Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-09-06
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news RON The Gulf and The islands along IN,
eoasi n Louisiana.
The storm extended from The Sabine 10 m,
mouth Of the Mississippi, and up That river I,
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! The greatest amount Of calamity seems "a
have fallen on List Island, a watering place
on the Louisiana coast. This island is about
I thirty miles in length scarcely mile wide in
any part and but slightly elevated from the
sea. II is ola horseshoe form, the convex side
! facing the Gull. The rear portion Of the island
I is cut up into numerous bayous, or sloughs
connecting with a shallow lake which connects
with the Gulfat each end Of the island. Where
the principal hotel stood, and the numerous
cottages erected in its vicinity for the oonven'
fence OF the summer visitors, the island, from
the Gulf side to the back bay, Is but few
hundred yards wide.
The wind being from the southwark and
eastward. suddenly swept the waters of the
Gulf around the east end of the island, rapidly
filling up the back sloughs and lakes in the
rear. So sudden was the rise that for some
time il is said the waters from the rear rose at
the rate Of a foot minute. While the waters
in the rear were rising with such fearful rapid.
! ity, the waves from the Gulf side of the narrow
strip Of land were making fearful breaches over
the ridge, and thus, before the unfortunate
residents had time TO prepare for escape, even
il that were possible. Or TO contemplate their
perous position, they were hemmed in he.
tween the rush Of waters in front and rear
Many sought safety in the hotel and other
buildings adjacent, those buildings being con-
sderably elevated. This, however, furnished
them with but temporary asylum, as the
houses were soon washed away, burying all
those who sought shelter In them in one com.
mon ruin.
Many were drowned from being stunned by
scattered fragments Of the buildings, which
had been blown assunder by the storm many
others were crushed by floating timbers and
logs.
The following is list of those who were
lost:
J. c. BOtey, lady, four chiIdSen and two
servants; A. NJ. Foley. lady and two servants;
Adrien Frere, lady and son Gabriel Grevem-
berg, Gaspard Ra,ier, Thos. Mile, lady and
three servants; Homer Mile, lady and child /;
Michael Shcelntre, lady, seven children and
six servants; John Muggah, wife, two children
and five servants; James Muggah and son !;
John Bnrnfey, Mrs. B. A.. Prewitt and two
servants; Ida Magill, Augustus Magil, Mrs.
Crozier and three servants; Mr. Bortis and
servant, FL. Landry and three servants, Michel
Landry, Joseph Dugas, Ulussce Simoncau,
Joe (waitcr,) servant of Mr.. Trousdale, C. A.
Barilleau child and servant Of w. w. Pugh /;
Jean Avet, w. Rochelle, Achille Hebert wife,
child and servant of Bayou Gou!a Mrs. II.
Landry, two children and four servants; S. Fl
Prewitt, Jr,; Mrs. d. Bentrop, daughter and
servant; Mr.. Turner, lady and servant; Mr..
Reed, wife, child, and two servants; Mrs.
+ lash and child sister of Mr.. Flash and her
child; Thos. Maskell, three children and one
servant; Mr.. Midnight; two servants of Mr.
Ellis; Mr.. Case, p Robinet, Simon Gumble,
Levi Leon, Mrs. Eio Hebert, Mrs. Emelne
Babin, Mrs. Homer Rebert, Mr. Steward, Miss
Fisher, Col. Fisher, Mr.. Thompson, lady and
three servants; Mr.. McDorald; servant of
VIM Bisland, servant of Joshua Baker negro
man of Cheyney johnson, Mr.. Register and
lady, child of Etc and servant, Mrs Geraud
and child; Lewis, steward; Jane, chamber.
maid; servant of Mrs. Develin, servant of Mr..
Meade; servant of D. Beraud servant of Jonas
Marsh servant Of DR. Hawkins, servant of Mrs
Harris, Mrs. Roumage and servant, Mrs. Vol.
sin and daughter Mrs M. Babin, Mrs. Elci
Babin, Mrs. Boudreaux, Mrs. Bell, John
Schneider, F. Fitzpatrick, two children Of Mr.
Bouttion, two children of Mr.. Hudglns, SER
want Of G. A. Bryant; Tom, free negro Har-
riet, slave of D. Muggah.
1t appears that the New Orleans families
who had been stopping on the island this sum-
mer all left a few days before the DISASTER
The only persons from this city were Mr.
Stewart young man about twenty-five years
of age, and Mr. J. ]. Avet, merchant, both
OF whom are lost G
One hundred and sixteen persons are belev-
ed 20 have persisted on the island. About as
many more survived.
The storm ragged with, great severity along
the whole coast. At Thibodeaux the Lafourche
rose five feet. The crops are badly injured.
The schooner G Fl Montague, Capt Butler,
from Havana, bound 10 New Orleans, was
blown ashore on Saturday night, near the tel
egraph station at the southwest Pass.
A British schooner from Belize was blown
ashore at the same time and completely wreck.
ed. The captain, crew and passengers escaped
on raft. -n
The lighthouse on the southwest Pass was
careened by the force of the wind
The. steamboat Ceres was blown ashore,
high and dry, at Point la Hache, on Monday.
The storm was felt very severely in the
neighbour God of Bayou Sara, damaging the
sugar, cotton and corn crops.
WITHDRAWAL OF THE BENTON ELEcroRAL
TIcxEr IN Missouri. The St. Louis Republi-
can. of the 18th ult, says:
Somewhat sooner than was expected, the
Democrat Yesterday hauled down the ticket
nominated by the Price convention at Jefferson
city, and announced its intention to support
the ticket presented by the national democratic
convention, held at the same time. There is
therefore but one electoral ticket in this St tie,
pledged to vote for Buchanan and Breckenridge
for President and Vice President at the next
election ~
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