The New York herald., 1875-09-27
THE STORM AT GALVESTON.
VENETIAN scENEs-BoATNo IN THE sTREETs-
AYFRIaHrNG FURY OF THE TEMPEsT-wAvEs


ATFRraHr1NG FURY OF THE TEMPEsT-wAvEs
TEN FEET HIGH.
Several editions OF the Galveston NeuOs have arrived
together having been delayed by the great storm OF
last week and nom them gain further particulars
OF that disastrous event
SEVERE AS THE STORM 1867.
The storm thought by many old citizens TO have been
as severe as that Of 1861 Mr. Yard, who has mark
the door sill Of his fremont street, says the
water line nearly If not quite up TO that Of the
referred to. There difference OF opinion as TO
whether the recent storm simply gale cyclone
II the latter the intelligent opinion TO be that it
thousand miles in diameter The barometer during
the storm in 1867 showing very similar 10 that
Of the past daysa gradual and steady decline 1t
is the general opinion among weather that it
did not get low during that storm during the
present
KEw YORK STEAMERS
The New York steamers are still riding at ease in
their places, and, far be learned damage
has occurred to any vessel lying at the piers
chored in the bay along the channel The steamer
Diana ofthe Houston Direct Navigation Company line
len her dock and steamed to Pelican Spit where she
now lies the lee the island protected from the
Gull force Of the wind
An AMERICAN VENICE.
Several rowed boat up Twenty-second street
yesterday hitching at the OF Market went
into a saloon and "wet up" They we're the observed
of Observers and such Venetian scene, it is hoped,
will never occur again in Galveston.
LOSS OF A HISTORICAL CHARACTER
Patrick Lanigan, who is one OF those lost at the
Point was an old soldier and man highly respected
for his many good traits OF character He worked
fortdcations Sebastopol Gibraltar and Metz,
in 1s45 He served in the Mexican Ameri-
soldier, wounded at Mer, and one Of those
who drpxU Viii Ia hal me In hua
getting of with his life. He a very high Mason,
born in Ireland, stonecutter by trade, and had
been in Galveston about seven months. His trunk
which is lost contained vauables, his regala and
some curious relics of his past He well
known by Mr.. Brown, of the Express line, and from
him are learned these particulars. Langan over
seventy nine years old and thought TO have been
host about midnight Wednesday night
STATISTICS EouNocrALs
The equnoctal storms of September at this place
have yielded the following results for the past i've
years
1s71-From September u to IA Rainfall, 40 inches;
greatest velocity wind "a miles per hour, with
the mean direction from the northeast; mild storm;
lowest barometer 20 90
Is72-From September to l. Rainfall, 133 inches;
greatest velocity of the wind II miles per hour
direction east southeast mild storm; lowest barome-
ter, 20 9l
1S73-From September 81 TO %. Rainfall, g. 20
inches; greatest velocity of wind, IA miles per hour;
mean direction, southeast lowest barometer, 29. SO
1s74-From September to H. Rainfall l. 81 inches;
greatest velocity 20 miles per hour direction,
eastsoutheast lowest barometer, 30 S4
1s75-From 14th TO 3;24 P. NJ. 18th, GIT inches Of
rain fallen all but 20 has fallen since 20 p NJ of
18th; the greatest velocity OF the wind has been so
miles per hour; direction, eastnorheast average
velocity about 35 per hour since A. NJ of the 18th;
at P. NJ yesterday feet above the tide;
lowest barometer, at lis P. NJ 20 AZ
SAVED A
One officer related that having TO swim long distance
in order a fellow human from watery grave,
he became exhausted and would have met with the
same sad fate himself had his brave Newfoundland
dog out him aided both him and his human
freight TO the shore
BEAcH
On nearing the beach the work OF the storm became
more and apparent outhouscs, more or less
shattered parts of larger buildings mixed with lines Of
fences and household furniture strewn all over
the road while every side, far the eye could
reach broad expanse Of water broken only by
the houses which, like ships at sea appeared to be
floating on the surface OF the water.
BAROMETER STORM.
From the following report furnished by the Signal
Oicer will be how the record yesterday
UNITED STATES WEATHER REPORT.