Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-08-17
DISASTROUS EFFECTS Or THE STORM.
DISASTERS ON TIE RIVER.

the Passes, arrived up to tho city ysster-
day morning, having In tow the brig N.
Stetson aud schooner Jacinto- both yes
rels bound down, and while in Fort Reach
during the storm of Saturday last, the N.
StetsOn iort her frrmusL and sails and was
otherwise damaged. She was hence for
Tan. pico. Two vi her seamen were badly
injured. The Jacinto sprung aleuk. Both
vessels are now over ut Algeirs tor repairs.
Capt. Davis reports that the schooner
VIM. Colquette, Peterson, hence tor la
vHna was blown ashore nt Fort st. Phiip,
and will provo total loss. A portion OF
her cargo. IL Is expected, will be saved. nl-
though in damaged state-no livec were
lost.
. he tow-boat James L. Day, from the
Passcs, having IN tow the schooner ID. +.
Keeling, from Minititlurl, was blow u ashore
Xix miles above the head Of the PASSES, aud
both at them are now lying high and dry.
The schooner J IL. TOone, captain Pom
nington, hence for Havana. was blown
high aud dry ut Pass a-rOutre.
4 he tow boat Victoria was coming in
over the bar yesterday morning with the
brig Nj. A. Stevens, Captain Butler, from
Havana, which vessel was dirmasted.
The tow buat Ocean, bound down with
the Ships Omar Pacha aud aud Arno. was
met By the Lands below Fort ST. Philip,
having got aflUat.
The ship Confidence, Captain Sears.
hence for New York, under rail, was pass
ed below Forth Reach all right. The ship
j. Z. Wheeler, Captain tadd. al-n Tor New
York, was badly ashore ut Point a. Ia
lluche. Capt. Gudd Is IN town Tor tho pur
pose Of procuring three TOW boats ~ get
her off,
Tho water at the Passes rose some or
eight feet. which was blown In from the
Lake, covering the whole OF the Lcvee aud
the lower portion "f thu II Ju-es. The ten
nDt- were obliged to cut away the floors Of
their buildings to prevent their washing
away. Several lives were Lust among
them three children.
The Stam in The Pdsish # Pidquemi"s.-
The storm Of Saturday last eIhow vd the
entire parish from DIR. Wederstrand'r dow n
to the Quarantine Station. The water rVso
to a depth OF four feet on the public roads
and AT Point ala llache, aud on UTqu-
hArt's plantation IL rCso in some places
nine feet. Mr.. Urqhart's crop was greatly
damaged, and twenty five or thirty per-
son lost their lives on his place. Many OF
than had taken refuge ~ tree tops. aud
were either blown of by force of the wind
or they were blown down with the trees.
At Mrs. Wilkinsob's plantation. there were
five OF six of her negroes lost also, two
carriages and her stables and kitchens
were blown away. The large new store
house, recently built ut the Quaran inc
Station. was blown down. There were
many other sufferers by the storm. but the
above are a,l the names or particulars that
we can obtain ut present. The water con-
tinued to rise for twenty four hours, when
it subsidized, leaving death and destsuction
in its path. Tho orange and rice crop all
along the lower coast IL entirely destroyed.
Tie Knocking Elects If the Storm at Proe
forrdis.-Between IhGty and Fotty Lires
Lo,t.- TIE Tarh Suept AwLy.-The fourth
anniversary Of the Last !, land disaster has
been an unpropitious one. A calamity Of
u most serious nature has beiallen Proctor
Vile, on Lake Borgne, the whole place
having been swept away and between thir-
~ and forty souls have perirhei in tho
overw helming and p:tiless waters Of the
Gulf. The gale commenced Friday night
and continued most orSaturday, aud ere
itr fury was srent no. u tree or house Of
ProctorviIle war left standing, and come
two score men and women snd children
were sacrificed to its wrath. The water IL
l. raid rose twelve feet. and this deluge.
maddened ~ IT were with The furious aud
irresistible wind, drove buildings and hu-
man beings bef"re II and into its depths NJ
though the firmly riven wood aud the
strong muscle were 80 much reed.
Amongst those lost, We Learn. arc Mr..
and Mrs. Wells, there cousin. Mrs Ber-
trand, and their servant. The family were
from New York. Mr.. Wells WINS nm inva-
lid. lie begged his family IT, g" npon the
roof aud savo themselves, as he would
roon die any how. Ills words we're true
but hr family shared the rane fate. A
Mr.. Fngot, his wife ard ;hree children
peiisbed. two Of their chilirrn being RES
cued. a Mr.. LimoIIck aud three chi ldren
ARE eaid to have been drowned. ard n Mr..
Nicholson and three chi gr.n Hl-o IRE no
ported t. have met watery grave. A
Waterman "f Gordon's, (ro reported hir
wife and child. was lort, but his wife and
two children floated on raft and wero
ultimately rescued. The bar-keeper of u
coffee house. kept by II Spaniard named
Ramon. col"rcd boy. name not known,
and several fishermen are also amongst the
lost About fifty perrons made their Co.
care from the rigging waters.
Three LiUes Int ut Tsrre du B0uf. The
brothers Pecora. police officers Of the se-
cond District, went To Terre Reuf yester-
day, having received information that
their aunt, Madame Gill, their cousin. and
n cclored servant, lost their lives during
the storm, but in what manner We have
not ascertuined.
M,biie and I'dscogouia.-F Captain
Baker, Of the. Mobile mail boat Oregon,
which arrived ut her wharf at 4 o'clock
yesterday morning, we have the follow ing
report The Oregon left Mobile on sun
day ut noon. The gale was quite severe
Mt that place on Sunday morning, from
northeast To south and southwest. The
water roSe ever the wharves, and mnny
trees were blown down; also some of he
walls OF the new theatre. Al $40 L. NJ.
the Oregon fell In with the schooner Exil,
OF Mobile. wnter-logged, und both mast.
gone; took off the crew and landed them
ut Pascagoula.
The bathing houses ard all tho wharves
at PsscHgoula. with the exception of few
posts Mt The pier head, were washed away.
Shi, kia"d.--It il reported. on good nu-
thority that all Goyeinment unrk. an