, 1875-09-24

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Thn yi,mce. nal, ,,,v,co. rhfle tbcv IN mi
fully confirm tho statement msds thst tic to,s
l., liz f'tv ~ f;,,o.,nn niona ,1nnij oma,t,,t In
a nu 6nt' y, ,,,,"s thnr sntrorso ,.ovrns
s,,tc,m,.ta rsi.t,vo d, LcatiluEon suI 1osa N
,,y"no,sv ''"'' ~
il XXI, c,,,,ct;o, II il nra,,cr to ard
that tho e.t,nnta. raio ri loa.oH in m.
diyi1n.I caans iv ttn Cslvestnn N,,as ~
Huninv ,,nrn;,,,+ +,u.t l,n f,r Lnln,v Nm
actual ,or. a, r.. n,s,ns,lv ~ tho dataI,e,, i;at
Of lostob anu danarn3 I'd hnunrs IN published,
tho INT on,f,rtrlt,y ,It,xarda ri mo hnt1,en lin
nyerano loss ii tho 5wnIinrs' an riyou hy lin
Ne,rs, vii, not eyccei from $500 10 slOV. nn,l
hm,sos thnt s,.re ctthsr .o,. ai.. ran A. s,r
foundations ar euant tn suc1, .Garc thnt liza
fInmru aluna nan be- ,,.eti in r-con.tr,cltnn, Fur
hat 5cassn Il il n,orc tI,an nr9hni,'n t',.t inc
Inc tho damage 10 rn1,roa.. ,,rdroa tna otnl lnns
viii fal1 little # nny nurt Of Tia es:nnto tnsao.
uomoIy, a4.Myi, ,fHE3. Tho X,,rts summary. mntn
alter tho storm, enuroximaten tha totaI joss at
E2Nl. .G01.
Tho gallo continued to blow nnt,1 / o'clotk
Friday nigls. Ali tho time binding ram tclt
iu beating torreuts, and cnyolopel tito oity ip .
tnaseiye steat OF va,er, Tho terrible lcatruy.
tlon of tho storm il ystl,lo on every bani At
thH writing it Ia impossible to iudiyilua,sze tho
losses ot private rrprerty Bul1,co It to nav,
that o,r beautiful l]aynu ritv, with It's ntlattcd
ayonuea aud naral walks, presents q aceue nf do
yastat5pr, Our merchants. prpfesBonol, and
otlor business mon jtayo aufrnrel yery Ileayt,y
indeed, many ri whom. II INT oil, had but 4
abort tmo previously received their fail and via
ter stocka
Al a lats hour yestcrlaY aftaruoon vo ylovol
In agcry direction, ss fat N tAc eve could reacI,
eyidoncea OF tho fsarful and awful destruction
of the uoYor.,o-bn. forgotten bluw OF 1875 mot
our ga:o. The waters "f tho Two bayo,,- lock
like ra9,ng r,yers "a they tear through tho for
csts above aud boiow the CITY.
1t IL impossible to correctly estlmato the loss
suatalnod III tho cltT .. thts writing, bul from
careful ohaerva'iou, anu what NO have other
III 100 ,C0G.
Gs,lytaton t7tra TtHs Stpt. ~,
Tho Direct Navigation CumpAnys asoaucr
Charles Fowler. tapt, Conuer, from Houston
night. From pa.seu8ors We learu that tho storm
prevailed from Houston to Lynchburg vilh great
violence, iutict,ng great damage At oFery point
On Hutfa!y Bayou aud tho Day, and causing loss
OF Via At several places.
Many of the moas prpninont buildings 1t
Houston suffered severely. ino3lin: tie koehfer
l'uiIding, Concrete RnIlding, Arnya Building,
and al! tho inusss and wayelaases aseng tile
hanka OF tho bayou. 10th Of tho compressor
nse destroyed. At te Great %nr. he.u Iini!ruad
depat. on tho bayou, oa.y tho xGot vs hox cAsB
NAB III algbt. Tho roof was blown of tho roai-
denca Of Henry Enx, and tho wall Ut nr. Elli-
ott's drug store blown down. great deal Of
other damage was done, which NJ have not room
to detail.
1t HARRISBURG Hcsna Of tioso'htion was pre-
eentcd that doAes description. The uayou hnd
stsey oyos ~ teot. an4 waa sill, rising, tho ovyr-
iow @ extending az far ae tie hotel pear tho depot.
Tho uoet paekerY wae loTc!ed With tho gsollnts
and gardens and fields Tiled with debris. Tho
EchoouoEn In,ainDtant And lbabos wero lying ~
The landing. having ogcaped n1,scathed.
All the houses at GREEN'S bayou werb under
MataT, hna tnlmcnae loss IN stock IL roportad
The sa1an condition existed at Dr. Maasiau pacs
whero tho basou MAS 3i inches lighcr than at the
tinlo Of the great Hood of 1a54.
at LynclnutK nothing ia lets standing o1co7t
l'onelh mill. Tho steamer t1zzio and four
larGcs wero blown partially out OH tho banl5.
Tho steamer and two Of tho bargcs were pulled
back into tho beyen by tho FowloE. IAo ioss Of
lite IL unknown. b"s the nasno, Of Honas d,1en
PERSONS are given that are kuowp to be lost.
among them lire. Chamberlain. wite Of Nr,
uhamhertaln, a hoy nsnseA " sgg,n., ana eight ot
family OF ton named West. The family Ind
taEon refuge on tho roof Of tncir house, from
Which 0niy tho father anu nothnr wo1o rescued.
Capt: Boil, OF tho Aasasnotas, sueeeeaed In say-
tnE twonty-e6yon persons, taking uacst uf than
from tho toEa OF srcas as,d OIL OF DRIFT logs.
Durron's, Vests, and Aloxaudars places were
not to he seen, aud tue loss OF !tfe IL supposed
TO have heen great. The body as Mr. Afe1ai'der
was reported to hava boon picked up near Lyncl1-
burg, having doates up Stream some distance.
Iha house OF Mr. West hoated milas fron,
| l'n former slto, where 1t no" Lies, partly under
water.
Tho ateamef Storm llea At anchor below SPELL
tpana lslant. -.--
IIa Fowler picked up sonle twenty small
boats. c9nin1uing each from ons TO three per-
roas. Twenty persous veto taken OH tho Bay
toWn whar1. ....-..
"e learn !!om Ma. q. X. Davis tic following
ity: liis sto1shouss. "arshnnae, aud '.e" wharf