The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-10-06
The Storm of Tuesday last.

The destruction in this city was not
so great as might have been anticipated
from the severity of the gale, and less
in proportion hero than in districts ad-
.jacent. The largest damage sustained
at our landing was the partial sinking
of the steamboat .SatUer Heels. nnoored
at the Levee; she was forced by the
wind storm up stream, filled and sunk,
where she now lies with her bow out of
water-her stern submerged, and sub
posed to rest on the bottom of the river.
An attempt will speedily be made to set
her afoat by the parties interested.
Ey- The following particulars, taken
from the account given in the New Or
leans True Delta of Wednesday last
give sad detail of the destruction in
that city and vicinity.
Terrible Storm.-The sad results of
the great storm of yesterday and yes
to-day evening are seen almost every
where in the city. But the most serious
part of it was the fall of buildings and
the probable loss of life.
AT noon, yesterday, and unfinished
brick buildings on Front street, First
district, fell with tremendous crash.
1t was on the site of the establishment
owned by Messrs. Relf & Co.
On the west side of Camp street,
between Common and Gravier, the tall
walls of the new buildings, five stories
high, in progress of erection for Mr..
| Paul Tulane, fell, demolishing in its
fall two three-s story building next to it
| toward Common street, the first occu-
| pied by Mr.. Macpherson, the dru ggist
below, and theupstairs by Mr.. Ricardo
| and Frank Haynes, Esq. The other
was tonanted by Gen. Palfrey. A small
cigar shop was kept in part of, while
| the upper story was occupied by q
photographic engraver, Mr., Manouvrier.
This great, high, new building was I'M
finished, the front being open, and the
posts and rafters exposed. 1t is proper
to say that the walls were thin, as is
too common, and, during the storm,
much fear was entertained of its safety.
| Three gentleman sat in the balcony of
the City Hotel momentarily looking for
its fall; two left, tho third, who de-
clared he saw it crack when tho wind
was most violent, remained to witness
the catastrophe, which took place about
| four O'Clock in tho afternoon,
The mayor, hearing of the falling of
the walls of this building, sent forward
party to remove the piles of brick,
rs it was reported several persons were
| buried beneath tho ruins. Three per-
sons are said to be missing, but up to
tho time of going to press, no bodies
| had been found.
The diggors for bodies have tempo
rairly suspended their work. The piles
of brick and timber are immense.
A large crowd still fingers around the
ruins of tho Tulane building on Camp
street. Among the tenants of one of the
demolished buildings adjacent were
Judge Bradford, district attorney, and
Mr. Castel, notary. Thojugde's Office,
on the second floor. in the wreck was
somewhat crushed, but everything was
got out in good condition.
On the corner of Bagatolle and
| Morales streets. q honso was blown
down, injuring the adjoining building
and destroying the furniture.
In addition to these, the walls Of the
| Sun Mutual Insurance. office were
| cracked, corner of Camp and Common,
and the roar of the building occupied
| by Mr.. J. +. Iohdo. rs Il shoe shop,
lust around the corner of Camp and
! Common, ON Common street. crushed
in.