Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-10-23

tHSiu NON u W Itu iESNNiSo'- u-NO'N y
on the necessaries of life. The
Democratic party is committed to
tariff reform; and we believe this
reformation is near ut hand.
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Destruction of Town in Texas.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 14.-Chiei
Operator Vest, of the Western
Union Telegraph Office OF this city,
last night received the following
from the operator at Orange, Tex
as: "The town of Sabine pass was
totally destroyed by the overflow
ing of the Sabine river last night.
1t is known that Sixty-five lives
were lost. Last night. during the
overflow, a hotel containing fifteen
or twenty per uns were swept out
into the bay and all the occupants
were drowned. The captain of !.
schooner from there 10 day says
that not a house is left in the whole
country, and that everything thing
was drowned. A party of men
came from Beaumont this evening
on the train with the intention OF
joining the people of Orange and
going down to Sabine Pass with II
relief boat"
The wires have been down all
da. on both sides of Orange. Sa
bine Pass is twelve miles below Or.
angc on the Sabine river.
NEW ORLEANS, Ia, Oct. H.
The operator ut Orange, Texas, tel
cgraphS that the town of Sabine
Pass, has been totally destroyed by
the overflow of the Sabine river. A
hotel, Porter House, WAS swept ont
into the bay, and II is believed that
all its goo inmates persisted. The
captain of 81 schooner from there,
who has arrived at Orange, says
that every house in the place was
destroyed and every person drown
ed. Other repor.S say that sixty
five lives were lost. Boats and
trains have been sent from Orange
with assistance. The wires are
down and no details can be learned.
The food followed the terrible
storm of wind and rain.
BEAUMONT, TEXAS, Oct. 15.-
The first reports of The great diSas
Ter at Sabine Pass were not in The
least exaggerated. The relief par.
ties that ent down as near Sabine
AS possible on She Sabine and East
Texas Railway are yet there sue
coring the destitute aud the sick
The train could not get within II
miles Of the town, hut over dozen
towboats have been sent there and
are atwork saving life and proper
tv. There is considerable back
water yet at Sabine, hcmmed in
and held there by he railroad en-
bankment. The steamer l.. @. Q.
Lamar, left Orange Wednesday
night with a relief committee OH
board. At midnight last night the
Lamar reached here on her return
trip, bringing IL number of refugees
with her. Twenty five of the COM
mittee were left at Sabine Pass to
make attempts to recover some OF
the bodies, many of which are re
ported 10 have been washed dozens
OF miles over into louisiana
From reports brought by tine com
mittee it is certain that the flooded
district embraced an cxpanse OF
country many times larger than at
first supposed. The gulf seems to
have moved over the land for
miles in one high, unbroken wall of
water. The committee says that
1Ol persons are missing, 80 OF
whom are known to have been
drowned. Thirty.fve Of the vic
tins were white and 30 colored.-
Joseph Smith, famous local char
acter, known as "AlligatorD Smith,
was supposed to he among the lost,
as people Oh the relief tram saw
him driving before the gale OH Lake
Sabine Ut the rate of % miles an
hour, clinging TO his Skiii and call
ing loudly Tor help. Great was the
surprise therefore when "Alligator"
Oyerhauled the steamer on her re-
turn, bringing with him in his
mall boat three persons, whom he
had rescued in q swamp.
Ninety one half clad, shivering,
wretchcJ victims of the storm were
brought up on the Lamar. Nearly
all of lie refugees arc sick and
Frustrated from exhaustion and
hunger. DR.. b. +. Calhoun, one Of
the relief committee, says there are
many persons in the vicinity of Sa-
binc Pass who are utterly destitute,
being even without clothing, anu
aid is asked for the sufferers. which
should he sent toDr. Calhoun, who
is mayor Of Beaumont.
Out of more than $50 hou-
ses in Sabine Pass, less than six re-
main standing, and they are ruined.
Wives and children were swept
away and drowned i'll the presence
Of their husbands and fathers, who
were powerless to save them. The
waves broke against the light
house in solid walls fifty feet high,
tearing out the windowsat the very
top.
Corpses have been picked up at