Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-08-26
STORMS In TEXAS.
Great Damage ON the Gulf Coast ana
Several Lives Lost.

VICTORIA, Texas, Aug. 2l.--A disastrous
wind storm visited this city yesterday, The
wind blew perfect hurricane, About seven
o'clock tho morning east bound passenger
train standing at tho depot here was blown
over ON the platform. Several passengers
were on tho train but all escaped uninjured.
The freight depot aud masonic hall, both
large buildings are total wrecks while the
whole eolorcd section Is almost wholly swept
from the earth, Two church steeplcs were
blown down and two churches unroofed.
Tho high school building aud jail are consider
ably damaged, Altogether there are abou: 20
houses completely demolished and us more or
loss damaged, Few escaped uulnIurcd, The
trees aud most OF tho shrubbory In tho city
were blown down aud tho streets filed with
debris, Business was entirely suspended,
The loss Is roughly estimated at Sl0o, 900.
Telegraph wres are all down aud there Is no
connection south OF here. News from Curse
says the storm was very disastrous TO proper
~. There are also adylcos from tho country
saying the storm was very violent, damaging
crops and destroying property.
GALVESTON, Texas, Aug M.--Tho schooner
Livenia Perkins of about 40 tons burden, In
the lumber trade, capsiged by the force Of
the gale of the bar In six fathoms OF water.
There were four persons aboard, Captain John
Mitchell, Mastapo, Maragos, scamen, and
PrItchard, the cook. When the vessel went
over rritchard seized a small barrel but was
forced by the action OF the waves 10 let It go.
Swimming with the tide ho crossed the east
| end of tho island through what Ia known ~
| Hospital channel. When no reached u point
| abreast OF the new wharf no hailed u steamer
and succeeded In making his way TO the wharf
where he was helped ashore and provided
| with clothing Tho distance swan by Prltch-
ard from the place where tho schooner swamp
| cd TO the point Of his rescue was nearly ten
miles. All tho others OF tho crew porlshcd.
| This aud the drowning OF tho colOrod boy
| Thursday are tho only instances OF the loss OF
lifeso far reported. All the street railways are
, badly damaged, and that portion along the
line OF the beach Is completely destroyed,
The street pavement was torn up, bridges
and culverts are gone, and damages done In
this direction are heavy. A just estimate OF
the damages cannot be made until the storm
has abated. Many families have lost their all
and are destitute, while others have lost but
portion. II Is thought by conservative men
that the loss will reach fully two hundred
thousand dollars, and perhaps more Rail
road communication was broken at midnight
| Thursday night but has not beon restored In
consequence of the dangerous condition OF the
| bridges across the west bay. While this storm
does not compare with that OF 1870 In violence
and destructlyenoss, the water was much high
cr and covered greater portion OF the city,
Specials say that the storm at Cuero was one
OF the scverest ever known In that section,
| II ragged from D o'clock TO IL 80 a. m. The
| wind blew hurricane and the rain fell In tor
rents, both increasing In velocity and volume
until the storm abatcd. In the residence por'
ton OF the town about forty houses were
| damaged and half dozen were total wrecks.
| The Presbyterian church Is In ruins, the
| Catholic church Ii OF It's foundation aud bad
ly shattered, and the Masonic hall Is blown of
It's base, The damage is estimated at si5, 900,
no casualties reported The storm OF Thurs
| day night extended over n wide area and Gro.
ated widespread havoc. II will be days before
the full extent and damages Of the recent
storms on the Texas coast will bs known.
For destructive violence while II ragged, Il
EQUALS any storm ever known on the coast,