The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-09-12

cannot get trains through to utilize
the bridge across the bAy. A train
went downt the Columbia Tap road
this morning as far as ChenaDgo
Junction. The town was greatly
damaged and the bodies of nine
negroes were taken from the ruins Of
one house. The train could proceed
no further and came back to Rous-
ton, leaving the fate of the people at
Apgleton, Columbia. Brapz IRA, Vel
asco and Quintana uncertain.
The small town Of Brookshire on
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas was
almost wiped out by the storm. The
crew of a work train brought this
Information. When the train left
three bodies of four persons had
been recovered and the search for
other was proceeding.
Hampstead, across the river from
Brooksbire, was also greatly damaged,
but so far as known no lives were
lost.
Sabine Pass has not been heard
from today. The last news was re-
ceived from there yesterday morning
and at that time the water was sur
rounding the old town at the pass
and The wind was rising and the
waves coming high. From the new
town, which is some distance back,
the water had reached the depot and
was running through the streets.
The people wero leaving for the high
country known as the back ridge
and it is believed that all escaped.
The property damage is great. a
conservative estimate placing it at
S25O,OO0. The merchants and
planters oil mill was wrecked, en-
failing q loss of $4,000. The Dick
son Car Wheel works suffered to the
extent of $4,000. The big Masonic
temple, which is the property OF the
grand lodge Of the State was partly
wrecked Nearly every church in
the city was damaged. The FIRST
B .ptist, Southern Methodist and
Trinity Methodist, the latter negro
church, will have to be rebuilt be-
fore they can be used again. Many
business houses were unroofed. The
residence portion Of The town pre-
sents delapidated appearance, but
the damage in this part Of the city
has not been 30 great as in some
others. The streets are almost i'm
passible because Of the. litter OF such
as trees, fences, telephone wires ard
poles. Much damage was done to
window glass and furniture Mary
narrow escapes are recorded.
LATER ACCOUNTS.
Houston, Texas, Sept. l0-The
first reports from the appalling dis
aster, which has stricken the city Of
Galveston, do not seem to have been
magnifed. Communication was had
with the island city by boats today.
and reports received here tonight
indicate that the death list will *
ceed 1,500, while tie property loss
cannot be estimated, although it will
reach several million dollars.
The stricken city is in imminent
danger of q water famine, and siren
uous efforts are making here to sup
ply the sufferers. Relief trains are
being organized and will leave here
at an early hour tomorrow.
Reports from the interior confirm
the loss OF life and destruction Of
property reported 10 these dispatches.
The storm began at 2 o'clock Sat-
urday morning. Previous to that a
great storm had been raging in the
gulf and The tide was very high.
The wind at first came from the
north and was in direct opposition to
the force from the gulf. While the
storm in the first part piled the
water upon the beach side of the
city, the north wind piled the water
on the bay part of the CITY.
The bay front from end to end j.
in ruins. Nothing but pilipg and
the wreck of great warehou ,es re-
main. The elevators lost all their
superworks and their stocks are
damaged by water.
The life saving station at Fort
Point was carried away, the crew be-
ing swept across the bay II miles to
Texas City. I saw Capt. Haines
yesterday and be told me that his
wife and one of his crew were
drowned
The cotton mills, the bagging fac
tory, the gas works. the electric light
works aud nearly all the industrial
establishments Of the city are either
ure ok o1 or cripplt5 Tho a ,,,J lof