The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-09-03
A FATED CITY.


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special from Galveston u published this
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GALVESTON. Tex. Ang. 2o.-The big
blow 10 over. The deluxing waters walsh
since midnight submerged the city have
% great extent receded, laying bare the
havoc wrought By wind and wave. Yes
serday vas the beginning and to-day the
end, but during the brief interval OF time
thousands Of dollars worth Of property
have been swept away, life sacrinced,
cattle drowned, homes devastated. The
u1eht has been one Of horror, even more
awful than that Of the great Ore Of last No
vember. Then there was light, even
though the illumination Was the fu-
neral pile Of consuming homes.
Last night the elemental cnemv struck
under the cover Of darkness. drowning
cries Of distress In the roar Of winds and
rush Of waters. II was nearly mt'ini ght
before the extent OF danger became mtn-
fest, Notwithstanding by two o'clock the
easterlv hurricane had driven the waters
IN Is far - Seventh street on the east
side Of the egg shaped island. The east
end. however. has always been the weak
point II Is there that the current
Of the gulf meets the obstru citing Jet
ties, built In the vain struggle for
deep water. and turning in full force casts
Its tremendous volume on the fated strip
Of land. Inundating the streets for . few
squares to the depth Of . foot or two Is,
therefore, no unusual occurrence with an
easterly wind in that section. and hence,
though the wind howled, rafting doors
and shutters dismslly, no great impor-
lance was attached to II. such was the
fancied security. But while the city
slept the waters, driven oy the still in
crrasing wind, had silently risen, leaving
scarce . dlmple in its suface rs il sub
merged street and sidewalk, and stretch
Ing forth into yards, insidiousiy attacked
the foundations Of buildings, leaving
them easy prey to the fury Of the wind.
Yied for squares across lots, as long as
they held together, and then with . crash
came down. In some places where .
stronger structure resisted the action Of
the waters below and the winds above,
Il would stop the drifting buildings.
which in turn formed an obstacle for an
other, and 30 on until = half dozen build
ings were thrown together and held nv
Jagged beams and rafters. In the mean
time the residents Of the fated East End.
the FIRST TO take the alarm, as that
vas the point first invaded. were strug-
Cling for life and what little household
effects that could Be saved. In many in
stances 10 Jump from the trembling
buildings involved - much danger As 70
remain. In many places the wa'er was
over head deep In the yards II seemed
simply Z choice OF death. Doors were
hastily stripped OF. RATS imnrovised,
ana on these women and children were
placed BY the men and fioated
away out into the darkness and
storm. ssWest and high land."
was the cry, and sturdily the weak were
borne onward and away to safety. There
Was no high ssnd. however. for the wind
sid waters had taken possession Of the
city, carrying away bridges aud cutting
on communication, except By water.
While these scenes were occurring on
The east end, houses west were floating
away into the lagoors and prairics, while
along the beach In the intermediate
great circumference disaster was marking
the storms trail The wind BY thres
o'clock had obtained the velocity Of 1fty'
i've miles an nour. and the storm cenrel
seemed to ne concentrated on the build
tngs a. the head Of fremont street.
In the vicinity Of the Beach Hotel, III
surf bath house, large structure bull
Into the gulf, was the frst TO 90, and bu
few minutes elapsed from the time
began 70 totter until the last vestigc 0
Il had disappeared In the churning va
ter.
Then the immense skating rink, tn
scene Of the meeting Of the recent Dem
ocratic state convention, came dow
( with . crash and flying fragments nlle
(. The air.
I The Psgoda bath-house, twin strus
lures built on railroad-iron pilings, n
ceived the effects OF the storm in such
\ way that only the roofs remained stane
n ing like giant umbrella on skeleto
\ legs-
v 4 building occupied BY O'Keefe as
I saloon was next to disappear, and II vi
F., whisked from sight In almost less tim
than e takes 20 relate.
4 me sea " this time nan washed acros
/ the Beach Hotel plaza, and dashed int
the basement Of the building. Chairs
tables and benches were hastily gathere
together and every available article thi
coul a be converted into . barrier IN
piled against the front portion Of n
basement gallery. This served q
breakwater and protected the foundafio
from the violence Of seas dashing agains
Il. The water rose TO the height Of foe
IN the basement and the afRrigh'ol cues
rushed hither and thither. The dreadf
unknown Of the elemental war outsis
proved greater than the terrors Of r
manning, and 90 in afRrighted groups Il
guests In torturing suspense awaits
daylight expecting every minute %
the last.
TO add to the horror Of the surroun
sngs. the menagene cages overturned
and the cries Of the affrighted anima
/ mingled with the sounds Of the storm.
N The Mexican lions escaping from the
. cages sprang 10 the gallery, where IN
were met By Mike McGowan, their kee
e., and Billy Mitchell, the night waite
man, who opened IRE on the frighten'
, animals. Both were killed In short Q
der, but unhappily one OF McGowan
shots in the darkness took effect
! Nitchell's arm, inhictIng wound viii