The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-10

no substantial basis. II is known that
the railroad bridges across the bay at
Galveston are either wrecked or are Ike
Is TO be destroyed with the weight Of
a train on them; the approaches 10 the
wagon bridge are gone and 1t is rendered
useless
The bridge Of the Galveston. Houston
e Northern Railroad is standing. but the
drawbrfdge over Clear creek and at
Edgewater are gone and the read cannot
gc, trains through to utilize the bridge
acrexs tho bay.
train went down the Columbia Tap
road this afternoon as far as chenango
Junction The town was greatly dam
aged and the train could proceed no fur
Their and came back 10 Houston, leaving
the fate OF the people at Angleton. Co
lIutia, Brazora4 Yelasco and Quintana
uncertain.
There are reports arriving here from
the country between Houston and CAL
weston along the line Of the Santa Fe
railroad. The tornado was the most de-
structive IN the history of the state.
whole Towns wiped Out.
The town OF Alvin is reported TO be
practically demolished. Hitchcock has
suffered severely from the storm. while
the little town Of Alta Iona is reported
without q house standing. The town OF
Pearl has lost one-half Of It's buildings.
r. r. Carlton. the president OF the Bus
mess League OF Alvin, and a prominent
merchant there. reports that not a build
ing IL left standing in the town. either
business or residence. Stocks OF goods
AMI house furniture are ruined, and crops
are total loss.
Alvin IA a town Of about 1900 inhabit-
ants. Seven persons were killed In and
near the town. They are:
Mrs. Prather, killed in Santa Fe rail-
road wreck; y. NJ. Johnson. Mrs. J. VI.
johnson, sister Of Mrs. Johnson. s. o.
Lewis, John Glaspy. a boy named Rich
ardson
The small town OF Brookshire. on the
Missouri. Kansas q Texas, was wiped out
by the storm. The crew OF work train
brought this information when the
train left there the bodies Of four persons
had bcep recovered. and the search for
others was proceeding.
Hempsted. across the country from
Brookshire. was also greatly damaged.
Nothing Heard From sabine Pass.
Sabine Pass has not been heard from
today. Yesterday morning the last news
was received from there and nj that time
the water was surrounding the Old town
nj the pass and the wind was rising and
the waves coming high From the new
town. which Is some distance back. II
was reported that the water had reached
tie depot and was running through the
streets. The people we're leaving for the
high country known as the back ridge. and
II IS believed that all escaped.
The bodies have been brought In from
snabrooke. on the Galveston bay, and sew
enfeen persons are missing there.
Three persons were drowned at Nor
Ean's Point, and others are missing. With
the exception 81 those OF Mr.. Nicholson
and Mrs. Jane Woodlnck, the bodies of
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In Houston one person was killed, Henry
Black hack driver. The property dam
age II great. n conservative estim1te plac-
ing II at s251,0o0 The Merchants and
Planters OIL mills were destroyed. entail
Ing loss or s4g.0 600 The Dickinson car
wheel works suffered 70 the extent Of sl6 :
900 The big Masonic temple. which Is the
property of the grand lodge ~ the state.
was purity wrecked Nearly every church
IN the city was damaged, The First Bap-
tist Southern Methodist and Trinity Meth
odist. the latter negro church. viii have
20 be rebuilt before they can DO used
again. Many business houses were un-
rooted. The residence portion OF the town
presents dilapidated appearance but
the damage IN this part u the city has
not been 80 great az In some others.
The Santa Fe train which left here at
I1h saturday night was wrecked at
point about two miles north OF Alvin.
Mrs. Prather, OF Rosenberg, Tex, was
Killed, and several others we're injured
The train was running slowly when II
encountered the heavy storm. 1t Is re-
ported that the train was literally lifted
from the track Mrs Prather was throws
across the car and halfway through a
window When the car was reached ii
water ana that sho was drowned. Several
passengers, Engineer John Martin, ! ire-
man Thomas Doyle and Conductor NJ IL
Donnrlly were injured.
Death and Desoiation.
a train came In on the Columbia Tap
Hf e. "a tnff
OF death and dexolation through the
country which they passed. Conductor
Ferguson states that houses, barns
crops and orchards have been destroyed
and great damage has been done.
A. l.. Forbes. postal clerk, reported that
al Oyster creek the train crew and pas
mass Ok debris Several persona answered
me cries and found q negro woman fas-
out and she Informed her rescuera that
there were others Under the roof A
further search resulted IN the finding OF
nine dead bodies all coiored people
When the train arrived az Angel ION,
NE All All ne churches and a number
fatalities are known 10 have occurred al
AuEeitan. but the train stopped there
orIf few minutes and tho numaer
klhsd or th@r names could not be
At Anseliou the conductor decided to
return 80 Houston ard the extent OF ths
NAHhihF htNRL1 AtEtttNN was NOS
learned On the retarn trip the crew
saw the debris OF dozens OF demolished
houses
AZ sandy Point several persons wera
badly Injured but 20 fatalities were re-
~ ArcntA a family named wafTnrd had
Eafhefad "a the sscpah story ~ their
hpa*s The viper portion ~ the house
was Blown away and Mrs Wonnri's
uather was Instantly killed
Hurricane at nroakshfrc.
The hurricane VAS particularly severe
az Eruokshlre. tWeuty-scvrn miies west
~ Houston IN the ~ x & r rallraad
F0ur dead hrdihE have been takrn from
'he deATis - wrecked house, and q "a
believed that others havr ha6n killed It
u reported That aniy foNr houses are left
standing 'n Nrngkshlre. which hal a pap-
ulHtlaN ~ SO people The names 81 the
dead az hroakahire cannot b. learned to-
night
Later reports resolved from Alvin state
thai many persons were KILLED there.
ElRYrm hoaips have been recovered
AZ sEahrook AIRS Jaae Woodstock was
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