The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-14
were received from beaumont, the nearest city
TO the scene Of the disaster.
Z" To Wallis Ldndes d Co, Galveston, Tea.

EASNaS SHo - tNhAS SNfNats
tugs sunk. Eight killed in falling houses at
Port Arthur. BEAUMONT LUMBER Co."
The other despatch was a personal message to
your correspondent. 1t read:
"Sovcn killed. Fifteen injured at Port Ar
thur. Half OF the town Is destroyed. Three lost
at Sabine. Damage slight"
Capt. Minot OF the steamer Cumberland, which
reached here to-day from Corpus Christi, reports
that he was delayed thirty-six hours at that
place by reason of the rough water, which rose
four feet on the islands in the bay, and tho
lowlands thoreabouts are submerged.
This Is not the first time Sabine Pass has been
wrecked by flood. In q terrible storm in 1885
the town was almost wiped out. Moro than
fifty persons were drowned. and prop
erty Of great value was destroyed. The present
town Of Sabine Pass and thousands of acres
OF lands surrounding 1t are owned by
Kountze Brothers, the bankers Of New York.
Omaha, and other places. Tho town site OF
Port Arthur 10 owned by tho Kansas City, Pitts
burg and Gulf Railroad. which endeavored to
establish a city there which would DO the Gulf
terminus Of the road, and mako q port by hav-
ing the Government permit them to dig q chan.
mel through Sabine Lake from tho town site to
the deep water in the Pass.
Tho storm OF yesterday means not only great
loss to the residents. but may force the railroad
to seek q new outlet to tidewater. The estab-
lishment OF the town site and the improvements
made by the company represent q large outlay.
Kountse Brothers recently began building
wharves and making general waterfront i'm
provements at Sabine Pass. They entered into
large advertising arrangements for the up
building OF the new town.
PORT ARTHUR REPORTS FIVE pEATHa
PoRr ARTHUR, Tex, Sept. ia terrific hur-
ricane struck this city on Sunday night, reach
ing its highest velocity at o o'clock. About
thirty houses were blown down.
Tho roof was blown of from the Pittsburg
and Gulf roundhouse. where many had taken
refuge. The Natatorlum and the Land Com
panies' stables were blown down. The second
story Of the bank building was blown of.
The killed are: Frank Albright, electric light
employee; Fritz Michaelis. carpenter; George
Martin, bricklayer; May Answerth, six.months-
old child; unidentified man.
There Is no overflow here. but Sabine City. at
the Pass, eight mi es from here. Is six feet under
water. One schooner. four tugs, and several
buildings have been destroyed thore.
A telegram has just been received from A. f.
Sttllwell, President Of the Pittsburg and Gulf.
subscribing $4,000 to o relief fund to repair
damages to homes here.
SABINE Pass, Tex. Sept. 13.-Two tugs, owned
by Moore & Belts Of Orange. were sunk in the
Pass last night. drowning Meesrs. Moore and
Belts. Three-quarters OF the buildings at Port
Arthur have been blown down.
A number Of people fed to the Pittsburg and
Gull Railroad roundhouse there for safety. Six
were blown of and killed and fifteen injured.
There is not much damage here except to ship.
ping.
BEAUMONT, Tex. Sept. l3.-Dr. Barrow
Clough and family have arrived hero from Port
Arthur, eighteen miles south OF here. They say
A. k,rrieapA at nSuhf Uni tArrihla
They were driven from their homo and sought
shelter on the lake front. but the rising water
from the Sabine Lakn droYe them back to the
hills. They finally got a train and came here.
DR.. Clough says his home was torn 10 pieces
the Port Arthur Herald ofice wrecked. and the
two buildings, property Of Albert Wolf. ruined
and two of his family killed. The Hotel Sabine
WAS also unroofed.
DALLAS. Tex. Sept. ia hard wind ant
light rain prevails here tonight Indication.
are that q severe storm Ii advancing over nortl
Texas.
This city Is agitated over the reports Of disas
tiers at Sabine Pass and Port Arthur. as man!
former residents Of Dallas and Neighborhooc
have settled at these places within the last few
months.
No communication with Galveston or othe
places In that part OF tho Gulf has boon ha'
since this morning.
Tho Gulf storm Is believed 10 have EXTENDED
eastward from Galveston TO the Louisiana line
the storm centre being at Sabine Pass and Por
Arthur.
This belief Is based on a telegram received Q
0 o'clock tonight by Superintendent X, II. June
of the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass Railroad
who Is in Dallas. from his operator ct ga
Antonio. which reads:
Had heavy rain at Yoakum and Sublime
light rain at Yorktown, Halletsville. and fror
Rock Island to Wallis. Heavy rain from Yves
Point to Waco. Light rain from Sinner TO MI
|, doom and Lockhart. No violent storm anywher
on our line"
Superintendent Junes. commenting ON TIL
telegram. says:
This indicates that the Gulf storm al
, not touch tho lower half OF the Gulf. which II
cludes Corpus Christi and Rockport.
B Am afraid the disaster has been terrible o
tho upper half OF the Gulf, Appropriated from @
, near Galveston to tho Louisiana line. and pei
haps along the Louisiana coast and inland"
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. ia gulf hurrican
blow over Now Orleans and the surroundln
country last night. Little damage was done I
houses in the city. but trees. fences. ~telegrap
wires, and outhouBes suffered.
. The shell road. tho lakeside resorts. and tn
open lands back OF the town were flooded b
| water from Lake Pontchartrain. A harge b.
Z longing 10 the gravel company was sunk. Belo
Z the city the storm was moro severe.
! Tho Now Orleans and Southern Railroad ha
a to stop running. as its tracks were flooded frol
, Lake Borgne. At Bay St. Louis and most Of tn
. Mississippi sound towns tho lighthouses wei
destroyed and clubhouses were injured.
At the jetties tho wind reached q forco
!. twenty-five miles an hour. An Australia
ship, name unknown. went ashore west OF Il
/ 1etties. and Is q complete wreck. 1t is though
the crew wore saved.
: kilograms from neighboring towns announ'
= tho almost complete destruction Of Port A
I. thur, Winnie. Now Sabine Pass. and Old 8
bine Pass. on Sabine Lake, between Louisiar
and Mississippi, by tho Gulf hurricane while
prevailed there Sunday night and this mornin
= Communication with that region Is very defec
= i've because OF the storm, the telegraph wir,
:, being blown down..
q Sabine Pass, or Sabine City, is a Post Once
= the southeast corner OF Jefferson county, TeNa
II II is situated at the junction OF the outlet
,. Sabine Lake aud the Gulf of Mexico. AS Il
y Sabine River. which emPties into the lake,