The Saint Paul globe., 1900-09-10

of salt water. This Mr. Timmins saws
is the most serious phase OF the situa-
ton. The electric plant Is ruined by the
inundation. The residence portion is
practically wiped out of existence. On
the west end which faces the gulf on
another portion of the island, great havoc
was wrought. The beach is swept c.ean,
bath houses destroyed and many hou2 es
demolished.
TOWN OF ALVIN DESTROYED.
Meagre reports are arriving here from
the country between Houston and Cal
weston along the line of the Santa Fe
railroad.
The town of Alvin is reported to be
practically demolished. Hitchcock has
suffered severely from the storm, while
the little town of AHA Iona is reported
without house standing. The town of
PeaFl has lost one half of its buildings
L. B. Carlton, the president of the bust
ness league OF Alvin, and a prominent
merchant there, reports that not build
ing is left standing in the town, either
residence or business. Stocks Of goods
and house furniture are ruined and crops
are total loss.
Alvin is town of about 1,20O inhabi.
tants. Sever. persons were killed in AMI
near the town.
BLEW TRAIN FROM TRACK.
The Santa Fe train which left here at
7;55 Saturday night was wrecked at a
point about two miles north of Alvin
| Mrs. Prather, of Rosenberg. Tex, was
killed, and. several were injured. The
train was running slowly when It en-
coGntered the heavy storm II is report
ed that the train was literally lifted from
the track Mrs. PratIler was thrown
across the car and half way through
window. When the car was reached 1t
was found that her head had been under
water and she was drowned.
WOULD NOT RISK ENGINES.
Galveston remains isolated The Heus-
ton Post and the Associated Press cor
respondent made efforts to get special
trains and tugs today, but the railroad
companies declined TO risk their loco
motives.
1t is known that the railroad bridges
across the bay at Galveston are either
wrecked or are likely to be destroyed
with the weight of a. train on them; the
approaches to the wagon bridge are gone
and it is rendered useless. The bridge of
the Galveston, Houston & Northern rail-.
road is standing, but the draw blidges
over Clear creek and at Edgewater al
gone and the road cannot get trains
through to utilize the bridge across the
bay.
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A train came in on the Columbian
tap railway this afternoons and it's crew
tell a story Of death and sdesolation
through the country which they passed.
Conductor Ferguson states that houses,
barns crops and orchards have been de-
stroyed, and great damage has been done
A. L. Forbes, postal clerk, reported that
at Oyster Creek the train crew and rass-
engers heard cries coming out of a mass
of debris. Several persons answered the
cries and found negro woman fastened
under roof. They pulled her out and
she told her rescuers that. there were
others under the roof A further search
resulted in finding nine dead bodies, all
colored persons.
THREE DEAD AT ANGLETON.
When the train arrived at Angleton,
the Jail, all the churches and a number
of houses had been blown down. Three
fatalities are known to have occurred at
Angleton, but the train stopped there only
a few minutes and the number Killed or
their names could not be learned At
Angleton the conductor decided to return
to Houston, and the extent of the dam
age beyond Angleton was not learned.
On the return trip the crew saw the de-
bris of dozens Of demolished houses.
At Sandy Point several persons were
ported.
At Arcola a family named Wofford had
gathered in the second story OF their
house. The upper portion of the house
was blown away and Mr.. Wofford's moth
er was instantly killed.
The hurricane was particularly severe
at Brookshire q miles west of Houston
on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railway
-Four dead bodies have been taken from
the debris Of wrecked houses, and 1t is
believed that others have been killed
1t IS reported that only four houses are
left standing in Brookshire, which had
a population Of 600 people.
Later reports received from Alvin state
that many persons were killed there
Eleven bodies have been recovered.
AT OTHER POINTS.
AT Seaibrook. Mrs Jane Woodstock was
killed by falling house: Mrs Nicholson
and Louis Brequet were drowned. s.
K. McIlhenny. wife and daughter, and
Mrs. Leroy and two children are miss
ing. They were known to have been in
their cottages, which were DESTROYED
The dead body of soldier was found
under a cottage. At Brazoria six people
were killed by falling houses or were
drowned last night, including George
Duff, son of Hon. ]. F. Duff. Judge Dqlfr
was himself severely injured Reports
state that only the court house and two
other buildings are standing there. A
report from Chenango says that eight
people were killed.
Hampstead, across the country from
Broekshire, was also greatly damage l.,
but so far as known no lives were lost
SABINE PASS NOT HEARD FROM.
Sabine Pass has not been heard from
today. Yesterday morning the last news
was received from there, and at that
time the water was surrounding the old