New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-16
RUINED SABINE PASS.
THE LIST OF DEAD REACHES 1877.
RETURN OF THE RELIEF BOAT LAMAR WITH THE
rs Rxxp sI1p1,Ivnas REAuMONI

RETURN OF THE RELIEF BOAT LAMAR WITH The
HALF-sTARvED SURVIVORS TO BEAUMONT
BEAUMONT, Tex, Oct 15.-The first reports
Of the great disaster Sabine Pass were not Ia 'ne
least exaggerated In fact the death roll now reaches
1877 souls swept into eternity BY tho surging waters
Tho relief parties down near Sabine as pos
sble on the Sabine and East Texas Railway arc YET
thero succoriug the destitute and the slcK Inc Train
could not get within twelve miles OF tho town. Dus over
dozen tOwboats have been sent thcre anu
are NJ work saving life and property There
ia considerable back water yet at Sabine bemmed in
an held there By tho railroad embankmont The most
intense excitement has prevailed here since tho nrse
news OF the fearful catastrophe. The people nave
neither ate nor slept aud crowds have surrounded the
wharves and depot waiting for the return OF the tram
or boat from the devasted The steamboat l. y
c. Lamar left Orange, Wednesday night at 10 O'CLOCK
with relief committee board. When she would re-
turn one knew, but a constant watch was kept at
orange and here. At exactly midnight last night tne
whistle OF the Lamar was hoard The people hurrieu
heer.kcer to hear the and to receive the SICK
and destitute The Relief Committee aboard tho Lamar
consisted OF twenty residents OF Beaumont and ABOUT
forty from Orange They travelled up the Neche River
between and midnight. which was an extraordinary
trip. fraught with fearful danger Twenty hve OF the
committee were left at sabine Pass to make at
tempts to recover some Of the bodies, many
ot which ara renortei 10 have been
washed dozen OF miles over into Louisiana.
The members Of the Relief Committee VINO returno"
were so tired aud worn out and so by the ho
rble devastation that they had witnessed that IL was
next TO impossible to get coherent story from 'he'
ami eacn OF the rescued refugees was surrOuheu ny
about hundred people 1t was equally impossible TO
get detailed account from any one OF them Inc Ok
act extent OF swept district yet unknown
From reports brought by the committee IL Is certain
that flooded district embraced expanse OF country
many times larger than At first supposed. Inc "uii
seems 20 have moved over tho and for miles In one
continuous wall OF water The committee
repor. that lOl persons are missing. ninety
OF whom are known to have oeen
drowned. Thrty-hve OF the victims were white ana NJ
ty-ivo cOlorcd Joseph Smith, famous local cha'"c-
ter known as "Alligator Smith. was supposed TO DO
among the lost, as people on the rehet uai" I'D" MN
driving before the gale on Lake SABINE az tue rate VI
twenty-five miles nonr, cnginS TO MS sNln anu 0'
ing oundy for helr Great was the surprise. therfore
when Alligator" overnauled tho steamer on It's re-
turn bringing with his small boat three persons
whom he had rescued In a swamp. Many other mracu-
ous pes recorded. Nlnety-one haf-c'a sh'et
ing, wretcned victims of the storm were DroughI up ""
the Lamar Blankets and bedding were lmiheuiatey
gathered house to house Tor the COMFORT ol 'no
sufferers every one OF whom has some uear
friend or relative among the dead Nearly all the retu
gees are sick aud prosraed from rxhsu'tion and nun
GER They are being eniery cared for by the people OF
Beaumont.
Dr. B. +. Calhoun, ono OF the heHoi
Committee, says there are many perSo"s
in vicinity Sabine who utterly dest Ute
bel ngw tneir nakedhess- I'r-
requests all correspondents TO ask su or tue
destitute lie says It no difference what IL seue,
whether food, clothing. medicine or money-lnoy hoeu
Them ALL Dr. Calhoun is Mayor OF Beanhloht. anu ne
viii tnrough committees whatever Is sent TO
han From all accounts gatherei lahg gutso Cpnit }
not exag .erate of affairs AT SABINE fass ou1
f nrr thau 40 nons,s in the village less than SIX re-
main stanling, and they arc ruined. wives ahu chi
rem were swept and drowned IN inc presehce VI
their husbans and faher- who were poweress TO save
them. Ihe broke against the lighthouse III sol
tons nf me structure Bodies have been picked up at
of tnirfy miles from or tie DISASTER
Frleu and OF the drowned rrsiets arc co
ing INTO or ,nge an Beaumont by every tram -
Tue steamboat Laura took on Doard csr-o y. oa'
and t daynght TINS morning started down tue Neehes ~
81 49,. ,afnrtunae. Will probably reach mere
sncrn ,r .n trn about midnight to-nsht. Cne dam
aces al Sabine, including that to the Governhemnt ~
work. will a.gregate nearly S5OOOOO. Many Oh Inc
Matchmaking plantations sustained serious injury.