New Orleans Republican., 1871-10-07
STORM IN TEXA e
THIRTY-s1x HOURS RAIN
HOUSTON TRACK WASHED AWAY

We copy from the Houston Times the fol
lowing dispatch, dated at Galveston, tn,
second instant:
1t has rained increasingly in this city to,
the last thirty.six hours.
The tide is very high.
Half of the streets and all of the lower
places are under water.
There was NO train started for Houston
this morning, nor will there be to-day. The
track was washed off on this side of the
| bridge. The water is coming into the city
| from the bay, and is now up to the market
house, though not over the Strand, except
| at low places. There is no wind, and 80
far NO damage.
The Galveston Bulletin, Of Wednesday.
says:
He who holds the waters in tie hollow
of his hand has said unto the mighty deep,
peace, be still" and Galveston Island to-
day bows down in thankfulness at the
throne of it's Creator. Considering the
length Of the storm, the damage to our city
was knee deem on the Strand. and yawl
boat from the bav was carried to the corner
of Twenty seventh and POstOfice streets.
All of our wharves. though more or less in
jured, are still standing, and not materially
damaged. At Lufkin's wharf the steamer
BeardstOwn, owned by Colonel E. S. Bell,
was blown on the wreck of the MOllie Ham
bletOn, and received such damage that it is
doubtful whether she can be saved. At the
Central wharf the tugbOat Hall was con-
siderably damaged, but can be repaired
without much expense. The steamer
Matthews was scuttled and sunk in order to
save her from going to pieces. At the foot
Of Thirteenth street q large steamer that
hauled up for repairs had her decks stove in
by floating timber. The steamer Twelfth
Era, anchored off the point Of Pelican
Island, was totally wrecked. Her passen-
gers and crew were all saved and taken off
by the sloop Emma.
A report was circulated that Captain
Wright Andrews and Mrs; Edgar were out
in small boat and lost; but we are happy
to state that such is not the case; they were
on the Era, and with the others saved.
This constitutes the damage, 80 far as We
have been able to learn, to our shipping.
In the city number Of fences were washed
away: but no material injury done to the
residences. Along the Strand the blowing
down of few signs sums up the damage.
The gaswOrks were flooded, and about
eleven o'clock last night darkness fell upon
the city; force is now at work repairing
the damage. The street railroads have not
received any material damage, and to-day
the cars are running on all the lines.
From Mr.. ColwelI we learn that about one
mile and half of track of the Galveston
and Houston road. between the city and
the bridge was washed away. and in sew |
eral places carried five hundred yards A |
Of about twenty-five tons burden !
now lies across the track about one mile |
from the city. At the railroad shops large
amount of valuable timber, to be used in |
repairing the road, was foated away. No |
damage was done to the bridge; it is as |
staunch now as it ever was. A cOnstruc- |
ton train came over it this morning from
the mainland to work upon the west end of |
the break, and large torce Of men are now
at work on this end, so that by tomorrow
evening the track will be relaid, and the
trains commence running as usual.