The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-13

road yards. How IL got there Is
mystery. for even the wind that pre-
vailed could not have carried Il there
unless Il got up above the wharyes
first. Out In the water there are
number OF wrecks OF vessels. Most Of
/ the crews have ESCAPED
The city and island is covered with
carcasses Of horses, mules, cows, dogs.
rats and cats The odor from these
and from the human bodies Is poisoning
the air and II ~ a matter ~ impossl.
bility To dispose Of even one-tenth Of
the purifying carcasses this week.
The humber OF people trying 10 leave
is great; not all OF them want to stay
away permanently. but they desire TO
get to relatives and friends elsewhere
10 recover from the shock, They want
TO get where there is plenty OF food and
drinking water and medicine and not so
much sickness that may prove as fatal
as wind and water,
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NEW ORLEANS. Sept. IA special
TO the Tribune from Beaumont. Texas.
SAYS
Strange as Il may seem. all things
considered, vast as are the stretches
OF coast country In this section. which
were storm swept. there has been but a
single death reported positively. This
statement must not be construed to
mean that there was no further loss Of
life. for there are still many people
missing. whole families who took ref
uge on the ridges Of Sabine Pass. and
while their safety Is almost taken for
granted here II cannot be stated as a
positive fact until the count OF heads IL
made.
In addition 70 he possible loss OF
life at Sabine Pass. there is a train on
the Gulf & Interstate .oad which left
Bolivar Saturday about noon and which
is detained a mile or so on the other
side Of Bolivar. which NAV have addl-
tiOnal casualty news. On this train
there are supposed to be all the res
idents OF Bolivar Point and intermed-
late stations. From meagre advices re-
ceivec here II is gathered that there
was no loss Of life along this line either,
but here again definite information Is
lacking.
Two relief trains are out on the Gulf
& Interstate road, and the refugees are
being transferred to High Island. which
did not suffer from the storm. being
thirty feet above high tide. The trains
are expected here some time today. and
then for the first time the truth will be
known in It's entirety.
One thing can be stated with absolute
certainty. From a point thirty miles
from Beaumont on the Gulf & inter-
state to the terminus Of the line at Bol-
lvar Point. there is still a clear sweep Of
water to Galveston. The relief trains
are now standing In several feet Of wa
ter and the whole country Is sub
merged. Saturday night and Sunday
the breakers were rolling over the
prairies and across the lands and the
chances are that not a building Is left
standing In Patton. Crenshaw or Port
Bolivar. The loss Of property Is enor-
nous.
At Sabine Pass and along the tracks
Of the Southern Pacific from Beaumont
to this point not much damage was
done. At the Pass several houses were
foated off their blocks but they kept
right side up and can be put back at
slight expense. Several houses were
damaged at Sabine but not to any ex-
tent At Port Arthur and along the
Kansas City Southern road there was
no damage. Further along there was
no wash to contend with and while
everything was four feet under water |
trains were run as usual.
A few thousand dollars will cover the
loss to this company. The loss sus-
tained by the Gulf e. Interstate Is far
heavier. as from High Island to Boil
var Point the road bed and all rails are
gone. rms Is a distance OF IOrty miles.
Telegraph poles and wires and ties were
noated far into the prairies. and the
roads from Highland on viii have to
be built over again.
The depots Of the company at Port
Bolivar are also gone. The greatest
loss will come In the matter Of stock.
OF the thousands Of cattle and horses
in pastures which were inundated, not
one In ten escaped. One herd Of a
thousand head was swept out TO sea.
The cattle which were not drowned will
die. for salt water Is all over the ridge
and their thirst will kill them. All in
all. taking into consideration the Losses
Of railroads and the residents in this
section, a million dollars is conser-
vatlye estimate.