Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-10


worst storm that ever struck this
state swept over the entire coast Sat
urday morning. 1t was regular
West India hurricane.
Galveston was in the center OF 1t
and the waves swept over the city
doing immense damage.
Reports are conflicting but it is
known that an appalling disaster has
befallen the city of Galveston, where
it is reported two thousand lives have
been blQtted out and tremendous
property damage has been incurred
Meagre reports from Sabine Pass and
Port Arthur also indicate a heavy loss
of life.
The first news to reach the city from
the striken city of Galveston was re-
ceivcd last night. James G. TimminS
who resides in Houston and who Is
general superintendent of the Nation
al Express Co., arrived in the city at
s O'Clock from Galveston. lie was
one of the. first to reach here with the
tidings of the great disaster which
has befallen the city and the magni-
tudc Of that disaster remains to be
told because of his endeavOr> to reach
home, after remaining through the
hurricane of Saturday he departed
from Galveston on schooner ana
came across the bay at Morgan s
Point where he caught train for
Houston. The hurricane he said, was
the worst ever known.
He says the city is complete
wreck. The water stood six feet deep
in the streets of the city.
i Both the hospitals and the orphan
asylum were destroyed and the loss of
life is heavy in each, as both were
crowded.
Not vessel was saved and the bay
and coast as far as can be seen is
strewn with wrecks many Of the ships
being large steamers.
The water works were wrecked and
water famine is on. Food and help
are urgently needed
The entire residence portion of the
city is wiped out.
Galveston is on an island and only
six feet above the sea level
The towns of Chenango, Anglcton,
Columbia, Brazora, Velasco, Quintana,
BrookSidc etc, wiped out or badly
damaged, and the loss of life is heavy
in each.
When last heard from Sabin Pass
was ia great danger of complete
anhliation.
In this city much damage was done
and thousands of dollars worth of pro-
perty was destroyed.
Gov John u. Sayers, telegraphed
the n. Y. World late last night that,
from reliable information received, he
estimated the loss of life in Galvaston
at 5000 with 10000 injured and along
the coast it must have been as much
more.
The property loss as estimated will
run up into the millions. The Santa
Fe express was blown from the track
west of this city and many killed and
injured.
The hurricane was particularly Sc
we're at BrookShire, - miles west OF
Houston.
Four dead bodies have been takel
from the debris of wrecked houses anC
it is believed that Others have beer
killed. 1t is reported that only foul
housesare left standing in Brookshire
which had a population of 500. The
names of the dead at Brookshirc can
not be learned tonight.
Later reports received from Alvin'
state that many persons were killee
there, II bodies having been found.
At Scabrooke Mrs. Jane Woodstocl
was killed by falling house Mrs
Nicholson and Broquet were drowned
S. X. Mclllhenny, wife and daughter
:, and Mrs. Leroy and two children are
missing. They are known to hav'
been in their houses which were de
) stroyed. The dead body of sailo
was found under a cottage.
/, At Brazoria six people. were killed
by falling houses or were drowne'
last night, including Geo. nNll.
A report from ChenangG SAYS ina
t eight people we're killed,