The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-21
GALYESTON'S MISFORTUNE.
THE Ravages of the Sea.
Great Loss of Life and Property.
Interesting Particulars of the
Flood.

Tuesday night, and steadily increased unit
early on Friday morning, when it began t
quickly recede, and by noon of the same da
it had almost entirely subsidized. The in
mense rush of waters at .one time covere
nearly the entire island.
The following interesting data is selecte
from the accounts published in late files O
the Galveston Neos:
DISASTERS AND LOSSES ON LAND.
Mr.. Tom Collius's house. head of Tremon
street, near the beach, is entirely DESTROYED
The Ocean House is mass Of ruins, and til,
lumber is scattered broadcast. A house OF
Avenue r, about Twenty-seventh, occupied
by Messrs. Lovejoy, Sayles and others, il
moved block and half from its origna
position.
Grounds are gone, as also bridges oyel
streets in the southwestern portion of the
CITY.
On the open space between the Fair
Grounds and Bayou Bridge the water at oay-
light Thursday was six to ten feet deep, and
the few houses in that section were overturned
or displaced. A woman who had been de-
serted by her husband, a blacksmith, was res.
cued from a house there at II o'clock. The
woman had child with her.
The top OF house was IN the street oppo.
site Judge Balinger's residence, which is on
one of the highest ridges in the city.
MIR. A. G. Baker, who lives further west,
stated to the reporter that the water mark at
his place is thirty inches above that of 1867.
The City Railway track on Avenue Q and
Bath Avenue is two feet under sand.
Wurzlow's new house is lying across the
track. and his old one is entirely gone.
1t is estimated that about one hundred
small houses, between the Fair Grounds and
fremont streets are wrecked and badly
damaged, and the cost of getting them back
In position will be almost as much as the cost
OF building. Fifty of them, at the lowest
count, are so much broken up that they can
not be put together. No lives were lost by
these disasters rs far as could be learned YES
terday.
THE TEXAS COTTON PRESS
Wading out Bath Avenue to the Texas Cot
ton Press, our reporter found that the dam.
age reported in our yesterdays edition was
but slight compared to what may now be seen.
The entire south end of the new north
shed has been blown completely down, with
the exception of few bricks left standing at |
each end.
The western shed of the old cotton press
yard is dismantled. An eye witness informed |
q.
one came, and the first thing he saw was the |
end south of the office commenced turnino
up, and in what seemed an instant. the shed.
nearly 100 feet long and 20 feet wide, was in
the air; but the wind was unable to keep all
OF the immense weight up, and part of it
broke and sank back. Another section
weighing probably thousand pounds, was
blown nearly into the middle of the street,
while still another part was merely but neatly
lurned over and deposited on the sidewalk
slongside the shed. It is almost needless to !
ay, however, that although it all went at
'nce, and was done in an instant, it was as
wrecked as if five hundred men I
lad been employed to do it. {
The shed where the new press is situated I
lso is wreck, and presents disastrous ap. !
Part Of the roof directly over the new press. f
which our readers will, no doubt remember the Il
Ve,os gave full description of short time o
lnce, was caught up by "old Boreas" and D
eposlted, after turning it over on the side Il
ak. The roof, in blowing over, loosened d
ne nuts and bolts, and in another instant the u
'wer section of the new press, upon which n
,e cotton is placed preparatory to pressing, "
ropped and became complete wreck u
No estimate can yet be made of the damage p
one to the company's property, as many
ink that the balance of the sheds will follow "
the wake of those now demolished. "
GULF CITY PRESS. IL
The damage done at the Gulf City Press,
though not equaling that at the Texas Press,
sufficiently large to cause much excitement 81
that quarter. The whole west side of the 10
all has been blown down and the sheds tn
riously damaged Part of the sheds were OF
own upon some shanties near by, striking in
rec OF them and badly damaging one Of pi
EN-. Fortunately no lives were lost. An b,
telllgent colored man living in the vicinity tn
formed our reporter that some of the bricks a
ID been blown over half block away. an
FACTORS PRESS. WI
This press is also seriously damaged, nearly rig
the walls having been blown down. 1t is We
ought that work can not be resumed there WI
at least a fortnight
soRLEYs NEW BUILDING. ow
Among the other buildings damaged NAV FIR
numbered Mr.. James Sorley's new brick
,ee-story storehouse on the Strand All of we
top row of bricks, six feet deep. forty feet an
IS, have been blown down into the alley IN
THE TwENTY-sECoND STREET DRAIN wa
yesterday reporter started eastward to
IN the extent OF the damages, but found wa
" that the common complaint was an over the
'ply OF water with the wrenching off Of pre-
ubbery and shade trees along the route, till lint
reached the corner of Thirteenth and AT ten
uSu ldulilicS udu III SEVERAL instances been "
npelled to scuttle their houses and leave sho
M as far inland as Fourteenth and L. Be- ran
en- Thirteenth and Twelfth, on L, there Do
70 four houses belonging to NJ Rosenbaum. I
Of which had been forced from their foun- bee
ions and seemed jammed by the tide from shiI
south side together. The fences of these knl
were much damaged, and the water stood L
and a half feet deep in the yard Pro. the
ling east to the corner of Twelfth and M. boa
'ound MIR. Gosss store and dwelling had loos
sed the street and had been iammed sign
inst his opposite neighbor. left
cross the street was seen Mr.. MERGERS ing
Sc, also moved from its base and portions to u
their furniture entirely taken off, The plar
lily escaped from the house during the man
It. Mrs. Mercer is lying sick in neigh surg
8 house, where she took refuge. In the X
OF Goss's place are four houses, belong. sutf,
to Mr.. Wanscoffer, two of which were of Il
lily moved, one entirely off the blocks, ole,
nearly all his fences are gone. the
sxt to Mr.. MERGERS was the residence and acco
e of Mr. johnson, whose house had Club
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