The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-09-18

Ten Ixined, Many Injured and tho
Property Loss Heavy.

Kansas City. Mo-. Sept. ia special
10 the Star from Port Arthur tuesday
saws; Here six bodies have been recoy-
cred, the result of Sunday nights
storm. while at Sabine Pass the recov-
cred death list numbers ten and many
are missing. Many were injured, but
not seriously. Telegraph and train
communication was cut of until Tues
day.
In all OF the streets Tuesday wrecked
buildings. fences. household goods and
debris filed the sidewalks and road
WAYS ard on every side were other evil
dences OF the havoc OF the storm, while
the houses left standing all showed
signs OF the action of the wind. Many
Of the Kansas City, Pittsburgh & Gulf
railroad buildings were either totally
wrecked or twisted from their founda-
tions, and business houses suffered con-
siderable damage. The loss Of property
will reach $4,000.
The dead at Port Arthur:
Frank Albright. Kansas City. employed
by electric light company.
Fritz Mcheler, carpenter
George Martin, brick layer.
Mr.. Weeks
Infant son OF w II. Johnson.
Injured: Roy stafford. wife and daugh-
ter. viii recover.
According 10 the report OF Engineer
Robertson the storm came up at about
six o'clock in the evening, and was at
its height from 30 until 1880, the
wind at its highest blowing at n ve-
locity OF IS miles an hour. The Sabine
hotel, 75-room structure, was dam
aged about $700 by flying debris, the
roof was blown oil the natatorium and
the trusscs tumbled down, one end
was blown out OF the railroad COM
pany's stable, the doors OF the Pitts
burgh g. Gulf roundhousc, in which the
section boss and his family had taken
refuge, were blown in and the struc-
ture finally collapsed. Those inside
escaped uninjurcd. or were only slight
liz injured. The roof was torn oil tho
grand stand, the 2,00O-foot pleasure
pier was slightly damaged and the
steamer Robb was washed up the
bayou and sunk. Nobody was aboard
the Robb. The passenger depot, re-
Gently constructed at cost of $4,000.
was uniniured. Many other build
fault of poor foundation and construe-
ton.
The following was received over
the Pittsburgh & Gulf wires at 1880
Tuesday from Shreveport, La, from
George NJ. Craig, general townsite
agent of the road, who had just re-
turned from Sabine City:
AT Sabine City about ten people, includ-
Ing Belts and Moore. tug and lighter own
ers. were drowned Three tugs one
schooner and nearly all the small boats
anchored at tho town were either sunk or
stranded. All of the substantial buildings
in the old and new town escaped. The wa
ter IN new town rose TO six feet and that
In old town TO four. No names obtain
able.
"Itisdlfncult 20 get detailed losses Three
fourths or the export pier, temporary
structure, was washed out, the railway
pier was damaged TO the extent OF 500. and
$500 damage was wrought TO the principal
hotel ana the Taylor bayou bridge, situ-
ated three miles from town, was dtmol-
ished. Among the steamers which went
down was Lindsley's steam pile driver"
Houston, Tex, Sept. l5.-The funeral
train bearing the bodies of the victims
OF the Port Arthur hurricane were
taken 10 Beaumont, where they were i'm
TERED. Every business house in that
city was closed, and nearly the entire
population turned out and joined tho
cavaleade TO the cemetery. None OF the
injured have died, nor are likely to.
The damage 10 shipping at Sabine Pass
is greater than was at first thought.
Two schooners laden with lumber are
practically wrecks, and it, will be nearly
impossible 70 save the ship Ceres. Moth
ing has as yet been heard OF the pile
driver with six men aboard, which ev-
identity careened out at sea.
The damage in the country TO build
ings and crops is severe. The losses TO
the farmers in Jefferson county alone
will approximate S150.00O, which they
would have had in hand within 30 days
had the storm been delayed that long.
but now the crops are completely
ruined The Texas a. Sabine Pass Rail-
way company Is az work building their
line 10 Sabine Pass and rebuilding aud
repairing Is in progress at the new
town OF Sabine, and as soon rs the
people OF Port Arthur recover from
their fright rebuilding will be re-
sumed there.