The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-11
STORY OF THE STORM.
Some Of the Damage Which Has Beer
Done Described.
THE GREAT LOSS IN LIFE AND PROPERTY
Has Only Been Partially Toid-ChiI.
drcn at the Orphan Home
Were UDhurt.

Tug Brunswick to Houston --Galvestc
was terribly storm swept on Saturday
night. Many lives were lost and great
damage was done TO property, The center
OF the West Indian hurricane, which had
been predicted here for several days.
struck here at o'clock Saturday morn
ing At that hour the wind was in the
north and the waters OF the bay were rls-
ing rapidly. The gulf was also turbulent
and the water, forced in by the tropical
storm. rolled up the beach and gradual y
oropt inland. About O'Clock p. m the
wind was rising rapidly constantly veer-
ing, but settling toward the east and
coming in Htful jerks and puhfs, which
loosened awnings, cornices. slated roofs
and sent the fragments flying in the air.
The waters of tho bay continued rising
and creeping ashore. mingling with the
waters from the clouds, Allied the down
town streets and invaded stores. Despite
the danger from aging missiles as the af-
ternoon wore on, men ventured out in the
streets in hacks, in wagons, in boats ana
OH foot, some anxious To get home to thu If
families, some bent on errsnds of mercy
and others animated by no purpose save
bravado Gaining In velocity, the wlnl
changed to the northeast, then TO he east
and the waters rose until they covered tie
city. The wind howled frightfully around
the buildings, tearing off corn ces and
ripping of roofs The wooden paving
blocks rose from their places IN he
streets and Aoated oH in great sections
down the streets. At $3.50 o'clock the wind
had shifted to the southeast, siilt incre s.
ing in velocity At that hour the wini
guage on the roof of the United States
weather bureau registered eighty fou
miles an hour and then blew away.
sun the wind blew harder aud even tn,
, most fortunate houses lost all or a part O
thclr coverings. The Storm reached III
height about $3.50 O'Clock. At o'clocl
, the wind began subsiding anu the water:
TO recede But the fury of the storm nac
not been spent until well into Sunday
I morning. Al ! o'clock the water had Glll
en- until the street were undated no mo''
than they would be by big rain,
Sunday morning broke clear and tn
sun shone brightly on scene OF wrecl
and ruin which verify besgars description
The streets were piled with debris. Il
many places several feet high. Building
were shorn OF roofs. cornicas. chimney
and wiudaws. Stocks of goods were dam
aged by floods from below and min from
above. But 1t was the wind whicl
wrought the greatest havoc In every re
speot the damage from waters of the ba
was inconsequentlal when compared wit
TINT from the Wind. The eastern par
OF tho city received the full force OF tn
storm and suffered most. although Il
section escaped serious injury Along tn
beach for about four blocks scarcely
residence was left. The beach d.strio
was sh0rn OF human habitatton. Back a
that houses and timbers piled uT
crushing other buildings which la
In their path, men and wome
walked through the Shiny mu
that overspread the streets. homeless
Mon and women rushed around franu
hunting their relatives Here dead an
wounded mon, women and children Ia
around waiping the coming OF the yolun
teen corps organized to remove tn
bodies to improyised morgue and hos
pitfalls. There WAS no thought OF propert
damage. rnosa who had escaped wit
their families, losing ali else, fol. satis
fled and thanked their Maker. IT is i'm
possible at this time 10 give deauit
or rellahle estimate as to che losses G
life and property. 1t Is knogn. however
That the death list will run into the hun
dreGs and other hundreds injured, au
the property losses several millions 9
dollars. A large number of people too
refuge In the Rosenberg public school .
Tenth and Winnie streets, In the easter
part OF the city. The building collapse
and several we're killed aUd injured TIL
Lucas hA;s. large brick building a
Sixth street and Broadway, was total
demolished and a number OF paople VIII
had sought II ss haven were lost s.
Mary's iriirmSry was badly wrecked an
u d number 81 the sisters and inmates q
tho hospital were killed. Ritter's cafe.
= tarae-story building on Strand. in ii
rear OF the News building, collapsed
!. This cafe IS potronized largely by eotlo
men. ship brokers and railroad official,
r and number ~ them were there at IA
4 time. Il is known that several wer
/, killed. although the relief corps whic
u was lmmcNa,cly Organized by Harb1
!. Mater Thomas Sweeney has not com
y plelcd It's work
Colonel !. J. Polk. chief eng neer o
!. the Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe. wes
Q cnt en- horseback yesterday afternoon /
y see about tho railroad bridge. but coul
not get Within seeing distance.
No reports have come from Fort Point
the extreme eastern end % the island.
< view from the wharves discloses that Al
y the barracks. YET unorcupied; the Unite
e states engineers department siorehous q,
taft ioht avtr