The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-09-03

damage 0at nao occurred. H.
plaza, pl01 q ground about
IN acre and . half 10 front Of
the hotel. looked @ II Il had been plow-
"a, great ridges here and there showing
the currents and counter currents. The
street railroad track. directly u front,
was torn up and bars Of railroad Iron
turned and twisted out q all shape.
Debris strewed the ground on AL sides.
Up and down the beach - far - The eye
could reach there were signs Of wrcckase
trunks and bedding were seen floating
out 10 sea. followed By the despoiied
owners dashing recklessly into the surf
and STRUGGLING for Shore
just then came rumor Of the destruc-
ti0n Of the Catholic Orphanase, ioui
miles west Of the asylum, and IN enor
was made 70 reach them. but 10 vain
Small bayous had swollen into raging
rivers with bottoms OF quicksand, yet al
these were crossed, save one. the Gull
Verandah. This Is bayou with q his
tory telling Of It's origin during the srea
storm Of 1878. when through this out
let. the Gulf vcrandah, road
house resort. was foated out x
sea. and with It's Inmates was
never heard Of any more. The currcn'
was too strong 10 navigate either ~
swimming. man or horse, and yet there
were those who tried, only 10 be rescued
with difficulty. Finally there came
man from the other side. He had
struggled that far 10 get colin for his
child which died yesterday. lie told OF
the safety IL the Orpilana-c. and In re.
turn the CONN was sent him as far ~ the
bayou. where, partly bulied In the
remnants OF sand hill, Il awaits the hap
less father.
All along the beach from the bay to
this bayou destruction Of property u
everywhere visible. The great sand hills
which protected the drill and encemp.
ment are leveled almost 10 the incline Of
the beach,. The fence aud booths and
parts OF the grand stand have disappear
ed. Wherever there was house on inc
beach there could be seen people digging
Ike mad men. Men, women and chll
dren on their knees. with naked hands
tore away the sand, which seemed 10 taSe
life and move back again Into the
hole from which il had been torn.
The searchers were looking for house.
mold effects, which, incredible As II may
appear, had been swallowed up By the
sands. The smallest portion OF an ar
ticle showing above the surface was the
signal TO dig. and unless il was saved a
once all chance of rescue was lost. Al
one place on the beach, where half Of
Stanlev's road house was blown and
washed away, your correspondent saw
three carpets and as many bed quilts dug
I MP. Near the Beach Hotel the roof OF
| house. thrown upon the sands, has a.
| ready worked its way down, and 10 a
| frm in position as II IL was built there.
All the street railroad tracks on the
| beach are torn away, while portions O
| the Narrow Gauge, Texas { Mexican rail-
| way tracks are torn away.
\ On Broadway, the central street inter
| seeing the city east and west, the watei
| was Eve feet deep, carrying away steps
| and fences, and in many cases bursting
| up floors Of buildings.
| On fremont street. from Avenue X "a
I, the beach, the water averaged the SANE
| depth, excepting that part paved viii
/ Nicholson pavement from the Strand u
| Avenue X, where II was only three fee
| deep
| Nearly every bridge In the city 4
/ swept SWAY. while nearly all the nev
| pavement OF wood on fremont md othe
| streets Is torn up.
\ On the Strand the water flooded man
stores. while the Two Brothers saloon
n the corner OF Market and Tremou
streets, was two feet under water. Bus
mess was entirely suspended. Nobod
thought of opening an Office or store
except 70 be on hand 70 carr
goods to the upper floors. In shori
Galveston, north, south, east and wesl
1t 1--WE o'clock this morning was soil
sheet Of water. and extemporized boat
and RATS were as plentiful as peopI
wandering or cautiously navigating o
horseback