The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. XVIth Year, No. 159, Ed. 1, Monday, September 10, 1900 Page: 4 of 12
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HiekMtAolr though the other daman
amounts to considerable
well stocked warehouse on Willow
ptreet belonging to James Dute was
Mown down lato Saturday afternoon and
Iho conlcnte wore exposed to the deluge of j
alnth t followed
No lives wero lost In the Fifth ward
luring the storm There wa not even a I
Ingle injury of Any consequence re-
ported though there were aevornl jnlraoul j
ous escapes
Third Ward
The Tblrd ward of Houston Is taken
on tb wholo the most attractive resi-
dence portion of the city and while Its
buildings dkl not suffer so much as those
In other localities probably from tho
fact of their being moro securely con-
structed and well protected by a lux-
uriant growth of trees yet th datnago
tn this ward was considerable In the loss
of a larco number of beautiful shado
trees which time alone can replace and
In the demollahluc of a lot of beautiful
shrubbery
Two of tho leading thoroushfares
through this ward Busk nvcuue known
in years gono by as tho most aristocratic
street In Houston and Crawford a bnaii
ttfully paved drlvow y through tho outiro
length of the ward presented picturesque
appearances yesterday These streets
bad 1aen selected by tho Southwestern
Tolephono and Telegraph company as the
chief avenue tor tbolr wbm lines and
alone each was an elaborate pole and
wlro system rendered topkuavy possi-
bly by tbo amount of wire that was
carried J3ut whether or not this was the
cause of the collapse the Immense poles
along these strcuis the largest and tall-
est in tho city succumbed to tbe wind
and falling la tbo stroma with their
immenso wlro laden crossbars caused
a wreckage that rendered the two thor
oughtarea impassable for blocks nt a
time
Tho chief damago to realdonce property
in this ward was tho complete demoli-
tion of two partially comalotcd ivsldouces
that were being constructed by Mrs J
0 iHutchoson at tho corner of ileKlnnoy
avenue and Caroling street Those res-
idences were being built at an approxi-
mate cost of 2uuu or JI500 each and were
Bearing completion They aro now a-
mass of twisted and broken timber
The Turner ball properly presented
a sorry sight Tho wind had lifted tho
tin roof from the building and rolled it
np oa ono would roll a piece of manu-
script and all of tho pretty China trees
that afforded shade for tho garden wore
clthor torn ud by tho roots or stripped
of their limbs
Passing further up Carolluc tbo Hign
school building tho chief educational
Institution of tho city showed ovory ap-
pearance of having passed through tho
storm The small gables and windows
were blown out and tho slate roof looked
as though It had been struck In spots
with a trip hammor i
The Masonic tomplo located In tbis I
ward shows decidedly tho worst effects
from tho storm of any othor public build1
lng In tbo city It wus not only unrooted
but a larco portion of tbo ro r wall wentl
down with the roof Tho damage to tain
building Secretary Watson estimates ut
from 10000 to 12000 lie says that Im-
mediate steps will be taken to repair tbe
damage as soon as communication can
bo reestablished with the grand master
Tho St Josephs Infirmary ono of tats
leading coleraosynary Institutions of tho
city located In the Third ward has vnry
llttlo appearance from tho exterior of bo
lng storm ridden though Slstor St John
savs tbo damage thero will reach T4Q0O
Thostable nt Mr J J McICoovor a
rosldcnt of tho Third ward wis blown
down Saturday night killing his fine bug-
gy horto and demolishing tho buggy
m
Brunner
At Brunner the storm was tnrrlflc the
brick hall of tho Maeonlo lodge being com-
pletely domollshed together with the tno
Bohool houses asd the postofflco Many of
tho residences Wronghotit the vlllago were
disflgurod and wrcuched from their foun-
dations Many had their barns mid fences
loveled with mother oaitb und what wu
a few da > ago cosy and comfortable
homos aro now in a twisted and donlor
nble condition Stately pines and masilve
oaks wore snapped tho same as they
wero mere twigs In iiiuny places the
paint on the house looked as It It had been
sorted oft with a knife
this citys ruuitciiiss
iriffli Stceiilrit ami tiplrm Slilutnir
ninrln fop tho Storms fury
Ycsterdsy waa one Sabbath In Houeton
in which tbo accustomed otiurch services
wero materially curtallod as most ot tho
leading city churchos wore so badly
damaged by tho storm that their en-
trances wero barred with dobrls to such
un extent that tho moat dovout worshlp
por however much tho tiplrlt prompted
could not gain eutranco to tho holy tom
peTho massive stono struoturo of tho
Klrst Presbyterian church and tho Catho-
lic cathedral Church of tbo AnuucU
tlon wero tho oalj leading places of
worship In tho city that escaped serious
damage Tlils escapo was rather romark
iblo In the case of tho Church of the An-
nunciation since Us Bpiro is tho tnllost
in tho city Uut It withstood tho rav
ages of tho storm only losing the largo
CHded cross that topped tho pinnacle of
the splru and Borne othor smaller turrets
The First Presbyterian church stood the
strain Uko the rock of Gibraltar
Of the other leading churobes Christ
church Episcopal was probably the least
damsged A gablo end In tho southeast
wing ot the cturch proper was blown la
and tho southeast gable of the parish
bouse waa similarly demolished
Tbo First Baptist and Shearn Methodist
churches both brick structures did not
faro so well tbo First Baptist being badly
wrecked by having its entiro front end
broken out by tho falling of the belfry
towor which badly demolished the foyer
ot tbo church
The till steeplo of Shearn Methodat
churoh wag also blown down spreading
Its brick the entire
Tjldth of Texas avenue
and completely blocking the entrance to
th edicts
alio two towers of tho Central Chris
tlan church a frama building located at
tho cornor of Capitol avenue and enro
lls street were also blown down
It Is estimated that the damage to
these churches will reach in Ute aggre
gato about 20000
conrcs cmiisiTi ah jiight
XUtto or Jio HhTiiiuKo lltrmnlted
Thero
Hon John IL Teyton of Corpus Chrlsti
late member 6t the democNtie executive
committee of Texas arrived In the city
last night nt 080 oclock on the San An-
tonio and Aransas Puss coming dlrftstly
from Corpus Chrlsti He said There was
a slight gala Saturdiy afternoon nt Cor
pus Chrlsti but not suoh is t > causo
alarm In fact we did not consider It
unusual lt gave u a good surf ud
largenttmbertook what we considered a
farewell plunge In the whlttvcappod Wa
j Ur X WtOoji JC31u iU t 7 a Bun
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SIMARY OF THE STORM
13 Ono refugco frqm Galveston esti-
mates that 1000 persona have been
drowned and 4000 bouses dcraol
ished
Loss of life as reported so tar
outside ot Galveston Three at
East Bernard three noar Iloaen
berg ono at Vulshcar two at
Drooksblre one at Letltla eight at
and noar ntchrnond two at Anglo
ton two nt Morgans Point two at
Seabrook seven at Alvln
Damage to tho cotton crop has
been vory great extending to Cen-
tral Texas
nice crop has suffered severe
damago In Colorado and Jefferson
counties
Many churches have been de-
stroyed at various places
Damago at Brenhnra and Cbappelt
IIIU was very great bardly a houaa
escaping
The latest from Sabtno rasa was
not very reassuring an to property
though tho people wcrn leaving the
town
Alvln nearly wiped out seven
kTllca
Great damage at Anglcton end
twj men known to bavo been killed
Torrlblc Joss along Santa Fo be-
tween Houston and Galveston
Ilofugeca from Clalvcston bavo
harrowing talus to tell of tbo havoc
wrought by tho storm
A Post correspondents story of
tbo disaster at towns on tho Katy
Houston suffered eovorely In
property damage but only one Ufo
was lost
Seabrook and Morgans Point
nearly washed away and eoveral
Uvea < nu
Proporty badlr damaged nt Har
rinburg Dcepwater and I > Port
A rollof train and relief boat to-
go from Houston this morning to-
ward Galventon
Obristl
Richmond Sugarland and Ar-
eola suffered
HOUSTON DAILY POST MONDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 10 1900
Wnlt at
bOtriIlUUN PAtirtOTHAFFIO
Condition on tli Weietern Ulrlslons
of tliu Line
When Interviewed at his residence by a
Poat reporter late yesterday evonlng
Supwlntcndcnt W B Jlulvoy of tho
Southern Pacific stated that with tho ex
ceptlon of wires ln tho San Jacinto and
NecbM bottons the eastern ond of his
division was opon for traffic The 330
afternoon passenger train reported almost
on time but all wires east and west are
still down
Superintendent Mutvcy stated that all
trains on thn La Porte roid would runMa
far as Seabrook on tho regular sobedula
until communication with CJalveiton could
be established Concerning tho westorn
i end of bin division Mr Mulvoy could give
no Informitlon having received nono
j himself
Appeal for Charity
Superintendeat Joa s Yarbrough ot
tbe HouBtoa Charlt7 and Relief assoola I
tlon stated that several poor families who
wore living in teats and ehantlea have
lost everything and are without food and
clothing Ho will start out this morning
to investigate conditions and render what
aid possible He requests that the clt1
hens of Houston assist him In tha work
with donations of clothing food or money
Ilia office Is room 6 above Krupp Tuf
flyo etore
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VIEW OF THE MASONIC TEMPLE
SIJVKHAIi UUSIM bS IIOUSCS ASD
nisiniNOi2s dumomsiujo
South Tcxim Iluptlnt CoIIcbo In Ilndly
Dnmuirad unit School llulldlne
la u AVrceU
Waller Texas Sfptnb r 3 Rnturdoy
morning there was a decided change In torn
Itr AV S AVall ot this city who has howlng rom tba norlb wMon graiually In
d kummer homo at Moignn Point o creaj iulnE thB day ad during the early
latCB tho following miraculous capo of ptrt 0f the night assumed tho proportions ot
Mrs Wall his wlfo and others who a gale Many of tho town poople rotlrca at
would Iao all perwhed but for tho be their usual hour but by 11 oclock p m
tolim of Mr Junies lllack tbo well ovryuody wna aroused and light could ba
known merchant and proprietor of the
rom room t0 roura ln tho ro
UW VeSd t raging n a perfc
W U to olty ou the f
first rescue train that wont down to lr v
tho point yesterday My rcaldunco at Fortunately no lives w r lost In this vlcin
JUrgan Point wa la tho keeping ot Wll Hy
llim Jones an old and trustworthy sailor Tba reeldenccs of Rev C W Mathews
T
was tho last that wu soon ot faithful public school building Is a total loss Tho I
Billy Jones
Sketched by Tim Posts SUA Artist
A Miraculous Escapes Occurred Here
Mr Nolen rfsldmico blown from founda-
tion chimney of oud gallery gono JltW
W n Ullls damage to furniture 0O toet
of shed barn buggy and buggy house and
wind mill totul wrecks J3M
It C Lewis residciue ujrtly carried away
and many of tbo household goods completely
gom C0
Hov J R Iloulct barn outbuildings ana
buggy total w rocks 150
O V
150
who lost his lifj Saturday night In stuy t It Pools and Mrs M D Rayford were lura1f 1 i
Colo daniage to household goods
150W A Mills rcaldenco caroeued bcrn down
150 Mrs J J Ooodwln occupied by L Tremai
wrecked 1100
W P Anderson barn destroyed 15
Kd Weygand Sr wind cilll destroyed gal
and to store
to holel blown down damage
parsture at thlB plac na strone hreezo ry
nreezoo0 lock of nierchaBdl e 500
J W OalUlu barn destroyed 30
J M Jones rcsldBOce blown ovcr Us
foo
kids and Email barn destroyed ytiUO
J W White wind mill and outbuildings
Sho
1rtif V E Clurl household cllects and
J T Baundtrs resldottoe rent houses ana
luc tv nu mnmrtv vihnn lhn M Avefl <
wni v r llm mtirciy wopt away I outbuildings J25n roof on Incompleted busl
I Tho bui ineaa > houses of Robinson Grooo ness building J30
Mrs Aull had left him in the liouso
S White lesldenco and outbuIldlns
D j j arnaale Ilro aU1 c iaicl wuro
>
lust bofoie dirk to go over to the lliuoK m Gin building cotton storage room en
hotel a block distant whore sho was to completely demolished and aro lying on tbe Km ruora oud smukiatack JWU
take a carrlugo to reach tbo depot to re ground a mass ot ruins Tho South Texas Rev C W Millions roaldenco and effects
urn to this city Saturday evening This Baptist colleg Is badly damaged nd ths J
Ioolo resldenco and all household
5700
HSHfi J1 wrecked small siructuro > < Wort residence and all house
My wlfo had not beon long at tne ° badly andj UaPtSt bold goods none 1600
hotel whore sho was taking when cTurchws eWl °
supper ewent awa y
Mr Black ruohed Into the dining room Tucra la uot a building In town but that
und
called upon all to fleo for their live
was inoro or less damaged
Tho tidal wavo was on them In an lu Following Is a list of damages as tar as
slant and almost before thoy could leao ascertained at this time in the town
tho hotel to go to a higher pjlut whom lr mlalo drug store building total
0i ttnJ stock badly damaged lona 1500
tho Vlncont resldonco stuod soma flvn or
six bloSS tantC tho rushing wateri Mett rc3ldcnce and
wero ull about them moro thau throe feet Robinson Groce storo building 1M0
deep stock of general merchandise MW0
3 lieo Nowlskl luo
obn Mikunkn barn destroyed 100
Wown Bros houss odcupltd by W F An-
derson blown from foundation
South Texas Baptist college damagco
1000
Baptist church datuigcd 200
Tho public school building Is a total wreck
loss 300
JSoston Bally colored resldenco unrooteS
Mr Black struggling against tho ele1 J O Umlond saloon corner roaldenco and i Ad 0 Tolder colored resldenco wrecked J7 >
rnents boro my wife In eafoty to tbo Vln e0eat houses J150 Some of iho heuvlBBt losses sustained were
cent nome miraculously escaping being tJlS L ° Url8ra ° ° rk n b 05i n t r ° I5 ln i ° country J H Padgett damage to
crushed by a heavy log which the rush siw > o S B ° Capluln 75 George P Zeiss
lng waters carried along to pathway ot f A Hill wagon and blacksmith shop
eSiOipa blown from foundation 50
Returning Immediately to the hotel Csptnln Georgo 1 Zeiss gable to store
Jim Garrett buggy Bhed 50
estimates his loss
to residence barns tnant houses farm ma
cbinary boy etc S000
John W Bnllon who resides on tho Romona
Mr Black ln Ilka manner brought safety Ha nSj J25 plantation places bls ludlvlduaTioss aVmore
to tho Vincent homo bis ag d father and iMl F0J W t0 laAlr e troyco ithun 500
mother Mr and Mr James Black senior g Tnil Id n co recncd wind K t th ° 10BaB8 Planla ° a
HU next act ot heroism was to bring
mill destroyed and tenement houses blowu
m
over ajid as expedlously rescue
Bushmote hor two daughters two
children nnd another lady whos
T
ewept
Mrs from foundation and outbuildings ruined 300 lCows buggy and hone also barn and sheds ot abating
P Hamilton household
grand JV damage to goods loss 109 in tho
nanio
tan not recall It A Sullevan domnge to house 25
Mr Lauls nraquet manager of tho I
Black hotol waa engulfed ln the wave
and gave bis llfo up la the successful re
oue of his wlfo and a colored sorvant girl
As far as I can learn from Mrs Wall
Mcsrj flraquet and James wore th conly
lives at Morgan Point Tho summer
homo of Jlr Vincent who Is from Areola
withstood the Btorm vory well and onc
there th > rojeuod onos fared very oom
forlably until the tmln brought them to
Houston yesterday morning
P R Hamilton lost his barn and wind milt by tho
trrom a Sketch bj The Posts Staff ArMst3
I Sw 5r w > w j
Towns Were Wrecked and Crops Have
Been Totally Destroyed
TWO WERE KILLED AT BROOKSIIIRE
Mrs Sophia Schultz Was the Only Fatality
Reported at Lclitia
ME KATY FLYER WENT liN THE DITCH
JSo One AVn Injured Trnrilo Dolnyeil
Tivetvc Ilonrs Dmnage at Seuly
Vn Urcut
The storm which has spont IU fury along
the coast of Texas did not confine Its opera-
tions to that part of tho State but the In
ttrlor appears to have suffered as well Re-
ports from as far north as fort Worth state
that it hegan raining In tbe Panthor City at
830 oclock Saturday night and that the rain
was aocompanled by a heavy wind which con-
tinued throughout the night A Post corre-
spondent was on the Katy dyer leaving Fort
Worth at 9 oclock Saturday night The train
passed through a ratn storm almost all the
way to Houston and Its travel through dry
weather was for but a short time during
Saturday afternoon A Hlllsboro the wind
wus heavy at Waco It was blowing and at
Taylor the rain was falling In torrents It
was night and at the hour tba train passed
velocity of the
ivtbose stations greatest
One of tho most miraculous escapes per Hoyer s bod room lodgo In a corner of tho hall directly 1
haps that will bo chronicled U given by Mr John L Swift tho manager of the over the bod occupied by Mrs e er wind or the furious extent ot the storm
ALONG THE1ATY
Pharmacy had been In tho drug was an iron sate weighing twenty tons
sitting up When the train ar
hi t b reaChed
Mrs CJcoren W Hever nf this city who gtore waiChln tho progreSS 0f tbo storm in which tbo Masons kept tbeir records
owns tho well known drug storo In the ftnd trying to protect tho awnings In tho etc This eafo now lies upon tbo do rived at Elgin Sunday morning more than
Masonic temple buldlug corner ot Cap front of the building when he heard the mollsbcd bed an hour iate orders wero received to take
Ito avenue and Msln street the coping ff w X X E u l Xi the sdng and await further orders that the
and rear wall ot which fell with terrific l6neJ h m that jangor was n6ar brick buildings In Houston having very northbound flyer train No 6 leaving Hous
craah through three stories Into that por Without the slightest hesitancy ho heavy walls two double walls running tm Baturay evening had gone tn tho ditch
ilnn hiiildin in the basement usod rushed back to where Mrs Heyer was tho full height of tho four story building
tlon nf thn building
8eopI wfU hr gon and haHlUy warn Tho conapso ot the rear portion was at a halt mile north ot the station of S < iyers In
by Mrs Heyer as sleeping nparlmoot for n thcm oft thJ falUnK debrIa BUCCed trlbuted ho thinks to a twister 00 Dustrop count It wa then i oclock Kaln
horself and son a Byoarold child who ed In cettltiE tbem out Into tho parlor currlne when the wind suddenly veered
was sleeping with bur In the same bed lust In time to esrapo the awful rash to tho southeast at 1 oclock tn the morn wa falling and everything appeared to nave
dy and at that time no trouble had been The dnlK 8toro fronts on Main street and Wch r jS va ca lS1 he front part of tho building used as b > UDdr n ° l w r l ° r °
reported A e did not moot w lib any tho B6Veral roomSi whxh oceupy lho rear ma of dcbrla wbIeh u impenalrablo a druc store is not harmed In the slight The wind had blown during tho night and
t JSiL > B iir Mr tiTni un nrJt portion of the building along Capitol ave on the floor just abovo tho bed cham est and there will not be any Interrup lh8 popIe ot th8 town sat awake awaiting
Mrs Masonic tlon in the business
11 w s nuo are first a parlor bcr was the grand hall J resut m Th8 w no
a great doal of dimngo to tho plica tho
onlv loss whica o n bo designated being
a Jr KrwVfoui e nnrge CONSIDERABLE LOSSATWALLER
numbor of buildings rased to the ground
The oxtout of the damage 1 could not
learn At Dtlry only ono house is standing
and every town botwoen that place and
Houston Is n sufferer At ono town a
caboono was blown ovor
Tho crops aro rulnod everywhere and
firm houses aro wrockod
AT1IHILUINU lCJUUlUiaMJLJ
Thn Itenauc or 3lrN W H
Mitruun llilnt
ioo oa eacoeo e ee eeae aoeoeeeeaa
daraRge reported trom Elgin howevor Tho
barn 3 VVDd ml w ahead to the
hepr atetlve of The Post went
J H SecriBt lost his house barn and a larga reck ot tbo northbound flyer being forced to
oinount of hay 1000
Yesterday thirty or forty wind mills could make the trip of nine miles afoot through a
° e C 0U t < ld r ° m WaUr TOday
beC 0e ent driving rain All along evidences of a havy
ono can bes e en i
All cotton that was open Is a total loss ran were seen and tho crops along the track
The rtRSon of such heavy loss was on nc
count of thj continued downpour of rain dur
lug tba tlmo tho storm was raging from 11
oclock p m Saturday night till 1 oclock a
m this Sunday morning when tbe wind
abated to some extent
communications all day
companies aro down
Tbe wires of both
JUIKTBD TllAIS FI1031 TRACK
appeared to hae suffered almost a total loss
+ + +
Tba scena of the wreck of tbs northbound
flyer is onehalf mile north ot the Sayers aid
A strong wind has blown from the south Dg The train consisting of a combination
all day and has been accompanied with a con i
tlnurd rain biggago and express car day coach and two
Ibere has been no telegraph or telephone chair curs drawn by engine No 27G In caargo
of Engineer Nceley and Conductor Uennei
It was proceeding at a moderate speed about
I oclock yesterday morning being slightly
dela > d At tbe point where the wreck oc
One ulan Klllnt und Severnl Iiijnrel CUrred lh forward trucks of the engine lett
J It Steed residence off foundation ana on Siuitii Iv Near Alvln the track Engineer Neeley felt the jolt at
wf hSra ruined UW Tho onca au < 1 immediately applied the
santa To train which loft hem a t r emergency
William Luckct dnraago to residence ana f
other buildings oo 733 Saturday night was wrecked at a alt The wnd a3 DlowlDB to he wist tha
eo to residence and kaipolnt engine trucks spread the rails and before
iconJijodUPak about t nC3 ab
icon 200 tb9 alr ooul1 control the speed of the train
American Browing companys cold storage PUBS ° ngor was klllodand several wore ln
lVery car from tho service car of the rall
TS Z JUi0 road and companle to the
rear char
was running slowlynot abovo car left the mils turning to tbe west Tho
Etx miles an hour when a sudden gust r8ht of way on the west side of the track
of wind Itfted tho train from the track as higher than tho track and but for this
ovortuined tho englno and the whole thing ll ° cars would have laid flat upon tbalr sides
wont Into tho ditch alongside As It was they caught upon this ernbank
MRS PRATHKR of Rosenberg was lent and lax at an angle of it djgrees The
thrown across the car and half way ° ard driving wheels of tho engine only
through tho window on tho other side trade and 0 JE P8 J1 Le Ul8
that sho °
m M M 0YLE not 8 rtoU tr aln rom BSi thtiiu Yt wrecklns
J3 fatal nn WKLW coniu < lous at 6 oclock and tb p errtvea the wreck
but
Soveral other passengers were also In
Jured but nono ot thcm very badly
Dnnutgr to Crop Acnr Llvlngrston
Livingston TcR3 September 9 Tbo
Sootembvr storm of 1000 began early
Jas even thrown
cessant force throughout the day and nX ur did uot leave i
that were reasonably worth tOO bor has occurred so far
Wreck of Two Residences Under Construction Owned by Mrs J C Hutcheson > at the
Corner of Caroline
Street and McKinncy Avenue
had laid yiTto her head In wVtor c d7 the Truc 7t buTthTTas
ka all chal
nnd it Is believed her death was by drown Lelns burled ln Ave feet of sand It was rain
ing lrg and blowing a gale at tho tlmo but tram
Amonfl tho Injured are mcn wero forced to face the storm and returi
A J CONDIT of Houston not serious i JLrt l0 DJ afke porb
R D HEVDERSON of Houston badfy anA em n Sg
hurt but not fatally from
Smlthvillo and the crew of a tnliM
ENGINEER JACK MARTIN badly hurt tla ln at Tayl r was ordered to leave thj train
about chest and legs not ratal though se ui hProcee < 1 oneo wlth a wrecking outfit
lj ° he wreck being instructed to pick
up men
from section
ihn ° Baatr ° P An lavestlgatlon showed
JU l wfa lDJUr < i3 EPes3 Messenger
Pom
I otter ot the American
Express company w a
1 P la blVcar7VyinBEfn PrCtbo 0nVo n
tLWyh baEsaS8 vaspli din ta
IJ VP tb0 car an < i the express In tbo
tear end When u
the train left tbe track tue
express and baggaEa piled m the forwaa
n on ° f t striking him
B ulJJJt He wa > not
this mornina and has continued with inijjiu aLB n ° T he from
the
Mrs MaVy Matbcns lost her barn two milk1 A1 6n5 D show3 no sl5n saw Jh swivfn i0 11 b a stopped They
fhlMtf V S ttTatVont
b I m ° thcru was bt By
one wire and it ex
° l cnvt succeeded in
null ne
the ohalr car and the locomotive and tend
the ditched cars so that trains
could
na >
The track was reported clear TlOi
at p m
WtfS SJ oacs awa ° S
The southbound dyer left Dlen t tin
reported that th wind wm nigbt0In5
wry nigb
cob e a U y n f
couVn cea reU
con cere Su i ey d 0
ass crdild har
At Ln Grance
tuEf fW w rcache th > a
E St
tteE lh6 tatt0B 1 rd
MrVe n ° rh bUt conli l6ara no
CraCKo rs boaV ttre ladies from La
I theywe rn5niV4 it8 outbbound train
hey
wind and a he aT rJ heyK mid a bi
7 rln but
consenuence > < ioniago of
A Inyettcvllle
aylCVl ° thero
blown were B ew > oa
LtnN ° 009 W
bUt KV ° tM nJUd
Imi aa bUdD8s ot a > cha
tt HoSto Vhr2Mr T Fmt vllla
°
ders a b > r l wa8 without or
cautlous n itinr i he2d beln Uopt mi
and low b K Wa ° oyr the bridges
itcc > New uim ftnd Cat Springs
P
niaccs reporting l no h dunas of consequence < those two
I At Senty
darr h fir > l Polnl nt whch rious
HtarSr V P ° rU4 They aUd ° n
m
I I wind struck VBb0Ut town U0 aocompanled ° coek a by oavy
t rt i
J
1
hard rain The wlna M T
andpassed the town tu through vu the kftla 1
It lartd with l J
of the place When it om hLty
tens rushod 6ut into ihtifrt
can totlmated that the tefft 1
W
was tic1 <
injurca or kJlcd vhiu i11 t 72
engaged In the drlvini 511 f 7J
bulled in iri hi In UJ 5
homes and bravo aa X 2
an effort to succor thoa 4hnttii to
the stora returned it m tSf i
lion n which It had Si
proceeds B tew mllfes Snd JSh 2
tbo same track In exactly JfJ f feT2
ion 0 did this s ri IfiSWU C
through tho llttlo town S iu i 2
Sa
buldlngs in the pam htfLr 3fti
wero taken K 14
away by hi m
deal ot damageVulteVflA J
t
tion was almntt fl iit la 6ttUffJS
of tho building 11
th T
freightVAKr
lert are
rooms and as the
agents both occupied th LUK iHi
be SKfl
nany cry hosvr Th W r
church was blowu down i
cf the 1
one largest bulldlo in WE
v
demoiisbMi six 1boi Jar lub J M
sldlrg of the Katy weri bbw lu 1 i
wtre nfurnl hundred houses ow i 1
debrB was scatered all ovSI t > A I
th whom tho
w writer
conTersed
tlon tell a harrowing tale e Mi JI
cay that tbo damage will i sf f > i
thousands of dollats Tby >
tba names of nil nersons who TJW
wind but 5th
tbe say that I riRi
town shows nothing but dUnollrtSfc 1
wfth furniture blown for hunffii i A
sod exposed to tho weather
Jnlur eof L N ° 0nB v f s0 J
At UrooUhtrr
Brookshir presented a pitiful iliH t >
was reached tbo
wrscknga belnj tttatbttii
the decpeulng darknees of ths Sejtealerm
lng Thero were a Isrgo nsmba nthM
at tbe station when tho trsla urit
many of them took HJ
passage to a 5 i
seek shelter Tho town
was to
away There nro but fr house r iM
standing and the town < lt j Sriw It >
n mass of debrlB wbteh rbo s th ilVE
ot the gale spared n0 ono Alonj th S
s
ncss streot houses wcri unropfti li kw i
blown away ln ono ot the residence i2
penplo could be seen huddled
trying to kejp dry while the raa stout i Si
tho roomc which wtro but half coTewJS
tho shingles others having Mown it Li r
ber yards brewery vaults nd btontiitu
houses at tho station er blown do ii
the main Un of the
Katy was cloftrt
debris forcing the trains to nan on uA t
Dr E II Cunnlugham was
een atUmtiaa
by the writer for The Poit He stla
Last night was tho most
terrible l km
ever spent In my life This little town fl
has for two surceslve yeir teen ttjf i
water several times
during each vtfin
months was vlslttd by storm
a wilci jhom
no favor ln visiting its Work of disuutte i
Housps gone stores bate bin bqi
away people ara homeless and some tan
their all It Is Impossible to tell
paBsed through last night It lapouii
to put into words the condition tov eis
lng here Wo are doing the best we til
we are trying to hslp thoss who ctn not t3
I themselves M
i Two persons were killed at Drooblir Oi
a young lady aged about 15 th datrtir
of Mr W B Smith Sho wis at soil
cv
the time and a falling timber broke to
neck
There was a colored woman killed at Brest
shire Alice Leonard If there
were cite
deaths or any Injurle they were not hsn
Cunningham at tho Urns ths traliMB
ed last night
At LetltlR
Letltla is a wreck Tbe few lionit tttt
stood In the place Including i ftpot tin
been blown to ths ground end tie linien
from of thcm
some carried for mllei Un f
Sophia Schultz mother of William ScMU
formerly ot Houston klllsd i1
was She tu
7S years of age Her husband wj Iljattti
tliue the storm came up and was In tt tool
whsre bis wlfo was killed but wa ncltjant
His llinesi Lliy proo fatal howeter u u <
count of the shock cf the tterm MfS ArnU <
Quado sister of William Sccuuz wh Ulj
Injured Her Injuries may prote fatal lit
Schultz was th proprietor of the lesij 5
store ot the place The building as h
stock of goods are a total lots Tier wti f
blown away and for miles caa tie gatberedtr
Nothing but wreckage can be seen atyitat
tin
At I intend I
Thoro Is very llttlo at inilendaMititibl
thero Is Is surrounded by water ThstM
presents a woful sight as tier were W f
ew bulldpgs to be blown sway tie wito
Is standing whero tho towa Is supposed to N n
located
Condition of Crops
The crops along tbe Katy are run 4 S t-
an open boll ot cotton was seen so itlu
pot ln a Held could be located si ths Ini v
oesscd mile nftcr mile ot Una farai lait
nnd tho crowing stalks were ehher rsbinl <
by tho wind and rain of tb boll wtleb ten <
tbe staple or tbo wind blew the statu ta
the ground and thus raadn useleis that iW
has caused the fnrmeis majy wielta cf iai
labor In and around all towns frco Slf
south the conditions aM the same No ertfi
can be seen and everything Will be aW i
los3 It will bring desdtutloa to a ten
number as notblnc can be taud soutat
Bealy thero aie a number of mlUs of fcrest
oletig tho west side ot the Katy track W
tiecs were leveled to the ground Ml r
blcwn up by the roots and a t
through where heretofore has sttttd tlldt
erowth of forest trees
Tbo Katy train arrived hers laitsljttatl
oclock It proceeded very cautioner W
the city as there was n bare possibility C tt5
tbe northbound flyer bad succeeded la
Oclveston and the trainmen dwlrw t w
sure no accident occurred AllW
was found that communication wtGv > <
ton was yet cut off and ths train wisowra
to return as tho northbound flyer
a iinscuixa KXPisurnoJ
nont Crcrr Left for the r lc 9
dny Afternoon J
Captain Crawford superintendent 0 >
Houston Dlreot Navigation coinpanji
i
together with an extra crew on
tul
loft for Clinton on the Pieayius J
oclock yesterday afternoon en l eV
w >
tlgatlng trip The party Intends
forrlng to the Juno 1 t j
tied up at that point and
from thence down to BcdBsh i
J
°
company has been employins
for some time past It was rumoreS < M i
in the day that several bodies
the lines life preservers had
ashore honco tho dispatch
expedition Down at the offlcel I
Hue It wae stated that ln the
i
bay having subsided
Juno would tn all probability endeii
w
reach Qalvostoc before she tura s-
At IlocUdnle j
ril1
Rockdale Texas September
fl
trees broken fences wrecked
awnings and ruined furnlsblnsJ IW
lings mark tho visitation of tb W
which reached nockdsle en Sa 1
night Damages will run lnta t
Ban
ot dollars Nobody repotted
rnbllo Scliool eDi5 ctBi
7
SepUmber
Bryan Texas
schools of this city have B etri <
i
most favorable uupee JJ esf
Whit
ment to date as follows
ored m
r
Thousands suffer with Srufr
depression of w af >
duqlns great
seat cb constipation
liver m
BINE will stimulate the
bowels regular and sU M
Price w
buoyancy of spirits
cale by A B KUillnK ud
yF
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