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Show fl iud ami Water. Galveston, 18. A very severe storm of wind and rain visited the entire coast yesterday. Here wind and rain prevailed on 8unday and Sunday night, increasing severely from 7 q'clock on Monday morning until noon, blowing fifty miles per hour. The rain fell in torrents. The water in Galveston bay was raised in some places level with the wharves and levees and the more exposed portion of the city was under water two or three hours. At about noon tho wind moderated, the water began to recede, re-cede, and before night the Bky was clear with a cold north wind blowing. Very little damage was done in the city considering the severity of the storm. Three of tha compresses lost portions of their walls and three unoccupied un-occupied blocks were considerably damaged. No losa of life is reported, no disaster to Bbipping except to a small class of coasters. The railroad bridges across the bay are badly damaged dam-aged and it will be several days before trains run regularly. At Rockport the Btorni was severe. A propeller ia "missing. A dispatch from Brazos de Sandiago eay3 half that islaud is submerged. |