New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-08-16
Moro of the Storm,

From the Mobile Tribune of Tuesday we extract
the following:
We are informed by Capt r. A. Heirn, who
came over from New Orleans Yesterday on the
steamer Florida, that there We're several sehooners
and small sail-boats seen ashore and bottom up
wards in Lake Pontchartrain, and that there were
several large sehooners capsaed, and some ashore.
between Mississippi City and Grants Pass.
| He also stated that bark which had not quite
finished loading was lying on her beam ends near
| Ship Island. He thinks one mast was cut away.
Several small boats were seen capszed in the bay,
but we could not learn what they were, or if any
| persons were lostin them. Capt. John Winter and
| party OF friends We're out on fishing excursion,
and fears are entertained bv many OF their friends
here that they may be amongst the lost.
| Capt. Heirn further informs us that tine wharyes
and lighthouses on the coast from New Orleans
| have nearly all been swept away, except the new
| wharf at Pascagoula, which was only partially
| destroyed. No serious damage was done to the
buildings. He says the storm more violent on
this side of Pascagoula than on the west side.
We have been unable to receive but little infor-
nation of the boats that attended at the regatta
which tonk place at Biloxi, and were expected to
return here on Saturday, though it is supposed that
all are safe, as the commanders are good sailors,
and it is thought will hug the shore put into some
| harbor where they can be safe.
| 1t is yet doubtful as to the safety of the Yacht
| Harry Maury and her crew.
1t is almost impossible for US to give n complete
list of the number of lost vessels and lives that must
| have occurred during the dreadful Storm We also
Gently launched at Mealer's Mills, blew away from
her fastenings and is now lying across the creek,
with her bow and stern stuck hard and fast i'll the
marsh. A steamboat went to haul her off but did
| not succeed.
The gale proved very disastrous on the western
coast OF Mobile Bay to the lighthouses and the
wharves and the bridges on the Bay Road; also
uprootng and blowing tie trunks and branches
along the road, doing considerable damage. Mr..
Lewis informs rs that about twenty feet of the bank
IN front OF ms premises had been washed away
together with his seine house. and all of his fishing
tackle, etc.
Outside of the city limits we have not heard OF
any serious damage being done to property, with
the exception OF what has been done to gardens
and fences. The roads are in many instances OBJ
structed by fallen trees.
On the Eastern Shore every wharf and bath
house has been destroyed with only few exeep-
tions--the south wharf at the Point and the at
Hollywood. The scene from the hotel at Point
Clear is said to have been terrific.
Captain DENNY, OF the Crescent, when he saw
the danger that would shortly oecur raised steam
| and put out into deep water at about half mile
off from the hotel, where lie anchored and braved
the storm in safety.
We learn from Capt. Denney that man. whose
name he did not learn. came ashore at Point Clear
in a skift on Sunday morning, and stated that his
atboat sunk during the gale Saturday, and that
he took TO his skf and pulled ashore thus making
proYidential escape of lis life,
FROM PLAQUES PARIsu.--From the ponte.a.
On last Saturday the river at P8inte-5-la Haehe
had risen five feet in less titan two hours. The
back waters We're also rushing in with intense
force, which oyorlowed our lands. All Is lost
/ cattle, rice, fences etc. We learn that at Grand
Praire there was considerable damage done lives
lost, ETC. We have no particulars at present; in
our next issue We will give full description Of all
that happened. Alexander Grants sugar house
was blown down, and two men killed. at the
Quarantine station all tile buildings were blown
away and negro boy drowned, At Grand
Prairie there were sixteen lives lost in attempting
to cross the river in sail boat. Among the lost
we hear the names Of j. Bowers and family and
Antoine MoustaGhe and family. Our parish is
really to be pitetf.e Subscription lists, we hope,
will Immediately be circulated for the help of The
many sufferers at Pointe.a la Hache.
Our cry, for the last four months, was rain.
4 rain. Oh! for good shower: what blessing it
would be-we are literally parched up. Now we
have to record the two extremes. For the last
few days the eataracts of heaven have opened
upon us, and has poured such showers as to re-
mind us of tropical rains. 1t will certainly do
much good to our rice farmers they may still en-
peet to make a little for family comfort
Cane is growing lnxuriantIs The second crop
OF corn has splendid appearance, and should we
have spell of dry weather, it will yield aJund-
anty; Few Of our rice farmers are now harvest
ing their carly rice; little sunshine would be
quite acceptable. Our parish is healthy.
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Sulf FOR THEATRICAL, sERsicEs.- Marine Court
(Beiore Hon Judge Maynard ana iary.) August
9,-Gsofge z. Jordan IS, Lanra Neene.-This il
tile second action between these parties. brought
by the paintih for professional services as actor in
the defendants theater, and was tried iii January
last, when it resulted in verdict for the defendant
The paintitf appealed to tile general term, which
reversed the Judgment against him, and ordered q
new trial. The case now Ctttne up for retria
pursuant to that order and resulted this time in a
verdict for the plaiati4 fer s2G5 Is and costs
IN. Y. Herald.
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DR.. L. Newbnry Clark. onsaturday last, extract
ed tooth from Robinson & Co.'S celebrated per.
forming lion, at Buckhannon, va. The operation
was witnessed by some thirty or forty persons, and
proved highly satisfactory to his lion highness as
well IS the spectators Doctor Clark has the tooth
preserved, which is quite a lion in itself, from the
TACT that it has assisted in mastieatag three hun
dred thousand pounds q beef!