New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-30

Clear Those best acquainted with it's exposed
situation look forward with gloomy forebodings
to intelligence from that quarter. The Junior
left an hour ago for the Point, and we may hope
to hear from there late this evening or in the
morning. 1t is to be hoped that the storm was
less violent there than here; if it was not, we
confess there is too much room for anxiety
The mail boats North or South have neither
left here or arrived for the last two days The
attempt, in such a gale, would have,been almost
madness
We have heard several estimates of the ae-
gregate damage to property from the flood, but,
1t Is impossible, thus early, todetermine it with
accuracy. The lowest estimate we have heard
is million and half of dollars, and some have
placed it as high as two millions and half
The first, we incline to think, nearer the truth
1t is, of course, impossible to estimate the
losses of individuals Not a merchant on Front,
Commerce and Water streets but has suffered,
and some of them very largely Dorrance &
Sons, Henry, Stoddart & Co., 0. Mazanee g.
Co, John Reed & CO., Woodruff & Huntington,
b. Newhouse & Co., Dade, hurxthall s. Co,
and D. OGrady, are supposed to be among the
heaviest sufferers Some Of these firms estimate
their loss as high as twenty thousand dollars
A day or two will determine this more def
nitely.
The steamer W. W. Fry and two schooners
were driven ashore near IfItehcock's Press. The,
Fry raised steam and got off, but the schooncrs
remain there. The steamer Swan is reported to
have been blown into the woods off Dog River
and is probably lost. All the craft in port and
the wharyes fronting the city, are more or less
injured. The Dry Dock is also injured, but we
have not learned to what extent.
The telegraph posts are scattered in every
direction, and we are thus cut off from all means
Of communication from without.
The lower part Of the city was mostly under
water, and people were driven, for security, to
their second floors. The same was true of the
upper portion of town. One Mile Creek was
backed up to the foot of Shell Road and Broad
street, through which it runs with great force.
LATER.-We have just learned, from Captain
Blakesly, that abe steamers Ambassador and
Swan are both blown high and dry in the woods
OF Dog Riyer, and that the Belle Gates is sunk
to her hurricane deckin Eight-AIile Creek. He
also reports u pilot-bbat blown ashore near
Walkers Press, and another blown up on the
wharf. The Jenny Bealle, lying at her wharf,
rode out the gale finely, she being the only craft
in port which entirely escaped damage Masts
from seventy to eighty feet in length are left
high and dry in Cont street, and timber and
wood are scattered all over the city
The wind has now shifted to the west north
west, and the rain continues to fall moderately.
Intelligence from the country, as far as received
indicates great rains and high water all about
US. 1t will be sometime before things get into
their accustomed channel again.
STILL LArER.-Dreaaful loss of Hfe-FSpe
persons droocned at Chocta,c Point-11 o'clock
P. M.-Mournful accounts of the loss of life and
property still reach US. We have Just learned
of the destruction of the dwelling attached to
Choctaw Point Light house and loss offive lives,
About 10 o'clock A. NJ. the building gave way
and the inmates, consisting of Mrs. Phillibert,
who attended the light her son-in-law, VIM
E. Colgin and his wife, together with their two
children, and Mr.. Oscar Phillibert and a negro
boy attempted to save themselves upon rafts and
floating pieces Of timber. Mrs. Pllilibert and
her two grandchildren. a boy and girl, aged
hye and seven years. procured raft, and after
being driven about by the storm for sometime
were finally washed eff and all three drowned
Mr.. Colgin and his wife were rescued from a
floating log, safe. Mr.. Oscar Phillibert and the
negro boy are both doubtless drowned, as thev
were heard last in the wools hallowinr for aid
The body of Mrs. Phillibert has beensrecovered
by one of her sons; it was almost literally
crushed from the floating timber; she is to be
inferred this afternoon. The bodies of the two
children lost with her have not been recovered.
The LATEST AccoUNTs.-At one o'clock Fri
day the Advertiser issued an extra containing
the following further particulars of this unpar-
alleled tempest:
Friday, ten O'Clock A. M.-The sun rose clear
and bright this morning, but the desolation it
revealed was siekening to behold.
On every hand are evidences Of the dreadful
struggle with the tempest. Of course the ex-
cltement among our citizens is very great as
incidents come in one after another swelling the
already fearful catalogue of disaster and ruin,
Below will be found such additional items as we
have been able to gather,
We are indebted to Capt. Chambers, of the
Daniel Pratt who came passenger on the Flori-
da. from New Orleans, for the following intelli-
gence:
The Florida put into the Bay of st. Louis,
where she lay until the gale had subsidized
The ship Abaellno and the British ship Mer-
sey-the latter having cleared two or three days
since for Liverpool, loaded with cotton, but not
yet put out to sea-were both blown ashore and
dsmasted near Cedar Point. A schooner, name
unknown, was seen floating bottom upwards in
the bay.
The brig Ellis which cleared few days ago
for Paimbmuf, France, and was supposed to
have been out at sea and lost, is reported to
have remained in harbor and sustained little or
no loss.
The lighter Joseph g., loaded with lumber for
a vessel lying in the bay, is also ashore
The house occupied by Jack Grant, and situ-
ated between Grants Pass and Cedar Point
has been swept away, and no traces of life were
visible when the Florida passed.
Our reporter informs us that the Sea Drift
and Mischief boat club houses, situated in the
marsh opposite the city, have been carried off
The houses of the Dutch settlers, numbering
several families, who We're employed in garden
ing in the marsh, are believed to be DESTROYED
with their inmates. One man, whose name we
did not learn, hoated out upon log, and was
picked up. He states that his family were all
drowned.
Brig Machigonne, lying at Government street
wharf, with freight, having large portion of
her cargo, consisting of twenty seven bales of
cotton, upwards Of 100 barrels of turpentine
and ten tons of iron, on the wharf, was blown
off, carrying most of the wharf holding the
freight, with her. They remained together in
the stream for about three honrs, when they
parted, and the wharf and freight foated down
remains. The vessel is not seriously injured
The wharf-owners are the heaviest losers by
this calamity. Most of the wharves are seri-
ously injured, if not entirely destroyed. A
large expenditure will be required to replace
them in their former condition. The work of
pulling apart, preparatory to building, has
already commenced.
We hear that the bridges across Three Mile
Greek have been carried off. There are also
reports of serious loss of life in thatquarter, but
the particulars have not reached us. Every
hour increases the list of the dead and swell the
amount the amount Of property destroyed.
7icelye o'clock, M.-We have just returned
from visit to the overfiowed district, and the
prospect is even more gloomy than we supposed.