The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-14
STORM.
ANOTHER VIOLENT CALI
SWEEPING THE WATERS
OF THE GULF.
THE PRETTY SEVERE
AT GALVESTON, AT FIFTY
MILES AN HOUR.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
GALVESTON, October 12.-The storm which was
reported by the signal service as entering thc
A Gulf of Mexico last Saturday night reached Gal
weston to-day, and at this writing, Is p. M fur
ious gale is blowing from the north. Symptoms
OF coming storm were apparent last night ant
brisk breeze set in at early hour this morniug
which has gradually increased nntil it is now
blowing forty five miles per hour The tide on the
Gulf side of the island has been very high ever
since Saturday. The waves we're so powerful to.
day they washed along the streets for four or five
equares right in the teeth of the gale from the
north The extraordinary tide undoubtedly is dne
! to hurricane in the West Indies, and the north
ern gale has done much toward checking the en-.
/ croachment of the Gulf on the island
On the bay side of the city the water is very
4 u gh and washing over the docks The damage to
shipping will doubtless be considerable, as half
hundred large steamships and sailing vessels are
tpounding against the wharyes. The water is CON
etantly rising in the bay, which is encroaching on
the city for square or so, hut no danger is appre-
ended or damage to business property
Two barges from Houston, laden with d thou
eand bales of cotton each are being submerged by
he waves. The cotton will be ruined Along the
gulf side the waves have torn up the street railway
/. rack and submerged several houses The barom-
ter has fallen sixty points since o'clock this
# Morning, indicating that the storm center is very
bear Galveston.
Telegraphic communication with the mainland
gill probable be entirely suspended before morn
ng, as the gale to increase in velocity every
tloment. Since sundown the wind has shifted
Nightly to the west. The storm is now coming
rom the northwest and blowing fercely,
At 80 the gale had increased in velocity, blow
BIZ from the northwest fifty miles an hour.
The barometer has ceased falling. II is thought
/. DE storm had reached its MAXIMUM. The water
b. the bay side of the island was still rising, but
10 serious damsge to business property is possible
b long as the wind holds its northwest course, az
a counteracts the strong inhowing high tide, The
sckg NJ the Gulf, Colorado d Santa Fe railroad
1aye been washed away, and it is probable daylight
PIN reveal good deal of damage along the
harvea.
STORM ON THE NORTH GULF COAST.
New ORLEANS, October t9.--The wind was blow
z gale Last night. Dispatches from towns on
AWe Mississippi coast report gale prevailing all
png on the Mississippi sound The steamer
-halmette, Capt Byrne, from New York, which
rived yesterday, reported that she came by the
eide route along the Florida coast and encOun.
led heavy easterly gales with heavy rain. From
rtugas TO Port Eads heavy gale was expert
I'D with irregular seas. On Sunday, October TO-
encountered several hurricanes lasting seven
.NUs and backing from east to north, thence haul
to the south. The seas ran mountains high
tinually flooding the vessels decks and also her
ne rooms fore and aft Lake POnChartrain was
H|led with water from the gulf, and the gale yes
day from same direction, caused an increase of
1t lake tide, the water OveriOwing the marshes in
rear of the city, filling the canal banks full and
aking the Old Basin leyee on Broad street, 1t
- reported at midnight last night the velocity of
"a wind WAS thirty.sx to forty miles an hour and