The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-21
LIST OF THE LOST
Mrs. Junkef.

LIST OF THE LOST
Mrs Junkef
Carlisle Junker.
Mrs b F. McDonnough.
Miss McDonnough,
Mrs. Columbus Martee and child
Mrs Pomeroy and three children
Mrs. George PomerOy and child.
Mrs Mulligan and four children.
Mrs. Vondnay and three children.
Mrs Arthur McReynods.
The three children of o. f. Brown.
Miss Mahala Chambers.
Homer King and child
Two children of VIM shaw.
A child of Capt. Stewart.
Mrs Whiting.
John Wilson.
Benjamin Foley.
The above list are all white persons. The names
of the fiftyfye colored victims have not yet been
ascertained.
GALVESTON SYMPATHY.
GALVESTON, October 15-The excitement and
interest over the dreadful catastrophe at Sabine
Pass is in no way abated here. Citizens ire TAX
ing steps toward sending substantial relief to the
surviving victims of the storm.
The government tug boat Penrose, which started
for Sabine yesterday, has not yet returned, but Is
expected back by shutdown. The return of the
PenrOse Is anxiously awaited but II IL doubtful If
the parties aboard of her can bring any later intel
ligence than has already been received.
CAPT. ANDERsoN's NARRATIVE.
GALVESTON, October 15.-Captan John Ander-
son of the schooner Silas, arrived here to-day
from Beaumont by rail. Mr. Silas, with the cap
tain and crew of three, was lying at the wharf at
Sabine Pass, when the terrible hurricane of Tues
day broke over the i'll fated place, carrying the
bosom Of destruction in its wake Capt Anderson
says fresh wind from the north was blowing
Tuesday morning. The day opened clear and
beautiful. As the wind shifted to the northeast il
increased in violence. BY / O'clocka strong gale
was blowing and the waters were rising rapidly.
The captain says he began to realize that great
storm was coming, and calling the assistance of
several wharf hands he attempted to cast loose
from the wharf and make deep water. He lost his
sails before the vessel was 10 feet from the wharf
Suddenly the sea began 10 come in. The men de.
serted the ship to assist their frightened families
leaving the captain with his crew to fight.
THE oS-coNING HURRICANE.
At o'clock In the evening the gale had reached
ayelocity of fifty-hye miles an hour The water
in the mean pc had completely submerged the
doomed = Il and Capt Anderson could hear the
cries of tht-distressed and drowning people Sud
denly the hurricane lifted the Silas and drove her
clear over the high wharf right through the center
OF the town. The vessel moved with great We
locity, finally striking the large house of Capt.
Hyatte, tearing the dayits and rails from the
schooner The captain says during HIS hazardous
passage through the town he saw dozens of houses
floating about. He heard constant cries for help.
The schooner was driven against the railway EN-
bankment one mile back of the town Shortly
after this the wind shifted to the southeast,
when the Silas was driven In northerly direction
for two and half miles, where she rolled over on
her beam end The captian and crew took TO the
rigging and were rescued in the morning. When
the vessel capsized, at 10 o'clock at night, Capt
Anderson says the wind was blowinga perfect hur-
Iicane-Bot less than
EIGHTY NILES AN HOUR
II was at this hour that the great loss Of life oc
Cured. BY 10 O'Clock Wednesday morning the
great storm was over. TIE waters receded and
the work of rescuing the afflicted began. Ander
son save the water reached depth of nine feet in
the town; that every habitation out of 200 was
either utterly destroyed or ruined beyond repair
At the time Of the storm there were only three
vessels in the port The silas, schooner Henrietta
henrietta was driven into a clump Of timber seven
miles from the coast where she now lies. The