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

At seabrook Mrs. Jane Woodstock was
killed by n falling house; Mrs. Nickel
son and Louis Broquet were drowned.
S. X. McIlhenny. wife and daughter and
Mrs. LEROY and two children are missing
They were known to have been in their
cottages. which were destroyed. The dead
body OF a sailor was found under a cot
tage.
Six Persons Killed at Brazoria.
At Brazoria six people were killed by
falling houses or were drowned last
night. including George Duff. son of Hon.
J. +. Dun. Judge Dun was himself Sc
verelv injured. Reports state that only
the courthouse and two other buildings
are standing there.
a report from Chenango says that eight
people were killed.
Among the passengers who arrived here
on n relief train from Galveston IS
Ben w. Dew. an attache of the Southern
Pariic. Dew had been at Virginia
Point for some hours and said that ne
saw 100 TO 30 dead bodies floating out on
the beach at that place. Conductor Pow
ers reported that twenty-five corpses had
been recovered hv the life-saving crew.
many Of them women: that the crew had
reported that many other bodies We're
floating and they We're using every en-
deavor To get them all out. The water
swept across the island. and it is pre-
sumed that most Of these were Galveston
people though none Of them have been
identified.
one of the refugees who came in on
the relief train who had "A sad expert
ence. was s. W. Clinton, an engineer at
the fertiizing plant at the Galveston
stock yards. Mr. Clinton's family con-
sisted Of his wife and six children. When
his house was washed away he managed
TO get two Of his little boys safely to q
raft and with them he drifted hclpless'y
about. Ills raft collided with wreckage
of every description and was split in two
and he was forced TO witness the drown
ing of his sons. being unable to help
them in any way Mr.. Clinton states that
parts Of the city are one seething mass
OF water.
Mr.. Jennings. a slater by trade who
resides al Thirty-eighth street and Az
enue NJ =. got to the mainland i'm about
the same manner as Clinton. After los
ing his wife he set out and by swimming
and drifting around reached the main
land
William Smith. young boy about
eighteen years old. whose home is i'm west
Texas. had 4 narrow escape. Young
Smith was blown off the docks and came
ashore in the driftwood. Despite the DIFF
fculty he experienced I'm keeping afloat.
no held out to the end and reached the
shore safe ana sound.
\. England and his wife. Of Texas City.
| who were on the train. report that the
whole of that town Is blown away and
! that number of lives were lost. There
/ were six women known to Mr.. England
! who were drowned. and he was satisfied
| that there We're many others who had
/ lost their lives.
At Walter. half the houses in the town
were demolished. The South Texas Bap-
/ fist college is badly damaged and the
schoOlhouse is a wreck.
Not a house in the town of Chappell
/ Hin escaped damage and many were de-
molished, Business houses also suffered
and fine gin is a complete wreck.
At BRENNAN tho courthouse was nearly
! wrecked and the city hall completely so.
\ Every business house and residence suf-
fered to n greater or less extent. The
| fire apparatus is under the ruins of the
/ city hall. and guard is maintained for
/ fire duty.
/ At Custom stores were unroofed and res
licences destroyed. At Rock Island the
Baptist church was totally wrecked and
/ several residences unroofed.
At Eagle Lake the damage amounts to
! $4,000 to the rice and cotton crops and
/ TO residences.
At Affair fruit trees were blown out Of
the ground and residences leVeled.
! At Rosenberg. in addition to the dam
| age TO residences. the opera house and the
Baptist church were wrecked. Several
persons were injured, Mrs. Coots,an aged
lady. probably fatally. Three persons
were killed in the county near there.
namely Rev Mr.. Watson, Mrs. l.. j.
| Cantrell and man named Herman.
Many houses were unroofed at Lexing-
| ton and their contents ruined by the rain.
| Forty-two dwelling and business houses
| were wrecked at Wallis.
At Fulshear fifty houses were blown
| down. One person was killed near the
town by falling house.
In Hardin county a large amount of
| timber was blown down and there was
much damage to property at Village