, 1875-09-20
Frhl Account. Ut tho Great
Storm ut Galveston,
Texas.
The Damage and Mortality Heretofore
: Greatly Exaggerated.
Only Four Lives Lost and 100000
Worth Of Property Destroyed.



I'M f1to,o. =. ,.,o ,,o,,r ~, ~ zht
'oo ~. =. '''' 'o''s 'ss' ,''.A'
nA'o' Luz n1oem WHICH e''nmencea "eoh'r
my continued to rage with great riolenco until
lato r; iiAy night, Tho water from the Gull OF
Mexico oya~dnred half of Ga1veston falau1,
I.,a,,,;. .,o.l 49, 's'.u .".. '
A""1'"e "o"h son'o n"uolea s1'ai 'eoeme"'s'
ana lences untootftg Hefefaf ehurches and rem.
dancte, knocking down hlEnn. awnings, nnd
other hangipgs. Thu watar is On tho principal
..roct, Tho st.ond Nartot vns sayor,, t,toes
q -. ,o ,t.,s' t.r,.a s,so., =. J., 49,. ~
H. u" ,t. nuep .n.,.,sd on,. ,Is.mhm., I'D tra
tugs snnk, one being completely derno'sAhod
to rh.,fs hn, on,v ,1,rhttT d.m.ctd md ma
-. I..,,, -. ~ .,.,c. \ tra,, -. rnoer;,,u. nd
driven ashoro Ono schooner is AZ tses on lana.
Some ten mon, working on bteakTater At tho
bar. ware drowned, Tho Health Officer, Dr.. q.
~ pattn 49,, ~. n.,n,,.o, a.. ,,-,wo.d 11,s
e., A"a 49, 49,, ' .'..'-
aouse "as c@'1'ea W, "no oae neKso "o'osn
killed bs tire house falling alser hayanE noaeea
60 loot. The raiss oad track ID torn up in twenty
n,acea os, thc island. Tim bridne In ua,t,alv Go.
e..psul ~, G ,o.'s W oua ra.oas, %
oo' ana uaauasoS a.e W sas'"asy eH'""aseo ~
from slof,0oo 10 e2oo.oeo. The storm ~aa
regular cyclone, but the wind was not vsry
heavy, though tho vator waa higher thai
aur.ar ths great storms Of iuG7 st,I
1911. AZ II n'clock last nioht Tho wind
mt IL tno aorthw"st and T hepnn r. haya ho.'
iho inv and atrecta tlcr. To-day nl| ia ,lrv and
nIoasant ia nDEoarsuce. A conomittea has o.
canized for tho relief Of thc onf}erere who ge1e
n,iuoinaIty rosidouta on tho (;ulf ida and lie
INV shnrs' All teleyrnph lines nave beon nlorn
down t,i tn-nfehl. Tho storm ertonued to
fIttntsteAa NJ, tic ,re1os Eentyst ard We}1er OF,
Tho Grs.t Northern Koad. doiuu damage on tts
ontiro Ioute Iucludinr that At Houston, n,
mails hnye arrived for thrce ,lsva. and tbere haa
beon no telegraph communication tn tbia oven.
lnr. vhcn quo viro hogan work. The Ions py
liz atorrn vili moi aoRTeea,e noar,y 70 largo a.,
wnn antic,n.ted. tho wind having been yarv
.tasav Tho ah,,n;rc c.Yerially Ina esr,ncd
fsr berond *; act.tio,,.'
Nxy O1LE1sg, Sept 13,-Ths following WAS
receired at o'ciock lat nixlt from Galveston !:
"storm since he t5,h. Water hlgII. but ycry
tsn tssJ 'ivss dst and thuus vars At ta extrotns
eastern po]ut Of tbe island. exposed ta tba Ful
fo1ce oil tic ssoym. Tha railroads are ouly
hn ruuuiuv in 4 day or two."
Eaw ORrEAsa. Font, iy-Te|egraphfc COM
munlcntion viii GALVESTON IL st,|I lptorYuptoJ,
4 stasuns1 arrived 81 lrAsi.ear to-ta1, br,aeiux
! r.Nsenrerp nnI h}eh Of Galveston nuwspAnory to
iho 18lh. SATURDAY, fnprujuR. Their contain a
l0nr .ccount Of tic storm, iucidauta. osc,
Ths storm was vary sovere, buudnKe
rero nnronfnd tre.s. awninen. and
fonnse blown down, streets, buildings,
bridpes, nha1fs, etc., badly damaged, and sey-
renort ,bat from oue.half to throe- oe-fourthn Of
Gslyeeson Island vas submerged, aud estimates
Two i;ren warc 1oat IN lila clts. and two in The
bsy.-Dr. Feet and bis perliew, who wero a
| Bonrd;nr Btatlou, which WA carried away,
! GALVESTON, vIa NEw On1.xArs, Sept. 15-Dnr-
ne storm m lie i7ti sho rtoamshit, Australian,
| iosdinr With cotton jor Liverpool wont 70 sea
from The outer roads, nnd vss driven ashore at
st. 1ernarl. 60 mljes rest at hero, uor nurgeou
and mia nrriyoI to.d.v, and report tho yee so]
Ir;nr in = fsat al water. No Iiyos voro lost
Tbo bark Edward Mcdowell. ahicn waa dis
PaI'c.n 1slsnd. in Ga!foston Bay. and ia no.
agrmrd in feat Of water. II ii Thought I'll.
iii ~ aotten OF with slight damage, Tht
bsyou steamer BtaEdgtovu VA driven from thu
wIarf broken 70 pteccu, at,d io total wreck. 4
rnn,fnr of liar Grow woxo ronorteJ lost
Dr. q, ". Pee|, Healtt, Oiioar Of tAt
| nx,rt yna 1t the quarantine 1t Beaton
wis,, l,sa family On tho eyeu,nc Of tho l5tl. H.
aent hia family to tho c1ty cxcert 4 little grand