New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-08-16
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EI5E LAST ISLAND DTsl

giving further details of that terrible ealatnity Il
VIII be see that much Of the matter embraced ii his
letter Sye have before published hit as Id gives ad
ditsolai parsiculars letter az whole Il d full
end eorapless narrative franaprea, us give
it entire
p tYeu BaufE, Aug. lis 1856
lasssts. Editors of Cgeseeas ACCORDING to re-
quest, hasten You IF se ter
! trible calamity at Last Island.
Soon after the news Of III tIe island
reached here, the steamer Aubrey stated to
| the relief Of those who Wege said to ID cinging to
the steamer star. She returned at d o,cl1ek last
night with about q hundred of them, and reported
taab shefe war hundred more 1t tfE 1T tie island
other boats which were on tbeirwar doNp
nage osen abls tn gather the GLOWING particulars
from those Of The survivors with whom i arn a.
quainted l-e 4
AZ You are aware, the weather had Been yerv
stormy for a dasd two pFsvioas Is SUNDAY. and +
was tfeuIary 50 in the nesshboraood If this i'll
fated island bnton Sunday morning about III ocock
began blowing perfect hurricane ftor tie nort-
east and HE water began rising with fearful
pfea KING clean oVer the island In fifteen minutes
ron te tle that wind rose and the water began
tnera not Jingle house or tI isaI,d and
| aI vas g proIniseuons wreck,
steamer solith fssar, icII y7as arshores
hea was Blown ashore and bilssd a,1I yas ft1s fIe
means OF saving taose were sased all who sue
eeeaeo y geftins fo her we're saved while tf,aae wh
preferred taking their chances On t1a Island +, ,,
erenee to running blown ot,f II ~
| on her, perished, M ~ q
ihe scene that followed the first tremendous austof
WIND 4 have been informed I'll descr;pt
one tremendous cry Of agony went up and III fve
mlates naught was to be heard but the hoBfiias of
the Windsnd the IasIing of The waters itnnred
souls had persisted ID that short time.
From what can learn the force Of the Ind 1niitst
have exceeded anything or, record. gentleman
informed me that boards and logs would be torn from,
the houses and Whired through tie lii llke
men and women were blown down and thrown about
until they Rafs killed Of stunned. tri
This terrible tornado only laated about four hours
and then subsidized very rapidly the water fell as
rapidly as IT had risen, leaving dead bodies III men
women and children mixed proTniscoualy with frni
ture and debris from the fallen houses id the mean
time night came with all its horrors, and nothing
could Be determined extent Of the disaster
until Monday morning and the following named per-
sons were positively To have been losf
pT. Batey four and two servants a.
NJ. Foley iau and TWO Iriem Frera Iady
and son; Gabriel Gaspard nTbag
Mile lady and three servants: Homer sladv
and child, Michel Schlatre lady seven cj,il9frpn and
six as. seryants John Magga WIFE and
hVe servants; James Mnggah aud son, john Barfaf-
fey, Mrs preWett and two servants Ida sIagiII
Angnstn Magill, Mrs. Grozier and three serVaiIts
Mrs Bordis and servant, a. Landry and three ser,
can, Ioe fWaterl servant of Nj. 5Troasdas
Barill child and servant Of ". uaa lem
Avert sYrl Rochelle, Aeliille Hebert Wife Child and
seIgat s, Mrs; n; ser
wants; MIS- AZ. GOmeau five children and four SER
wants; HI, Prewett il, Mrs m Rentron. taliybter
and servant; Mr.. Turner. lady and servant: Ir Reed
We- child and two servants; Flash and child.
SISTER Of Mrs Flash and ehi[d Mrs. Thos MaskeII
servants Of Mr.. Ellis HI. Case ri sRobinef Simon
Gimbe. Levi Loep, Mrs EIoii Hebert Mrs: EfSiIfne
Babin. Mr. Homer Hehert, Mr.. Stewart Miss Fislef.
SJo Go FlSer Mr Thompson and three
Mr NC Donald, ssryanttof VIM. Bisland, aerFants Of
,loslna BakeEa lady, negro man Of
aGheyney JohnsoH es9is; steward Jane channber-s
mad; servant ct servant Of Mrs Meade,
child Of j tie, and servant servant Of d. ReritIf
servant of JOINS Marsh Mrs Geraud and cl,ild ser
yant#of Dir. Hawkins, servant Of Mrs. Harsis 8frs.
5hoanaage and servant Rlrs Voisn and daurhteF Mrs
". " Babin Mrs Elei Bahin, Mrs. Bell,
John Schneider. p servenE of a. Bri,
ant two children Of Mr.. Boptfton Tom, free negro:
Hudgins N sss5 87zE ssS9 SF n
There are some incidents connected with this ayfl
affair which cannot refrain from giving you among
them was the heroic conduct of DE-. BateF.s negro
eoachman- This truly faithful servant on the com,
mencement of the panic, seized one Of his masters
children and accompanied his master and family to
the highest point Of the island as soon as she uer
celyed the wreck of the Star he tried to persuade
his master TO go aboard hut without suceess, and
Then he asked 70 be allowed to take the child that he
had in his arms on board but his master sternIF com
manded him to put the child down-*he reluctantly
obeyed but in few minutes, seeing that If he re-
manned where he was, that he would inevitably
he caught mp one OF me-. Pughs children, and made
ZOE the wreck with 1t and succeeded Id getting there
and was saved. He says that if his poor master had
permitted him, he would have saved Lii whole family.
One Of Mr.. Pugh's sons behaved like a hero, and
throughout the trying time assisted his father II say
ing his brothers and sisters with much foresight.
coolress and as man bred to battle with
the elements. 5 ri Il III
Mr. and Mrs. Foley were seen to lie carried away On
the crest of breaker locked up in each others
and thus they died they Ind lived, together.
Hon. ". W. Pughs appearance On lis arrival AZ
this place vas indeed truly heart his hair was
matted with blood and salt water and lad CHANGER
its hue as mad his beard He was pale and en1aciated
and in his arms he held with conYuIsiye prasn Inc
dead body of his infant, tie only one out Of Seven
which he had not been permitted by an Rise Progi
dence to save His conduct is said to have been per
fecty chValrous; indeed all that could be expeeedne
q man Of his exalted character,
The following are the names of those persons who
were on the island at the time of the disaster and sur
Vived tEsss
Capt Thos. Ellis, planter, Terrebone Mrs, John
Fl King, and sisters, 0pelousas Mr. Marsh and
daughter, NeWtoWn; Hon. W. w. 5Pugh Wisas sis
children and servant Assumption e; Mr. Antoine
Comoe, two children and two servants i; Dr.. Hau.a
klns wife, child and servant Dr.. Lyle Dr. DupeTier
OF Attakapas: Dr. B T. PrewitS Harris and eiifd.
Dr. Roades and lady, formerly of New Orleans. now
OF Berwicks; two Misses Rentropes and niece. 1Ir
Irosclair and lady l. Hebert and lady Bayon GolIa.
Dr. Bagly and lady; Mr.. Berreux and family: NTr
Bowen jackson. Opeousas Captain Murphy. Mrs
kantree; Miss Miller, Mr.. Miller and lady: Desra
leblanc, A. Leblanc, of Napoleon e. Lhcanta 3 of
Napoleon; John Smith AdoIphe Rochelle MI y
Baptlste, Of the Island John Davis and fimiIv.2
nlaasson, Sheriff Of Parish of ASSUMPTION. Ia
forest; Mr. Etter and wife, Newton %. .#T, 5Teyy;s
wife and mother; "A. Tofier and lady BayoT GouIa.s
= Marionean; Mr.. Desobrs and family, Piaauer;ne..
two Misses Clements, do; Mrs. Dardence I5.: Cant
and crew OF steamer 'sStarl: Capt. Dave aiuraah
and an family; Mr.. Voisin Henry lfusgah; Alfred
MadsWorths Mr.. Masdil and two children. If Franz
II IN Mrs. Or. LyInan Rev. Mr. Nc Alister: Mrs
Croiter and two sons, Bayou Goula; MI. Winter.
Mr. Hart and lady, Plaqnemines Mrs 5TeffTinIr ;
MIS- Dlckerson, do Miss NT6ryz NTatliso,, N.Y. z.