The New York herald., 1875-09-22

by heavy tidal caused by severe tropical storms
The entire of Florida Louisiana and Texas being
only few feet above high tide register is subject
to overflow than higher coast lines; hence whenever
we hear of disaster this portion of the coast the
loss of life and property is always heavy. The follow
ing is description of all the chief storms that have
occurred on the Gulf since 1S60:-
SEPTEMBER, 1S60
On September H. 1S60 began one Of the most severe
gales that has crippled the of the Gulf
and it continued for several days. extending over
large terrtory-from the Rio Grande to Mobile The
loss on land and to the shipping estimated at
$3,0OO,0Oo Vessels were driven from their anchorage
upon the coast and many lives lost At New Or
leans 1t was especially severe and terrific in its force
it forced the of Lake Pontchartrain over the
marshes and adjacent plantations carrying with it in
Its course many houses. The steamer Galveston
entMshore at the Passes in the mouth of
the Mississippi, did also six other vessels
including the bark West Indies, the entire crew of
whch-ten persons-were drowned. AT Belize at the
mouth of the Mississippi, every building was blown
down and lives lost. The town of Belix, Miss, was
razed to the ground, and Milneburg on Lake Pont
charran, was submerged, after the inhabitants had
abandoned their homes and taken boats or retreaed
to New Orleans. The storm swept over the port
of Mobile with little less fury, sinking five steamers
submerging wharvcs, forcing down heavy walls of
warehouses on Water and Royal streets, unroofng
houses damaging vessels in port many of which were
dsmasted and stripped bare of canvas as when they
were first launched from the Ways Several brigs and
other sailing craft driven ashore and during the
excitement fire occurred which did con-
siderable damage 10 cotton and other property
in storage About onethrd of the city was flooded and
the loss was estimated at $1,000,0O0 AS matter of
course, travel for some days by land and was
stopped and the Mobile and New Orleans journals
agreed that it was one Of the most Gulf
that had ever swept the coast The also visited
Pascagoua and other points on che Gulf and spread
along Mississippi Sound but fortunately, very few lives
were lost the land. The storm came in this instance
from tho east, and it that the 10th,
when 1t reached its height, some accepted it as a
judgment from Heaven
OCTOBER, 1860
Following quickly in the wake of the storm we have
just described came October 2 being even more
violent than the others Immediately preceding it, 1t
was, in fact hurricane that left little in its path,
whether shipping or buildings of slight structure 1t
began about tour A. NJ at New Orleans from the north
west and veerng TO all points of the compass at four
r. NJ, whom al its height, 1t from tho southwest
Trees were uprooed coffee and paper stands elevated
to an extraordinary height pedestrians lifted bodily
or their feet and in some instances landed the veran
das twenty feet above, extending out from
the second story. largo number OF houses
in the Crescent City unroofed or more or less
damaged others prostrated to the ground employees
buried under them. Among the latter were Nos 81
and SO Camp street. the block above Canal street. in
course of construction which razed by the storm
carrying down with them other buildings on Camp and
Common streets and burying persons in the runs
Fortunately the loss Of life small but by this acci-
dent much property was destroyed The water Of the
river was lashcd into foam and while buildings in the
city being stripped "a shingles and shutters win
dows driven in and chimneys scattered into the
streets TO the great terror of the people, who retroatcd
within their houses for safety, the steamers and
smaller craft In the river tied at the levees were
grandly Gghting the hurricane. Somo rode tho gale
in safety, although badly damaged by waves and
wharves while others swampcd after the crews
had barely escaped with their lives The loss of prop
ery in the Crescent City and at Agiers opposite was
probably 81 100000 The gale however was not con
hsed to The city, but swept all the parishes pros
tratiutho growing sugar cane and other crops, es