New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-09-19
VOLUME XIII.
LATER FROM THE BAL1zE. I'D.



AceoGnts Of the disastrous effects Of the gale Of
Saturday last along the gulf shore continue to pour
in upon us, All accounts satisfy us that the
hurricane in its fury far surpassed the memorable
one of 1878, forty.one years ago, whilst its DIS
astrous effects were ten times as great; the gull
shore being 50 much more thickly populated now
than then.
We published yesterday brief account Of the
ruin along shore from Ocean Springs to Bay st.
Louis More particular accounts OF the disaster at
Ocean Springs, Biloxi, Mississippi City, Pass Chris
| tian and Bay St. Louis have yet to come to hand.
Not one half of the sad story has yet been told.
THE STORM AT EAST PAscAdouLA.-Messrs. Hen
| derson and Freret, who arrived on yesterdays
| mail boat have furnished us with many interesting
particulars Of the gale in and around East Pasca-
g9ula. ...-..m.5 ...-.........-
There the worst Of the gale was during the mid
die of the day. All Paseagoula was submerged to
the depth Of several feet, and most Of the houses
were blown down and washed away
i The hotel stood its ground firmly, but was shorn
Of all its surroundings. Gen. Twggs' house, being
firmly built on a high foundation, weathered the
iempe,,tt best of all, and received number OF
families who lost their houses and all, and con.
lives. Gen. Twiggs, with the generous humanity
which ever charactcrizes the true soldier, did
much, with the aid of his negroes and of his hos
piable roof to alleviate the distress of his neigh
bors. -... .@ -.. .....m -.. z..... ..-..
Mr. Jules Freret, young gentleman Of this
city, acted with the most death defying energy in
succoring others during the gale and flood. He
will long be gratefully remembered in Pasca-
| a., Irn i al
that man was capable of doing, and did more
than any other two men during the whole ter
rible ysitansan' ,,..-
He was staying at Mrs. Mayy'ss house, Next to
this was the residence Of Mr.. Evariste Blanc, o.
this city. Mrs. Mays house suceumbed first to the
wind and waves, and Mrs. NJ and her children
were transfer red to Mr.. Blanc's by Mr.. Freret.
Soon this house began to totter. Mr.. Blanc was
unwell, and could d. no more than save himself
The nearest refuge was Gen. Twiggs' residence,
several squares Off
In the midst of the bowling tempest, the rain
drops striking like hail-stones the face, Mr..
Freret carried Mrs May and her children, one
after another, through waistdeep water, all waves
and binding spray, to Gen. Twiggs' house; stumb-
ling and hurting himself against the hidden OBJ
structions, and nearly falling several times.
After saving Mrs. May and her children, he as
sisted Gen. Twiggs' negroes in saving the Blanc
family. His exertions and his accidents in the
water almost denuded him and when he carried
in his arms the last young lady, and sat her down
in place of safety, he had to retire until clothes
could be procured for him. @.
After that he assisted in carrying trunks and
other property from Mr.. r. Pasteur's tottering
residence to the safe house of Mr.. McClanathan.
He out worked the negroes, and his shoulder is all
black and blue from the burdens he bore, wading
through water up to his middle. For this brave
work he was afterward rewarded by hearing that
stories we're in circulation that he had plundered
Mr.. Pasteur's house. On Sunday morning he traced
this outrageous SANDER to a fellow who had been
constable of the town, and who sloped for parts
unknown, just in time to escape the punishment
that he so richly merted.
After assisting in saving Mr.. Pasteur's property,
Mr.. Freret kept on at work. Mrs. May and her
children had saved nothing but the clothes they
had on. Their house, in a wrecked condition, was
still riding the waves near its original position.
Mr.. f. waded to the house, entered it, and was
going about picking up all the clothing he could
find, when the house fell in altogether. A falling
beam raked his nose, and he was thrown into
the water and badly bruised by the timbers around
him.
He lost his senses, and did not recover them till
he found himself laid out in Cen. Twggs' house
in the midst of as kind and grateful set of doctors
! and nurses as ever waited upon suffering man.
4 He had been missing several hours Gen. Twggs
, negroes had searched for him in every direction
he was given up for lost; but at last one of the
:, negroes found him wading about in the water ur
to his waist, unconscious of anything, at distance
of several squares from Gen. Twiggs' house. HI
was utterly worn out and badly bruised; but OF
Sunday morning g Richard was himself again"
Before the flood reached its worst, Gen. Twiggs
"A standing on his gallery, saw a curious-lookine
4 bunch of clothing tumbng past in the waves. LII
IS sent of his negroes to catch it. 1t proved tt
be an old negro woman, who had lost her footing
about half mile off and could not recover herself
She was half or two-thirds drowned and afte
some trouble, was wrung out and brought to lf
IA again.
Z Is A well.known, we'll off and very pious residen
ii of Pascagoula rolled up his eyes and held up hi
'. hands, during the gale, and calculated This i
Gods Judgment! 1t is token of His wrath ant
displeasure; for the people here drink too mucl
whisky, play cards too much, and never look ou
G for then1selgesn Soon after this outburst of pety
]. the gentleman gathered up several boxes of clare
and whole lot of sardines, which had been wash
Is ed away from the wreck of the little coffeehous
II by the wharf, and stored them away in a bac
t, room of his house, for his own future use. Til
little cof1eehouse belonged to one Antoine, poo
u, and good old fellow, whose friends had set him VI
n m and who was drawing $25 per month from til
10 Government for taking care of the barracks, O
Cd old houses, which were used during the hieNiea
.5 war Old Antoine is utterly ruined; yet his rc
1t and pious neighbor Baptiste picks up his clare
ndl and sardines, appropriaes them, offers to help n
~ body in the general distress, and affects to col
slider himself one of the Lords anonted. I'll
M name of our informant on this point is at the Sc
Us, vice of any one who may want it, and it may
for had from US; for what we have told is no fanc
ug sketch.
~ From Mr.. Henderson we have the following a
gh- counts of distresses near Paseagoula
A poor oysterman named Spangenberg, with
wife and four or FIVE Children resided at point
Bavou Caissot, several miles from Pascagoul
y The tempest and the flood came; their house W
washed away. The wife took her youngest CHI
on her shoulders; the husband took the ne
Youngest: the larger children, up to their necks
ar, water, held on to their parents; and thus tn
l.. H. rar