Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-09-22
4 Great Storm.

\ fierce storm began on the northcrnt
coast of the Gulf of Mexico, the 10Th, and it
was at its height on Thurs lav.whcn many
of the low-lviny cot>t towns were flooded,
the city Of Galveston. Texas. suffering the
the mos.
Galveston is situated at the eastern ex-
tremitv of Galveston Island, a low strip
of land a mile wide at the city. and stretch
inr from the entrance of Galveston Bay
dong the coast Il distance of - or 30 miles
1t is little more than 4 Sand-bar. and is
separated from the ma II land by Il naviga-
Bile channel two miles wide The island
is PEI fecth tl.t. but notwithstanding its
exposed position produces excellent oran@-
Is, lemons, btnpnt>. an other tropical
fruits II is only seven feet above the sea
level at the city. which is built partially
upon piles. Galveston has Il population OF
$4,000. AMI after New Orleans, is the mos;
important commercial city If the extreme
Southwest. 1t has been greatly damaged
bv storms before. especially in 1851. when
much property WAS lost. The present
storm WAS the worst ever known
"Wednesday morning the wind b"-ln
blowing from tie northeast, forty miles
per nlll, tIu- tllt' W ttNl mo lIlt
from the bay to Il depth varying from one
| to four feet. covering nearly half of the
island. Thursday the wind chlngrd to
thc south. when the water from the Gull
came across. adding To that from the bay
| The waves came eight feet high On til,
southeast end of the Island houses wcr,
| lriven one and two blocks from their form
81 localities. Some 2po small building,
were thus moved. Fifty were completely
demolished. The street ears were carried
4 block. and the tracks wee washed out
| The cotton presses, one church and thrr,
| large buildings We're unroofcd.
The English ship Australian is badly
bcached. She now lies III only six feet o
water She draws Il feet. The Govern
mcnt works on the bar are damaged. >cv
cral men also being drowned. The rail
road on the island i badly torn up. Th,
track is twisted and culvcrtS washed ont
Ii will take two weeks TO repair the bride,
over the BAY Everything was clear an,
pleasant Sunday. Friday morning tn,
wind veerrd and in liz rush cut :
channel across nearer the city, of VIVA
depth is not known
IL. w. Poet. health officer of the port
was ut Quarantine Station with his f,lni V
On the evening of the 10Th he sent hi
family to the city. except little grandson
Willie Blunt.
On the evening of the 10th, the storm in
creased. the wafer rose rapidly, carryin:
away buildings. and the last seen of DR.
Poet and the little boy. they We're in tn,
old font, a short distance from the Quaran
tine and it is supposed that they We're bot
lost. There were also two lives lost i'm til
city. The loss of life WAS At fin 81 reporte
us very large, but tie workmen suppose
to have been lost cling to piles and wrr
saved. The loss in Galveston is vlriou>l
estimated from million dollars down to
quarter of that sum; while estimates of tn
latter loss along the coast are rs high :,
five millions. At Brownsville. Corpll
Christi, ln,lianola and other coast town.
the loss OF property WAS very great and il
many places loss of life occurred.