The true Democrat., 1854-10-11
From the N. o. Picayune, Sept, g. Gale on the Texas Coast.

Gale on the Texas Coast 0reut lass of Ie-Immense destruction Of nrooer-
 ty-Matacorda destroyed-AwtM Siip.orscks.
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 We are greatly indebted to MT. Poole. the obliging purser of the steamship Louisiana. ar. rived this morning from Galveston, for the an. nexed graphic account of the late tremendous gale on the coast of Texas and the lamentable destruction of life and property caused thereby. The gale appears to have spent its utmost fury on the ill-tated coast of our sister State But we have no time for comment now. Here is the pursers stat sment:
 The coast of Texas was visited by most disastrous gale, commencing on Sunday, the 18th, and lasting until Thursday night, the 21st inst.
 | It would be almost matter of imposslbllity to imagine even greater destruction of llfe and property by such an occurrence.
 In the Lavaca and Matagorda Bays there was much suffering and loss.
 At Lavaca not much damage was sustained, other than the schooner Pacific going through one of the wharves, with little injury, however, to herself
 At Indianola, the schooners Atlas and Fan ny Mott, owned by H. k. Behner, were both driven through the wharves of Messrs. A. From me and Wm. M Varnells, and subsequently, went on the beach, where they now lie. The Mott will be total loss; the Atlas, probably. will be gotten off. Both of them had full car goes of assorted merchandise from the steam ship Charles Morgan, which were saved in a damaged condition, and were being sold for &C., count of those concerned. Soop Louisa, with freight from the Charles Morgan was also to- tai wreck, and cargo partly saved on the beach. A few buildings were taken off the blocks but none materially damaged.
 Saluria and Deckro's Point did not escape, but were even greater sufferers than on the bay above them. Many houses in both places were entirely washed away, some unroofed, and oth- CTS taken off the blocks, there not being single house that escaped serious damage, and quite a number being razed to the ground
 The new wharf, Gone of the finest structures of the kind in the State,) owned by Judge Hawes was totally demolished not post remains to show where it stood, except few standing near the shore.
 Deckro's wharf and warehouse are entirely gone; not vestige of them is to be seen
 The schooners Aida and s. Belden, which had arrived on Sunday from Mobile and were lying at anchor opposite Deckro's, dragged into the reef, were capsized and totally lost. with
 
 just arrived from New York, dragged her an- chors, and barely escaped the fate of the oth- CTS. She lost both masts, which probably sav- cd her. The U. S. steamer Fashion lowed her up under Sand Point on Sunday, the 24th where she would discharge her cargo
 The U. s. schooner Fairy, belonging to the Light House department, was beached and is total oss-crew saved. The schooner Emma DeRussey, owned in Pensacola is supposed to have drifted to sea, and as she was a good vessel, strong hopes are entertained for her safety.
 The machinery, etc., of the light-house of Pass Cavallo sustained some material injury, but the light is still shown as usual
 The wharf and buildings at Powderhorn were not injured ill the least. Nothing on the wharf was lost nor even piece of tim Der start ed from it, which is trul y remarkable, consider ing that death and devastation ruled in the en. tire neighborhood.
 The Lavaca mud machine, used for the pur- pose oftryingto to make channe for a year past, lies sunk and is probably total loss.
 The gale visited Matagorda with almost un- paralleled fury, destroying nearly all the build lngs in the place, those of Col Williams, Mrs. Sartwell, and one or two small ones being all that escaped prostration or unroofng. The stocks of goods of the merchants have been mostly ruined, with one exception, Messrs. Sheppard & Burkhart, wht SC store only was unroofed, but goods materially damaged- Four lives were lost in the town; Mrs. Dutfey. Mir. Meriman, and a negro woman and child
 The steamboat Kate Ward was entirely wrecked near the town, Capt. Ward, his brother md nine ofthe crew pershing. Butthree only es- capped by chnging to one of the wheels and were taken off on the 22d.
 Schooner Tom Paine, Capt F. Hulseman, owned in Matagorda, was totally lost, with the captain and crew.
 A vessel from Sabine, with lumber, lost on the peninsula; crew saved.
 The new steamer Colorado built at Matagor- da and nearly finished, lies high and dry in the prairie, 300 yards from the bayou
 Crops of cane and cotton are blown down and nearly ruined. In fact it is said not bale of cotton is left in the country
 Quite number of small craft are reported lost with all their crews.
 Trespallacious, and the houses on the penin- sua opposite, were all swept away, except Col. Lewiss and two others not recollected. Several lives are reported to have been lost among which were two children of Capt. Jno. Hugely, an old and much esteemed planter: who were Nilieu Oy IHo AouSe ueluS DloWl uo"H uPol them
 All eyewitness to the devastation of Mata- gorda says that he never could have conceived of such a sight as he witnessed between and 5 o'clock on Monday morning; houses crashing and breaking up their materials flying through the air, women and children screaming and run- ming whither they knew not, seeking protec- ton, and when found, only to be driven forth again after short lapse of time to find new oue, and in many instances in nearly denuded state.
 Corpus Christi and other places westward remain yet to be heard from, as also the coun- try.
 Since the gale the following vessels have ar- rived at Indianola: Schooner H. L. Scranton . 22d; 24th, U. $. steamer Fashion and brig s Bingham, from Mobile.