The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-08-30
,vrgg STORM ON T2IE GULF.

inst swept away from Last Island so
many OF our fellow citizens, destroying
one hundred and sixteen, and woundng
and manning, it is likely, as many more:
Such caIamitcs, like earthquakes and
volcanic eruptions seem to come as
dread dispcnsations of Providence, to
humble and chastisc the prida OF man, by
imprcssiog him with the sense of powers
beyond his control, and dangers that BAL
Nc his forecast and set at naught all his
inventions. One nights tempostuous
wrath-one nights uphcayinG of the sea
sends dcsolation and bereavement to
nolc than a hundred hearts and hearths
where, hnply, hope and all bright visions
of the future moment before found an
abode, and hurled into watery graves,
without warning, as many who were
dreaming Of tomorrow, and the social
gladncss it might bring forth.
The most well known amongst the vic
tins Of this calamity was the Hon. }. q.
Beatty, of the parish Of La(ourchc. He
was an old and prominent citizen OF the
section IN which he resided; was one Of
the old time politicians Of the State, hav'
ing once been a candidate for Congress
in his district against the Hon. Traismond
Landry, and having served both as mem.
Der of the Convention to frame a new
Constitution in the General Assembly,;
and was member Of the Senate when he
was lost His loss will be felt as Sc.
we're social bereavement,
Henry Landry and Michael Landry,
who are found in the list Of the victims,
were members Of one Of the oldest, larg'
est, and weaIthest families in louisiana,
from which some its first civil and po-
litcaI positions have been supplied
Their loss will be widely felt and mourn.
ed.
We fear the chapIct offatalities attend.
ING the late storm in the Gulf is not yet
finished, and anticipate bad tidings from
other portions Of the coast-rom Gal.
weston especial EVERY moment. Two
Texas steamers have been due for several
DAYS, and have been doubtless delayed
by the storm.
Atabout o'clock last night, the steam
boat Ma Of Aubrey arrived at Bayou
Bnuf from Last Island with about one
hundred Of the survivors. Several other
boats had been left at tn Island TAX.
ing on board the remaining sufferers, NUM-
bering also about one hundred. When
the Ma or Aubrey landed, about fifty OF
the survivors remained on board to pro.
coed to Franklin and other interior points
AMI the other fifty entered the cars, which
were in waiting to bring them to Tcrrc'
borne, Larourche, New Orleans, etc.
Among those who entered the cars, we
recognized Hon. w. w. Pugh, Speaker
Of the Louisiana Fl ouse Of Representa-,
lives, his wife and six children; Mr.. and
Mrs. r. G.. Sims, of Carroll parish; Rev.
Mr.. McAllister, of Th;bodaux; Mr.. De-
sire LeB lane, Of Napoleonville; and a
number of others. We returned to the
city in the same cars with these persons;
but the fatigue which they had suffered
on the Island made them DESTROYS ofslecp,
and prevented US from pressing them with
inquiries. Several of them, especially
the ladies, were very obliging and COM
muncative, however, and kindly related
the many hardshps they had passed
A storm had been prevailing two or
three days on and around Last Island,
the wind blowing mostly from an easter
" and south .easterly direction. On Sun.
day last, at about II o'clock, NJ, the
storm became so violent as to rush the wa.
ters from the rear part Of the Island up
towards the most elevated points, while
the waves from the Gulf rolled against the
front part with terrific fury. The whole
island soon became inundated. The pco'
pie who had at first imagined themselves
safe within doors, We're soon compelled
to leave their tencments, and the build
ings were rolled about, broken, and theiI
different parts scattered among the waves.
The breaking and falling Of houses killed
and wounded many Of the residents. Du.
ring all this excitement, the steamboat
Star, which had been at anchor some dis
lance from the bayou in the rear part Of
the island, was blown on one of the high
est points of land in the rear Of the place
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