The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-08-27

ai 20 OVEEk zoo LIVES LOST.
n The express train. with those of the srrvi
E Tors of the Last Island calamity, rescued /
Is the steamboat u. x. Aubrey, whose destin
f. ton was this city, arrived at Algiers at q
4 early hour this morning. Byit we have fl
q ther particulars respecting the awful occul
. renee. .S3EgIHCg8aGED SNAN
Fl Among those who arrived in the train WEI
7 De Jones Lyle and Mr.. w. D. Winter The
: had taken active share in the perils and labor
lef the trying oeeasrons from the first momen
: to the last In giving their account of it, VI
Eomit repetition of what has already reaches
us, as far as the hurry and disconnected man
ner In whichswe are compelled to take it vii
lallow as;f ra4 !; fzse:sss ssrs fssf sss
They inform us that the storm commenced
labout 10 o'clock on Sunday morning and
faithful picture of the calamity they declare t.
be beyond realization. The egale did not abatt
till Monday morning, and then the rain con.
tinued almost without intermission up to tht
/ time of their leaving the island, at times the
winds rising pretty strongly again. The
number Of the victims they estimate at over
two hundred, at laest one hundred and eighty
two having been already counted. The island
was swept by o'clock on Sunday having been
loyerhowed Between noon and that hour The
wind blew first from the north, and the north
ern part Of the island was then overflowed- -
Next the wind came from the east. which beat
the water of from the north side of the island;
IafterWard the wind shifted to due south, and
then the island became overwhelmed bv the
waters of the Gulf Horses, cattle, and even
fish, lay strewn dead about the island among
the human victims of the storm. 1t is be-
lieved that many bodies were washed out into
the Gulf. i''s ''=
We haveino definite information from Call
lon Island; but there is no doubt that there
was great loss Of life theye. Some thirty bodies
are reported to have been found on one end of
the land.
On the coast sugar houses and other build
ings have been blown down.
The steamboat Major F. x Aubrey got
down to Last Island by about three O'Clock
yesterday morning. and left on her return
about half past ten O'Clock, taking on board all
the survivors except some families from Pla
quemine, who were awaiting the arrival of the
steamboat Blue Hammock, which was seen
going in as the f. x. Aubrey left. Five
steamboats, were met going down to the assis-
tence of the survivors, but some of them find
ing they were not wanted, returned.
The f x. Aubrey got to Berwick's Bay
with those saved, at halfpast 8 O'Clock last
L
them, and getting into the cars, they were in
tfhey were brought in free of all charge on the
Opelousas Railroad
Many of the survivors were severely wound
ed by floating timber and by being dashed
about by the waves; and we regret to learn
that it required all the energies and courage Of
the stout hearts that were there to secure
them, and the ladies and children saved posi-
ton on the hull Of the wrecked steamboat
Star. f go
At FIRST, as this vessel was borne to and fro
in the raging elements, and it became neces-
sary to cut away her cabin to prevent her from
sinking, it was thought as she consequently
became lost to sight, that even the refuge Of
her. wrecked hull was lost, and most of the
sufferers gave themselves up as doomed.
In addition to this account we are favored
with the following letter from Mr.. Duperier,
giving an account of the catastrophe, with a
list of those ascertained to be dead, which it 1
will be seen corrects many errors in the lists !
already received, and adds some names
~ sa,it FL Bayou BoEuF, Aug. Ii, 1856.
DEAR PIc--You may have heard ere this ,
reaches you of the dreadful catastrophe which
on Last Island, on Sunday, the 10th
nst. As one of the sufferers, it becomes my
duty to chronicle one of the most melancholy /
events which has ever occurred. On Saturday l.
aight, the 9th inst, a heavy Northeast wind
which excited the fears of storm
n the minds of many the wind increased
gradually until about 10 O'Clock on Sunday
when there existed no longer any
loubt that we were threatened with imminent
LANCER. From that time the wind blew per-
eet hurricane, every building upon the island
irving way, one after another, until nothing
At this moment, every one sought
he most elevated point on the island, exerting
themselves, at the same time, to avoid the /
fragments OF the buildings, which were scat I
cred in every direction by the wind. Many =
persons were wounded--some mortally. The :
water at this time (about 2 o'clock p. NJ
rising so rapidly from the bay
ide, that there could be no longer any doubt :
hat the Island would be submerged. The ]
Gene at this moment forbids description !
den, women and children were seen running
n every direction, in search of some means of
Aviation. The violence of the wind, together \
With the rain, which fell like hail, and the :
and which inded their eyes, prevented many
rom reaching the objects they had aimed &C.
At about 4 o'clock the bay and gulf currents
net, and the sea waved over the whole Island. r
Those who were so fortunate as to ind some
'blect to cling to We're seen noatlng IN All III
ections. Many of them, however, were sep
rated from the straw to which they clung for {
ife and launched into eternity; the others !
we're washed away by the rapid current and |
lroyned before they could reach their point
f destination. Many were drowned from be- 3
NO stunned by scattered fragments Of the 3.
Buildings, which had been blown asunder by n
he storm others were crushed by the float {;
ng timbers and logs, which were removed
rom the beach and met them on their jour
,ar 10 attempt a descrintion of this sad Il