New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-05-09
DAILY CRESCENT.
Late and Interesting from Texas-Destruc-
tive Storm at Galveston.

BY the arrival Of the steamship Perseverance
we have been placed in possession of Galveston
papers to the Sd inst, and from the interior as
late due.
The city Of Galveston was visited with a ter
rible storm on the afternoon of the Cd inst We
copy the following account of it, and the dam
age done, from the Civilian Of the Cd:
Yesterday afternoon Galveston was visited
with the most severe storm that we have wit
messed for many years. The wind blew, for
some two hours, from the West and North, with
a force little short of hurricane Fortunately,
but little damage was done to property on shore
The prostration of number Of shade-trees,
and some slight damage to few buildings, con-
stitute the principal loss, with the exception Of
that sustained by Mr.. St. Cyr, which resulted
from the unroofng of his large store, and the
damage to his goods from the rain His loss is
very considerable-probably some thousands of
dollars.
The store of Albert Ball, on the margin of
the bay, also sustained some damage from the
schooner Foam being driven against it by the
wind; The Columbia Hotel was somewhat in
/ red having g - -.S"sI vf.
" The shipping suffered greatly. 1t is impossi-
BILE, at this moment, to give complete state
ment Of the loss, as it will take some time to
ascertain the entire extent of the injury.
STEAMERS.
The Washington went ashore at the end of
Commercial wharf Hull and machinery unin-
jured, but otherwise good deal damaged.
Repairs and expenses Of getting off will amount
to at least $4,000.
The Jack Hays went through Menard's wharf,
but was not muchinjured. Kept ahoat by great
exertions Of Capt Falvel and crew
The Neptune sustained some injury in her
guards and upper works, probably $1,000
The Magnolia is good deal damaged amount
uncertain.
The Buffalo is greatly injured Extent not
yet known
sCHoONERs.
Jubilee capsized, and good deal damaged
A small bay vessel
Foam, bay vessel, ashore
Alamo, damaged by beating against the
wharf Extent not known.
Eliza Fisk ashore.
Pilot boat ashore
Lizzie Long ashore, and much damaged
Nathan Smith ashore, and much damaged.
Ida aground.
New schooner Charles Wilcox, sunk at head Of
Labadie's wharf.
Capt Woods new schooner Sabine sunk.
Tom Hicks ashore.
Eglatine driven under Labadie's wharf, and
sunk.
U. S. Surveying schooner Morris greatly
damaged, but kept afoat. Lost two of her
boats
Atlas injured by beating against the wharf
Emma and Louisa ashore.
DRIGs AND BARKs.
Bark Maine ashore, near the old Custom
house-injured $4,000 OF $1,000.
Brig Lavaca ashore. Will cost $1,000 to get
her off and make repairs,
The ship Elisha Dennison, from New Orleans,
was capszed at the Point, with the wind blow
ing out to sea, and it is believed all hands lost
She was very light, which probably cause% the
accident.
Travis had hole broken under her counter,
by contact with another vessel. Damage small.
wHARvEs.
The Commercial lost 7 head, and will cost
some $4,000 for repairs.
Labadie's somewhat injured--probab'y not
| over $500.
H. II. Williams lost 7 head. A quantity Of
cotton, salt and railroad iron lost from it
| Whole loss probably $4,000.
Menard's, broken through in the middle, am
good deal injured at I head.
The whole amount Of damage to property vii
probably be covered by S60,000-not less.
| The lightning struck Mr.. c. Fox's bakery
shattering it to pieces, and severely injuring
young man who was at work, the roof and chin
neys falling on him.
| The t1ues and chimneys of many houses wer
blown down, and windows were often forced in
giving admission to the torrent of rain, which
injured goods and furniture in many instances
| Since writing the above, it is ascertained Ger
tainly that the Dennistown is wreck on tn,
| North Breakers, but nothing has been yet hearC
from her officers and crew.
The sloop Eliza is now about going out. Tn,
pilot boats have been damaged so as to be un
| able to do any service at present
The steamer Star State came in from Hous
| ton this morning, having left there at P. NJ
yesterday She reports that the rain fell il
Houston in a perfect torrent nearly all day
raising the Bayou over the wharf the water
coming up to the warehouse when the steamer
left, at which time the rain was still pouring
down, and the Bayou rising at the rate of thret
feet per hour. When the steamer passed Speer'
mill the water was up TO the mills boilers
Lynchburg was ovcrfown There was NJ
| wind at Houston or on the Bayou.
We shall expect to hear of heavy losses on the
| Gulf
The gold fever continues to rage throughout
the State. The Houston Telegraph of the Goth
| says: " The news that gold has been found on
the upper tributaries of the Colorado has spread
| like wild-fre through the country, and hundreds
of persons are focking to the Ell Dorado of Texas
We have been informed by gentleman from
| Gonzales, that the woods on the Sandies and
| Hamilton's Valley are literally filled with gold
hunters. Camps are scattered in every direc-
| tion''
| The Lavaca Commercial says:
| "The late discovery of gold on the Colorado
river, near Hamiltons Valley, has already
created quite stir among our people. There
are now from three to four hundred persons al
work in the mines. The tide of emigration has
already turned its course in that direction, and
a large number of persons are daily pouring
into the mines in search of the precious dust
Quite number of farmers in the vicinity o
Lockhart and San Marcos have left their crops
and started for the gold regions. The merchant
too, ms well as the digger, is up and doing,
and is trying to profit by the discovery of this
new FL Dorado in Texas, for they have already
sent forward q large quantity of merchandise t
the mines. number of our own town people
have left within the past few days for the dig
gins and others are preparing to leave in a few
days"
The success attending the miners is varously
and contradictorily stated by the Texas papers
The Lavaca Commercial says:
''A gentleman direct from the mines informs
us that the country, from Hamilton's Valley
around, has been explored for a hundred miles
and that rich deposits of gold have been foun(
in every direction. 1t is stated by persons VIII,
have been in California, that the gold mines OF
the Colorado are equally as rich as the best Ca
lifornia mines We learn that they are averag
ing from five to ten dollars per day each, ant
some of them have already succeeded in gather