Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-26
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100000, ana Several Ltven Lest


The Damage Amounting 90 Over
eI00,0oo, and Several Lives Lest
Verona, TEXAS, Aug. ala disas-
trous wind storm visited this city yes
terday, spreading destruction and desc
buttons in its track. The wind blow
hurricane. About O'Clock this morn
ing an east-bound passenger train, which
was standing at the depot, was blown
over on the platform. Several passen-
gers were on the train, but all OF them
escaped uninjured. The freight depot
and the Masonic Hall, both large
buildings, are total wrecks, while the
whole colored section is almost literally
swept from the eArth's surface. Two
church steeples were blown down. The
high schools and the Jail were consider
ably damaged. Altogether there were 75
houses demolished, Few buildings es-
capped. Trees and most of the shrubbery
in the city were blown down and the
streets were filled with debris. Business
was suspended. The loss is estimated at
| $10O,O0O.
Old citizens say that IL was the most
| terrible storm ever known. News from
Ouero says the storm was very disastrous
to property there. Adyioes from the
country say the storm was very violent,
damaging crops and destroying property.
| A special train from Indianola brings
| the sad news as 10 that place. A relief
party that went down on IL reports tho
| following When the train arrived within
| four miles of Indianola the tracks were
washed out and were partly gone. The
party walked within half mile OF the
town in water waist deep and could go no
further. They saw Mr.. Clement across
the bayou. The bridge WINS washed away.
The people have nothing TO eat. IL
In reported that the lower part of the town
is gone. The wharf is also gore. There
are supposed TO be many lives lost. The
only body found was that of the sister-in-
law of Mrs. Hodges of Ouero, Texas. II
was discovered this side Of the stream
about two miles from town, lying in the
winter by the side of the track. Some
houses wero burned. The fire is supposed
TO have been caused by the lamps in the
falling houses. Among the persons missing
are DR.. Lewis, Captain Reed, DIR. Rosen-
Grams, Mrs. Sheppard and family and
Mrs. Hodges and two children. Henry
Sheppard was found across the lake
badly bruised, but still alive. Mrs. Ma,
Luther lost her two children; one Of then
Il
died in her arms.
DARING SWIM OF TEN MILES.
GALVESTON, Aug. 21.-The schooner
Livonia Perkins, Of about 40 tons burden
engaged in the lumber trade, was capsizet
by the force of the gale at about 7 o'clocl
Thursday night, of the bar, in 81,
fathoms Of water. There were four per
sons on board Captain John Mitchell
Mariana and Moragos, seamen, ant
Pritchard, the cook. When the yesse
went over Pritohard seized small barre
and was forced TO let it go. Swimming
with the tide he crossed to the ems
of the island. When he reache,
point abreast of the new
wharf he hailed the steamer y. I. Mad
dox, which. was moored there, and sue
ceeded in making the wharf, where b
WINS helped ashore, and having diyeste,
himself OF all his garments was provides
with clothing. The distance swan b.
Pritchnrd from the place where tn
schooner was swamped to the wharf mus
be nearly 10 miles. All the others of tn
crew persisted. This and the drownin
of negro boy on Thursday are the onl
instances of loss Of life 80 far reported.
Much apprehension is felt, however
, for the brig Belle of the bay line fror
New York, which arrived In the QUITE
roads Thursday afternoon. She has disaI
i peared from her anchorage and il
thought her captain stood out to sea
, escape the gale.
/ While this storm does not compare wit
. the great storm of 1876 in violence an
1 destructiveness, the water was higher an
1 covered greater portion of the city.
All the street railways are damaged an
? that portion along the line of the beac
. is completely destroyed. The street paw
I ment is washed up, bridges and culvert
n are gone, and the damage done in th
\ direction is very heavy. An estimate {
q the damage cannot be made until Il
i storm subsidies.
4 Many families have lost their all an
II are destitute, while others have lost bl
!. a portion. II is thought by conservatiN
Il men that the loss will reach fully 5000, VI
n and perhaps more. Telegraphic con
n munication was interrupted at o. n
10 yesterday, but was restored at q. n
!, ftaIiway communication has not been 7
40 stored, in consequence of the dangero
4 condition Of bridge across tho west ba
be TWENTY-FIVE PERSONS DROWNED.
lie FoRT WORTH, Tex, Aug. 23.-From
r. dianola comes the saddest news yet I
20 ported about the storm. During d
at storm the signal office was blown dov
he and Captain Reed of the signal Office III
" DR.. Rosencrans were carried down wi
the building and lost. The ruins caug
fire and extended TO both sides of 4
street destroying 10 houses. Tho bodi
of ~ white persons and ten negroes In
III been found drowned and it is feared III
many others were drowned as some a
1t, missing. Never before was the low
&C. Texas coast visited by 80 terrible nj
n destructive storm. There is much d,
ar titution among the poorer classes.
QUARTER OF MILLION DAMAGE AT S
II, ANToNIo-wIND S5 MILES AN HOUR. TX
W OF Lice.
u SAN ANToNIA, TEXAS, Aug. R3.-I'
~ damage to this city by the terrific cyclic
w. of Friday is estimated at $250,OO0.
ne loss Of life has been reported, and
'er work Of reparation is already in progre
W, The storm was the severeRt ever known
uu this locality, the wind reaching veloc
~ of So miles an hour. From the surroui
,er ing country come reports that the colt
le- crop was seriously injured. The pll
'sr was blown down and the staple beaten {
NJ; by the rain and blown away.
NJ Passengers on the Arkansas Pass railW
OF from Beeville and Floresville report grl
Nv rayages by the storm at both points.
~ Beeville many houses in course of CT
struction we're demolished and old OF
gu we're unroofed and otherwise injurt
Two churches in Floresville were 60
~ pletely ruined while several stores a
JUS dwellings were damaged seriously
D. aged couple in attempting to cross
91s- swollen stream in wagon quarter O
a. mile from Floresville were swept do
the stream and the woman was drown
while the man had a narrow escape. 4
woman's body was recovered and ri,
Ne- interment by the passengers on tn
which was delayed Az hours by awash,
ON on the line.
~ ORGANIZING RELIEF ron THE SUFFERERS
10y GALVESTON, Aug. 23.--The city cour
~ will meet to-day and in connection W
III the citizens relief committee will inau
80 rate system of relief in behalf of
,oi sufferers by the recent storm here. tn
sands of persons Saturday and yester,
~; visited the desolated portion of the ci
~ while the sufferers were searching o
~. ~ the sites of their ruined homes ia hone
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