The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-24
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Houston, Sept. 23.-Only five houses are
left in Matagorda. No lives lost
Fifteen families living on Matagorda Pc
| ninsula are supposed to have persisted.
The loss of the planters is estimated at
two-thirds. Picking is backward. The
sugarcane was leveled.
The tide rose II to IA feet; it could be seen
coming forward in plateau six feet deep
on land hitherto untouched Only two or
three houses are left in Veasco and Quintaro.
The people saved nothing $50 persons
lived in Quintaro and so in :Veasco 1t will
cost hundred thousand to fl at the Australia.
The open cotton was all blown out over
large area
GALVESTON, Sept. 23.-The citizens here
who were appointed at a meeting for relief
for Indianola and other towns west OF us,
succeeded in raising three thousand three
hundred and seventy eght dollars in money
yesterday, besides large contributions of
provisions of all kinds and clothing The
schooner Agnes left for Indianola at o'clock
yesterday with number of citizens, and
| carrying sufficient money and provisions to
aid those people.
The schooner will arrive there to-day. At
Austin Texas, and other cities in the interior
of the State, we hear of citizens actively en-
gagged in aiding the people in submerged dis
tricts west One of the Morgan steamers, it
or Saturday with additional supplies for the
destitute. Contributions from the interior
will be sent here for shipment to them.
Parties left here yesterday in search of Rev.
DR.. Alexander and family, who we're living on
an island near Lynchburg, and have been
missing since the storm.
The pilot boat Eclipse, which was driven
ashore at East End, is being hauled off and
will be afoat to-day.
pho hod u cf Ia az ,,,;1o
down the island, and the bodies of two men
between Shoal Point and Cam pbell Bayou.
The captain of the bark Edward Mcdowell
reports that vessel lying in nine feet of water,
and expects no difficulty in getting afoat as
soon as the cargo is lightened
At Bolivar Point no lives were lost. All
the small boats were driven ashore The
Orphan Asylum, six miles down the island,
suffered considerably 1t was washed off it's
foundation and damaged in the lower story.
The outhouses were washed away on Friday
evening. The Mother Superior of the Asy-
lum, who was in the city, went down on
horseback, at the risk of her life, with what
provisions she could carry. The orphans
had been without supplies two days. Money
and provisions have been sent them in
abundance.
William Coffin, at Indianola, reported lost
is saved, though his family persisted. In
formation from Marcy, Brazos county, Sep
TENDER II, says 1.-The storm is raging in this
section, and is still blowing. Loss Of life and
damage not yet ascertained" A note received
from Lynchburg dated September 81, says:
1--WE are all safe, but everything is lost. My
place is completely wrecked. / am feeding
fifty persons. The tide is now very high
ten feet over Lynchburg. 1 am not able to
feed people at my house. / have five COWS
that we are killing Am doing all l can, but
can buy nothing"
Additional advices from the town of velas-
CO state that out of the twenty-fo buildings
twenty-one were destroyed Among the
saved at Velasco and Quinlin, are the Sey-
burns, Mr.. Dance and family. Capt. Bowers,
Messrs Lockehart, Hemworth, Daniels, Glib
son, Mulley, Panson, Hudgins, Croons,
Patrick, Shattuck, Capts Lyons and Hendon.
Christian Point is entirely swept away.
The United States Revenue Gutter, lying at
Velasco, was capsized and carried out to sea,
having, as supposed, been abandoned by the
crew.
Three schooners went ashore Col. Cook
had some provisions distri buted but the citi-
zens still need assistance VIM. Murray,
captain OF Scow No. !, at Reddish Bar, re-
ports that the dredges were hauled into deep
water, and anchored on Tuesday. On Thurs
day the towboat Coates tried to come along
side the scow We were in, and failing, I
went out with provisions to her, which she
carried to dredges Nos. !, and 4. Thurs
day night the gale was so violent I asked Mr..
Walker, who was in the Coates, to give me q
light, so as to give hima signal of distress if
necessary.
At A. NJ. Friday the wind was still blow
ing hurricane. We shipped an anchor and
dragged alongside of the boarding scow. on
which there were several men. l jumped
aboard with others-Wm. Haskell and Tom
Tobin. We paid out all the cable we had
and remained on this scow till Saturday
without food, and pumping to keep from
going down. Saturday morning We were
rescued by the Red Fish Bar lighthouse
keeper at the peril of his own life. Haskell
Tobin and myself kept the craft afoat by
continual pumping. The others being afraid
it was impossible for any vessel to live in the
sea Friday morning.