New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-09-21
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oyster houses, precipitated the heavy mass Of
floating timbers against all the houses and fences
fronting the bay. Those houses and hotels which
stood back from the strand escaped with small
damage, only the fences being carried away; but
those houses which Immediately fronted the bay
were wrecked for distance of more than a mile;
from Nixons Hotel (now vacantJ to the lighthouse
Louis Iafaycttc's wcLknown place; Bachelors
Hall, kept by Smith & Mills; Elmoye's brick
| residence and stables: Gus RiehaFls Gem Coffee
house and Hotel: Howardis grocery and the Post
Office; Browns Hotel, and all the front public
houses and residences up 10 the lighthouse, were
totally wrecked. The roaring gale and the lash
ing sea, terrific beyond description, plunged the
floating wharf tntbers like so many battcrng
rams against the houses, and to this cause, a.
well as the other violence Of the tempest, is at
tribnted much Of the widespread ruin.
The people easily escaped to the interior and
higher part Of the Town, but many, incldding gen
tlemen from this city, only had time to save their
families and the clothes they had on.
Little damage was done in the interior of the
| town. The market-hause. back of the town, was
| blown down. Little or no damage was done at
| Back Bay.
| The immense mass Of floating timber from the
| wrecked wharves formed, with the houses il had
helped to destroy, thick rampart of tangled tim
Der, which did much toward protecting the houses
/ Immediately in the rear Of those destroyed.
/ So thoroughly and so deeply was the towns front
| flooded, that forty-ton schooner was washed up
| to and partly upon the piazza of the Shady Grove
hotel, which stands some distance back, on rising
ground.
! When the gale passed Off and the food subsided
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4 innamerable carGaases of dead cows, dogs. hogs
chickens ETC., were found to be buried amidst the
| general wreck along the shore. In the course OF a
day or two the sun began to draw foul odors from
these carcasses and nausea added To the alIlic
tons of those who went along the town front.
Meantime, The people who had been washed Out
/ Of house and home, became burden upon
their charitable neighbors for the usual supple:
Of food taken over daily by the Alabama, begar
to give out, whilst the butchers and fishermen hat
suspended business, and vegetables were not to bC
had anywhere, for either love or money. Neither
was ice to be had but that was one Of the smaller
privations. Many families found their money use
less, and actually suffered for food.
1t was daring this distressing state Of afiairs
that the Alabama arrived on Tuesday evening, ant
was looked upon by all as their sure deliyerer from
the distress that surrounded Them Tie Alabama
| having no wharf to land at cast anchor and sen
ashore two boats containing the passengers tia
t wished to land there,
al AT the same time several gentlemen, from tlii
city, put of in boats from the shore to boar
the steamer. Two Of them had their wives along
i and all were Of these who had been unhoused b.
the gale and thrown upon the charity Of the tow
people. Can't. Boardman refused TO let them com
on hoard unless they maid 50 ,,er head for thei
NASSAU ae to tha citv. rWhother he expleined thu
tha Alabama ,yaa eoine Ia Mobile. and that tn
naseenqers wonld have 10 come back on the Nc
, hi,o hoat ar nc f,ran,a we ala not heart
= One of Tho ladies'. having takeu many trip @
' tbe heat ana benr well ACQUAINTED with the ca,
. tain said. in a smiling way. sCaptain, You'll allo
Y me to come on hoard. won't you?,' His answ,
was, Madam, You can come on board, if you hay
1t nine dollars to pay to the clerk. The men in Il
g boats tsome of the best patrons Of the Alabama