Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-11-02
TERRIBLE HURRICANE ON THE
LOWER RIO GRANDE.
Tho Cities of Brownsville and Mata-


We eondense fiom the Houston Tele-
graph of the 9th, the particulars OF the
terrible hurricaLe which swept over the
towns aad cities Of the lower Rio Grande,
on the night Of the 7lh ult, and which
nearly destroyed the above named cities
The Telegraph takes its account from the
Rio Grande Courier;
Our city has been the scene of one
of those august aud terrible vista
tons which teaches us that Sin the
midst of life we are in death"
On the 9TH of the present month,
the long heated term was put an
end to by Il refreshing norther,
which sprung up about s o'clock A
NJ. and continued, with more or less
violence, until about 9 o'clock p. NJ,
when it assumed rotary motion,
strlding with fearful fury from N. N.
f., and momcntarily increased to
the violence of the most dreadful
tornadocs of the tropics.
We have seldom had occasion in
all our course of journalism, to de-
scribe an occurrence, so vivid. in
terrors and so prolific in destruc-
ton.
As we wander amid the crum-
bling ruins of fallen walls, and see
the crowds of homeless poor, we
feel Incapable to give the merest
conception of that night of terrors,
when families Of delicate females,
and children, we've rushing from the
fallen ruins of their homes to brave
the tempest of driving rain, and the
air filled with fragments Of build
ing material.
There is not a habitation WHICH
has not felt the terrible force of the
storm, while the majority of our
business houses are in ruins.
The river steamers, which gave
such cheerful appearance of com
mcrcial importance to our city, are
dismantled and reduced to almost
shapelcss ruins involving n loss of
at least 100000.
Although we devote the present
number exclusively, to this truly
awful calamity, we are unable to
particulapize many INSTANCES Of in
divi iual loss and suffering, and the
many shining examples Of heroic
self sacrifice.
Here follows list, comprising some o.
the most prominent public buildings and
business houses of Brownsville, which were
either totally destroyed or badly damaged
among them the printing offices of the ki'
Grande Courier and hanchero, the Custom
house, Jail, U. S. Q. NJ. buildinge, Court
house, Presbyterian and Episcopal churches
(both totally destroyed the Catholic col
lego, Post Office building, &c.
At Mltamoras, the destruction is report
cd MS great, if not greater than at Browns
VILE. The Courier continucsis accounta
follows.
The scene on the river was fright
full to behold. All our fine steamers
are partially OF totally destroyed
the Camargo and Santiago are sunk
The Col. Benedict, San Roman
Tamaulipas, No. / and 2, have theil
upper works and cabins destroyed
The Matamoros drifted down the
river and is now lying at the point
wrecked. :,
The Tamaulipas No. 1, although
badly damaged, is yet able to run
Santa Cruz is almost totally de
stroyed. Nothing left standing bu
the house of Garibaldi, and thai
building is badly damaged, as the
family took refuge on this side o
the river.
The ice factory of F. Gregorie anc
the custom house, Pancho's coffee
house and Seraphin's bar room arr
totally destroyed.
The ice house of Bellancourt q
= Co., is also destroyed.
There were ten killed and TWEEN
ty-one wounded. y.
The names and particulars will
be published in our next issue.
The houses and buildings on tn
Plaza de Armds stood pretty well
the square itself is complete ruin
the cathedral is badly damaged.
The Palace, badly damaged.
On the river the scenery is fright
full to behold, everything being il
complete ruins, it was partly de
stroyed by the tornado, partly b.
the water of the Rio Grande.
Tho houses around the Pldz
CAMILLA are more or less damaged.
The whole of Guerro street, b'
tween 9th and 9Th, was destroyed
baby damaged.
The square bounded by 9th an
Eth. Guerro and Caesar streets, WI
entirely blown down.
1. Hotel de la Inca dc Dilijencii
Generals shed, out houses, stab
and kitchen destroyed, loss aboI
$4,000.
A house near the PdridH, fell
and caused three deaths.
On Commerce street, betwee
Fourth and Fifth, five houses con
pletely destroyed.
1t is estimated that there were
least 1900 houses and jdcdls destro.
ed. There were 26 deaths report'
on Thursday.
A courier arrived at MatamOr
on Tuesday from La Burrita, $
miles on this side of Bagdad. L
reports that the sea came as far
La Burrita, having washed ava
Baglad entirely. Seven Perso
only escaped from Bagdad al
acled La Burrita, five If who
were wounded.
Later the following letter receive
from Jos Cooper, Esq, who, wi
ninety persons got on board Of Z
steamer Antonio: