The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-10-16
AFTER THE STORM.
OVER NINTY DEAD BODIES
FOUND.
Great Suffering and Dcstitution.
Latest from Sabine Pass.

Special to the Herald.
BEAUMONT, Oct. 16-- Only four dead
bodies have been recovered. They are
Mr.. Junker, Mrs. McDonough, Aunt
Rosey, colored woman, and n lady on
the railroad track, name unknown.
The body of Mrs. McDonough was
found by the relief boat on the Texas
shore of the lake Thursday, and taken
to Sabine Pass. kilograms have just
been received to draw OH Galveston
for $1,000; also from Messrs. Blum for
$500. 1t is reported that several hun
dred are drowned at Johnson's Bayou,
mostly negroes. Joe Smith, reported
drowned. came sailing into port with
Mrs. Stewart and her daughter Fred
ricka. Mrs. Stewart was carried off
on window frame and Miss Stewart
on feather bed Thursday night. At
ter being dashed about on the angry
waters, they managed TO make land at
the mouth of the Nechcz river Thurs
day.
GALVESTON, Oct. 16.-Thc steam
boat l.. @. G. Lamar left Orange with
the relief committee on board. When
she would return no one knew, but a
constant lookout was kept at Orange
and Beaumont. At exactly midnight
last night the whistle of the Lamar
was heard far down the river, and the
whole town of Beaumont hurried he'll
ter sketer to hcM the worst and re-
ceivc
THE SICK AND DESTITUTE.
The relief committee aboard the La
mar consisted of twenty citizens from
Beaumont and about forty from Or
ange. On their return trip they trav-
elcd fifty miles up the Nechcz between
p. m. and midnight, which was an
extraordinary trip, fraught with fear
ful danger.
The members of the relief commit
tee report that 101 persons are miss
ing, 80 of whom are known to be
drowned. Thirty-fiye of these victims
are white and fitty-live colored. Many
miraculous escapes are recorded.
Nine-onc alfclad, shivering, wretched
victims of the storm were brought up
on the Lamar. Blankets and bedding
were Immediately gathered from
house to house for the comfort of the
heart-broken sufferers, every one of
whom had some dear friend or rela-
tive among the list of the dead. Nearly
all of these ninety-one refugees are i'll
or prostrated from exhaustion and
hunger. They are being tendcrly cared
for by the citizens of Beaumont. DR..
B. +. Calhoun, one of the relief COM
mittec, says there are many people in
the vicinity of Sabine Pass who are
utterly destitute, being without cloth
ing to cover their nakedness. DIR.
Calhoun requests all correspondents to
ask aid for the destitute. He says it
makes no difference what is sent
whether food, clothing, medicine or
money, they need them all.
Their condition, he declares, beg
gars any description he might give.
DIR. Calhoun is the mayor of Beau
mont, and will distribute through COM
mittees whatever is sent him. From
all accounts gathered, language could
scarcely exaggerate the state of affairs
at Sabine. Out ot more than $50
houses in the village less than six re-
main standing, and they are twisted
from their foundations. Women and
children were swept away and
drowned in the presence of their hus-
bands and fathers, who were power
less to save them. The waves broke
against the lighthouse in solid walls
fifty feet high, tearing out the window
frames at the very top ofthe structure.
Bigamist Arrested.