The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-26
INDIAN0LA.
LATEST FROM THE RUINED
TOWN-THE BURIAL OF
THE LOST.
GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION or TIE
TIDAL WAVE THAT OVER
SWEPT THE PLACE.
egram 10 lha stateaman.

VICTORIA, August % The storm has subsidized
mt The weather still looks squally, and everybody
tbai could possibly get away has left lndianola
This storm has been pronounced by those who
vent through the cyclone OF 1875, much more
iestructive than it was, aud the most fearful one
d they ever witnessed
the morning of the Goth / got up and went from
IA, office, which was in the building adjoining,
over to the signal Office to ascertain the indications
from the observer 10 was then 33O and the
barometer was falling very rapidly The wind
was blowing at the rate OF seventy two miles an
hour. The anemOmeter was broken short time
after this, and it was impossible to tell what We
locity the wind did attain. Between
and O'Clock the observer thought
Il must have exceeded hundred miles an
hour. At this time we left the building and q
Group of five OF us assembled on the sidewalk in
front ot the Office. The water was then waist deep
In the street. and the tide running in 80 streng it
was almost Impossible TO srald up against II. The
frst house that gave way in our vicinity was the
grocery house of H. Rungs Co. In a few mo-
rnent5 after the signal office building fell, and we
all ran for our lives, trying to gam the mlddie OF
II Rosancranz, a resident of Elgin, Ill, were
caught by the falling structure, crushed and buried
beneath the ruins and under the water some
lamps which were burning in the Office, set IRE TO
the ruins. and in a short timo all the houses on
this block and also the one across the street, were
consumed by the flames.
This bodies of the lost have been recovered
Eirs. Or Hodges, her Two children and her sister,
Mrs. CrookGr, were taken to Cuero yesterday and
inferred there to-day. The remaining, Capt |; A.
Reed Di H. h9senGroShn, S1, IT DqEG cii5ran
were buried at ludianoia.
u 'eo' da;to @ ~ ,oyy ne ascertaned in re,
rd uu. h1Yt th s,ai ce The town viii more than
likely he entirely abandoned.
hspolss Ato., , 3 t,t,t; Maod and or two chill.
ored woman nale,l Detue nea" an" rvr o o~ at
Of the island except the life say
ng station were washed away Nearly
all tue cattle anc sheep on me lslaa We're ere uromn( f
auG the l'iiiu'i "'ii '''A''' Pei'7D
Water' ,,,....7 ~ ,r,to,,rdo ,,,as IN .
me OILY uae'ase 4tPytosu t,PjS al i, No iiVae
desirlceoa m 3t tue hpisc4p4 cnufGu o,sier,
were lo2g. %. ny ebli, sh b,5so ,"aS bInwn down
AOle DIS. ao oI,Yt'3 S it n LIZ sorions1v In
iuu y J2@utu @ nelHSu ~ ~ stiUao ~ St,,,,s5 an,, many
}Eea tourtsen l9t7gs Wgl. aro nrsJs of neonie
SlnilIs ulaUJleu, ~ ~ a,orl &c deatitnts and I'M.
~ ulls sectuu Who az NY w ~ "a re,iir ,iII
tss5 ll'y receive 5@pee,y @ @ ai'a @ ,(.ON l7
I9lioW rs neoessa'S consequence
ANOTHER Acco UNIT.
fEron, . acial in Monday Evenings Gazette)
=, t, 81; ~,
NicfoMA, august @-.e @-.A sCoin CeoiA t ~ I So,
GOWN Wltuln loVt IN lliAgS g. td Va w Na'
Wnlch pOlnt tue uaeh - ueStl9I5u. ~ +, ,ii-i,o
Hour wsieu lif az flo %G,
his way through plies OF 1rlit VI elsly y ue5Si
This drilt consisted Oh n9useno'd no goous' OoAe9'
barrels and tue cafcasses OF sheep;, IL. s,i .
Lumber from the destro' ca Dul'ungs' loriheu
heGerogeneous ihass, ,,..,.,,.5 ,,,, 1ooras ~
An Inspection 0l lile ueVustaleu tuMn as @ ~
liS liolt VI 40 wv ANSO'~ANAS $50 -9
storm OF Friday ,,.,e ao.o, no.;,oooos
There are not more thsn na1 aozen resAuenee'
left even IN moiefauely eooa conullIou COZ s o,,
People are preparing " iSa'e ., ~, LII" tI r;iI ~,
ana ~ IS lAtely tae lislue y. q "iol.n s, IS @ az
Dut rev Ee'ualniis 70 oi"'o 'io ~
storm 49,, ,,o,.,. .,,,o, ,ocoyorad av.
lIe bodles Ol @ Sls iGst 7, nav o0'"
cspJ Vhes VI Wv ne5t y man, d IN tla road this
Dr. Hodges, Ot CueIo, Passseu Pss * Vlo VA 80 20. hi
evening with the ooaes oh MS mtay 9niI law wv Ms
dLen, ana aiso .+;n ;i"' VI MS ei'''' ~ -""'
CT0oRer, OF "a h"ssln, 81 H., i,st,s vrI M Croolser
me nusoahu ol tpls at i' u - SO 90 H., M on
I9ruety may, W 4, @ tbs vanin train and il
chlhI t1ere, CAN'T IN ~ S hnios NY ara 7o he buried
now al Cuero, WneIe 'le nJ"g W ' uoJaos bar t,vo
Inc story OF TINS loss 9l ' Mrs' iA''ss7' "o4 WV
They arrived at indanola On SatardaS IndaSuaS s'eh
expecting 10 return W y ~ u 1avuio! S! ;b+ hob
OWING t9 Jue storul oI ~, It 3uy Iiiy.I n's' '''
tbo tsr ybicb came nm so rapidly that
" tpeu e . 3I,r,,',s,;tio vas touud to he on the
point OF washing the Rouse away, ,ne GoitP ta my
ni'l yuunA 80 ,ni,pg nonde thair ,yav 10 Nrs
house they were Stopping, naue ser[ & WY o ~
pugPRaIu " Iss lilyov tn viaId 20 the com
'.l o.iliuius st 80 e ~ la ~ a,5 ,ravea
bined rush Of VINO aaS Manea: e ,o.o of rofoa was
Sn9rty a. eImarus SISf oG u5" ,RhrIeS toward tSe
bayou situated %o5i OK the J9%n, rvng IN tbe
.tI oau1ouly yrants %,e Mrs. Sbennar5 her daughter
sethiGg '9tieas ,nd fs her cRdre5 Nj Mrs Hedge
NJ NJ har a" cbiiJ$an Mrs Crooker aud Henry shep.
auu uei y 4; it %,t, sbont eeventepn wears of ape
PtTI, ~, 'nle % a pcy ~ ;ncnsed in a small space
Ihe eDtlle pa WgLS ronts Lad 10 the copcn
ana suoseSneuTg & g,or5 ~, Mrs T"dGes and Mrs.
5ion {nsl Ll Wis liz, 4Ie to The faiiing timbers
Or9oksl Gele nir,It toin bimanif Inanv feet under
nehry 9HePpnI P ond i,naas and unable to rise
water on nus nanus ,rsct tup ehnve Rim
Aot slig ~ ,psta iosed over him he felt some one
as tne WaVJi , eloseg c,rahbed hold of an arm
near d i,a nlI, ana ito niInsr yignToisy
ah9 puileo ~ VmIea @ bIs m oct his own and
roleunasiiy1 ~ Had Ma sboya water when he found
uhe t4sS ~ - I ,liiH ~, NJ Ma Tnther
70 oe MS sisrer, MIS- Man h1gj anstoj but MANAGED
lhey were poth s t nearg goclaJ house and doafed
W ~ ~ n W ypo, ~, onJ ~ ,,eys fnaliv saved
mrs Lubner lao ong bt ~ i' u bar strngalas nnde
wseD the crssn e1.i Ouv Nv ~ th " infant esnd II ,voj
water, LOST her boia On tne inA'n'' A"U - ""
1r0waed ,,,. ,rot. boloro,pr on tbi
Nearly every salling Siatv w IL as5Sa5Sed
coSst elther wen! asott rtea vi t3ns dra1oed he
] dhe s,o9p 9 ~ ,C pasbora haino DOrpded 10 frag
Fron, Rro,vn le wear old boy wa
on board, but mauaged TO save himself by an i'm
pfGoyised raft ,u .,a.,, tbroo toos wa
The schooner Alce wv, I@ehIf Soirs and Aanp,
reGked. iier crew, HenIy nos't7 "D'
sallenouYh were sayed' ,.;,.d with Charlie,
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