Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-16
THE NATION.
The Great Sabine Pass
Disaster.
THE WINDS WORK AT BUFFALO
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Special TO the UedTM OD te AsS0cldted PfesS.
BEAUMONT, October 15.-From reports
brought by the returned Relief Committee
it is certain that the flooded district en-.
braced country many times larger than at
first supposed. The gulf seems to have
moved overland for miles in one high un-
broken wall of water. The committee re.
port that l0l persons are missing, 80 of whom
are known to have been drowned. Thirty
five OF the victims were whites and So col
ored. Ninety -one half clad, shiverine,
wretched victims of the storm were brought
up on the Lamar. Blankets and bedding
were immediately gathered from house to
house for the comfort OF heart broken suf
ferers, every one of whom has some dear
friend or relative among the dead. Nearly
exhaustion and hunger. They are
being tenderly cared for by citizens.
AT NEW ORLEANS,
A special dispatch to the Picayune says
the relief boat Lamar has returned to Beau
mont from Sabine Pass, Only two houses
are left in the latter place. One hundred
and one persons are missing.
AT BEAUMONT, TEXAS.
The steamboat L. c. Lamar left Orange
Wednesday night with rel.ef commlttee
on board. At midnight last night the
whistle Of the Lamar was heard. People
hurried to hear the news, but the members ,
OF the relief committee who returned were
SO tired and worn out and so overcome by
the horrible devastation that they mad wit
messed that it was not possible.
New YORK, October 4.-ln an orange,
Texas, special to the Times Democrat. the
correspondent who was on the RELIEF party
on the steamboat Lamar, dispatched TO the
scene of destruction by the Hood at Sabine
place: The steamboat went out to Johnson
Bayou and returned to the steamer in the
afternoon with the most distressing reports
from the community. Hundreds OF persons
complete destruction of property. includ-
ing thousands of head OF livestock.
Cameron Beach HOTEL was severely
threatened, but saved by the cattle crowd
the building from floating off with its upper
stories with terror-stricked humanity.
The Emily Pond relief p irty for Johnson's
Bayou are yet unheard from, and full par
ticnlars of the disaster in that section can
not be given until her return. 1t is safe to
say that no such destruction to life and
property was ever known before on the
Gulf Of Mexico, and help will be needed
and is asked from all quarters OF the coun.
try.
LATER REPORT.
The Emily Pond has just arrived with
sixty-two survivors. Thirty-seven bodies OF
persons who were drowned at Johnson Bayou
have been recovered and sixty-five are still
missing. but their names cannot be given.
Previous accounts have noS been exagger
ated. The relief party report fearful devas-
tion. The Government tug PenrOse has also
arrived, bringing the body of Mrs. Junker.
Those on board give gloomy accounts OF the
situation at the Pass.
A SINGULAR EXPERIENCE WITH SNAKES AND
WILD CATS.
Cant. F, A, Hyatt and William Guy report
that they had a singular experience as meE-
bers of the relief committee. On the way
to the pass the train in which they were
travelling stopped on dump five miles from
land in which was placed the track was
fully eight feet deep. The hands of Messrs.
Hyatt and Guy are blistered from fighting
snakes. which literally covered he dump
thousands of water moccasins frcm the
oyerfiowed district taking refuge OH the
narrow stretch of land and every step
across it had TO be fought through the twist
stump tailed moeasins larger than
a mans arm. Wild cats also, fren.
zied at the waters fury, rushed pell
nell upon pedestrians while coons and
ers-by with hydrophobic rage. Many times
the pedestrians left the dump and SVEN
around the animals rather than try to pass
them. Captain Hyatt alone killed $50
snakes during his walk of ten miles. Grey
says that money could not tempt him to
make the trip over again. In stepping about
in the darkness he was tripped up aud
thrown by snakes two inches in diameter
and fully five feet long.
DR.. Calhoun is Mayor OF Beaumont, and
he will distribute through committees
whatever is sent to him. From all accounts
gathered language could not exaggerate the
State of affairs at Sabine Pass. Wives and
children were swept away and drowned IN
the presence of their husbands and fathers,
who were powerless to save them. The
waves broke against the lighthouse In solid
walls
Tearing out windows at the very top, OF the
structure. Corpses have been picked up
at a distance of thirty miles from the scene
OF the disaster. Friends and relatives OF
Orange and Beaumont by every train. The
Steamboat Lamar" took on board
CARGO OF FOOD,
Blankets and clothing, and also fresh re-
lief committee and at daylight this morn.
ing started down the Nachez to succor the
unfortunates. The pecuniary damage at
sabine, including that of the Government,
works. will aggregate nearly six millions
as many plantations sustained serious in
jury.
FLOOD NOTES.
NEW ORLEANS, october 15.-Capt Bailey,
bar pilot at Port Eads, reports there were
tWeIity-six lives lost during the recent
storm at Bayou's Landing, from the Gulf In
the direction and back OF Quarantine sta
ton. ,..,
DR., r. B. Calhoun, one of the relief COM
mittee. SAYS there are many persons in the
vicinity OF Sabine Pass. who are utterly des-
titute. being without clothing to cover tnelr
nakedness. DR.. Calhoun requests aid tor
the destitute. He says 1t makes no diner
ence what is sent. whether iooa, ciotInins'
medicine or money; they need them all.