New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-08-14
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THIRTY OR FORTY LIVES LOST.
pAR1sH OF P1AoUEM1NEs INUNDATED.


Yesterday morning came the first authentic in
telligence that the town of Proctorville, on Lake
Borgne, terminus Of the Mexican Gulf Railrod) I
was swept away by the gale and flood Of Saturday,
with loss OF some thirty or forty lives. This in |
teligence did not come sooner, because the coun-
try was flooded for miles back, and railroad com
municaton with the place cut oil.
Proetoryille entirely swept away; houses |
wbarves, hotel, lighthouse, and all. The fort in
Of erection was the only place that protected
life and which still remains.
The following were all the names Of the lost
which we were able to obtain from persons vino |
came up from the scene of tile disaster yesterday
morning: /
The wife and six children of Mr.. Amedee Fagot |
the body OF Mrs. +. being recovered.
A family Of Ave colored persons named Chappa-
lin.
The keeper of the lighthouse, an old man named
Combray the barkeeper of lannon's cotfee-house
and several Spanish fishermen, names unknown.
Mrs. Wells and her three children were reported
to be lost, but by gentleman who came up in last
nights cars, we learn that the lady and her child
rem were found alive in the morass back of the
| town, but the husband and father found drowned.
1t is w. F. Wells, native Of New York, % years
of age. The body was brought up to the city last
night, and will be buried to-day by the Masonic
Order, he being a member of Dudley Lodge No. rs.
| We have heard of the recovery Of numerous
| other bodies, but have particulars. From all
we hear the furious inundaton Of the sea with the
| hurricane which prevailed and Of people floating
away on the wrecks Of houses only to be drowned
| at last were but repetition of the awlRl scenes
/ at Last Island in 1856.
THE INtrNpATIOS 4. ST. BERNARD SSp PLAQUE
MtSEs PARISHES. = The gale prostrate9 many
/ houses and plantation outhouses, whilst the food
ran Wild and spread ruin in many places. The
rice planters, who made but scanty crop this
YEAR owing to the low stage Of the river, lost
nearly everything by the irrupton Of the sea- the
wind and water blowing down and washing away
the stacks and all yestiges of cultivation.
Even at Point.a-la. Haehe, the inundation Of the
sea came up to the very levee Of the river, and 50
high was the latter, during the worst Of tile gale,
that the inhabitants knew not which to fear most,
the river Or the sea.
! It is reported that many lives were lost on the
lower plantations We have direct information
that II negroes were drowned on Mr.. Urquhart's
} plantation.
1t is supposed that the settlement of the Malay
or Chinese fishermen, on Lake Borgne, shared the
fate of Proctorvlle. 1t will be some time before
we hear OF all the sad results of this terrible gale.
r 2. s. From Mr.. L. Prendergrast, who has been
busy for two days, with others, in searching for
t and burying the dead at Proctorvile, and who
came up last night we have the further particulars
. that three children of Mr. Limerick, two children
4 Of Mr. Walsh, and Mrs. Nichols and her two chill
i dren were among the lost. good portion OF the
bodies had been recovered and buried as well al
# circumstances would admit +
Mr. Prendergrast brought up the body of Mr.
g Wells which is to be buried to-day by the Masans
/ he also had charge of the widow and ehildrea Q
!, the deceased, who supposed to be lost, ou
: : who were found alive and in the kind care of Mi
= , Hays, who has plantation back of Proctorytie,.
y Mr.. 2. also authorizes us to state, that nothn;
+ could have exceeded the humanity shown by Mr.
~ Proctor whose plantation is few miles this sid
of Lake Borgne. He sent out his negroes and wag
Is ons threw his house open, and did everything tia
e. human could do to alleviate the distress OF thos
&c who escaped the terrible wreck on the lake shore
a. Mr.. Armstrong, conductor of the Mexican Gu
he cars acted nobly and did all that lay in his powe
IN to succor the distressed.
sd The STORM IN THE PARISH OF PLAQEGetINE.-
40 The storm of Saturday last overtiowed the entlr
parish, from DR.. Wederstrand's down to the Qua
pc antine Station. The water rose TO depth OF fol
IS feet on the public roads at Point-aaHache, al
e. at Urauhart's plantation it rose in some plae
W. nine feet Mr.. UrGuhart's crop was greatly dal
aged, and % or 80 persons lost their lives on /
place. Many Of them had taken refuge on TT
oh tons and were either blown off by the force OF
oil. wind or they were blown down with the tret
to At Mrs Wilkinson's plantation there were OF
of her negros lost; also carriages and her stabl
in and kitchens were blown away. The large NJ
lft, store-house recently built at the Quarantine y
al ton, was blown down, There were many otl
:, sufferers by the storm, but the above IS all
H. names or particulars that we can obtain at pr
49,, ent The water continued to rise Tor tWehty-io
- ~ hours when it subsidized, causing death and d
~ truction in its path. The orange and rice crop
- 'SN aang the Lower Coast is entirely destroyed
~. T4E STORM on THE LAKE.-We learn from
49, officers of the steamer oregon, that the schoo1
sa;s Exile was dismasted and swamped off Pascagou
.hs Her crew were carried into Pascagoula hy a II
,o;t GER All the bathhouses and wharves at
~, goula were carried away.
! ia DISASTERS on THE RsER.-The tow-boat l.
oon dis. Capt Davis, from the Passes, came up to
city yesterday morning, having in tow the brig
w Stetson and schooner Jacnto-both vessels boz
down, and whilst off Fort Worth during the ste
I'M of Saturday last, the n. Stetson lost her loren
ions and sails and was otherwise damaged. She
cen hence for Tampico. Two of her seamen were /
the ly injured The Jacinto sprung leak. Both
lied, sells are now over at Algiers for repairs
Capt. Davis reports that the schooner Wm. Colo
Peterson, hence for Havana, was blown ashor
-nne Fort St Philip, and will prove total loss
nara ton of her cargo it is expected will be saved
nav though in damaged state. No lives were los
ned. Tie tow. boat James Il. Day, from the Pas
ruck having in tow the schooner d. L. Keeling +
ally. Minatitan, was blown ashore six miles above
swer Passes, and both Of them are now lying high
.ias dry.
aver, The schooner ]. NJ. Toone, Capt. fenning
Vhen hence for Havana, was blown high and dry at
eH's' af0utre.
The tow-boat Victoria was coming in over
y u Bar Yesterday morning withthe brig NJ A. steN
nile. Can't. Butler, from Havana, which vessel was
when masted
made The tow-boat Ocean bound down with the )
a. ot Omar Pacha and Arno, was met by the Landi
/ fell low Fort ST. Philip, having got alloat.
force force The ship Confidence, Capt. Sears, hence for
tnai, York. under sail was passed below Fort Reat
Wbnelpr Cant. (Iala,