Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-10-02
LATER FROM TEXAS.
GREAT STORM AT GALs1sToN
Yellow Fever Subsiding.


Yellow Fever sabsiding. s
ny tho way Of New Orleans, We have Gal.
weston papers to the 22i nit. The Galveston
papers furnish accounts Of . three days heavy
gale on the coast We have NO accounts from
any of the other Texas ports.
At Ga.vsston the wind commenced blowing
pretty strong from he northeast, on the 18th
ult., and continued from the same quarter till
the 18th, when it increased to gale and blew
with great violence from the east and SOUTH
east. Torrents of rain fell during the night
The gale continued on tho 18th and 18th On
the 18th the tide took clear sweep across tho
island The merchants on the Strand, and
up as far as Market street, suffered much loss
from the damaging of their gods by the
water.
The News, of the 10th, says:
The water from tho bay had come up, whom
at its highest, to the fremont House, 90 that
light skiffs were padded freely from that point
| to tho Strand, and in tho streets parallel with
| tho Strand. The water continued to fall till
Flo or IL O'Clock on Monday morning, when the
fall was about twelve or fifteen inches, but
then it again commenced rising, and continued
| to rise till or 2 p. IN, and then foil again
about twelve inches, as at 6rst. At this point
it has continued with slight variation up to
this time, TUESDAY, 9 q. ny covering the
Strand and Mechanic street, and partly cover
ing Market street. The wind has continued
to blow constantly from the same quarter,
namely, about southeast but its violence has
at no time been a. great a. on Sunday night,
though it has been worry heavy.
| The water came in from the Gulf on Sunday
night, run off very rapidly through the streets
IL NJ, on Monday, and mono has conc in
since from the Gulf side. 1t has been fortu-
nate for US that the wind has not yet changed
round to tho north or northwest, as in that
case a most disastrous overflow would have
followed. But fears are entertained that such
change of the wind may yet take place
The shipping has thus far escaped any ma.
terial damage, and SO have the buildings #
tho city. Though tho wind is not now sufi.
cien tly heavy to do much injury, yet the storm
still continues, and heavy showers Of rain con-
tinue to fall at intervals.
The News, of tho 10th, says:
The wind continued to increase in violence
from about l p. m, till II O'Clock at night,
accompanied with torrents of rain till night.
Tho wind fortunately changed very nearly to
the south in the afternoon, which had the eff.
feet to drive the water from the boy, faster tb an
1t had come in, so that the streets of the city
were entirely drained before night. After
night tho wind changed still farther to the
west, and finally came round to tho north
west, or nearly north, from which quarter it
blows this morning. This wind has again
caused the overflow of the Strand, but as the
water is worry low in the bay it will soon again
recede: No further danger is now appre.
hended.
Capt. Delesdernier informs Us this morning
| that the six bsrks outside were all safe at
| there. No stronger proof could possibly be
furnished of tho superior anchorage outside of
our bar, and of its remarkable security.
| We arc glad to learn that tho yellow foyer
is abating in Galveston. The News, of tho
10th, says
| In the early part of last week tho average
was about twelve interments each day. For
the last four days there has been in all twenty.
| eight burials, and of these large proportion
were infants, most of whom, if not all, died
from other causes than yellow fever.
| Tho number of burials yesterday fell off to
four, and We infer that the epidemic is steadily
decreasing, ss we hear of very few now cases.
The storm, though unfavorable to invalids,
will probably benefit the general health, tenn.
porarily. at least, for We cannot determine
| "hos VIA W VIC cuoCl u0Ieal t6I Oh mo ever
flow and heavy rains.
Tho yellow fever has made its appearance
in Houston. Tho Telegraph, Of tho 18th,
says:
| Up to the hour Ct going to press last even.
ing there had been only three deaths from
yellow fever, as far as We could learn, in this
city. We indulge the hope that the disease
Will not assume an epidemic form. Thus far
it seems to yiald to medical treatment
Quarantine regulations have been adopted
at Matagorda. Nopersons from infected eiti Is
are permitted to enter town under ten days
time af'er leaving any place where yellow
fever exists.
The epidemic has had the effect, as might be
supposed, of suspending most of the improve.
ments in progress in Galveston. Tho News
says the scourge has taken off large number
OF mechanics and laborers, and some work
shops are closed for want Of hands. while bust
mes is generally in a state Of gloomy sus
penss.
We learn from statement in the G alyeston
Civilian that the acc ,unt of cotton received at
Texas ports, during the year ending August
3lst, was ILL., bales, against sc, lO9 in the
preceding year.