The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-26

gone, and the damage done in this direction is
heavy just approximation of the damages cen
not be ascertained until the storm abates. Many
antilles have
LOST THEIR ALL,
and are destitute, while others lost portion: but
IL is estimated by conservative men the losses will
fully reach 80 1000, and possibly more. Wire
communication, which was disrupted at a. m,
was restored at p. IN. Railway communication,
which was broken at midnight last night, has not
been restored in consequence OF the dangerous
condition of the bridges across West bay.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
GALVESTON, August 81 The apprehensive feel
ing as the wind freshened yesterday evening, that
last night would be q repetition Of the night be-
fore, wore away as the night advanced. BY 10
o'clock the rain had ceased falling, the clouds had
broken away and the stars looked down upon the
storm stricken city with plying eyes. Families
which had hurriedly been routed out by the rabid
winds Of the seething gulf the night before, re-
turned to tkeir water logged residences and began
tue work of reparation, while hundreds more,
whose habitatiOns with their all had become food
for the maddened waves, sought much needed rest
and Orgetfulness-sleep from the terrOTs through
which they passed, and the losses sustained during
the wild night before at their temporary aDodes
The morning broke clear and beautiful. The
waters which had inundated one-half of the east
ern and southern portion of the city to depth of
one 10 seven feet had subsidized, except in low
places. The beach and extending in for several
blocks, as far as the eve could reach, presented a
deplOrable scene of havoc and desOlation. Hun
dreds of houses, great and small, were hurled and
twisted into every shape, while brick pillars and
wooden piling in every direction contiguous to the
beach and exposed 10 the full force OF gale, indi-
Gated where happy homes stood the night before,
but were swallowed up and destroyed in the awful
mad storm which then prevailed.
All pleasure resorts along the gulf shore are
either ruined or swept away: The plaza In front
of the Beach hotel is plowed and furrowed by the
force of the waves and piled with debris while all
the false work protecting the foundation OF the
hotel, with fresh water tanks and out
buildings were swept away, and deep burrows
cut under the building. The menagerie, consisting
OF long row of cages on the beach lawn, contain
ing birds and animals, were washed over, broken,
and many of the birds and animals drowned and
killed. Among them were two Mexican lions, who
we're on the point of making things lively, when
they were shot by a night Waterman, who also re:
Ceived dangerous wound by the accidental shot of
his assistant passing through his arm.
The heaviest damage TO property was In the VI
cinity OF the Beach hotel. The wide area devasta-
ted by the water makes an approximation of dam
ages somewhat difficult, but II is now estimated by
close calculation that IL will not fall below $780, co.
and ma! exceed that Already the work of right
ing buildings has commenced Street railways are
being repaired and travel resumed on portion OF
the lines, but many months will elapse before
traces of the storm are etfaced.
The majority of the sufferers we're of the poorer
class and lost all they had; they are destitute and
discouraged, dependent upon their friends for tenn
porary shelter and relief.
The municipality thus far, has taken no action
toward alternating the restitution of hundreds of
families that will be quickly in need of it, Private
charity, however has been active. Much appre-
hensiOn existed all day yesterday az TO the safety
of the Sisters Orphanage, live miles down the is
land, near the gulf side but 1t was reached to-day
and found to be intact. The only damage was the
washing away of the steps.
News reached the city this afternoon that the
schooner j. w. Perry, from Brashear City, with Il
cargo of cypress paving blocks, fOundered during
the gale fifteen miles OFF the island. Whitmore,
captain, and cOOred cook were drowned. Two
cUlored sailors chung to the floating tmbers and
were carried ashore, eighteen miles down the land,
more dead than alive. The body
of Willie Brown, an eleven year
old boy residing in the western portion of the city,
who was drowned yesterday at the foot of Thirty
third street, was recovered at the foot of Forty
ninth street this morning, and received interment.
This makes the tenth victim of the storm.
Rail communications via the Missouri Pacific
railway we're established tonight, the first train
arriving at 10 o'clock The Gulf, Colorado q
Santa Fe company expect to have their line and
bridge in repair 80 rs TO resume traffic tomorrow
evening. The bark Herbert which left here last
week with cotton for Bremen, was driven back by
the force of the gale and is now at her old anchor
age in the outer roods, with rigging somewhat
damaged by the storm but otherwise in ship shape
Messages by hundreds have been pouring into the
city all day from relatives and friends sending aid
and sympathy.