The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-10-22
The Sabine Pass Disaster.

ports Of the great disaster at Sabine Pass were
not exaggerated, III fact, the dcnih-rvll low
reaches ninety. The relief parties that went
down near Sabine as possible on the Sabine and
| East Texas KailrOad yet there, succoriug
the destitute and sick. The tram could not get
within twelve miles Of The town, but over IA
dozen tow boats have been sent there aud arc
| at work saving life and property. There is
siderable back water Yet at Sabine, hcmmcd in
and held there by the railroad embunkmcnt.
The most intense excitement has prevailed
here since the first news of the fearful ca,astro-
phc. The people have neither eaten EOr slept,
aud crowds have surrouEdcl the wharves and
depot waiting for the return uf the train OF
bout from the devastated town. The steamer
Iumdr lett Oraugc on Wednesday night NJ 10
U clock with 4 relief committee on board. AT
| midnight last night she arrived here People
hurried I" hear the news and receive the sick
| and destitute.
| The rehci committee aboard the LGHar con
| sisted oi twenty citizens from Bca;nont and
| forty from Orange They Travelled up the
| reaches of the liver between ! /. vi. ai.i mid
| night, which Was IN extraordinary trip, fraught
with fearful danger. Twenty-Five of .hc com
| mtIec were left at Sabine Pass to make at
tcmptS to recover some oi the bodies, many OF
| which are reported to have been washed dozens
ui miles over into Louisiana
The exact extent OF tho stormswcpt district is
unknown. From reports brought 10y the com
mitee it is certain that the flooded district en-
braces an cXpansc OF country many times lar.
ger than at hrst supposed. The Gulf seems to
have moved over the land fer miles in one high
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have been drowned.
Thirty-iro Of the victims were white and fifty
five c"l"rcd. Joseph Smith, famous local
| character. known ~ Alligator Smith, was sup
| posed 10 be lost, AZ the people on t.c relief
| train saw him driving before the gale OH Lake
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AMI relatives Of the wncl residents are COM
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