Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-21
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sabine Pass PedestriAns Aueng
Rmmkss and wild Animals.


snaixss and wIld Animals.
NEW YoRK, Oct. t4-10.30 a. M
Western Union officials report that the
storm which prevailed in Texas aud
Louisiana yesterday and the. day before Is
now travelling In north easterly direction
and is cutting on telegrapbic communi-
cation as It progresses.
New Orleans reports that It has no
wires west, and that the whole coast ter
ritory from New Orleans TO Galveston is
cut off. As tho storm is still raging in
the southwest, il will be considerable
time before any details of the disaster
at Sabine Pass can be obtained.
THE LOUISIANA HURRICANE.
NEW ORLEANs, Oct. 14,--A special from
Port Eads says: Tho total extent of tho
damage occasioned by the late storm Is
not known but IL hns been widespread
from the jetties to Pointe n Ia Hsche. The
wind from fresh Saturday night was blow
ing hard all day Sunday and on Monday
increased TO hurricane. There were
~ feet of water in Port Eads, and the
sen was running heavy over the east side
Of the jetties. Here Ia situated great
concrete wall, extending from the inner
reef to the end Of the works, which is in
tended to prevent the waves of the gulf
from washing sand into the channel. II
is nearly parallel to aud distant about 200
yards from the jetties proper. Immense
blocks Of concrete had been moulded
in boxes and measured in solid
contents eight feet by ID feet and
weighed many tons apiece. A house had
also been built where cement was stored
for concrete blocks. Some idea Of the
terrific force Of the gale and pounding
sea can be arrived ut when II Is known
that many OF these heavy blocks were
lifted out of position and swallowed up in
the sen. Others were stood up ON ends,
and others twisted out of place, caus-
ing considerable damage. The bulk
head that Is being built be-
tween this wall and the jetties proper
was entirely submerged, and the waters
| rolled over IL from end to end. The
building was swept away, not q
vestige Of il having been left to mark the
| spot where II stood. The plank road that
served Port Eads as a public street
fioated of and became debris among the
white caps.
VARIOUS LOSSES AMOUNTING 10 $500, 900.
New ORLEANS, Oct. lathe water
continued to rise Monday and reached
the first floor Of several houses. This
created general alarm and many persons
left their homes, taking refuge in the
hotel at Eadspor. The narrow neck Of
land between the river bank and the sea
marsh bordering the bays and the gull
was completely under water, which in some
places was waist deep. At 10 O'Clock
Monday night the wind lulled a little
and then came in strong puffs. The
clouds went scudding away, the heavens
cleared, and at midnight the moon shone
on the desolate scene below. The weather
had now become reasonably moderate
The barque India for Pensacols
lost her maintopsail. During the
gale the barometer fell to 1928 o remark
ably low register. The damage extended
all along the river. At Cubit Gap JohI
Wise lost his thieshers, all of his rice, hil
cattle. In fact the storm made clear
sweep of his place.
News from Pointe 10 Hache and point
below show that the first account of thu
damage was rather under than overesti
mated. There has been almost tota
destruction Of crops of all kinds from
! Pointe o Ia Hache TO Port Eads on TIL
east side Of the river. The schooner J.& j.
lumber laden, was driven on the levee
So miles below the city and lef
high and dry. Two unknown luggerl
shared the same fate. What few orange
there were on the trees were blown of
The damage between Pointe Ia Hach
, and Port Eads in rice gardens, cattle
horses, poultry, houses, &c., Is estimates
at 5000, 900. No loss Of life is reported
! THE TOWN OF SABINE PASS DEsrRoYED-7
: PEOPLE DESTROYED.
BEAUMONT, TEX, Oct. 14.-This tow
was in a state of intense excitement laf
, night at news received from Sabine Pas
0 of terrible loss of life and destruction @
, property at that place from the big
. water. There is no telegraphic commr
2 nication with Sabine Pass, as the wire
are all down, but an engine that left ther
about 6 O'Clock arrived here last nigl
: over the East Texas railway. Two cit
. zens who rowed in q small boat across o
! expa7lsa Of tosgiHT 'rGtaTE distance {
several miles from thu town OF Sabine 1
d the railroad track came in on nm engiI
!. and gave heartrending account of IL
affair. They say the waters began 10 il
wade the town from the gulf and the lai
together about 2 o'clock on Tuesda
u afternoon, and rose with unprec
dented rapidity. The citizens of IL
y doomed place did not realize Il
10 imminent danger until it was tC
{ late to escape. When safety by flight WI
y recognized as being out Of the questio
the people who were situated so the
" could do it betook themselves to hous,
and resorts which were thought 10
u safe. The water kept rising, and betwee
e 3 and O'Clock the smaller houses bega
"a to yield to the resistless force of ii
4, waves, which not only moved them fro
:, their foundations but turned them ovl
on their sides and tops. A little later Il
Is larger houses began TO give way, an
es death by drowning seemed in store Il
T. every person in the place. With Il
u, yielding Of the smaller houses sever
" persons who had remained in them wei
a drowned, and when the residences al
business places began to orumble Il
~ fatality increased.
&C. The following list of the drowned WI
obtained Miss Mahala Chambers, Ji
lu Vondy and family of six, the wife of OF
" Brown and two children, Homer Kin
wife and child, Mrs. Junker and 10
n Mrs. Pomeroy and family of Eve, MI
nc Stewart, daughter and son, man by Il
iis name OF Wilson, Mrs. Arthur McRe
at nolds, Mrs. Mcdonald, daughter al
as grandson, Frank Mulligan and famil
ne and Columbus Martin and family, besid
20 about 20 colored persons whose nam
could not be learned. This list col
'te prises over GOvictims Of the storm, amo,
70 them some of the leading families of {
ue place. There are others, many of the
'ut doubtless drowned without anyone N,
i aus living knowing anything about IL.
As 1t is feared that whole families in d
~ ferent places have been swept away wit
" 70 out leaving vestige Of their fate. 1t
'u- said that the situation during the lat
part of the afternoon beggared descr
~ ton. The manifestation of terror a
~. agony by the people face TO face vi
an death and realizing that there was
~. escape the dying cries of women, au
ny BILE, but rendered almost noiseless by |
ny roar of the mad sea the hoarse voice
le. pallid men trying to save those near
them, all combined made scene too b
~ rible to be described
Oh On receipt Of this news the citizens
M Beaumont Immediately began prepa
' 'no tions for the relief Of the sufferers. I
s"v East Texas Railway Company placed
mn engine at their disposal, and a party
the men procured boat and started witt
IAN 10 the scene of the disaster. The dam
M to property is very great. This wharf 7
oeu perty of the town was owned by
~, III York capitalists, who also own the adjt
~. ing lands and were aiming to m Ike Sab
my Pass an important point on the gulf co
iine Nothing can be heard from Orange
l cept by rail. II is learned that not a he
liSs has escaped damage at Sabine Pass, {
fter tions AZ Reaumont the damaaa br
tes, storm will 90 into tba thnnas1ds