Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-16


town. Shortly after this the wind shifted
to- southeast, when the Sllag was driven
In northerly direction for two and a.half
miles, where she rolled over on her beam
end. The captain and crew took to the
rigging and were rescued IN the morning.
When the vessel capsized at 10 O'Clock at
night, Capt. Anderson says the wind was
blowing a perfect hurricane; not less than
eighty miles an hour. IL was at this hour
that the great
loss or LIFE
occurred. BY 10 o'clock Wednesday
forenoon the greet storm was ever, the
waters receded, and the work OF rescuing
the afflicted began. Anderson says the
water reached 8 depth OF over nine feet In
the town, and that every habitation, over
two hundred, was either utterly de-
stroyed or ruined beyond repair.
At the time OF the storm there were
only three vessels In port--the Silas, Hen
rletta and tug Fowler, all Of which were
wrecked. The Henrietta was driven into
q clump Of timber, seven miles from the
coast, where she now lies. The Fowler
was
DRIVEN THROUGH TOWN
aud now lies total wreck several miles
north Of town. Capt. Anderson says the
storm was the most severe he ever ex.
perienced on the const during the past
twenty years. He relates numerous Incl.
dents OF the storm. During the heighth
OF the gale the house II Otto Brown fell,
crushing his two little children TO death
before his eyes. Brown constructed a
raft from tho ruins OF his house and
placed his
WIFE AND TWO DEAD CHILDREN
on the craft and started for the Louisiana
shore. The raft broke In twain, separat-
ing the husband and wife, but both were
finally rescued, twenty-five miles apart.
Capt. John Stewart of the lite-saving sta.
tlon, who with his family, consisting OF
a wife, son, daughter and hired man, all
sought safety on raft, which also went
TO pieces. Young Stewart and the hired
man were drowned, the balance rescued.
The total drowned according to the
last estimate from Capt. Anderson viii
reach 1907.
At IL O'Clock the tug Penrose, which
left Galveston yesterday for Sabine with
aboard, had not arrived
but Is momentarily expected.
GALVESTON WILL SEND AID.
GALVESTON, TEX, Oct 1.-THE ex-
and interest over the dreadful
catastrophe at Sabine Pass Is in no way
ibated here Citizens are taking steps
toward sending substantial relief to the
victims of the storm. The gov
1rnment tug-boat, Penrose, which started
or Sabine yesterday has not yet re-
urned, but IL expected back by shutdown,
The return Of the Penrose is anxiously
lwaited,.but 1t is doubtful II the parties
aboard her can bring any later intelll-
yence than has already been received
from Beaumont
FLOODED OUT.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct. ia terrific
gale, accompanied by rain, set in here
yesterday aft, rnoon and continued with
fury. An midnight the wind
was blowing six'y.aVe miles an hour.
The island, inhabited By squatters, IL
flooded, and the water is rushing Ia huge
waves all over 1t. Twenty houses have
been totally destroyed, and over 100 per
sons are homeless. The people are NOV
ing their household effects TO the main
land.
GALE AT BUFFALO.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct, ia terrific
gale, accompanied by rain, set in here yes
terday afternoon, and continued with
great fury all night. At midnight the
wind was blowing slxty-flve miles per hour.
"The island,n inhabited by squatters, is
flooded, and water rushing in in huge
waves.
DAMAGE AT BUFFALO.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct. l5.--Last nights
gale did vast amount OF damage. For
a time the wind reached velocity Of
seventy miles per hour. On the lake
front forty small houses were totally de.
stroyed by the wind and water, and their
occupants had to fly for their lives. Sew
eral persons are known to have persisted,
among them sailor named Chas Mitch
ell aud an old man named Jas. Edmunds
The bodies Of two children have been
recovered, Also two bodies which are
unknown at present.
On the Hamburg turnpike, near the
city,
TWENTY on THIRTY FAMILIES
have been rendered destitute and an APP
peal for aid has been Issued
Throughout the city many buildings
are damaged. Mrs. Roberts saloon aud
clearinghouse on the turnpike was
carried 500 feet, but the family were
rescued.
Luz HbtlSS quinn
up in tree. Their house had been de.
molished, and their hired man, named
John Edmunds, who could not climb the
tree, was drowned. Another house on
the turnpike was carried away and the
family are missing.
THE STORM ON LAKE MICHIGAN.
CHICAGO, ILL, Oct l5.--The storm on
the lase yesterday was the severest known
for numbe of years. AT 2 o'clock In
the afternoon the keeper at the water
works crib telephoned that the wind was
blowing seveniy-one miles an hour, which
was the greatest velocity attained by the
storm. Fortunately there were few YES
sells outside, and comparatively little
damage was done. heavy fleet left here
for the east shore Wednesday and grave
fears are entertained for its safety. The
general opinion among vessel men is that
the full fury OF the gale Will be felt off the
east shore, and that reports OF accidents
will be received from Michigan to-day.
DETROIT, MIcH Oct. l5 Reports are
coming in Slowly Of the effects OF yester-
days storm. From all parts OF Michigan
come reports OF PROSTATE fences, broken
telegraph and telephone poles, uprooted
trees, and a general state OF demoraliza-
tlon, but as yet no lives are reported lost.
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