The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-27
The Tornado at Galveston. Texas.
DAMAGE TO yESSELS-SERI0US ACCIDENTS.
from the Galveston News Jan 1871


|. From the Galveston News, Jan. 1911
About seven O'Clock yesterday Qrday) morning, a
and prevailed for half hour with terrible violence,
causing much damage to the shipping in the harbor and
some serious accidents TO life and limb.
The early morning cloudy and foggy, with a light
souherly wind and occasional flashes Of vivid sheet light
ming. With other warning than sudden gathering OF
the clouds and an almost midnight darkness the wind
veered round the west and instant the gale struck
the city and shifting butt end foremost and the fell
Lufkns and ST. Cyrs wharves parted their cables and
hawsers in moment and went kteng into the bay. The
large three masted schooner Charles Keen the Glen
wood and Sherwood the brig North and the schooner
Major Bache mixed upvery promscuousy for about
i've minutes running together and smashing each others
spars and tmbcrs without let or hindrance The
fog and rain dense that II impossible for
any the vessels To where they were where
they going The Charles Keen dred into the west
end Of the Central wharf which she struck with consde
rabe violence and then swung around and run her bow
into the stern Of the steamer Betty Powell breaking
good many tniJers Of The Powell just back OF the lar
board wheel house carrying away three four state
the upper deck, and throwing into the water
forty hty bales Of cotton. The damage TO the
Betty Powell is about $500, and be easily repaired
The hris North and the schooner Major Bache were
drted alur gside Of Keen and the former was soon
hard aground The North had her mAss, spsrs aud rig.
ging considerably damaged The others we learn sustain
ed less injury.
into the bay, and while her captain, Glover, endca
vorng 10 bring her 10 anchor spar fell and struck him
was finally anchored on the Central wharf, and Capt
Glover taken TO the shore in life boat for medical at
tendance.
The bark f. Sherwood parted her cables at Lufkin's
wharf and drifted the Central wharf, where she
struck the brig Rice, whose main boom through the
stern Of the Sherwood and large part broke of and fell
the cabin 81 the latter Other than and the loss
OF her yawl, the Vim. NJ Rice notI much damaged.
The Sherwood considerably bruised, and also Loot her
jipboom.
We learn that one Of the sailors on tie VIM. NJ Rice
had both legs broken during the gale We did learn
his name.
Capt Hall OF the Sherwood had his ankle sprained
Some OF the wbarves also damaged, but not ser
ously. We hear Of some fences that blown down
in different parts Of the city, and some chimaeys tumbled
upon the roofs
The squat did last about thirty minutes when
the wind changed 10 the north and the OF day
was comparatively pleasant
The following statement or damage done has been kindly
furnished us by Capt Haviand-
Bark Sherwood three masted schooner Chas Keen,
parted from their fastenngs at Labadies wharf running
foul Of the brig North and carrying her adr and also
the bark Glenwood all drifting down the hnrbor an
bringing up Menards wharf the Sherwood passing
TO Parsons wharf and getting foul OF the brig VIM NJ.
Rice
getber wab her starboard cathead- She received no
otoer damage.
The iibbcom Of the bark Sherwood carried away,
together with her lsrboard head. The Sherwood
foreyard AMI maintopea also carried away. Her
stern boat smashed up and her stern wndo
broken in by the main boom OF the brig VIM NJ. Rice.
The schooner Charles Keen hal her sarboard bow
Knocked in above the main whale and her stern boat
smashed Up.
The steamer Betty Powell h,d her cabin torn away.
Thirty forty bales Of cotton thrown from the
wharf.
The brig VIM. " Rice had her main boom broken, and
her stern boat crushed 10 pieces.