Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-22
TEXAS STORMS.
wISps TEAr DEALT wIpEsrREAD DE-
sTEucTIox AND pEsoLkrIoH.
The Damage at Victoria and IaiiEnols-
LSss Of Life-Houses Swept
Away. &c.

4 Away. &c.
lBy telegraph 10 the Dispatch.l
| VICTORIA, TEXAS, August 20.-A
disastrous wird-storm visited this eisy
yesterday, leaving destruction and de
Fastailon IN its track. The wind bles
aperfect hurricane. About Z O'Clock
mite morning tie east-bound passenger
traln, which was standing ~ the depot.
vas blown over on the platform. Ssre-
Ial Passengers were on the train bgi
al Of thSm escaped unipjared. Ths
heisht depot and the Masonic ball
both large buildings. are totAl
wrecks, while the whole cOlors5
section is almost literally swept from
he earth. Two ehRreh-stesplss were
blown down and tro ehnrches u
rooted. The High-SohOcl building and
jail we're considerably damaged. Alto
gether there were about sereaty.firs
houses completely demolished and one
hundred ard eighteen more or less IN
jured. Few buildings escaped unin-
lpred. The trees and most Of tie
shrubbsry in the city we're bloEn down
ard tie streets we're filed With dsbrs.
Business was entirely suspended. The
loss is roughly estimttsd ct 100000.
old citizens SAY il WAS the mos; terri
bic storm ever knoEn in NictoTi8.
The telegraph wires are al down. and
theTe is DO connection south OF here.
News from Ceuro SAYS the storm was
very disastrous 10 property there also
AGyicss from The country say the storm
was very violent. damaging crops and
destroying property.
A SPECIAL train from IndiAlola
brings sd Ders as to ths. place. A
relief party that went down on Is re-
port the following When the train
arrived within four niles OF IniiRnolA
tie tracks we're washed out very badly
and were partly gore. The party
walked 70 within half mile Of the
town IN water waist deep and could 20
10 further. They saw Mr.. CleHeats
scIoss tie bayou. The bridge vas
washed away. lie said they should
have the train there very eRily IN the
morning. as every body wanted to get
Away. They have nothing TO eat sai
70 clothes. Ii is reported that the
lover end OF the town is gone, from
Mrs. LSgues's 10 The ioe-bouse, on both
tiies Of the street. The wharf is also
gone. There are supposed TO be many
lives lost. as many persons are Hiss
iDg. The OILY body found WAS that Of
sister.iD-lsE Of Mr.. Hodges. Of
Cuero. Tex.
HEAVY FIRE ~ INDIANOLA-s IoBN-
DAMAGES AND LIVES LOST.
VICTORIA, Texas, August 2l.-I1-
itll'senoe has just been recsiFei from
!ndisnols that FIRE broke out there
yesterday during a heavy storm, de-
stToyipg every building eKotp: to
CT both sides Of the street from and Ia.
cludiDg the signal Office 70 Yillsacsvs
oorrtr. Captain Reed. the signal Of
fcer, ard DT. RoseDcranz we're crushed
and burned in the signal once. Dr.
Lewis IS missing. and j. supposed u
have been lost. The Knsph family,
Mrs. shepard and her children, and a
sisteT-iD-law Of Dr.. Hodges, Of Cusro.
,Ie reported to be missing.
yEssELs swAMPED-Loss or LITE
AND PROPERTY.
GALVESTON, August 2l.-The
Schooner Liyouis Perkins. Of abon;
forty-tons' burthen, engaged in the
lumber trade. WAS cspsizei by the
force Of the gale about 9 O'Clock Thurs
Gay night, Of the bar, in SIX fathoms OF
Esisr. There were four persons on
bosrd-Csptsin John Mitchell. Mariana
MaIsgos, . seimS1, AID PritchArd the
cook). When the vessel went over
PriichAId seized s small barrel, bui
VAS forced by The action Of To. waves
10 LEI it 60. Swimming With the tide,
lie oiCsse5 to the east end Of the island |
through Whist is known Gs Hospital |
channel. When be reached a point |
abreast Of tie rev WHAT be hailed the |
steamer ;. 7. Maddox, which was
nooied there. End succeeded 10 mixing |
he wharf. where he was helped ashore.
Tie distance swan By Priteh.rd from
The place where the schooner was
sVtmped 10 he point Of his rescue
must have been nearly ten miles. All
tie others Of The crew Of the ii-fsted
craft persisted. This and the drowning
Of negro boy on Thursday are the
ouly instances Of lie los, Of life 50 Tar
as reported.
Stysralsnsll fshiDc-boAts and yachts,
anchored along The VhArves, were
swtmped. but DO serious damage was
core 70 The shipping in the port. Much
IpprebeIsion. however. is felt for the
orig Belle Of the Bay. from New York.
v hich arrived in The outer Roads Thurs
jay sftsrBooe. She has disappeared
Ron her anchorage. and j. is hoped that
Der captain. Who is familiar with the
'oAst and its weather, stood out TO sea
Is lie gale increased in violence. and
bat The vessel will turn I'D all night IN
! few days.
While this storm does not compare
siih The great storm Of 1875 IN vio-
tpes sod cestruetveDess, the water
'As much higher and covered 3 greater
,ortion Of the city. All the street rail-
rays are badly damaged, and that por-
ion along the line Of the beach is CON-
Iletely destroyed. The street pave
rent Is washed up, bridges and eul-
erts are gone, and the damage done II
bis direction is heavy. A jast est
late Of the damage cannot be made
ntil the storm shall have abA;sd.
Many families have lost their a., AID
re destitute. II IS thought by con-
trvstiye men that the loss vii reach
ally soc 900, and perhaps more.
slsgrsphic communication was inter
opted Al O'Clock a. u. yesterday
Ut was restored 81 A. u. Railway
onmuniestion, which was broken a.
idnighs Thursday night, has not been
stored N consequence Of the danger
is condition Of the bridges across
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