The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-01
The Army of the Cumberland
Grant Makes a Speech.
Foreign and Domestic News.
Foreign and Domestic Markets.
River and Steamboat News.
Financial Items.
ETC., Etc.

GALVESTON, Sept. 30-It is stated only :
few of the citizens of Iudianola will remain
on the peninsula longer tnan to dry their
bedding, clothing aud collect their scattered
property. The storm has done little dam aga
at Victoria or Lavaca. At Tex,na it blew
down the Methodist Church and unroofeG
two other buildings.
On the opposite side of Powder Horn Bayou
out of forty houses, only one remains. Sixty
three persons took refuge in this house; ten
out Of this number were lost.
LIST OF VESSELS DAMAGED AND LOST.
The schooner Belle Mason, Capt smith, of
Calcasieu, was carried into the railroad office.
Schooner Bib, of the United States Coast
Survey, is ashore on Panther Island.
Schooner Henrietta, Capt. Steinport, Corpus
Christi and Indianola mailboat, dismasted and
ashore at Saluria, on Mata2orda Island
Schooner Agnes, mail-boat, wrecked and
driven two miles on the m lin land above In
dianola.
Schooner Emily lost her rudder and drag
ged her anchors for eight hours.
Schooner Rebecca, Capt. Jones, from Gal
weston, ashore ON shell bank near Arkansas
Pass. Schooner Comet, from Pascagoula,
ashore above Iudianola, six miles from the
water.
Schooner Crinoline. of Galveston, ashore
on the shell banks. Schooner Rescue, Capt
Smythe, wrecked at Saluria, the captain was
lost, but the crew we're saved. Schooner
Peedee, Capt. Garom. of Calcasieu, is another
total wreck at Saluria- Schooner Comet
Capt. Viola, of Brashear, ashore at Arkansas
Schooner Andrew Borden, dismasted and
driven 600 yards on land on Matagorda Island.
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several miles above Indianola; sloop Star OF
the South was also carried two miles inland.
On the 27th Stanley Welch, Deputy Collect
or of Customs, and Alderman j. Downing, of
Corpus Christi, reachad Indiadola with the
remnant of boat load of provisions which
had been sent by the citizens of Corpus
Christi for distribution among the sufferers
here and along Matagorda Island.
They found much distress as they came
along, which, after they had relieved it for
the time being, left but little on hand They
report the stencil arising from the carcasses
of cattle, horses and sheep along the bay and
bayou banks SO great that they think great
deal Of sickness will prevail. They counted
157 carcasses in the space of one mile on Ma
taeorda Bay and the main land.
The following are the disasters, beginning
nine miles above the town and toward the
mouth of Caney: A family named Forester
took refuge in the tops of trees. Everything
they possessed was swept away. They re-
manned in the tree-tops three days, but vera
rescued by boat and carried to Matagorda,
where their comfort was provided for. They
had tasted the entire three days.
Another family of the same name but
living some distance lower down the coast.
consisting of q man, his wife and six chill
dren, were all lost
A family named Hutchins, half mi
further on, were all lost but the man, who x
refused assistance and was left on log d
posed crazed by the loss of his family, VIZ
consisted of his wife. his mother-in la nd
six or seven children. 81
A short distance further on was ere
whole family named Mitchell, VII con-
sisted of Mitchell, his wife, CHIN, ms
brother-in-law. and young lady asa Mias
Raymond, who were all drowneS sna every
thing they possessed destroyed,
A man named Maddox, wig noating On
some drift, met the schoor> Lyaia' , lroM
Matagorda, adrift He ca1t ner, saveo
days on the drift II
4 family named Idlekgh was saved by
climbing into the tops . OF SOME SOME
a boat rescued tb.4 and also rescued
the family Of MSShow, at whose house
be was stopping Slle. Gains house was
badly damaged. Eeremains standing. The
family of Mrs. n mond, whose lives were
saved, had theip,f operty all lost.
The Coney limitations are stated by Capt
Cain to have IN nearly all ruined, especial
" those one2e bank of the river and coast
The followiy casualties occurred: Mr.. Me
Meals fr,T with everything movable was
lost exec /himsef. Their place was seven
miles frz| 1.-THE Gulf
Johy5. Zrgents house, which was eight feet
aboyee7gh tide, on o bluff, was swept away
and II wife and father drowned, while he
was Tsent trying to get boat TO lake them
of /Rev. Mr.. Arnold, his sons and sons-in-
Ia Is four families lost all their property, but
SIZED their lives.
/Over ON Buckners prairie, fourteen miles
from the Gulf, a large number OF persons are
reported drowned and large number OF cat
tie were drowned. Many carcases have been
found on the Gulf shore with the brands of
persons living that distance back.
VIM. Barbour lost all his property, but
saved himself by clinging to log that ne
picked no. It is reported that Col. Hawking
prairie home was thrown from the blocks, and
his immense crop greatly damaged. The
plantations along the Caney are generally be-
lieved to be much injured.
CARDINAL McCLOsKEY RECEIVES HIS TITLE
ROME, Sept 3O.-Cardinal McCloskey took
possession of his title to-day, in the Church
Of Sancta Maria Supra Minorva. He entered
the church with thirty Dominican fathers and
several prelates. After q short prayer ha
seated himself in the Episcopel chair.
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