The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-21
THE STORM IN TEXAS.
Its Effects in the Interior.
Great Damage at HOustOn-Har'
risburg FlOoded-Lynchburg
Destr0yed-Great Loss of
Life.

Life.
The Direct Navigation Company's steamer
Charles Fowler, Capt. Conner, from Houston,
Saturday morning, arrived here at 1880 Sat-
urday night. From passengers We learn that
the storm prevailed from Houston to Lynch
burg with great violence, inficting great
damage at every point on Buffalo Bayou and
the Bay, and causing loss of life at several
places.
Many of the most prominent buildings at
Houston suffered severely, including the
Koehler Building, Concrete Building, Gray g
Building, and all the houses and warehouses
along the banks Of the bayou. Both the COM
presses are destroyed. At the Great Northern
Railroad depot, on the bayou, only the roof of
the box cars was in sight. The roof was
blown off the residence of Henry Fox. and the
wall of DR.. Elliott's drug store blown down.
great deal of other damage was done which
we have not room to detail.
At Harrisburg q scene of desolation was
presented that de6es description. The bayou
had risen thirty feet, and was still rising, the
overflow extending as far as the hotel near
the depot. The beef packery was level with
the ground, and gardens and fields filled with
debris The schooners Indifferent and Isabel
were lying at the landing, having escaped
unscathed
All the houses at Green's Bayou were under
water, and immense loss in stock reported.
The same condition existed at DR.. Massie 8
place, where the bayou was thirty-four inches
higher than at the time of the great flood
OF 1854.
At Lynchburg nothing is left standing ex-
cept Lemel's mill. The steamer Lizzie and
four barges were blown partially out on the
bank. The steamer and two of the barges
were pulled back into the bayou by the Fow-
Ter. The loss of life is unknown, but the
name, of some dozen persons are given that
are known to be lost, among them Mrs. Cham
berlain, wife of DR.. Chamberlain, boy named
Wiggin, and eight of family of ten named
West. The family had taken refuge on the
roof of their house, from which only the
father and mother were rescued. Capt. Bell,
of the Matamoros, succeede IN saving twen-
ty-seven persons, taking most of them from
the tops Of trees and off of drift logs.
Bari on's, Vests and Alexander's places
were not to be seen, and the loss of life is
supposed to have been great The body OF
picked up near Lynchburg, having hoated up
stream some distance.
The house of Mr.. West foated two miles
from its former site, where it now lies, partly
under water.
The steamer Storm lies at anchor below
Spellman's Island.
The Fowler picked up some twenty small
boats, containing each from one to three per.
sons. Twenty persons were taken off the
Baytown wharf.
MIDWAY LANDING.
We learn from Major G.. R. Davis. the fol
lowing relating to affairs at Midway Landing
and vicinity His storehouse, warehouse and
new wharf have all been swept away. No
other houses in the place were seriously in
jured.
The dwelling of Rev. Robert Alexander,
who resided on Adams Island, together with
every other house on the island, has been
swept away, and Mr.. Alexander and his fam
lily reported drowned.
At Bay Town there was one dwelling and
one storehouse. Both were washed away.
The owner, Mr.. West, and his wife got on
the roof of the dwelling and were taken OF
safely at Morgan's Point
At Hog Island there were three dwellings
and one warehouse These were all washed
away. Two of the families-Mr. Joseph Mar
tin and Mr.. August -, German-are sup
posed to have taken to their small boats; but
whether they are safe or not Maj or Davis has
not been able to inform US. The third family,
Mrs. Pierce-who was q sister of Mrs. West,
of Bay Town-and three children, together
with little daughter of Mrs. West, are all
reported drowned.
THE STORM AT HOUSTON.
At the bridge we met gentleman from
Houston. He left there Saturday morning,
and to him we are indebted for the following
Bayou City and other matters: The wind blew
terrifcally from midnight Thursday until
la q
posed, much damage was done. Pilots new
building, on Main street, was unroofed, and
some damage done to lawyers offices therein,
as also jewelry store. Koehler's new build
ing, on Congress street, was unroofed and a
law office, drug store and drinking saloon
therein much damaged. Houses and Cleve-
lands warehouses were unroofed, and some
damage done their goods The southwest
ern verandah of the new market-house was
also unroofed. S. & M. Rosenfeld sustained
some damage from leakage upon their goods.
The Hutchins House, from rain driving in
and leakage, was considerably damaged. The
roofs of Brewster's, the Y. NJ. G. Association,
Odd Fellows Hall, Schwelkerts, Mr.. Ger
sons and the Morris building were unroofed.
TIE D ssen Hotel was partially unroofed and
flooded. The front of c. E. Gregory's build
ing, on Main street, was torn out The
bayou, Saturday morning, at 7 o'clock. was
up to the stringers of the Galveston Railroad
bridge, and the water still rising. Several
small houses in the Fifth Ward were blown
down. The roof of the Houston Telegraph
office was blown down, and the building food
ed to such an extent ss to prevent the issu-
ance of the paper Saturday morning.
Like Galveston, Houston for the past three
or four days has been shut out from the outer
world, there being no Geographic or other
communication with any quarter.
From the Interior.
DISASTER TO THE MORGAN FLEET AT REDDISH
BAR.
Capt. John P. Smith, of the mail steame,
Fannie, just in from Moss Bluff, Trinity
River, gives us the following information:
Attempted to cross the bar at Anahuac on
Wednesday evening. Weather very bad; ba-
rometer falling. Ran back to the canal at
the mouth of the Trinity River. Stayed there
all night. Wind increasing and water rising
fast Thursday morning at daylight the
wind was blowing terrifcally, and water over