The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-11
The Late Hurricane I'm New OrIe ans and
Other Parts.

CHEAT OBSTRUCTION AND LOSS L1FE-A NUMBER
OF BUILDINGS LRvELLED nd THE GROCND-APPAL-
LING CATASTROPHE ON CAMP srRFEr-RooFs TORN
OFF, TRIBES urRoorED, FENCES PRosTRATED, ere
DAMAGE TO STEAMBOATS,.
from the New Orleans Bee, Oct 81
One Of the most terrific hurricanes that yer visited
New Orleans ragged during the whole Of yesterday. Fol-
loving clcsely upon destructive predecessors within
the space o. weeks, hs been more vioen, than
either OF tho Others and Intelligence reaches
the country around We fear 10 learn sad story OF
dire'ul Elects. 10 this city already know Of great
destruction and melancholy loss Of iie
Toe storm may be said 10 have commenced on Monday
although twas only about four o'clock yesterday
iIg thai tho har csno commenced AZ is general the
case the wind veered about half round the compass
In the morning il came from the northwest about noon il
was west towards four O'Clock when at ts height,
u came from the southwest afterwards south
and last night observed II 10 be southeast south
In every part OF the city the effects Of the hurricane
shown the uprootlpg trees ana the prostraton
OF fences portion OF the shed OF The market was
blown down upon the bauanettc dsmagiug the coffee
stands and ovcrturpng mhk cart that standing In
the street the driver Of which escaped injury by Jump pg
cut lumber Of houses were stripped OF their roofs
aod had their chimreys blown down. The ziuc roof on
the Philip street Hail. ball Philip Tchoupa.
,oras street, was rolled up most compacily and landed
neatly 10 the sreetthe second OF the Kind
tns pace SgLs, shutters gut and all articles mos.
at the disposal o. the wind treated in a very IN
eeiemopons manner, tometimes TO the grea. danger Of
Patrick Coyes soap factory, IN course Of erection a.
ihe corner OF Third and Jacob streets Fourth district
was leveed 70 u ground Fortunately persons
within IT, keaiIgs soap factory, on Magnolia street,
near Fourth, Was aso Frustrated HIS viii he about
$500. No ole was injured here The largo stlbes go
Ing up on Nayade street, Ninth, formerly " d.
Earyels stabes, but being enlarged for Patrick Irwin
were tosn down. and, az In the other cases,
hurt
sut The great calamity the day WIS the destruction
e four buildings on Camp street At ten mnutes rsst four
o'clock in the afternoon beneath The ruins OF which
tne are known TO be tao persons knd greater LOGS OF
lie 10 feared.
Nost Of our reader. viii doubt ess recocc, tho nam
molh buc ing Sos 81 and 80 Camp street, between era
yier and Common streets The s,oe and rear walls bad
been completed with the root I've stories height and
the iron front nearly up Il VAS owned by Mr.. Ia
lane ard the builders sere tho well known drm OF Jlu
s,rpeer Co g clothing es,abi,shmen, ,hree story
brick store. On the other side Nos % 81 IS
three .'ory brick buildings, reaching 70 The corner Of
Common street No % occupied on The ground
fo,r ny Frederick Actherons drug store and a small
seear sore, ou the second noor by the Office Of Ri
crrGo rotary public, AM on the top story by Collins
boos bindery No. ~ occupied the ground door
BY II W Pafreys real estate efse. and above by Law.
yea ufces among which those Of Dsir After.
uey Bradford and Mcssrs Frank Haynes, j. A. aayein
ard Bancroft, with the ofce ot Csptsir Robertson,
marine Inspector The corncr bundlpg, 40 rs, Was oc'
eupied Ny the sun Mrtual Insurance Cornpany.
That the large new bstug wa N an unsafe condition
have the authority Of Mr. Ricardo among others rhe
lower aide ALL the root Of No 90 dlverget three
or four inches from the perpend cuar and the walls
net substantial erorgh considering the height and width
Investigated On the Coroncr's inquest
Al ten MINI past four sock rumbling sonui was
crash a. % that pnri,ob Of The building above the
roof o. No. -, and 20 vhin ten feet Of the wall
aud the roof Of Of No ~ Common street newt =.
the sun Insurance of &c, trat sfornna them In one 10.
start from stately eda:es OF powdered bricks
mortar and broken beans Toe work OF destruction
sudden In s accomplishment and terrible that tho
many tbe sire, who witnessed struct
dumb With ave. and then, In another moment crowd
collected from evcry quarter and the most intense
element prevailed
A, nrsi u Was supposed that large number OF pcr.
bcreath the ruins, but reflection no
call the tact that nj that hour very few ~ the
were occupied Two men and yoa h Of sbou, seven
tgsr ouf Df 81 AZ
" the FIRST floor 81 the building No ~ Camp street.
the beans cf which bad sustained the shocx len
the book bindery and carried over agsust the wall
Of the corner building escaping from death BY perfect
they were All 20 frightened a. 70 be spccchless and xeat
OF without Swing their uarcs.
Rumoss circulated that Mr. Ricardo, his clerk,
Mr.. Clement Hesrray, Mr.. Frank Haynes. And others,
had been killed but al these gentlemen disproved ther
In person amer diisett Inquiry tho only persons
could harm Who known W he within the buildings
the clerk, Mr. ottoman Krah and the negro porter
Allen who were In thc drug store and not i'm med ate
~ crushed 10 death, must have been instantly after
srd sunocaled by the acids and chem there being
strong escape Of easecs through the ruins 10 j.
v l1hdes trunk and shoe store, No ~ Common street,
tie proprietor and three employ 20 barely eapcd through
TIE rort door when The rear wall aud nsor cane 10 me
corrtr euAstg 20 much cracked u will have 10 DO
krshl native Of Germany. thirty years ofase,
ana urnnrlcd but has mother aud sister 10 tho North
Ne w~ formerly In the United states Army, has
" Mr. bcrherson's employ for seven years
In The nrss moment Of excitement, when II Was srp
posd large number beneath The ruins, several
gentl smsn thought would be call out the Fire
epsrtment, % a. 10 collect large force 70 the work OF
erieaiion, and the alarm given from the corner OF
camp and Canal streets. Tho Fire Department was soon
coec'ed bet on calmer consideration 10 vas deemed bcet
10 employ gang 81 at the expense OF the CITY, AZ n
was long % and could not be comepced until The rals
subsiitd. ne wnd going do~n c,nslicra,l toraris
eight O'Clock the work BY the al Of 20
tosn,s under iA supcrnsendence Of Aisrmsa Cox and
U TO The hour 40 prc~ large par, n tho ruins
had been cleared away, bui y ~M ye, impossible get
iato the drug store.
me river lasbei INTO waves three feet IN height
the tide water backing mp nearly fve feet and nothing
cut bot fer ssa going toys The huh of a
fedee boat dried the N, the other ii To-
nd sarx AZ the lcyee, between First and Second streets
About eight O'Clock In the mornins the cid laid up
riesrbcas W. Andrew and Belle Gates ant the partly
hurnes sbjp fricpcnfence broke from their orsng ca
re agers side and drfet scros among the steamboats,
1. the rpper lndpr The Belle Gates dii dam we
bersa or other boats and the Andres hurt roihng bet
hersef Her lartcSrd wheclhousc ard guards torn
on rhe InGepeu her bow Dt0 the Grand Duke
destroy ng her vtseIt5se she then slightly damaged
lhe Rcpubs, vhoss Oh mneys had ss zone BY The bsSd
n hsr hafrir.rs rYof The shfn