traces OF tne storm
az mn ena aoei,.,
oa NC naJOiiey 81 sunereis were Oh the
ro dns,I,rto a and ions ~ sney mao. Iney
,le uese.su t anu ulsSourageu, ana are
~ ,' ~ Iyon AiReuus ior temporary re-
'T mn anu suviaon
,., ne ,nunis . mus Iat mas taken no
~ w.. .,' 'onuiu sIieNiating tne uesututlon
a .ne Iulureus OF families lnat VIII
iulchIy PC ~ iieeu o. ". frlVate CHARITY,
io w. nas yeeh reserved; II
Much apPIenehsiohs existed al DAY
Us 70 tne saiety oil tne sisters !
'Ipnanase, I'VE mics down the Island
rear lns Gun sue; put IL was reached TO-
lay anu iounu 20 oe intact the only dam
'ge was tne Washing away OF the steps
news reacheu tne city this afternoon
NAT the schooner j. w. Perry, from
la,l,,l0s n, Wy WIN cargo OF cypress