Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-08-16
The Late Storm.

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| just befallen this portion Of the country /;
in fact nothing to equal the horrors OF its
results has ever been known hereabouts.
On Sunday morning last we noticed in
this vicinity immense numbers of sea-
gulls and other ocean birds, sure indica-
ton of disastrous winds and storm at the
coast. About 10 o'clock the wind had
freshened from a pleasant breeze to a
violent tornado, accompanied with d DEL
uge of rain, the wind blowing from nearly
due east. This state Of things continued
without any intermission until Monday at
IL o'clock, NJ, when the wind lulled
little and yeered to the South, and finally
Ito S. w. and W., since which we have
been deluged with heavy showers Of rain
and sweeping winds. During the first
twenty. four hours of the storm the greatest
alarm existed among the inhabitants here,
as they expected every minute to see their
dwellings demolished by the raging ele-
ment. Shade trees, and fences were
blown down in every direction, but for
tunately the buildings in this place escaped
almost uninjured.
We are sorry to say that the country
people did not escape so cheaply. Rumor
says that a portion Of the sugar house of
J. NJ. Pelton. on Grand Gallon, was de-
molished the stable Of Gen. Quitman Of
the same place suffered like fate, killing
a large number of mules and other stock
in its fall the new sugar house OF Berger
& Brown on Little Gallon was also
blown down, and no doubt many others
from which there has been no report, have
suffered severely. u ~
The crops present most melancholy
sight. Corn and cane are laid flat with
the earth, and their foliage is whipped into
the most minute shreds. If the swift tor
rent Of water course had been turned
on to the cultivated fields and suffered to
run for . number of hours, it would not
have flattened and washed the stalks into
the earth more effectually than did this
long-continued tornado. The loss will
be immense, and instead of this parish
furnishing large quantity Of surplus corn
for the market, we fear our planters will
have to become purchasers themselves.
The cane may possibly revive to certain
extent, but can never entirely overcome
the shock it has received.
! The most melancholy portion Of the
story yet remains to be told, and will make
desolafe many hearts and turn many
homes into houses Of mourning. We
allude to the fate Of the pleasure seekers
on Last Island. The reports received
here are incomplete, and are derived en-
|tirely from our New Orleans exchanges,
but they are sufficient to throw gloom
over our whole community. We make
up our statement mostly from accounts in
the Picayune, and as they were only re-
ceived late Yesterday evening, and after
our usual hour Of going to press, there
may be some imperfections which have
escaped notice. The loss Of life Il truly
ffightfal. The Picayune reports lie
while the True Delta has only LOT.
Tho following letters will show the OK.
element caused by the reception Of the
intelligence Of the disaster at Brashear
City, and the promptness with which steps
were taken to send relief to the survivors !:
"a ssss BaAszEAa Orr Horn,
t "wednesday, August las@ =,
Eds. Ncayune-John Davis has Just go& hese from Last
Island an sait soak md reports I1s Island entirely
md that III hv ose by the disaster This h the
anOaat hnniedy asps1tained q present ea sa99Ssf
BsRwIcx's 1Ar. August 10
In great hase. We have jss ssas the Majur Aubrey to
tAe asstanee II The sadsos. Who clinging 70
tho hu = the ssamboat Scar She staEs hence IN one
fe.pse.isay yes.s, zs.un DAlr.
Mr.. Davis, above referred to, We arc
informed. 10 the keeper Of the oyster
saloon beneath John McDonnell's Res.
tAurant, in Common street, in this city.
He succeeded in getting his wife, we
learn, into place Of safety, and then