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

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 depth of from one 70 seven
feet had subsidized excepti in low places.
The beach and adjacent portions OF the
city for several blocks back from the
shore presented q deplorable scene OF
havoc and desolatIon as far as the
eve could see. The ruin of hundreds
OF houses, large and small, had
been hurled nd twisted into every
shape, while brick pillows and wooden
piIing in every direction contiguous to
the beach and exposed TO the full force
of the gale, indicated where happs
homes had stood the night before, b {
which were 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
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
beach 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 a nightwatchman who received q
dangerous 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 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-
ing repaired and trave. has
en- resumed over some of the lines,
but many months will elapse before all
traces Of the storm are effaced. 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. .llf
News reached this city yesterday
Afternoon that the schooner j. W. Pery, |
from Brashear City. with a cargo of
cyprus paving blocks, foundered during
the gale fifteen miles off the Island.
Captain Whitmore and a colored cook
we're drowned. Two sailors clung to
some floating timber and we're driven
e.1AOASs AA4AACo QQmA k4E
They were nearly desd from exhaustion
when 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 Of Thirty third !
Street, was recoy red at the foot Of |
Forty-ninth Street yesterday morning. |
This makes the tenth victim OF the |
STORM. lulI. | 20 .f
Railroad communication via the Mis-
souri, Pacific was established last night. |
the hrst train arriving ut 10 O'Clock. |
The Gulf of . Colorado and Santa Fe |
Company expect to resume traffic on |
their road this evening.
The bark Herbert, which left here |
last week with a cargo of cotton
for Bremen was driven back By the force |
OF the gale and Is not at her old anchor
age at toe outer roads. Her rigging !
Was seriously damaged by the storm.
but otherwise she is intact.
Messages by the hundreds have been
pouring into the city all day from rela-
tlVes and friends OF the inhabitants ten |
dering aid and sympathy. /. ----
A special to the Netss rom Corpus
Christi says: On Friday morning one Of |
the heaviest transforms for years struck |
his city. The wind had Commenced |
blowing very hard from the southeast |
the evening before and changed |
20 the northwest between and 8 O'Clock
n the morning; il blew with terrific /
.orce for two hours. It's velocity being
sstimated at seYenty-fiTe miles an hour.
A large number Of houses were moved
rom their foundations. The colored
church, and Office Of the Arkansas Pass
Railroad Eeren completely destroyed.
large trees were uprOoted and fences and
were swept away. 1t olew
Iery hard yesterday from the southeast.
The steamer j. G. Harris arrived yester-
lay At noon, twondays overdue. She
eports q terrible storm at Rockport.
nd HRrbor Island All the improve
nents and grading at Hsrbor Island
we're wa he'd away. Several boats were
apsized and one large vessel was
'eached. At Rockport sixteen houses
we're blown of their foundations.
About one hundred employees of the
Arkansas Pass Railway Company were
ibliged to leave HGrbor Island and seeS
efuge at Rockport. as the water was
X feet deep on the island Seven men
Fere missing, and il is supposed
hey were drowned during the storm.
he AMOUNT OF damage has NOT been
snmated, but the loss is heavy.
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