The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-09-22
Lives lost, Vessels Wrecked, and Hundreds
Homeless.

| NEW ORLEANS, September l9.-From
passengers who arrived from Galveston
tonight. bringing the first Intelligence
since Thursday, 1t appears that, notwith-
standing the gross misrepresentation
| Of the agent OF the Associated Press, the
damage to Galveston Island by the re-
cen, fearful storm Is u very serious ca
lamity, and fully justities the apprehen.
| siOns EXPIRE ssed.
All day long, and during Thursday, it
blew hurricane, pushing the gulf water
over the entire island, and covering even
the highest elevations to a depth Of two
feet and a half. This ridge embraces an
area OF perhaps twelve blocks Of build
ings. extending from Mechanic street to
Market street. the distance of two squares
latitudinally; aud from Centre street to
Bath avenue, about six squares, lOngitu-
dinally. In the entire rear east and west
ends Of the city the water rose to a suf-
flcient depth TO
FLOAT LARGE WOODEN EDIFIcEs,
many of which are very valuable. Inc
residence portion of the city was most AZ
fected. From fremont street, where
this section begins, and tor distance OF
ut least one mile and half west, every
garden and foundation Is destroyed.
DOmiciles are scattered promiscuOusly in
| the center Of thorOughfares, many of
them being damned together. Further
to the west, IN the neighborhOod Of
| Oleander Park, where there are many
| stylish residences, the water is reported
ohave reacheda depth Of six to nine feet
NARROWING DETAILS OF THE STORM.
From the passengers who arrived from
Galveston tonight, the most han rowing
| accounts OF the effects of the cyclone
Nva.tlA fhnrxI IL tad el.,.t
some forty lives were lost, and nearly
two hundred houses were swept away by
the flood, which covered the city for fully
two days, besides Others made unteiIaUta.
bic by the lOOsing Of their foundations by
| the water. The storm, 1t seems. began
late on Tuesday night, and increased In
fury until Friday morning, when the
gale subsidized somewhat, but not entirely
until Friday toward noon. the wind
changing IN the meantime from south 10
north, sending thereby double flood
over the entire island. The gale reacJed
its height OH Thursday night, when the
situation was one that
TRIED THE sTOUrEsT OF HEARTS.
The water from the Gulf on the night
named rushed over the entire island, eX.
cepting few OF the higher spots, cover.
ing 1t to a depth OF fir ON one to seven
feet, the gale ariying the water high up
In the bay, where 1t submerged the
wharves, aud finding It's way through
the streets and alleys, met the immense
wave from the Cult and WAS then turned
| back, the current ut times running at the
rate Of from seven to ten miles an hour.
The citizens between the hours OF IL,
midnight, on Thursday. and 4 o'clock
Friday morning, witnessed
THE MOST FEARFUL SCENES
In the Island city, the events occurring
then being of the most thrilling and
heart-rendering character, houses being
undermined and sent with their inmates
whirling through the streets, some lodg-
Ing and Others being turned over in their
progress to bury alive the inmates IN the
| debris or drown them as they attempted
TO escape. Not until 7 O'Clock Friday
morning did the wind change to the
south and drive the water from the city,
the fall being almostas rapid AS had been
the rise, AND at SO'clock scarcely any
| water was left In the streets, boats In the
| meantime being used, and busily fyinp
between the suburbs and the heart OF The
city
REMOVING WOMEN AND CHILDREN
to places Of safety, the greatest alarm ex-
lsting, as the waves during the night
swept with immense force from the tiulf
to the Bay. Scarcely had quiet been re.
stored, with the disappearance of the
water, when the wind shifted, and. In.
creasing IN force. gradually wore around
to the southwest, again sending the
water through the city from the west
end, and by , O'Clock In the afternoon the
strand and bay front, which. hut few
hours before were nearly dry, became
covered with water to the second floor,
covering the wharves. the wind blowing
at forty miles an hour, and sending the
water up with immense force, and
AGAIN FLOODING EVERYTHING.
The storm continued until nightiall,
when the wind went down aud ths water
tell as suddenly az 1t rose, leaving innu.
merable wrecks Of churches, houses,
barns, and leaving many ships aud iloops