Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-13
GALVESTON GH7S II.
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gardens, and even Metallic cemetery,
which was b, lltved TO be aooye the high
est food, was invaded
In Shell beach, the terminus OF
the New Orleans & Lake Borque
railroad, the whole population left and
the trains stopped running. The Louis
Vile & Nashville railroad was under
water for several miles, and badly
washed, no trains leaving to-day.
All this high water was not from the
river, but from the gulf, the water being
driven on shore by tue extraordinary
wind prevailing. Considerable damage
was inflicted by the wind on the growing
sugar crow. Ii is feared that shipping la
the Gulf has suffered severely from this
blow, although most vessels put into port
when warned Of the coming hurricane.
REACHED IT'S MAXIMUM
Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, TEX, Oct. H., l0sS0P. N.
AT this hour the gale has Increased In
velocity, ard is now blowing, from the
northwest, nt,y miles an hour. The
barometer has ceased falling. 1t rs
thought that the storm has reached its
maximum. The water on the bay
side of the Island Is still rising,
Uul uO ttltONH w JNcAhNcs
property is possible so long as the wind
holds its northwest course, AZ II counter
acts the strong in.howing Aigh tide. The
tracks of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
railroad have been washed away, and 1t
is probable that daylight will reveal a
good deal of damage along the wharves.
REPORTS FROM TUE MISSISSIPPI COAST.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct. l2.-The wind
was blowing gale last night. Dispatches
from towns on the Mississippi coast re-
port COLE prevailing all along the Mis-
sisslppi sound. The steamer Chalmette,
Capt. Byrne, from New York, which ar.
rived yesterday, reported that she came by
the inside route along the Florida coast
aud encountered heavy easterly gales
with heavy rain. From Tortugas 10
Portua heavy gales ware experienced
with high regular seas. On Sunday, DC.
tober 10, she encountered several hurri
canes, lasting Seven hours, and backing
from east to north, thence bowling tC
the south. The sea ran mountains high,
continually flooding the vessels
deck, and also her state rooms fore
and aft. Lake Ponchartrain wat
filled with water from the gulf, and the
gale yesterday from the same direction
caused an increase OF the lake, the tide
water overlooking the marshes in the rea
of the city and filling the canal banks full
A break in the old basin levee, or BroaC
str e., was reported at midnight las
night. The velocity Of the wind is thirty
six to forty miles an hour, aud is increas
ing.
wAsHoUTs AND ovERFLows.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct l2.-The east
erly gale continues, but little damag,
was done to the city. The lake and shell
roads are submerged. Mleneburg anC
Spanish Fort are flooded. At Shell
burg the water is foot deel
on the railrosd tracks and thu
Inhabitants nearly all fed the city las
night. The Louisville & Nashville roat
from Micheaud to Pearl river Is iunnu
dated, and several wash-outs are reported
The company is making efforts to kee
the rails in line. The telegraph wire
along this section of the road are all down
TROUBLED THE WIRES.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct l2.-Tele
graph, telephone and electric light wire
suffered considerable damage by las
nights storm. There we're no trains 4
or out this city over the Louisville
Nashville road.