ATTEMPT TO SUM UP THE LOSSES.
News has gradually been reaching here of the immense losses along the coast beyond Galveston. Damage difficult to estimate in dollars and cents has been done in a wide stretch of territory, and many human lives have been lost besides those which were wiped out in Galveston and its immediate vicinity. Based on reports believed to be accurate, the following statement is probably as near correct as can be arrived at at this time:
| Place. | Lives lost. | Property loss. |
|---|---|---|
| Galveston | 8000 | $10,000,000 |
| Houston | 2 | 300,000 |
| Alvin | 9 | 100,000 |
| Hitchcock | 2 | 75,000 |
| Richmond | 3 | 75,000 |
| Fort Bend county | 19 | 300,000 |
| Wharton | 40,000 | |
| Wharton county | 8 | 100,000 |
| Colorado county | 250,000 | |
| Angleton | 3 | 75,000 |
| Velasco | 50,000 | |
| Other points in Brazoria county | 4 | 30,000 |
| Sabine | 40,000 | |
| Patton | 10,000 | |
| Rollover | 10,000 | |
| Wennie | 10,000 | |
| Belleville | 1 | 50,000 |
| Hempstead | 1 | 15,000 |
| Brookshire | 2 | 35,000 |
| Waller county | 3 | 100,000 |
| Arcola | 2 | 5,000 |
| Saratatia | 5,000 | |
| Other points | 100,000 | |
| Dickinson | 7 | 30,000 |
| Texas City | 5 | 150,000 |
| Columbia | 8 | 15,000 |
| Sandy Point | 8 | 10,000 |
| Near Brazoria (convicts) | 15 | 1,000 |
| Damage to railroads outside of Galveston | 200,000 | |
| Damage to telegraph and telephone wires outside of Galveston | 30,000 |
Damage to cotton crop, estimated on average crop of counties affected, 50,000 bales at $60 per bale; total, $3,000,000. Losses to live stock cannot be estimated, but thousands of horses and cattle have been killed all over the storm district.