New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-15
OVERWHELMED BY THE GULF
NEARLY FOUR SCORE PEOPLE DROWNED

SABINE PASS AND JoHNSoN's BAYOU DESTROYED
ENTIRE FAMILIES SWEPT AWAY.
GALVESTON, Texas, Oct. 14.-Ihe town or
Sabine Pass at the mouth Of tho Sabine River tho dv
ing line between louisiana and Texas Is reported 10 10
entirely washed away by the terrific storm OF Tuesday
night Over fifty lives reported to be lost out OF
total population OF two hundred All telegrsphe COM
munication with the town ia cut Off Sabine Passs
sixty miles up tho coast from Galveston. and twenty
eight miles Of Beaumont the county scat OF
Jefferson County. TelegrapheC communication WIN ah
points outside OF Texas nearly suspended last night
owing 10 the storms In Louisiana. Arkansas aud indian
Territory The following account Of the disaster at
Sabine Pass was telegraphed last night to Houston from
Beaumont:
"Our town was state Of intense excitement to-
night at tho from Sabine Pass OF terrible loss OF
life and destruction OF property in that place from the
| high water. We have no telegraphic Communication
with Sabine Pass as tho wires all down. but an en-
gine arrived hore tonight the East Texas Railway
that left there about O'Clock Two citizens, VINO
rowed In small boat across an expanse OF tossing
waters a distance Of several miles FROM the town OF
Sabine the railroad track. came in on an engine and
gave n heaftrending account OF tho affair They say
the began invade tho town from the Gulf and
| the lake together about o'clock on Tuesday
afternoon and with unprecedented rapidty.
Tho OF doomed place did not realize tho
imminent danger until 1t was too late TO escape when
safety by flight recognized being out of the ques
on people who situated that they could do
1t, betook themselves to houses and resorts which
they thought to bo safe The water kept rising ana DO
tween and o'clock the smaller houses began to yeiu
to the resisess force OF the which not only
moved them from their foundations but turned tn EN-
over their sides and tops little later the iarSer
houses began give and death by drowning seemed
In store for person in the place with the yie-
ing OF smaller houses several persons who had re-
NAMED iu them were drowned, and when the dwellings,
and business places began to crumole the fatalities be-
lafn fha droW ned
obtained from the two gentlemen who came in on the
engine:
DROWNED
BROWNE OTTO Mrs. and two MULLIGAY, FRANK, and FAM
csaTHfns, hrsn MAuALA, Mrs r5SEgoY Mrs, and three
K HoSE M aR Me sSG and child siTWAS MIS- daughter
family of Conmbns Marty. VoUDY, JAMES, and family Of
MMcRRE1SoLP MgRIGa1; AsTnca M ,SIs;. Mr. w1soxMr six
and grandson
There were also drowned about twenty-five colored
persons wnos names could not be learned.
"The above list comprises the known human victims OF
the Storm among them being Of the leading fami :
lies OF the place. There others. and many OF them
doubtless drowned, without any one now living Know
ing anything about it, II is feared that whole families
in different places been swept away 1t Is said that
during the latter part OF the afternoon was
appalling The manifestation OF terror and agony by the
peope looking face to face at death and realizing that
there was escape the dying ories OF women audible
but rendered almost noseess oy tue ronr OIL te mao
or men trying to save those dear
to them all combined, made scene too horrioe 10 Dc
"on recept of this news the citizens OF Beaumont
Immediately preparations for the rehef or the sur
| rerer. The East Ttxas Railway mas placed engine
at their disposal aud party OF men procured boat
and started to the scene OF toe DISASTER Inc damage
town was Owned by New.York capitalists who also
| owned tho adjoining lands and were aiming 70 make
The village Sabine Pass located at the mouth of
the Sabine River within half mile OF the , extreme l
our above the tiie mark and Is bounded by
on the north. The entrance to Lake Sabine
Is mile and half ABOVE the the town. ,dim dhe
WITH with an average depth Of seven feet which ia always
by the huge Of ryss. sehe aa
snninc 1t this lake. according to the most expe-
the torn The hurricane of last sunday
in the West Indies blew the waters
THIS was nrst noticei ON this coast on
Sunday morning attainng us maKm SIM 0 On h S LAY
peus OF the behind. The hurricane itself did
not reach these coasts at all, and scarcely breath OF
wind was stirring whep the great wave hrst touehe9
| tho coast. When lts maximum Was reached
western gale sprung up along the whole coast. and at
Sabine this gale blew tue waters out or Lake sabine,
were met by swell caused by the hurricane
This resulted driving the lake waters over on TO- the
| little town, submerging the country Tor ten miles
around without moments notice.
NEw-ORLEANs, Oct. IA dispatch from Orange
Texas The PcayUne. says "Details OF the destruc-
ton By the storm at Sabine Pass and Johnson's Bayou
| nlcl1ed ND by the schooner Andrew Baden in Sabine
Lake They had been in tho water thirty-slS hours.
cngng to their capsized yaw Their mother and sister
and Mrs. Captain Junker. her son aud little
girl OF the party lost The Pomeroys
report that fifty lives lost at the Porter House.
where the people had collected as the BEST place or
safety 1t went to pieces ut o'clock. Many p rsons
arc nlssing still greater loss ls reported from JOhn-
sons Bayou. Whole families were swept away. NOT
house left Standing within five miles OF the lake, n
Parties last night ana Iet mere on lho
steamers and niy r. with provisions am bed
ding. They are expected DacK to-hShl, "hen lur11cr
particulars Will be Obtained - a.,
A dispatch TO Ihe Picayue fI0m Beaumont puts the
oss OF life AT tweplyseyen whites ana thrty noErVes.
wo members of the POmerOy family and Columbus
Marty we're picked up alive 80, - A..
The Times Democrats Lake Charles dspatch says ina.
the loss uf property along the Cameron Parlsn Gun
coast distance west OF Sabine Pass Dy tho
storm OF Tuesday night was fearful Inc inali poas
Parish reports that the water AZ
Pass feet deep at the lighthouse ana thaI inc
entire country east ana vest was suome.eon on
crops No lives were lost at Leesburg or Calbasieu
Pass but besides many unknown people the ehlre lal-
lilies OF the following are reporteu ios1 ~ 'ohn'oh
Bayou. La:
BERRY. RADFoRD LAMBERT: ALFRED
BIANCIItT, CHARLES LuhEs, MAkloN
FRAugswiR two families sTREvER, GEORGE
News from Point la Hache and points below mere
show that the first OF the damage was ratncr
under than over estimated. There has Deen almost a
total destruction OF crops OF all KINDS RON foihI "a
Iache Port the side or the river. lne
schooner j. J., lumber laden was drVeh on 'no Lev
thrty-hvs miles below city, and left nigh ana dry
Two uggers shared the same rate. " nat 70"
oranges there on the trees were Di0"h Oh iue 40
damage between Poipt a Ia Hacho ana fort haat III
rice gardens cattle horses poultry HOUSES etc., - Co
tiInatcd at 100000.
SWEEPING FROM WEST TO EAST.
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