New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-16
TEXAS

From the New Orleans Pcayane, Aisy8
BY the arrival OF the steamship Perseverance We have
Galveston paper, to the ID inst inclusive and number OF
our exchanges from the interior Of Texas.
On the evening Of tie ID inst Galveston was visited by
one OF tae severest storms experienced since so.
The weather had been cloudy aud threatening until
past clock the evening, when strong gale came mp
from the southwest gradually yeerng round 70 west norh
and north and continuing IN violence Tor about forty
minutes when it began 70 moderate The wind was ac-
coupauied BY heavy fall OF rain.
The damage among the shipping a Nenasds wharf Is
very considerable. The steamer Jack Hays was driven
through tia wharf cutting in Sb0u the middle AZ
the enc Of tbs wharf the ship Travis driven into the
steamer Magnolia cutting through her guard cabin and
wheehOu,e and damaging one engine The steamers But
fsio and Neptune are also much n ured.
The amount OF damage must BE- many thousand dollars
but quite impossible 20 estimate r. The steamer
" sh;ngsn nearly wreck Wing close against the
OF ~ Cyr large brick st0re SeVer snail scnoonerr ara
oap,zeo. and ysWl beats have been shattered -
u NIL, arrived from New Orleans vest rdav iust before
the storm AID anchored Of TIE Point She j.
this morning nowhere % b. een though sonenins sp
pearirg 10 her wrsCk- j. % BE- seen 90 the Norm
Breakers where she probably driven Il Is feared
hat SOM lives were los.
Mr. ~ Cyrs large brc store has been entirely unroOfsd
the IN being stripped "a ard carried away large sheets
some Of them distance q several hundred yards The
ceing thys left exposed 20 tn rain poured in upon
h.s good. which. learn. have been dansged 20 tns
amount u several h0ussnl dollar. The damage dom
The 5uidr q -he city ns 80 great but ms
extent OF 4 cannot yet b. knoNn >Vsgai small houses,
stables and 0utbulfn-s wsrs blown down Mr.. Jor1aus
r- ana child badly injured Tie recovery q tn chia :
doubtful Mr Diekinso house va also blown d0wn-
The ginning struck AF 4 FoEs oaEery si;tarag 3 %
pieces ami severely urrz y'uy man Tao s 81 work
The roof All chimney tai llg ln lim
ll- r-es ard cau.lrts 4 many houses we're blown
down ara w.-iows Here --eI forced giving stms-ion
The orreu; oi sin watch uec gcocs AMI furniture
II ~ rsf.uaes
Snce wiring the above. Z i GRAINED certainly that
the peunstOWu - q WT-tk e tl- north breakers bit
nothing t4s sc. been hr2rc u hsr 81, rs All rev
The steamer STATE II from Houston thu morn
irr having -ft th-r- 70 .. u Yesterday >he reports
that thz in I'll IN Hcrson Dr. perfect torrent nearly r
dAv rl..n- tie bayou tie WAR tn Eaier cOmng I'D
% th- warehouses when The steamer left A. which time the
rain sui poTr-g down and te 51y0u sn the rate
ci three tour let pr h0rr Nhsl tie steamer passed
Speers NIL the WGt-rE p 70 tie NIL boilers Lynch
burzh overi0Wn- Thsrs 10 wind IL Houston or
Oh tie bayou.
We shan s1psCt 20 hear Of heavy loses On the Gull
We have st learned that the officers All Of the
Deuni-tOun prosiisnfy saved BY small schooner
thu, happened Be BY and which y4xl boat 10
Their relief Gsi in time 70 prevent them from al being lost
The vessel Is total wreck having been capsized and De
Ing mostly under water We now legn that this antortu-
nate vessel was consigned 10 Mr. S. Cyr By whom she
was chartered 70 take freight Of cotton 70 Europe Mr.
s. Cyr's losses have been very great
We notice that the storm also felt AZ lndian0e ard
LAvaea where did considerable damage. The Is8iaA0a
Bszsfia Of the ID inst, says
The wind from the north wsst blew the Lighter G. b In