The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-08-18
Additional Particulars Of the Storm al the
south. One Hundred and Thirfy.seven
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south. - One Hundred and Thirfy-seven
lives lost.
NEW ORLEANS. Aug live have additional
particulars of the storm which took place in this
vicinity on Sunday, and lasted all day Monday. Its
effects were disastrous ut Last Island. great
summer resort, and which our accounts represent
to have been entirely inundated. Every building
on the Island ia said to have been swept away, and
less than hundred and thirty seUcn lives are
reported to hare been lost
The steamer Star, Capt. Smith, which left here
on the 9th. Saturday, with large number of pas
sengers, encountered the storm before reaching
Last Island, and became perfectly unmanageable,
and soon after became a complete wreck. The
scene among the passengers terrific, there be-
ing no loss Lhan two hundred and fifty passengers
cllnging to the wrecked fragments of the vessel,
each anxiously waiting the arrival of some vessels
to take them off. Whether any Of this company
have been lost is not yet known, though hopes are
entertained that all were saved. as a steamer is
understood to have went to their relief
Gallon Island has also been submerged, but the
accounts from thence are very meagre. 1t Is re-
ported, however that an immense amount of pro-
perty and many lives have been lost.
The ships Bowditcf and Ellerse, as also the brig
Creole, which were lying near the mouth Of the
river. have all been seriously damaged by the
storm.
On the lake and river we also hear of numerous
steamboats,, fiatboats and her vessels being in
jured. 4
have been inundated THE buildings thereon,
bath houses, etc. et1( seeptaway
heavy, but 1t is impossible now to calculate the
amount.
The crops, /. is feared, have also suffered Sc
verely.
The steamer Philadelphia, just arrived from New
York, via Havana, escaped the storm, and Is now
lying safely at Quarantine with all we'll on board
[sECoND DISPATCH
Nrw ORLEANS Aup l5-A ccounts from Last
Island verify the sad story of yesterday. One
hundred and eight persons are ascertained to have
been lost; and 1t is feared that Grand Gallon
Island, another watering place, has shared the
same fate. The corn, cotton, aud sugar crops have
been intellectually injured The steamers Nautilus,
and Perseverance are several days over due from
Texas. The steamship Texas has gone in search
of them. The storm extended as far up the river
has been heard from.
1.-THE Government hospital at Baton Rouge,
fourteen inches OF water fell between Sunday
ing and Tuesday evening.
THIRD DISPATCH
NEW ORLEANS, hug 16-The survivors of Last
Island reached here this morning They estimate
the loss of life At two hundred; one hundred and
eighty. two having already been counted Many of
the survivors are wounded with bruised and bro.
ken limbs. The dead bodies wsre plundered by
Sc. of pirates who inhabit the Island The Perse.
verance has arrived, but the Nautilus is not yet
heard from.
FOURTH DIsPATCHl
NEW ORLEANS, Aug I7-There is nothing def.
mite from Gallon Island but there was undoubtedly
great loss of life there. 1t is reported that thirty
dad bodies had been found on end of the Island
Loss in property estimated at $58 600.
The loss on Last Island is 800 900. 1t Is sup.
posed that $40 900 in money in the pockets of the
victims fell into the hands of pirates besides 5000
In baggage,
At Bayou SarS the river banks gave way, and
three residences were swept of, but no lives lost
Several vessels went ashore at the mouth Of the
Mississippi. and the telegraph line from thence is
damaged severely.