The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-10-19
The Late Terrible storm ut the South.


The New Orleans papers ol Thurs.
day and Friday last, come to us Gil.
edAwith particulars of the damage
caused by the late terrible storm in
that vicinity. From the Picayune
and Delta, we make some extracts.
The Delta says:
Every hour we learn Of some new
disaster from the terrible wind and
rain storm: although one city has
been GU. of from all railroad and
telegraphic communication during
the past thirty six hours. which
communication, undoubtedly, will
increase the number Of the disasters.
From information received Of Su.
perenlendent Williams. pr the Jack
son road. who came from the sceYfe
Ot the disaster, we learn that eleven
miles OF the track is fully washed
away, and that the water was four
to five feet deep over the track be-
tween the points Bayou la Branch
and Bayou Desert, or near the
station points Of Premier aud Man
chac. During the time Of the storm,
the water dashed with unprecelent.
cd fury and force, beyond descrip.
ton.
1t is reported to Mr.. Williams by
persons living there. that two Ger
man families. numbering either five
or six were washed away on bad.
ly constructed raft. and there is no
doubt OF their loss by drowning.
Seventeen families residing in
the region OF the track between the
points Of disaster we're washed away
on every floating material of safety
they conld obtain, and were it not
for the assistance OF a rope had by
some, they would ali have been lost.
no doubt. Two men lent their aid,
with a long rope, and sailed around
about the RATS and floating persona,
and thus saved them. an1 brought
some of them to the Railroad Com.
psny's new division house at Bayou
Desert, where they now are.
1t is now we'll confirmed that a
German gardner living off the low
er or lake side OF the track, has lost
his wife and two children. The
children were found yesterday
They lay in death, entvined in each
others arms, and near by them
stood a faithful sentinel--a half
breed Newfoundland dog-who, on
the approach of persons, howled
piteously, and revived hs waning
strength, and leaped about for 10y
one moment licking the hands and
faces OF the dead children, and then
bounding toward the lockers on
It was an affecting and impressive
sight. The bcreavcd father has
gone about in boat looking for his
ost wife, and the last heard Of him |
&c was unsuccessful in his endcav
)rs
a iamily namel Martin, who
ivcd also below the track opposite
shat is called the shell bank, are I
also reportel missing; and various .
prevail that from seven
o nine persons have met watery
graves by this most disastrous and .
unprecedented flood.
The cheerful gardens below the
rack, toward tho lake, are now
'vamps, and the homes on them
ioating ruins; at least ten or fifteen
u these frame houses tave-been
away, Mr.. Fonchcr's alone
being visible. I
AT the back part of the city, as
'lr ady reported, the storm has done
luite serious damage, which is now
in all its dr. eadinl features. |
Houses that were kept in their per
pendicular by the water, are now
falling ov'r Ss the water recedes,
their bases being shattered or loosen.
ed. We noticed several small houses
lately occupied by poor yet honest
people, that have hccome uninhabit-
able, and every day somc further
violence wililbe given of this state
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