The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-10-15
SABINE PASS.
More Particulars of the Dis
aster There.
WRECK OF THE 'E MROTTER. "
The Pork strike-One Mans wicked
Work-The Indian Conference
-Exeeutsd-Etc
Wore Of the Sabine Pass disaster.


GALVESTON, Tex. October I4.-This
city has been in a state of feverish ex.
element al day over dreadful news
from Sabine Pass. Many anxious per
sons have eagerly visited the telegraph
Offices, seeking particulars from the
stricken town. Details OF the catastrophe
are very difficult to obtain, because of the
impaired facilities for com munication in
the vicinity Of sabine Pass. Telegraph
communication with Beaumont and
Orange, the nearest points TO the IN
fortunate town, has been established,
but the inhabitants of those places ap-
pear to be awaiting the return Of the
relief pa ties that have gone 10
Sabine Pass. The village of Sabine
Pass Is located at the mouth
Of Sabine River. within half q mile of
the extreme point iutting from the
Texas side. The town lies only four
feet above the mean tide mark and Is
bounded by a great swamp on the west
and Lake Sabine on the north. The
entrance to Lake Sabine is a mile aud a
half above the town. The lake is ff--
teen miles long by ten miles in
width. with an average depth OF seven
feet. which is always maintained by a
huge volume Of water pouring into the
basIn from two naYigable rivers, Neshes
and Sabine. It was this lake, accord
ing to the most experienced naviga.
tors on this coast, that destroyed
the town. The hurricane OF last
Sunday il the West Indies, blew the
waters With great violence toward the
Texas coast. This hurricane wave was
first noticed on the coast on Sunday
OrnIng. attaining its maxemum on
Tuesday morning, and was maintained
at a nigh point by the impetus
OF waters behind. The hurricane
itself did not reach this coast at all,
as S .arCeLy breath of wind was stir
ring when the tidal wave first touched
the coast. When its maximum was
reached on Tuesday. however, a fierce
northwestern gale sprang up along the
whole coast, and az Sabine Pass a gale
blew the waters out of Lake Sabine,
and drove them towards the gulf, where
the axe waters we're met By a great
swell caused By the hurricane. This
resulted IN driving the lake waters over
into the little town and sabmeFgiug the
country for ten miles around without
moments notice. This account of the
disaster is confirmed by our experience
here with the same gale and
al Information from Sabine also
confirms the above theory. AS soon as
The Collector Of Customs was appTised
Of the disaster, he ordered the govern
ment tug PsBr0Se 10 proceed to Sabine
and she started for that place at ,
o'clock this afternoon with a repre-
sentative of the Galveston NeWs and
several others on board. The dis
lance to Sabine is sixty miles
The PsnrOSe cannot get back
before tomorrow, when the detzIs
OF this awful disaster will be known.
Private kilograms from Beau ont this
evening confirm the reports previously
sent regarding the loss OF life. The
damage TO property all along the Texas
coast will be great. At Beaumont ana |
Orange The gale did serious damage. It
played havoc among the lumber mills !
but OCcas!Oned no loss OF life. The |
latest reports places the number Of lives !
lost at Sabine at over sixty.
SERIOUS DAMAGE AT OTHER POINTS.
BUFFALO, October IA terrific gale, |
accompanied By ram. set in here this
afternoon and continues with increased |
fury. At midnight the wind is blowing
10y i've u4lCS D6I uouIs ne tS1duu |
inhabited By the squatters is flooded |
snd the waters pour IN huge waves over /
l. Twenty-nine houses have been |
Iotslly destroyed and over 100 /
persons are homeless. The people
are moving their household effects to
ne mainland. officers were sent TO
rescue the family of Charles Lambert.
Lambert was saved, but his wife and
Oalghter were drowned. Several others
are reported missing. The easements
u houses on Canal Street are flooded,
sae inmates taking refuge on the upper
-0o-S. The roof of the Western Trans
Y0f'auon house was blown of, caus-
1g g blockade of the Lackawanna
ssaeA. Michigan and Main Streets are
sooled 700 feet from the dock. Ohio
ICesJ Is completely flooded. All lum-
~ ~ yards Of the Island are wrecked.
Re uamage to shipping is very great.
s I"55ses are floating over Evans dock,
T IT, number are reported smashed.
NJ ~ evening the rear wall OF the new
a. CSC nall went down with q crash. No