The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-31
VIOLENT WINDS.
MUCH DAMAGE REPORTED AT
GALVESTON.
Many Boats Wrecked and Some Lives
Lost-Several Houses Blown Down
in the City and Many Marrow
Escapes Reported.

O'Clock this morning the wind suddenly
came out of the northwest at forty-mile
gait, then as suddenly shifted to the north
east, when its pace increased to forty -eight
miles an hour. causing houses to creak
ana tremble upon their foundations. Quite
a number of lily constructed tenement
houses went down with q crash, while
others were Knocked off their foundations
and more or less damaged. Others were
unroofed and were deluged with the vio-
lent rain and hail which followed Fortu-
nateiy no one was seriously injured, al
though many were badly frightened and
several narrow escapes are reported.
Telegraph and other wires were tangled
up. Two colored churches and the bar
racks of the Salvation Army were par
TALLY wrecked. Several high chimneys
were demolished, and the statue of Justice,
Wnlcn surmounts the dome of the city hail.
was blown off and completely wrecked,
Inc casualties, however, were confined
to the shipping, and number of oyster
sloops and fishing smacks which rendez-
vons at Pepper Grove suffered severely.
The sloop Nellie Miller, with Captain
Albert IIauberg and mate aboard, was one
OF the first to go down before the gale.
IauDerg was caught in the rigging and
carried down and drowned n ~ g.
The slop City Girl was capsized and
her crew thrown into the angry waves.
They chung. to the hull of the vessel until
thgy were rescued by passing vessel.
Inc sloop Laura and Minnie was also
capsized and blown ashore and one of the
| crew, was drowned. The. captain was
caught in the cabin, but succeeded in
breaking out through the bulkhead and
when rescued was nearly dead. g.fs
| The United States mail boat Edna Fret
berg, carrying the mails between here and
Bolivar and Smiths Point, was found
| bNft0m N tn1nxy 0f C,n;t -, D 1
master, Hamp Shaw, missing, supposed to
be drowned. ''f ~ H'i'
The fishing schooner Andrew Price also
capsized off Smiths Point and her captain
had a narrow escape from drowning, be-
ing. caught in the cabin as he went over
and compelled to break his way out
through the bulkhead. UtnT II
= The osloop McGinty, belonging to Il.
Palms, was swamped at the mouth of
| Clear Greek, and Palms lost between $500
| and 5000 in cash and gold watch.
| These are all the disasters so far re-
ported to shipping, but as the storm ex.
tended over wide extent of the coast
other casualties are feared.
| Jacob Silvernagle, q German, 10 years
of age, residing near Dickinson, twenty
miles from here, on the International and
Great. Northern railway, had his house
demolished by the storm and was removed
this morning from the debris, after two
hours suffering, by Mr.. M. Elder and
| brought here for treatment His injuries,
while painful, are not regarded as serious.
Several other houses were wrecked at
Dickinson, and six houses are reported
wrecked at Clear Creek
The station at North Galveston was
wrecked and the house of NJ. Bruce, con-
ductor on the North Galveston railway,
was blown from it's foundation and Mr..
Bruce severely hurt. The school house at
Nottingham was blown down and several
barns and houses were unroofed. The
damage at Texas City and Bolivar PENN
sula is reported as light.
After 5 o'clock the wind began to sub
side and by 8 the gale was over. During
its prevalence the water was very high on
the beach.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Galveston, Jan. 28.-A violent storm of
wind and rain visited the city and har-
Dor this morning. The greatest damage
thus far reported is the demolishing of
two houses. owned by Fritz Boehle and To-
Gated on the southeast corner of Sixteenth
street and avenue X. They were valued
at 5000. The statue of justice with
which the dome of the city hall was sur
mounted was blown down, completely de
molished on the stone pavement below.
The colored church at the corner of Twen-
y w
wrecked The large chimney Of the cracker
factory was blown to the ground and the
bricks distributed over an area of two
blocks, but no further damage was done
except the breaking of few window
panes, which were struck by flying bricks
Out at the Denver resurvey the wind
had it all its own way and as q result q few
shanties were demolished, while scarcely
house escaped slight damage and roofs
fences and trees were found literally dis
tributed in every direction. The street
car which served as waiting station for
suburban residents was lifted from the
ground and blown into an adjoining field.
The car which stood at the terminus of the
Denver resurvey line shared the same
fate.
The Salvation Army barracks, situated
on Broadway, was lifted from the ground
and is u total ruin. A house is also re-
ported demolished between avenues + and
Pr, on Thirty seventh street
The damage to the small boats ut the
brick wharf was greater than was first re-
ported and today the masters of the craft
were busy repairing bowsprits, booms,
gaffs and sails. When the norther struck
the boats lines parted and the Mosquito
fleet was piled up against the bulkhead of
the wharf, doing a good deal of damage.
Several of the captains had narrow es-
capes from drowning and one of them
fell overheard. but was rescued by his
companions. The angry waves tossed
the little boats about like feathers and the
spray dashed over the wharf. presenting
a sight never to be forgotten by the deni-
sens of the water front, who were on the
docks early this morning. A number of
skiffs were sunk at their moorings and
seyral cat rugged boats were capsized.
At Pepper Grove Bay the greatest hard
ships We're experienced by the oystermen
who gather there. Several boats were an
chored in the bay when the norther struck
that point this morning at little past
4 O'clock The sloOp Nellie Miller, with
Captain Albert Stangberger and mate
on board was one of the first to fall q
victim to the fury of the wind and waves
The little craft was lifted completely out
of the water, carried about 40 feet through
space and capsized. Captain Stangberger
was caught in the rigging and could not
free himself He called to his mate for
aid, but the mate was unable to rem
der assistance. The captain struggled
for life, but soon succumbed and went
with his boat. The sloop City Girl was
capsized and the crew precipitated
into the water, where they remained until
the wind abated, when they were rescued |
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