Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-21

but IL got henumbed and died IN con-
vulsion. During Its struggles u Knocked |
the mother into the water. The waves
pitched Mrs. brown back on the bed. She |
was finally found In o little inlet and was |
Capt. FLA. Hyatt aud william Guy, re- |
port that they bad n einKular experience ~ |
members OF the relief committees 90 their
way to the Pass. THIS train in which they
were travelling, stopped on dump i've
miles from the town. me water ~ ateuhu
this neck OF land, on which was placed the
track, was fully eight feet deep. The hands
OF Messrs. Hyatt ami Guy are bli5tered
from AghtlnK the snakes which literally
covered the dump for q distance OF nVe
miles. There were thousands OF water
nocoasins from the overlooked dis
trict taking refuge on the
narrow stretch OF land and every SEP
across IL had TO be fought through the
twisting serpents, many Of them the deadly
stump tailed moccasins larger than mans
arm, Wild cats Alao frrnzled ut tho waters
fury rushed pell nell upon pedestrians,
while coons aud every variety ut animals
snapped ut passers-by With hldrophohlc
rage. Many times tho pedestrians lott
the dump nni swan around lho
angry reptiles rather than try TO pass
them. Captain Hyatt alone killed over liO
snakes, during his walk OF i've miles which
consumed about 10 hours. MIR. Guy says
that no money could tempt him to make tho
Tip over again. In stepping about III the
dark he WIS trlpped up ami thrown by
snake 2 inches in diameter and fully loot
long.
AT a meeting OF the citizens OF Beaumont
held to-day for the purpose OF organizing
relief measures, Mayor Calhoun was chosen
presiding officer and general relief COM
mittee was organized with Mayor Calhoun
az permanent chairman, Mr.. Wiess as per-
manent treasurer and Alex. Wynn secretary.
This general committee is subdivided into
a,committee for the registration OF the suf-
ferers. III. W. Smith is chairman OF the
finance committee. d. +. Edwards is chair
man OF the committee on supplies and Mrs.
T. II. Langham, chairman OF the committee
on clothing. "a large number OF ladies and
all the ministers OF the city are on this
committee.) H. W. Green Ia chairman OF
the committee on procuring houses and
shelter. Special committees consisting OF
white and colored citizens were appointed
TO look after the colored sufferers. A COM
mittee Of 1--WE was appointed 10 take a
steamboat and gather up furniture and other
household effects floating about on Sabine
Lake. Before adjournment OF the general
committee, vote Of thanks was extended
to Judge Hull, president OF the Houston
Post Publishing Company for his prompt
| donation OF 800 for tho Sabine sufferers.
solicit funds and supplies from all sources
| and will gladly accept old clothing or any
| thing that can be used by the destitute
| people.
Mayor Calhoun Issues the following:
"BEAUMONT, Oct. Fin view OF the ur-
/ gent and dire necessity Of the hapless and
| despoiled people OF Sabine Pass l request
Immediate help In their behalf. Aid OF any
kind Is neutrality-suspicious. clothing or
money. They are without means OF any
kind. b. Z. CALHUON,
Mayor OF Beaumont"
EIaHTy-FIvE PERSONS DROWNED AT JoHNsoN's
BAYOU.
GALVESTON, TEX, Oct. 16.--The village Of
Johnson's Bayou also suffered terribly by
the storm. Eighty-ave people were
drowned there. Forty bodies have been
recovered and buried, while the bodies oil
the remaining 40 lie restoring In the
| marshes.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, Oct. ia special
from Orange, Texas, says: The steamer
Lamar returned here last night from
Sabine Pass with 60 additional sufferers,
one-half of whom will 60 to Beaumont as
soon as transportation can be obtained.
The balance will remain here in the care
Of the local relief committees. Ten ad-
ditional bodies had been found and
buried up to the time the Lamar left
Sabine Pass at noon yesterday. The relief
committees Of Orange have exhausted all
their supplies and funds. The sufferers
were constantly coming in. The relief
committees have $50 now in their charge
and 150 more were expected last night
from Johnson's Bayou, the Emily p. hav-
ing gone for them yesterday morning.
Such is the situation in Oradge up to
the present writing, and unless more
relief comes Immediately great distress
will prevail. Many Of the sufferers are
ill, and require the greatest attention.
The citizens Of Orange are doing all in
their power to alleviate their distress, but
. the demands are greater than they can
bear. The relief committees were mott
fed yesterday that 81 900 had been
/ donated by Houston, which is all the aid
that has been received outside of our
, town. Parties returning from the coast
. report that much thieving is going on.
Scarcely trunk, valise or package can be
found that has not been broken open and
! rifled Of its contents. Business has beer
at i. stand still since the great storm.
} ALL BUT FIFTEEN OF THE BODIES OF WHITE
8 RROovERED-THE DISASTER GREATER THAI
. WAS THOUGHT POSSIBLE.
GALVESTON, Oct. 19.-The local relic
Q committee thnt visited Sabine Pass anC
y went as far as the entrance to Johnson
: Bayou has brought back complete lis
Q of the names of the colored person.
o drowned at Sabine Pass. A remarkabl
D feature of this list is that 90 names ar
8 repetitions of certain surnames, showing
a that many members of the same tamil,
Y were lost. For example, Their
8 are seven Johnsons, ten lIadnot
8 and fourteen bearing tho nam
a Of Joonigan, while mono Of these name
4 appear among the white persons list. O
Q the colored drowned, 80 bodies are still
q missing while all but Is of the white
r have been recovered and inferred. II
o thought that some of these missin
bodies are stuck in the mud which /
r several feet in depth on the bottom O
Q Sabine Bay and the river fronting th
j spot where the town formerly stood.
9 Measures for the relief of the distresse
4 are being actively pushed at Houston
o Galveston and other cities. The Calves
ton committee who returned last nigl
3 have issued second appeal TO the citizen
q and new subscription lists will be circu
o lated tomorrow. Members of the loci
/, committee say the calamity grows wit
/, each hour, Alltidings from the devasted +,
!. gion make the disaster far greater and moi
Q distressing than was at first thought pc
= sible. Mr.. Tasker Of the committee wa
d one of the thousand or more who fled Il
:, their lives the night Of Galyeston's gre
's fire. He also recently visited the drough
Is stricken districts Of northwest Texa
l. but declares that neither of the
g calamities compare in point OF su
10 fering and distress with what !
N saw Sunday at Sabine Pa
W and Johnson's Bayou. The may
of Orange to-day telegraphed the may
T. of Fulton asking for assistance to ca
n for the survivors, who arc crowding in
is that place. The city council last mig
or appropriated $500, which fact the may
p of Fulton last night telrgraphed to Il
ID mayor of Orange.
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~ An ArbOreaI Phenomenon That
~ Attracting wide Attention.
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