Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1860-10-09

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From Louisiana and Mississippi we begin
to obtain sad accounts Of the loss by the gale
Of Tuesday last. For its duration, and for the
force Of the wind, it has scarcely been eQualed
Tor many years. No similar record Of large
and depi0rsbie losses Of buildings and maehin-
cry, 20 say nothing Of the growing crops, has
been lately experienced.
From tie Lsfourche parishes, from the river
below and above the evidences Of destruction,
even now, when only the first items Of intelli-
gence begin % Be received, are star ling. The
preparations for cane grinding were fully made
On almost every plantation, and in some few
instances the machinery bad been started.
Hundreds Of sugar planters have now extern
siye and costly repairs 10 make before they
can crush a cane or light a FIRE. Such a disas-
ter, coming at his iHspportune moment, is a
calamity that cannot be fully appreciated BY
hose VITO are not thoroughly acquainted with
the whole routine Of s~ugar-makinE.
But added 70 this is the fact that the cane,
by being Frustrated, is seriously endangered.
Every Joint that touches the ground, If the
weather conuuues warn, viii soon throw out
r~1otIets and TO grow, destroying all
the sacclarlne properties OF the cane, and
rendering it useless ia the present. crop.
The arrangement Of machinery and the de-
s~tructi0n Of sugar houses, bagasse chimneys,
and other buildings. viii delay all attempts TO
save the crop by early resort 70 grinding. he
prospect Of the sugar crop is most seriously
damaged BY the late storm. L il to be hoped
tie great damage rep rted is confined to a
very harrow belt Of the sugar regbn
The loss 10 the cotton planters, though not
50 serious, viii sbll be unusual. We have
heard sufficient 70 believe thar the storm has
been violent FAR into the interior. Monday
night it was blowing a half hurricane at Can
ton. The violence Of The wind was the cause
0f DELAY 10 the rains on the Jackson road.
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apprehension that tie best cotton district, at
least Of Mississippi, has felt The fult force Of
The storm experienced In this ci y and Ucini-
ty. The wind fell upon fields white with open
boils. At least t~wenFy-four per cent. would
have blown out Of ! 8 receptacle, much II it
being en- rely carried away. That which re-
nainfc in the field cann0t but be deteriorated
10 quality, being stained with dirt and rem
dered trashy.
Il is impossiblet 10 estimate the loss which
has been sustained, but O. Is not improbable
the impression that this disaster will influence
The maTkets temporarily, will be realized.
The barometer on AondayRpight, fell sud
deLly 20 a point below which De mercury has
not descended for ten years. II gave ample
warning OF the storm that was near-the
gale, at IT'S worst, scarcely, however, realizing
he auacIpatons that bad been created by Oh =
servations % The sudden barome real changes. .
The storm il the-sugar region west Of the .
Mississippi river was even more severe than A.,
1t pro ed in this city. It's extent also was !
much greater than bad been snticipstsd. !
proving that m its diameter It was aeEFuRrka- :
be as in the destructive results which have +.
followed. Yesterday we gave some particu- 1
lars OF the wreck caused on the coast above :
city. The umors OF destruction that .
we're hen 10 The street have been fully con !
frmed, and lhe list Of losses appended, fur T.
no after they have in part been made :
nuAnna p w-FrnhHa E--h % la - rf---A.-- q
has not within the memory Of the oldest in !
labitan beer Chronieied as the following: +
DAaAGEs KEcETvED AT LITTLE cAILLoU. 4
. r. NJ. Thibodsux, sugar house blown down, b
and one life lost; IT,. G. Collins. pureery blown \
down A F. Cage, puTgsry blown down. a
N TERHEBoSNE. D
T A. Robinson. Basic & Guanee, T. & s u
purgeries blown down; Mrs. S A. ,
Nicholas, sugar house blown down; - 2
Downing, purgsry blown down. q
OK BAYOU BLACK. y
T. Gibson, purgsry blown down Boudin & b
Bouri lin. sugar house blown down; Evaristo 2
Z. n. Boykin and W. 5. Minor, pur- Z,
yeries blown down. ID
OK THE L%AFoURcHE. Il
Pugh & Dardsn, sugar house blown down N
4 Brossesu, purgery blown down; p. Lam 81
lreauX, - Egans and - Nelson, sugar u
louses blown down H. +. Ledet, c. ellis
20. and -Caullut, purs cries blown down N
I. Brand, sugar house blown down T. Beatty. hi
Brand, Mrs. Tros~lair. P. Butto, /. Bar r
Mrs. Thibodsux, H. NJ. Dsunis, Nc
BHlin & Perkins and - Williams, "a
ugar houses blown down. hs
DAMAGES IL ST. MARY. N
A gentleman Of this city writes ne that be
ecsiEef e letter, dated yesterday, from Pat Ia
srscnville, St. Mar parish, stating that the &c
houses Of Messrs. Cornsy Brothers and do
apt. Bradley were blown down entirely on On
be % inst.s and the cane generally in that vi ell
Unity has been Frustrated, but no. very seri-
usiy injured. N
In Pisqusmines and St. Bernard. it is said, 81
= those who witnessed the gale, that such q %
.~sitation has never before been witnessed. NV
The greater part Of ~Plsqusmines parish was III
ibmerged blythe overflow OF the gulf. Pointe- pr
-la-Hsche was almost ruined, and the scene w
ihe Balize was terrific. o.
As The papers are received from The interior
e fear we shall have sadcer incidents and TIE
aver losses 70 record. on