The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-03
THE pRsrRUCrIvE STORM

THE DESTRUCTIVE STORM AT GALVESTON
The yellow fever seems to have materially abAted in
Galveston; the cesihs do not now average more than
Eve or six cay.
weston We find IN the NeaUs Of the 10th ult.;-
The wind commepcei bio sing pretty strong from
the ncrths asst Friday last and continued Fl the
same quarter, when it increased TO nearly gale the
ssy being cloudy, With little sprinkling Of rain
anc then % Sunday night ths gale continued to blow
torrents Of rain fell during the night which very
dark in the morning we found our residence. near the
with wafer. there being not spot Of ground to be
which was not covered with water. Upon examination
found tie water had fallen some fouIsor nya inches
lhe water probably commenced to fall about three
four occS In the morning. 1t which time the wind had
died awsy little swe expected. We found the water
salt, and dscuvcrecJthas 1t had the
itland from the Gulf. having been brought BIZ ths ba
yous which sil soful that they presentes the ap
The water ON the az had como up when Ut its high
est 20 the fremont bonse, that lght exile pad
died sey from that point to the Strand and In the
streets psrslsl with the Strands lhe water continued
to fa II ten O'Clock when the fal ut
twelve fftesr inches but then It again commenced
then fell sgsin about twelve inches as at first At
this point ii has cortir ued with slight variation to
sas r.s Ts
wind has continued to blow constantly from tbs same
quarter namely about south southeast but It's violence
bias at no ire been so ss On suuda, night though
1t has been very heavy. The water that 10 from
the Gulf on Sunday night, of very rapidly through
the streets Into the bay snd nearly al of gone BY
IL on Monday and none has core ir sioce from the
Gulf ride It has besn fortunate for that the wind
has not yet cha7ged rou56 to the north northwest
in that most die strous Overflow would hove
followed But fears entertained that III change
Of the wind msy place. The shipping has thus
ngs Of the city. Though the wind is not sufacenly
heavy to do much injury yet the storm still continues.
and heavy showers Of rain rtnus TO fan at intervals
We have visited most Of the stores the strand and
other streets wte'e We Appshe nd damage and With
out to much accuracy report the follow
ing estimates OF oss which nearly all given to BY
the parties interested:--
Briggs h Yard clothing store, had eleven inches on
drug store loss about $500 David Ay.ss iry goods
storey loss probably about 5000 VIM ArmstTong (book
ssore) atont the same; r. n. Fixes 60 (dy goods
above the chief Losses fremont street On the
Strand the losses are estimated as fol owsFrsnS Co.
ter on their floor, and their loss Of sugar aou salt
rice &c is estimated at 50 500 The water two or
three inches deep tie ower floor Of the Large three
story brick store Of Me- r G. Nis, occupied By
Mr. G. Williams, Tor his agricultural ware-oom, bu.
| We learn that ve-y little damage done Mr.. L.
come into their stores NJ, John s. syGner laue.
tioner,) lost but little thouxh the water about
eight inch,s eeep On his door Messrs. Antsws
goods, &c suffered very little dsmss. Mr. Al
his Zoo, his loss being s4oo or $500 Mr. John n
Jones o,cks Stationery snd jewer h:d fifteen inches
on ss 9S Sgs we s' os
inches water their Aocr, their loss IL esnuAsd
sss 5000 or 500 Mss'rs ~ Wrissy had ten inches
less is $4oo or $500. Mr.. iyer and LIE Perrs ~ers
nearly quits above tie ws'er and they, therefore
snd proviscns) bad about ten ipches water sad heir
loss ls sbont $3.50 Messrs lie sis Co.. (groeeres and
provisions) bad about the same depth OF water bat
loss is greater. II being estimated as ST 0co.
Mr.. John shscklefosd's Cory goods, groceries &cr)
is about $50 Mr. s souta-icts loss is $500 Dr. j.
c Kuhn had only four o. five iDches CT water the
fc sof bs large prick ,tcres but having large
quantity OF groceries tie floor Of the store he
PIES, bis loss is probably $500 MIR Samuel inton
Who occupies the stors formerly KEPT by Mr. seelgson
loss is about $3.50 Samuel Hass (grocery snd ship
cbandlery) loss $5tc TEAM ami Crarner $500 Ncton-
reis buiieing the Columbi. House, erably dam
Supposed to Ss saoo or $500 John iss ios sSous
5000 woodiet 4 Csdy drug store) loss quite small
wsiely Shaw, :. Parsons. and Kie 4 Richie, suf
feied very little On Market st-ess nea- the market
coe.n Family had r n; l., .'s1 aeoa, ;sa
STEMS loss is about slSt Hr wu Wright bs. been
CT the gestest sufferers He estimates his loss "a
! DR., goods and groceries at fully 5000
We understand that Mr. Perry has saaesd very con
.iteIshl. damage IL big iron oundy but no rnca W
O. neral Nichols wharf had to be thrown ,ut for fear
Of it's Getting are to the warehouse and wharf Foa'
two warehouses Of Mr.. W. Adams in the rear Of can
| Crsmer's The epgioe conn any Vas empoiei yester
day afternoon IN endeAvernR 70 p event this
dcnrer II Is impossible to estimate the damage don:
b. the carrying away OF lumber store steps, anc in Va
rous other ways There also, fouhtes some losse
that bare not yet come TO our knowledge.
We have just seen Mr.. Havley, who bss been Cd!
wharf builder for - many years, and has given such
universal stisfaction by his ntefsigAbs snergy aud
perseverance,. We regret to learn him that he hal
probably lost about 81 COO vorb Of logs and other wharf
materials, which have gone adrift the bAv. HI
e. mates the damage done TO the wharf Of Messrs
Hrfcbirgs Alen Ct Hous on a, from $500 to o. 600
This uhnfis to the eastward OF sill Others and mos
eScosed, so that the floating logs and lumber wers
d. ivsn seaDst with greater for III. other wharve
| have apr arently suffered but little damage
Tho prescott overflow Is greater than Any We have eys
before Witnessed In this city several gentle meo WHIT
have bser hers for the past dtsen years the water