The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-16

TERRIFIC STORM AT GALvEsTOS-LARGE AMOUNT
or PROPERTY DEsTRoYED-PoLITIoAL AND COM
EERCtAL AFFAIRS-ARxY ITEMS, ETC.
From the New Orleans Picayrne May
BY tue arrival OF the steamship Perseverance, have
Galveston papers to the Cd inst, inclusive and
ker Of our exchanges from the interior of Texas.
On the evening of the I'd inst Galveston visited by
Of the storms experienced since 1s46 The
N of the Sd gives the following account Of it. and Of
tie damage Il occasioned:-
The weather had been cloudy and threatening rain IN
III pact O'Clock in the evening when a strong gale
came up from the southwest gradually veerpg md
west northwest and north and continuing in violence
for about fsrty minutes when began to moderate The
wind was accompanied by heavy fall Of rain
The damage among the shipping at Menards wharf is
very considerable. The steamer Jack Hays driven
through the wharf cutting it in two about the middle
the steamer Magnolia, cutting through her guard cabin
sud wheehouse, and damaging engine. The steam
eys Buffalo and Neptune are also much injured. The
Travis and osceola both damaged severely. The
sc ,oneS Louisa Elizabeth Capt Wood has suffered to
Lge amount. Tue stes uers and vessels are all Joined
together in such confusion lying under and over each
other that Il Is with difficulty they be separated
Tie amount OF damage must be many thousand dollars
hut it is quite impossible 10 estimate it. At the other
~Aarves the damage is comparatively but little. The
steamer Washington Is nesrly wreck lying close gainst
schooners capized and many yawl boats have been
shattered to pieces The ship Eliza Dennistoun con
sed to R. & D. G. Mills arrived from New Orleans yes
to-day just before the storm up, and anchored
tie Point She is this morning nowhere TO De seen,
though sou ehHg appearing to be her wreck, is TO be
seen on the North Breakers, where she was probably
driven Il - feared that lives were lost The bark
Maine and The brig Lavaca driven the "aa back
Of Froshs store, and lying in three feet Of water
They VIII probably be gotten of, but at considerable ex-
Mr. 81. cyrs large brick store has been entirely un
roofed the tin being stripped Of and carried away in
large sheets of them distance If several hun.
dred yards The store being thus left exposed to the
rain, It poured in upon his goods which, learn have
been damaged to the amount Of several thousa dollars
The damage done among the buildings Of the city is not
great but the extent Of il cannot yet be known Seve
Own Mr. Jordans house near the African na'e charch
was blown down, and his wife and child badly in iured
The recovery Of the child is doubtful Mr.. Deknau
The lightning struck Mr.. C. Foxs bakery shatterng It
&c pecs and severely injuring young who was at
worl', the roof and chimneys railing on him
The 6ues and chinneys Of MANY houses were hlo
down. and windows often forced in giving
tne torrents OF rain, which injured goods and furniture
Since writing the above it is ascertaned certa;o +bs
The Dennistoun is wreck the north breakers' b~t
nothing has been yet heard from her officers and e-ev
The sioop Eliza is about going out The milo. no.,
have been damaged so as to be unable to any
The steamer Star State came in from Houston tb,.
morning having left there at half past NJ yesterday
She reports that the rain fell in Houston perfect tor
rerf nearly al day raising the bayou the WHAT the
water ming up to the warehouse when the steamer left
~ which time the rau still pouring down and the
vlen the steamer passed speers' MIL the water was up
- The mills boilers. Lynchburg overfown. There
va no viId at Houston or on the bayou.
we shaA expect to hear Of heavy losses on the Gulf
We have Just learned that the officers and crew Of the
Deratoun were providentialy saeed by small schooner
= asppened to be near by and which yawl boat
70 her relief just in time 70 prevent them from Al being
sos Inc Is total wreck having been capsized
osu mostly under water. We now learn that this
vi oftunate vessel was consigned 10 Mr. 81 Cvy nv
honl nae vas chartered to take freight Of cotton y
wy mr., ~ Cyrs losses have been very great
and lAvscs, where 1t dia considerable S.r.n anaanoa
'o Wa S.a S nn,t Of the Sd inst says -"
,.rea a au'e s,orm Yesterday afternoon, accom-
The WIND from the northwest blew the lighter q
ennes, with 12o bales cotton and the sloop Pssf AZ
ey 6ncd, and y thought both Are yery mnss
5ursd Several other ANAL crafts vere drivsr hav IN
ssc'od 40 serious injury. he steamship