New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-21
THE GREAT ST6RN At THE SOUTH
TERRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE.

- From .se nels O,,eaa. picayuac Aug H.
The iumOr which prevailed yestc'ddy, of the se-
stIucton OF Las lsisld ia The late storm, ls oro0tby
toe true We have Only sonc general rep rs OF tle
g1taiueSs Of the Gis4st'r, and few vagu- ptrfcatrs
OF the ots Of inGividuas and families Tpe accounts
brought from lhbodaCx znd Brr9lck's Bty by the
OpeOureS Railroad last evening" are conf III t'ory OF
the inunOs0n of the island, the OestfGctou OF the
bucings, ana the proba''c ors 'f grca many lives,
reaching, perbaps, t9siX reY"' ecore. IT, 'c
time the ~ x'ey to lc'In the cu4rs IS very great
snC the of couwuuc ..ion b't4cCn tlc CITY and
the scene OF The sut n ltc very slight
List l-auG 10 au ISLAM j. tie Calf of M.xl' which
has het d fI s,"ic Yeas II tde sumn.tl resort 70,
planters their families from the Lteri,r parishes
Cf LafOurChe srd A,takapa+, and some iroG tn cy.
II ant fron the rnaU Ia ,d az the moJth of the
be, on h5out twenty mites; the nearest land or
siX mile 81 ant. TIL" aud is GbOUi tHou'y-fv,
miles in length and iron hai TO three larers OF Il
mile vi e-O y three ~ tH1r isrt ABOVE he level Of
IL Gulf L. j. expos iu g.. f weep of the warers
and the uttern brc,z = wYc1 have -e it D. 81.
labe re.r, at in the summei montt-.
This year the island - r, ported - bev" been We.
patronzsc, and the 6nX.oty Is taeieiCre n'enSe 20
learn who expos % m storm aGd Rh4' loses
have to cepore. The ordinary access by the city
is via the OptlOusaa ka'iIoa! 20 Bayou Boat sad
theEce ty ste sub Dat to tao -aLd going al ret lnng,
twice week, by the steamboat Star. The S1r ap
pears t. have been w.cckei the ttOrn, .he
pots Be make the wreck the only refuge Of al that
reneiLs OF the submerged ,-l1.d BY the arriv (. Of
the 0pelOasas cars III a. LOpe have fur
th.r details AID pray thu, thG heretofore re-
Ceived msJ have been U.uct exaggerated.
In the meantime We sUbiou such items we have
been able t. gsbef. Thr toiow,ng letters VIII show
the excitement caused D. tne reception of the ut-i
geIce of Tie disaster IT Braha1 CT y ar1 the vrOnpt
vita which steps taken to reicf To tue
survivors:
BRAsHE.a CITY HorEL.l
We'd. csheJ AuA l5-4 M. :
Eps Pic 'ohn Ds'i, has hefe from Last Is and
Suaoy .iar' shat 81 I've. lost
disaster Tris is the araouH' 9arsey .cet a'cd
In great haste bsve iss Int zoe Ma, ore to tns
Of he suGer,r. WHO no~ cnging 60 toe III #
the steamboat Star She ar heucc IN one h1 oily waiting
." "''- Respectfully your,, EUGENE DAILY.
Mr.. Davis, above ref, red 20, VT Informed, IS
he keeper Of tie oyster saOOu beneath Joan VI Don
peNs Teetaulait, III COuGOn street III u city. He
succeeded tlg his Fe, wc lc tru ulO place of
safety end then Stated TO procure sid. lie ac
CompsIitd to Berwick :, ", are lntorne7 by the en-
gineer OF the steamer 81 81, @hcn he left Tuesday
morning
TIE depth Of water on the tlaad ref ming as we
understand it, 20 toe hRhc, potion, IL poitcd at i've
feet. The wreck Of the s'eHupO. Staf Is e%r"d to
lying the san0, where the hotel Of Jho Mds
gau formerly stOOd.
Tie re u the nundstion il said to have been of
unparalleled Iapid7y, tlo bghJ Of i've feet hcidg |
IepOlts to lave been afiainel minutes! Al
though wefe TO Iesd nous III lead oil mt |
ute" T. wii lot be GunciI undcrs'1pi w1at |
vic ;ci3euJ and fearful uHYOc Il must We caused,
0Iih 10 suCocr dt rAfd
All tlf icu-e, iisn7 vcre swept y4y AMI i !
is part'cs'ly reported st most Of thcse 'ay,rs e.
the hOtrl were dlONLSG.
A III. It tt,'!ttd Nic'ils we are iaoflnrd, was |
fory "a q Bissbt Cay B,r~i - Bty, buf We
have been able to tr On" in The city En" ha'
brought up cosy 81 Il Oth Inn. W. have, hJ"
ever hsuiC the uonits ui it~ Ot tcOsc hi"ge1 -
have been crow cd. ana give th.ju A. they nave
reached us; bu ntt' vnLc ing turtae correct mess:
MIR. Hrr o. t ci'!: " tam Rech'ilc OF Pa er-ou'
vile; Mn. Com, lnaie oiu1t'ly o HrTYs' Itrc,
Of Patts Tst>ile. John M1ggth C".rJJri"'Or q tie
hot, wifi, five ch,idrn I'd biorLer; M's. n.she!!
and two children Of Fronkh", btkeeper Of The h'tel
lIarnc asctrtameOl.
Itisttntfd tia, ,h,c wert. about 400 pe'aon- TIE
week al II zine of TIA. aj-a-ter aaa .h7 nam Der
surviving oil III wreck - ih- N'ar Is eso=cd ri 'm
$50 to 275.
Mot e. these reyoite with ru nerous othe TO be
traced 70 10 1eabe sours', ~tre cuuert rhrouLbor'
the cit ls ME bt an rat lrsT cteateH ee At * he-
meit which will rot he ai'aycd unti we have tdpcr |
sId uihu;e lariCul1rr o. - c'saeitr u nay 9e |
safely iufned how.v,r tba' the worst ot II es v1'le
IL given 10 v-rsion Of It fn1 hHt efficient al has
heen forward 80 fhc turVivurs. The tr' at ~ OF
1bosa seei ICED having been m sTe up h0 - hit
the spst he survivors 'ol~red, aud in po alton
TO sic III, msevc-. et l"ca - some ex'eri We hope
10 those b. longing 20 tl city b,ck by '1' even
irp, ano euabh us I" give comp's'e ~" exact a.
count Of the sad occuTT"nce
TIE STORM On TIE LAKE.
We lean som good aut-ori'y. that on honiav, the
18th inst the schooner Als4nHer vas seen ~ anc1'r
between Ship and Horn Ilancs, having o-7fen over
the outer sL0al, aod broueh' uP n t%eiV i-tt "-'er
before reaching The inner vIe Her bu' wax uiA''
and luccsr were gone hey drcS was ssrp' r"<y tnd
her Ltat cam.get. Ih- Ubl'ed SAFES schncnrr W Il.
r. Kiug b,nt beat o. bo!rd a offe-ed 70 ''ke Oh
the CreF of three MEL Tner as istAnce' hoHeYer,
was decAntc.
TIE STORM OK THE RIVER.
Nv the arrival of tnc ~ aoncf Southern Belle, yes
teidey from Ncksburg, w learn from t1o oihcer'
thai the host oncOutfCef thr s'"rn OF h'nd7S I4s'
zheI m oC n lauciug ~ Nc~-Ca'thsge ne ga
inCreSsef th4; thy were compelled 20 cas- anrhor
arc ne % 70 the bs,k until next morning. whea The
weatber mOCcfsted soMeWhat.
Ogiic 8 ruUb, tf II ltbla'- and other sint craitS
were seeu blOws as,OIe at va'ious places q M tue
cOa-t. Tta Southern & le pa Sred the j. Mnni'ttt,
from Wick tug an tr wsy Gown 20 'he cl's WITH "er
bow stove in. The 81 1tc agboat Gen. Wake wlS
blown. dsi ore snc keo'sd over At Br,w~ys laofioI,
nesry oIposte BATON Rouer Sc is yiDg IN very
preceiioas situation. A lsry" lrated hithot w.
lying bcross'he mou,h Of you Laf)uichv, an break
IIg in two yer, iae'.
Tte n. .. Crescfnt has the fol wing:
hr. Jones Also miorns ~ that i, reported at
Tigerylie that 'Le land OF Gallon had suffered
HE dhts fr epd ma 'vory soul N i haG p'r-hc3;
be leGves ipr there his morn. .ng.
We lean fr-v gentleman from Lat ll4ud wao
ssOsped ~ soil boat tht' ni.Ly p-rsou- thc
wreck of the S'ar. sore o whoin had iobs hros IN,
and all were auff. RI or food ud sat-r Nr Th;hr.
d,ux. " idnw Cisiholne T Ocioux Dr. S.aIlv. ur.
Eli. ore of fte Mr. MpLct's sot Mr. Hat zee
krowr 20 be lost. Thtre five feet Of wg'r the
i-land ano seveIal sail boat that had sored for the
,eief Of those wbJ Ingpg 10 the wreck 80 the
Sar wore surpcsad ~ ir los. "a many prominent
c,iz.ns q the Statc wte ttFr families are supposed
t Isye h, en- on th, island SOUL await further IN
teigerce with much anH'tY
Ia ri, Dy,1u Bee 81 foi ttis psrae 'aph:
DISASTERS ~ TUE STORM
Tho T., liz. uack,t ,-,amcr Ceres, Cap, l'tot0Le,
i rep.r,.e 20 BE s.l re b~t here aud 'he 81 ze'
The steamer Ops elm weui 20 h-T a-FlNanCe ~ iu.'
dap, bLt tac nor irfurLec ia.t evening. =, ~
Ire stesE.r star, phiog from T'gervh"' "h ''c
OpelOtsh RniifoaO 10 I.iH Iannd, bq' hr'n "',''''
sshore and efforts sere b,'D made 30 pr'curt pos'
10 take her ice lat l-llud las h-eu '"."'y '"'
mcgee mo greet ra,r hrs been done.
Tie stip B,~opct C,t. Snhh, ~h' II craI'o "u
ttt Sd net far Va. aoI 4 u-'ktt, ~th citS' &"
t>oaccc suc ,t,y's, Dr. rrpo.''d dFnr~'c u ~ E E7S