The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-09-10

Mills. No damage was done at Corpus
Christi or Rockport, on the lower coast.
At Richmond three negroes were killed
by the collapse of a church and three
others were killed near there. One also
vas killed at Booth. No names obtain
able.
All sorts of rumors prevail. bit with no
substantial basis. 1t is known that the
railroad bridges across the bay at Calves
ton are either wrecked or are likely to be
destroyed with the weight of a train on
them: the approaches to the wagon
bridge are gone and it is rendered use
less. The bridge Of the Galveston. Hous-
ton and Northern railroad Is standing,
but the draw bridges over Clear creek
and at Edgewater are gone, and the road
cannot get trains through to utilize the
bridge across the bay.
A train went down the Columbia Tap
road this morning as far as Chenango
Junction. The town was greatly damaged
and the bodies of nine negroes were taken
from the ruins of one house. The train
could proceed no further and came back
to Houston. leaving the fate of the peo-
pie at Angelton. Columbia. Brazoria. We
lasco and Quintana uncertain. The small
town of Brookshlre, on the Missouri. Kan
sas and Texas. was almost wiped out by
tho storm. The crew of a work train
brought this Information. When the train
left there the bodies of four persons had
been recovered and the search for others
was proceeding. Hampstead. across the
county from Brookshire. was also greatly
damaged, but so far as known no lives
were lost. Sabine has not been heard
from today Yesterday morning the last
news was received from there and at that
time the water was surrounding the old
town at the pass and the wind was rising
and the waves coming high. From the
new town. which is some distance back.
the water had reached the depot and
was running through the streets. The
people were leaving for the high country
known as the Back Ridge and ii is be-
lieved that all escaped. Two bodies have
been brought in from Seabrook, on Cal
weston bay. and seventeen persons are
missing there.
Three persons were drowned at Nor
CAMS Point and others are missing. with
the exception of those of Mrs. Nicholson
and Mrs. Jane Wtodlock, the bodies of
the dead have not vet been identified. In
Houston one person was killcd--Henry
Black a hack driver.
The property damage is great. conser-
vative estimate placing IL at s250. 900. The
Merchants and Planters Oil mill Vas
dickson Car Wheel works suffered to tho
extent of $4,000 The big Masonic tenn
rle. which IS the property of the grand
lodge of the state, was partly wrecked.
Nearly every church in the city was dam
aged. The .'irst Baptist, Southern Meth
odist and Trinity Methodist, the latter
negro church. will have to be rebuilt be-
fore they are again habtable. Many bus
incss houses We're unroofed. The resi-
dcnce portion of the town presents a di-
lapidated appearance, but the damage in
this section has not been so great The
stree are almost impossible because of
the litter of shade trees fences, telephone
wires and poles. The principal dam age
vas to window glass and furniture
Many narrow escapes are recorded.
Anothe- train has left here for Cal
weston making the thirc today. The two
preceding ones have not been heard FROM
as all wires are Frustrated.