The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-08-26

uuEllln llic SlOlIll. 1HC IOltUi l'ittul
has been whipped INTO shrcds, but many
persons believe that It will take on a
new growth and develop top crop.
The damage has not yet been estimated.
but will be very heavy.
\ Luling. Texas. special says: On
Friday morning about daylight terrific
rain storm set in. which continued until
7P. NJ. causing great damage. Houses
were blown from their foundations. trees
were uprooted. fences blown down and
cotton was stripped from the stalk and
blown over the fields. No casualties
are reported.
A Hcmpstcd, Texas, dispatch says
that the storm did great damage to the
cotton crop. In the uplands the loss to
the crop from the ravages of the wind
and rain Of Friday will be fully ID per
cent.
\ special from San Antonio says
The damage to tins city by the terrific
cyclone Of Friday is estimated at 81
500, 1000. No loss Of life has been re-
ported. and the work Of rcparation is
already in progress. From the surroun-
ding country come reports that the
cotton crop was seriously injured. The
plant was blown down and The staple
beaten out by the rain and wind.
| Passengers on the Arkansas Pass
railroad from Becyille and Florcsville
report great damage by the storm at
both points. At Beeyillc many houses
in course Of construction were demolish-
ed and old ones were unroOfcd or other
wise Injured. Two churches at Flores
vile were completely runined. while sew
eral stores and dwellings were damaged
seriously. An aged couple, in attempt
inc TO cross swollen stream in 4 wagon,
quarter of a mile from Florcsville.
were swept down the stream and the
woman was drowned.
From Indanola comes the saddcst
news vet reported about the storm.
During the height Of the storm the
Signal Office was blown down, carrying
with it Capt. l. y. Reed. the Signal
Officer. and DR.. II. II. Rosencrans, both
of whom were lost. Fire broke out
amoug the RUNS which extended for
blocks on both sides of the street Destroy
ing thirteen houses, among which was
DR.. Lewis's extensive drug establish
ment. DR.. Lewis was in this building
at the time it took fire. He escaped
being burned to death. but was subsc-
uucntly drowned, his body being found
Yesterday. So far as can be learned
thc following is a complete list OF white
people lost: Captain l. a. Reed.
Signal Officer; DR.. Crookcr, DR.. II.
Rosencrans, of Elgm, Illinois, formerly
resident Of Indianola; Mrs. Hodge
and two children Of DR.. Hodges family
of Cucro; Mrs. Crooker of Austin. visi-
ting at Indiaola with the Hodges; Mrs.
Henry Sheppard two children of Mrs.
Luther of Corpus Christi; DR.. Davis
Lewis, and an unknown German. Be
sides the above. the bodies Of ten color
ed persons have been fonud. About
five miles Of track is washed away,
rendering 1t impossible for trains 10 ap-
proach Indianola. There is much destitu-
ton among the poorer classes, who
have lost everything they possessed.
The depth of the water is reported as
great as it was during the great storm OF
1875, when Indianola lost nearly two
hundred of her citizens, swept away.
On Friday the flood Of water over the
doomed town was so rapid that within
two hours after the first apprehension
were felt every street was submerged
many feet.
At San Antonio the loss to property
is S5OO,OOO. At Floresville the loss is
100000. Never before was the lower
Texas coast visited by so terrible and
destructive Il storm. 1t extended tOl
two hundred miles inland, destroying
thousand OF houses and involving
pecuniary loss ofmany millions. Among
the poorer GLASSES great desolation must
prevail, as few were able to save any
considerable portion Of their small pos
sessions from the general wreck. The
entire crop Of the present year is practl-
cally gone, and Il vast deal OF suffering
must cnsuc, especially among the ne
grocs. most Of whom arc without means
of any kind. 1t is feared that many
more people were drowned at Indianola,
The lower end Of the peninsula is COM
pletly washed away. Many people arc
missing. and nothing definite can be
learned until the angry waters rcccde.
The storm came in the shape Of a hurrl-
cane. The waters of the Gulf rose, and
in three hours the whole peninsula on
which IndianOla is situated was under
ten feet of water. The total losses as
far as known, to Texas, from the Gull
storm arc as follows: Human lives lost,
3S; loss to crops, $l.00O,O00; loss to
city and town property. 50. loo, 900; loss
to shipping and harbor improvements,
$90Q.000