The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-10
BRENNAN WAS BADLY TORN UP
HOTELS AND COURT HOUSE UN-
RooTED, CITY HALL WRECKED.
The Churches Especially suffered
Dnmngc-Firc Apparatus Useless.
Merchants Lost Heavily.

Breuham Texas, September 9.When the
people OF Brennan went to sleep last night
they were filled with grave forebodings for
the safety Of the people living along the
coast line OF the Gulf OF Mexico. When tn y
nwoke this morning it was to find surfeit
OF storm sufferers at home From midnight
till broad day the wind blew from the cast
with the velocity OF an express train, and 10
add to the discomfort rain fell in binding
drenching sheets, The strongest buildings
trembled and Trailer structures reeled, stag
Eored and topped to the ground. Nothing
like II has ever been known in this section
ot Texas. An approximation OF the property
losses in city and country justifes the state-
ment that It Is very large. Tin roofs all
over the city are blown away and stocks ex-
posed to an all night rain are terribly dam
aged, and in some instances practically totni-
ly destroyed.
The guests at both the Exchange ana CEN
trail hotels Brenham's two Hrst-cass hos
teries-are temporarily homeless The tin
roofs on both buildings were carried away
carly In the night, and thu helpless dodgers
sought shelter wherever they might An
furnishings Of the hotels and personal belong
ings Of tho guests are practically ruined
The city hall is pile OF debris. TIL lower
story was used as truck house by Mechanics
engine and hose cart companies The fire
appartus is wrecked beyond repair. and the
loss to the city from this source alon, will
be $4,000. ALI records of the recorders court
are believed to have been DESTROYED
sad havoc was wrought among the churches
of the city, Thu Lutheran church, situatsu
on clinton street Is a total wreck Tho
Catholic church on Church street is of IT'S
blocks It was only finished few months ago
At cost OF several thousand dollars. The
Methodist church. which received repairs u
month ago aegregating $500, is minus a
81 epic. Steeples were blown from the Bap-
list and Christian churches and portion
rooted,
All the churches, the public school bula-
ING and Lou Clarks hall In Camptown were
niown away This is colored suburb of
brennan that appears to have been directly
~ the path Of the storm. Many houses W, re
blown from their blocks aud some of them
broken to pieces. In wilkins addition, an
other colored suburb. only two houses are RAJ
ported as being left standing intuct and IN
WatrousN lie about dozen residences wsis
The court house and the Central scno,,
building were uuroofed ana the beautiful
treos Ia the court house yard that nav
ben the pride Of the entire county are lying
hat ON the ground part OF the onclosure
was found this pornng TO be covered with
dead spnrrows The little creatures used Inc
eNpalo and trees In the yard for roostins
places, They were dashed against the brick
walls OF the building and killed by the hun
creds. Tho Providence that notes the faA
OF sparrow took care OF the lives OF Bren
lam people. The only person Injured amonS
COUNT SIS miraculous escapes was little Miss
Elorehce seward, daughter Of County Clerk
O, A. Seward. A glass window blew In al
me Seward homestead and n portion OF tho
glass scratched the little girl about the face
lnimFN hAfnrr - M 4,tla
Tho machinery at the electric light MINT ia
temporarily disabled. The tower nj IN. son,
press is gone and he sol,h wall of ina ic.
plnht T. demolished The ei'y wa,erwork,
presents n serious wreck. The round Ian
bale plant OF tho American Cotton co,nnsSv
suffered considerable damage. and mcst ~
tho roof Of the old compress. used AS n cot.
ton warehouse. is gene
In all parts OF the city beautiful l,y,,
dlied yesterday with umbrngeous oaks and
eirtely elms are now but massey of debris