Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-08-28
RUIN WROUGHT BY STORM.
TEN LIVES SACRIFICED TO THE
ELEMENTS IN THE TOWNS OF
TEXAS.


GnIveston's Estimated Property Loss Over
Half Million DOllars-Stirring scenes
in an Inundated ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of
Vessel and Drowning of Her Crew
| Damage Done ut Other Points in the
state.
Last Saturday morning broke clear and
/ beautiful at Galveston, Texas The wa
tiers which had inundated one half of the
eastern and southern portions of the city
to the depth of from one to seven feet,
had subsidized, except in low places. The
beach and the adjacent portions of the
city for several blocks back presented a
deplorable scene of havoc and desolation
as far as the eye could see. The ruins of
hundreds of houses large and small, had
been hurled and twisted into every shape,
while brick pillars and wooden pilling in
every direction contiguous to the beach
ard exposed to the full force of the gale
indicated where happy homes had stood
the night before, but which were swal
lowed up and destroyed in the awful
maelstrom which then prevailed. All
pleasure resorts along the gulf shore are
either swept away or ruined. The plaza
in front of the Beach hotel was furrowed
by the force of the waves and piled with
debris, while all the false work protect
fresh water tanks and the outbuilding,
were swept away. Deep burrows were
cut under the building itself.
The menagcrie, consisting of a long
row of cages on the beach lawn, contain
ing birds and animals, was washed over
and broken and many of the birds and
animals were drowned or killed, while
others escaped. Among the animals
which escaped, were-two Mexican lions,
which were on the point of making
things lively when they were shot by the
night Waterman, who received danger
GUS wound by an accidental shot of his
assistant passing through his arm The
heaviest damage to property occurred in
the vicinity of the Beach hotel The
damage will not fall below $500, 600.
Much apprehension existed as to the
safety of the Sisters orphanage, five
miles down the island on the gulf side.
but it was found to be intact, except the
washing away of the steps of the build
ing.
The schooner J. w. Perry, from
Brashear City with cargo of cypress
paving blocks, foundered during the gale
fifteen miles off the island. Capt. Whit
more and the colored cook were drowned.
Two colored sailors chung to floating
timbers and were driven ashore eighteen
miles down the island. They were al
most dead from exhaustion when they
reached the Shore
The body of Willie Brown, eleven
IL H., H.
recovered yesterday. This makes the
tenth victim of the storm. Messages by
the hundred have been pouring into the
city all day from relatives and friends,
rendering aid and sympathy.
At Corpus Christi the wind blew with
terrific force for two hours, its velocity
being estimated at rs miles an hour. A
large number of houses were moved FROM
their foundations. The colorcd church
and the office of the Aransas Pass Rail
way company were destroyed. Large
trees were uprootcd and fences and out
buildings were swept away. The steam
or ]. c. Harris reports terrible storm
at Rockport and Harbor Island All the
Improvements ard grading at Harbor IS
lard were washed away. Several boats
were oapsized and ono large vessel was
beached. At Rockport sixteen houses
were blown off their foundations. About
100 employees of the ATansas Pass Rail
way company were obliged to leave Har-
Dor Island and seek refvge at Rockport,
as the water was SIX feet deep on the Is
lard. Seven men are missing and it is
supposed they were drowned The
amount of damage has not yet been esti-