The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-21

stories of the buildings, driving the ahrighted
people into the attics and upon the roofs. BY 10
o'clock that night the first ridge, which was l. feet
above the sea level was ten feet under water
House after house fell and was swept away, either
burying the doomed people in the debris or hurl-
ing them into the waters Cotton and stores next
succumbed, and Radford and JOhnsons Bayou
were destroyed as completely as II an invading
army had done the work.
IT WAS REIGN OF TERROR,
described BY the survivors as appalling. People
could only cling to each other, pray for mercy and
for the souls of those whose despairing shrieks
rang in their ears
For twelve hours the storm ragged over the settle
ment Then there came lull; hope soon Ie-
yiyed as the waters receded and the storm
passed away. The Survivors gathered on most
around them. Search for the dead was begun
Those whose bodies lay piniOned by the ruins of
houses were speedily recovered. From out of the
marshes more corpses were taken and buried.
THE DEATH ROLL
then was made up as follows:
Mrs. Frank Turner and two children.
Locke, wife and seven children.
Old Mrs. Locke.
Mrs W. Ferguson and three children.
Bradford Berry and daughter.
Mrs. Albert Lambert and two ci ildren.
Samuel Burwicks and eight children.
Mrs. Shell Waltry and four children.
Geo. Stevens and four children
Mr.. Franshall, wife and grandson.
Mrs. S. Caller and four children.
Louiza Smith and child.
Mrs. SOochaks and four children.
Jack SoOchaks and seven children.
Mrs Hawkins and three children.
Dr. George Smith, wife and four children.
All the above we're white people.
The following is list of coloTed people whose
bodies have been recovered and identified:
Elener johnson and wife.
Jack Lewis, wife and brother.
Richard Hambck, wife and five children.
Yesterday morning the regular packet stern
Enoilr Of T1b -
bayou, ana brought to Orange as many as she
could caIry-about sixty people. Not one of them
had anything but what they stood in, and many
without shoes coats and dresses. Their wants
were promptly supplied by the good people at this
place. The refugees were made comfortable for
the night.
This Saturday morning the Emily p and the
steamer Lark will return from thence and make
regular trips until all are brought to
A PLACE OF SAFETY.
All the people, save a few who have large stock
interests say they have abandoned the place for
ever. They are the descendants of the people who,
in the past made JOhnsOns bayou vast orange
grove. Frost came and ruined them. Then they
turned to cotton, sugar and stock raising, only to
meet the fate of their forefathers.
OF the 5000 head of stock, of which once the
bayou boosted, 5000 are drowned while the re-
aainder will die of thirst, all the water is salt
THE WORK OF RELIEF.
GALVESTON, October l6-Nothing has so pro-
foundedly affected this city in many years as the
ter at Sabine Pass rnd JohnsOn's bayou. Hun.
dreds of Gavesfonians have near friends or rela-
tves among the lost, or the desolated refugees and
the disaster comes home to them with keen
anguish An impromptu meeting of business men
occurred last night at which acommittee to solicit
aid was appointed. This committee collected three
thousand dollars to-day and large quantities of
food and household necessities. One
dollars of the money have been teie-
graphed to Beaumont to be applied at that point
for the benefit of the sufferers from Sabine pass
The remaining two thousand is being expended on
behalf of the survivors of the johnson bayon desti
tute.
The propretors of schooner Adelia and tug
Estelle generously rendered the use of their yes7
sells to the relief Committee, and the Adelia was
loaded with supplies to-day for the stricken suffer
ers. Over a Thousand dollars worth of nonr
bacon, coffee, sugar. molasses. blankets. kitchen
utensils and table cutlery, was placed on the
Adelia: also A large unantity of fresh water
boxes of old wearing apparel and fifty new calico
wrappers.
AT . o'clock TONIGHT Adelia in tow of Eselle
started up the coast for Sabine; She will reach the
Pass at daylight Tomorrow and Adelia will then
proceed alone up Sabine river to Johnson's BAYOU,
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