The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-14

Great Stsrm-The Island Overaowed- I'm
mense Dcstrwction Of Property.
From the Galveston News, Oct. al
Galveston has just been visited with very desruc.
tive storm aud followed by most disastrous overflow
the highest since oCoosr iSs. Just thirty YEAR, ago
tinucd TO grow In violence ali through the night
panied with rain about daylight then the began
street 70 Church street. Tho lower floors Of tho
stores the Strand from four feet under
amount Of near quarter OF . million dollars Some
estimate II ct half million dollars and some 60
even beyond this figure The wharves we're sub.
merged by the at noon and before and
vessels tied up to them chafed and damaged the
bay being rough. Lumber floating all through
the streets: signs were more plentiful the waters
than ON the houses Hacks and drays were covered
with passengers hunting high ground. Merchants we're
floors to high places and paying them from 81 to SO
per hour Vast piles Of salt along sidewaks Of the
leaving tho sacks where they belonged sugar boxes IN
the warehouses; under cover OF the food gave out their
sweetness to the deluge Tho great top knot on tho
front OF Sauers building resisted tho wind up to about
ten O'Clock in tho morning, and just as this local
had passed In hack, camo down with q crash
that startled the whole town. The third story
OF the new brick hotel commenced by NJ A. Thompson
was blown down upon the Odd Fellows Hail. crushing Il
to a shspeess mass OF spintered boards and TIMBER
and later in tho day the next lower story also came
down. The most OF the slate roof OF the Masonic
Hall was torn OF, Frecdmen's Hall Is reported
10 have blown down and killed. The
submerged Mechanicsvile and did great damage
to the property In that vicinity which is very low
Messrs A. Sessums Co, and 4. Is. Stubs a Co., and
Boiling, spooner Co., and all the storehouses In their
vicinity were invaded aud 10 each less dam
age done. The bayous wore all out OF bank spreading
water in places entirely the island The city rail-
road track was submerged and tho trains stopped
or passenger train on the G. H. and II. Railroad aud
II was reported early In the day thai Bay bridge had
been washed down Sheds and galleries and china trees
were twisted OF BY tho wind and fences blown down in
every part OF tho town. drenching rain panied
the stor al day, preventing the people from coming
out 10 tell their mshaps and report the damages The
records OF the Odd Fellows saved from the ruins OF
their hail. very slightly damaged Our commercial
editor let gold TO regulate themselves He reports much
damage to cotton. Small boats far up fremont
FEVER patients the doctors say. will feel the change In
the air IN spite OF every precauon, and advise to
look Tor increased mortality in consequence.
The water on the Gulf beach was belly deep TO a horse
Tue City Railroad depot had It's foundation washed
by the Gulf water that the blocks side gave way
and the building settled 70 the ground An ambulance
OF the United States officers blown completely over
WITH two horses in II. but no In It at the lime
Inc WIND was much more violent on the Gulf shore
IMAM 10 the city, good many buildings, put up by the
United states officers, were blown down.
The cy cemetery covered with water q foot deem
and al the ground around the cemetery and to the
westward as far AZ could be soen was sea or water
The wharvos at y. NJ yesterday presented tho most
completely wrecked and desoate appearance We ever
Wallis, Landcs & Co have been damaged about
10 600 Droege Co, 600 to $4,000 n damage to
conee stubbs Co., So 900; A. sessums & Co., 900
70 tlt, 900; westcott 4 Co. g. 600; Dargss Tobyn,
5000 70 1900 Pipkin woodward heavily damaged;
Geo rrosn 600, and many others damaged In large
The waters at midday Ind 80 inundated the gas
works that became Impossible 10 build 1res and the
cry was without gaslght last night