The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-24
BOREAS.
His Mad Work in Texas and
NeighbOrhoOd.
i GREAT Loss OF PROPERTY
Fearful Force OF the GaIe-Trees
Uprooted. Buildings Blown Down
and shipping Wrecked.
The Gulf Flood and Texas storms.

GALVESTON, August 22.-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. By 10 o'clock the rain
had ceased and clouds had broken
away. Families who had been. driven
from their homes by the rapid inroads
of the Cuffs waters the night be-
fore returned 10 their water
logged houses and began the work of
reparation, while hundreds of others
whose homes, with all their possessions,
had been swept away, sought much
needed rest after the teTrors through
which they had passed. The morning
broke clear and beautiful. The waters
which had inundated 9ne-half the
eastern and southern portions OF the
city to q depth Of from one 70 seven
feet had subsidized except in low places.
The beach and adiacent portions of the
city for several blocks back from the
shore presented q deplorable scene Of
havoc and desolatlon as far as the
eye could see. The ruin Of hundreds
Of houses, large and small, had
been hurled nd twisted into every
shape, while brick pillows and wooden
piling In every direction contiguous to
the beach and exposed TO the full force
of the gale, indicated where happr
homes had stood the night before, b {
which we're swallowed up and destroyed
in the awful maelstrom that then pre-
vailed. All pleasure resorts along the
Gulf are either swept away or ruined.
The plaza in front Of the Beach Hotel
is furrowed by the force OF the
waves and piled with debris, while
all the under work protecting the
foundation of the hotel, with the fresh
water tanks and outbuildings were
swept away and deep burrows were cut
under the building itself. The menaRerie
consisting OF long row Of cages on the
besch lawn, containing birds and
animals was 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 u nightwatchman who received q
dangerous wound by an accidental shot
of his assistant, passing through his
arm. The heaviest damage 10 property
was in the vicinity OF the Beach Hotel.
The wide area devasted by the water
makes an approximate estimate Of the
amount Of damage done somewhat
difficult, but il Is now estimated by
close cslculators that il will not fall be
low $500 900, and may exceed that. The
work of righting buildings has
commenced. street railways are be-
be en- resumed over some of the lines,
but many months will elapse before ali
traces Of the storm are efaced. The
majority of the sufferers from the food
are OF the poorer classes of people.
Many Of them lost all they had
and are destitute and discouraged,
being dependent upon friends for tenn
porary shelter and relief. Private
charity has been active IN providing
for the relief of the sufferers. Much
apprehension existed all day Friday |
as TO the safety of the Sisters Or
phAnage, five miles down the Island. |
on the Gulf side, but was reached yes
terday aud found to be intact, the only |
damage being the washing away of the |
steps OF the building. -lr
News reached this city yesterday |
afternoon that the schooner j. W. PEW,
from Brashear City. with a cargo Of |
cyprus paving blocks, foundered during
the gale fifteen miles of the Island.
Captain Whitmore and colored cook
we're drowned. Two sailors clung to
some floating timber and were driven
ashore, eighteen miles down the Island.
They were nearly dead from exhaustion
found. The body OF Willie Brown,
IL years OF age, residing in tie western
portion OF the city, who was drowned
on Friday, at the foot 81, Thirty-thIrd
Street, was recoy red at the foot of
forty-nlnth Street yesterday morning.
This makes the tenth victim Of the
Storm. -ncnq n-1 go
Railroad communication via the Mis-
souri, Pacific was established last night,
the first train arriving at 10 O'Clock.
The Gulf of Colorado and Santa Fe
company expect TO resume traffic on
heir road this evening.
The bark Herbert, which left here
asst week with a cargo of cotton
or BremepIvas driven back by the force
d the gale and Is not at her old anchor
age at the outer roads. Her rigging
was seriously damaged BY the storm.
out otherwise she is intact
Messages by the hundreds have been
pouring into the city all day from rela-
ives and friends Of the inhabitants ten
iensS aid and sympathy. ----
n special 70 the heirs rom Corpus
jhrlsu says: On Friday morning one OF
he heaviest transforms for years struck
his city. The wind had Commenced
flowing very hard from the Southeast
he evening before and changed
o the northwest between 5 and s O'Clock
n the morning; it blew with terrific
orce for two hours. its velocity being
stlmated at seYenty-fiEe miles an hour.
L large number Of houses were moved
rom their foundations. The coIored
hurch, and Office o. the Arkansas Pass
railroad Weren completely DESTROYED.
.arEe trees were uprOoted and fences and
utonildings were swept away It blew
cry bard yesterday from the southeast.
he stesmer J. c. Harris arrived yester-
ay At noon, tTondays overdue. She
eports q terrible storm at Rockport.
nd HRrbor Island All the improve
tents and grading at Hsrbor Island
ere va, he'd away. Several boats we're
spSlzed and one large vessel was
At Rockport sixteen houses
ere blown of their foundations.
bout one hundred employees Of the
rkansas Pass Railway Company were
oliged TO leave Hsrbor Island and seek
'fuge al ROckport. as the water was
4 feet deem IN the Tcfend karau me,