The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-20
A GREAT SEPTEMBER GALE.
DESTR UCTION or LIFE AND PROF
ERTY IN THE SOUTH.
The CITY Of Gsive-ton Fioodcd-A Hundred |
Buildings PIoated Away and n score Of
Persons Drowned M nrine Disasters.


Per-ons Drowned Marine Disasters.
CoRsICANA, Texas, Sept. ia wind and
roin-storm from the north set In here at 10
O'Clock on Thursday night, lasting until dark
Yesterday. The rain extended from south Of
Dallas to the coast. Some cotton was blown out.
At Galveston, on Wednesday hIRht, when the
last wire broke on the bridge, the velocity Of the
wind was reported at hfty miles an hour and In
creasing. The Galveston and Santa Fe bridge Is
washed away, and the Galveston and Houston
bridge broken but part OF 1t Is stll seen extend
Ing from the main land. The water extends three
miles inland, being higher than In 1857. he
latest from Highland Station, 4 p. NJ. on Thurs
day, reports the wind a hurricane and doing
much dameRe. At Harrisburg the water was
within twenty inches of the tor Of tho Naviga-
tion Company's wharf on Thuraday morning,
and rising al the rate OF an inch an hour.
A despatch from Houston SAYS: From all
can learn the two-mile railroad bridge over the
bav Is badly broken in several places. One
break Ia estimated at 15O feet wide, where two
schooners had broken through. A terrific
storm prevailed yesterday. and for several days
past. Fifteen or sixteen men who we're at work
on the breakwater are reported lost, also the
Health Of1cer OF the city is missing. No par
tlculars, but the damage IN property Is Immense.
we nave engines and men out In all directions
repairing wires.
GALVESTON PARTLY UNDER WATER.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept 1s.-Nothing has heen
lines are Gown to Corsicans, indicating that toe
storm has reached that city. The gale at Bra
shear continued all night and prevails now. the
wind having changed to northwest. The water
In the streets OF that city rose foot In the
night, and Ia four feet deep. The rise continues,
the water level being higher than known for
| years. At LYONS, eighteen miles west, the ooun-
| try Is Hooded 20 depth OF three feet. boat
sent from ]rashear to the relief Of the people on
Shell Island. returned last NIGHT In lul In the
storm and brought all on When she started the
and @ inc sna T see Set1 %,
| points along the western coast, which partially
confirm the rumors that Galveston Is under
water.
DAMAGE TO SHIPPING IN ouEBEc.
QUEBEC, Sept ls.-The gale which began
| Thursday night continued unaDated yesterday.
| Considerable damaae was done. schooner
and also "A barge laden with flour were sunk in
| the st. Charles. There has been much damage
| done In the timber coves. A raft of square
] three RATS OF saw logs at Montmorency. The
| damage done inland will be considerable. The
weather Is unusually cold, with rain, OCCASION
| ally accompanied with snow. A ship Is ashore
| at New Liverpool The schooner Undaunted
| lost both al chors and was otherwise dam aged.
| A tug towed her to safe quarters. The NOrwe-
| gian b TX Canada, loading at Indian Cove, broke
from her moorines. A tug towed her TO safe
and grounded at the Priests wharf; she was
assisted on. The bark wilbelmine is ashore at
| st. Nichols full Of water
The mountains to the north are white with
| snow.
THE DAMAGE IN OA'NESTON.
| GALVESTON, Sept le.-The storm which began
on Wednesday continued to rage with great
violence until late on Friday night. The water
| from the Gulf OF Mexico Ovenowed half of Gal
weston island, knocEinS down some hundred
small teBements. unToonng several churches,
presses, aud residences, and knocking down
the Strand Market was at several times two
feet deep. Three large schooners lying in the
harbor were swamped, and one steamboat and
| two tugs sunk, one being completely demolish-
against the wharf out only slightly damaged
| One large English bark was forced from Its
| Is forty feet on land. Some ten men working
| on the brcakwater were drowned. The Heal h
onicer, Ds; g: w. Pete, and his grand;
| on negro wcr'an was killed by her house
falling after having noated nity feet. The rail-
| road track Is torn up Ia twenty places on the
| island. he bridge Is partially destroyed, cul-
| verts on both roads are washed out ana the
| damages are variJpsly estimated at from 500
| 0O IN SaO,0n The storm was \ genuine cyclone,
| but the wind was not very heavy, though tue
water was higher than IN the great storms OF
At Ii o'clock last night the wind got to the
| northwest, and began To leave both the hay and
| streets dry. To-day all u dry and pleasant In
| appearance. a committee has been organized
| for the relief Of the sufferers, who were princi
| piny Residents OF the gulf side and the bay
| snore.
AL tho telegraph lines were down until to-
| night. The storm extended to Hempstcad OF
! the Texas central, ana WINS on the Greal
| Northern roads, dong damage along The entire
| route, including the city Of Houston. No mails
! ar iVrd for three days, and there has been nc
| telegraphic communication until this evening
| wIen one wire began to work. The loss oY the
| ST. rm Will not aggregate nearly SO large AS wa,
| anticipated, the WIND having been very steady
he snioping particularly has escaped damage
| fal beyond expectation.
| NEW ORLEANS, Sett. lq.-Persons arrived he r,
| report 21O houses DESTROYED at Galveston ant
| thirty lives lost by the storm.
VESSELS ASHORE on THE ATLANTIC COAST.
| WAsuISGTON, Sept. lg.-The Signal Service
| observers schooner 1.