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? covered with rafters & ?-boats floating about - A Bakers cart floated up to Mr Powers - some poor people hd to decamp with their children their Shanty having given way - about 4 am the Gale Commenced ? dry - And at day light the Tech went out - but the Town of Galveston particularly the Strand one Sad Scene of destruction

 The Protestant & catholic churches wrecks many of the houses in the county ruined - The Stores all down Town more or less injured with their goods - the Exchange has suffered much one-half of the flooring gave way -  The Whole of the Strand one Scene of devastation & was Strewed with Rafters - Limbs - & ? whole house slewed round one way or another & many gutted - particularly those on the Sea side
   The Wharfs much injured - The Barque "? 'Fanchel' ? of the ? has Stood it out bravely - The San Bernard got on shore - the Brig Atlanta after a Severe bumping against McKenneys Wharf got a ground - The Maria Elizabeth [[? " ? Schooner" on shore - Samptons House worked any & his ?have foundered - Many smaller Craft & boats Smashed