The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-10-23

rORt of Sauter's building resisted the
Wind up to about ten o'clock in the
morning, and just as this Local had
,assed in a hack came down with q
rash that startled the whole town.
rhe third story of the new brick hotel,
commenced by N. A. Thompson, was
blown down upon the Odd Fellows
Hall, crushing It to a shapeless mass OF
splinter boards and timbers, and Ia
ter in the day the next lower story also
came down. The most ofthe slate-roof
Of the Masonic Hall was torn OF.
Hall is reported to have
blown down, and one man killed. The
water submerged Mechanicsville and
did great damage to the property in that
vicinity, which is very low ground and
covered with water in ordinary high
tides-Messrs. A. Sessums & Co, and
T. B. Stnbbs & Co., and Boiling,
Spooner g. Co., and all the old store
houses in their vicinity, were invaded
and to each one more or less damage
done. The bayors were all out OF
bank, spreading water in places entire
" across the Island. The City Rail
road track was submerged and the
trains stopped running at an early hour.
There was no mail train or passenger
train on the g, n, & 4. Railroad, and
it was reported early in the day that
the Bay Bridge had been washed down.
Sheds and galleries and china trees
were twisted off by the wind, and fen
ces blown down, in every part OF town.
A drenching rain accompanied the
storm all day, preventing the people
from coming out to tell their mishals
and report the damages. The records
of the Odd Fellows were saved from
the ruins of their hall, very slightly
damaged. Our Commercial Editor left
gold rates to regulate themselves. He
reports much damage to cotton. Small
boats came as far up fremont street as
the junction with Postofice street.
The yellow fever patients, the doctors
say, will feel the change in the air in
spite of every precaution, and advise rs
to look for increase mortality in conse-
quence. s. tls;yt. l.sa u SOS
The water on the Gulf beach was
|belly-deep to a horse. The City Rail-
road depot had its fouElation SO wash
ed by the Gulf water that the blocks
on one side gave way, and the building
settled to the ground.
An ambulance of the g. s. officers
was blown completely over, with two
horses in it, but no one was in it at the
time.
The wind was much more violent or
the Gulf shore than In the city. A
good many Of the buildings, put up BY
the U. S. officers, were blown down.
! The City Cemetery was covered Will
water foot deep, and all the grount
around the cemetery and to the west
ward as far as could be seen, was sci
of water. The City Sexton informs u
that he saw Mr.. Hamburg, with anoth
er man, attempting to go home. that is
several miles down the Island. The,
attempted to cross over the causewa,
the other side of the Cemetery, and b
fears they must have met with q seri
GUS accident, as he afterwards saw tn
top Of the wagon floating on the water
: There is a vessel ashore on the beac
I near the Gulf Verandah. She appear
: to be q hermaphrodite brig. Th
steamer Elizabeth Reed is high and dr.
near the railroad, below the depo
The small schooners, Sam William
. John Oliver and Fountihe Blue, are a
9 sunk. The schooner Rosario is on he
beam ends at Lufkin's Wharf. I'll
bark Pallos, brig Isola, and a lare
: fore and aft schooner have been drive
!. from the Eastern wharf up the Bay, d
/ one knows where. A large iron brig
n reported capsizen. The schooner Nc
), bel is also driven up the Bay. II
schooner Winona, at Parsons Whal
n appears to be nearly a wreck. ALI Il
J. wharyes are badly damaged. The br
e lately arrived with cargo Of colt
o was driven completely through Wi
liams' Wharf. All tho buildings on Il
block east Of Hendley's Wharf a
d blown down or washed away from the
T. foundations. The new two-story bull
" ing belonging to Mr.. Bolliman, ne
Labadie's wharf, was blown or wash,
= down. ,. ,.,.,..glag .t,,.a,...... an,
8 Several Of our old citizens, who ha,
Il been all over the city, estimate to tot
W damage ct not less Than half milli'
!, dollars. Mr.. Hawley, the wharf bull
. er, estimates the damage to t
Is wharves at fully one.fourtf Of TIN
value, and We rely upon the cortet
d ness Of his statement, 81, he Is a 60
8 Judge and never exaggerates.
goes to work at once repairing with F.
4, the force he can command. Many
the tin roofs OF the city have be
blown of, and some few slate ro'
damaged. aTT 500 7.g
cu The Toss of Odd Fellows new ID
inst completed, is not less than $40
/, The most Of the regalia, jewels, fur
a. ture, etc, we're in the rooms OF the /
r hall, andsaved. .its
=, The steamer Alice NJ. is a'wreck, q
~ under water, not even smOke-sts
b visible. A three Masted schooner
d ashore on the east Point Of the 1sia
;. The Schooner Rosario ,bilged at "
~ lfSm's wharf and two men diowned,
y carpenter and cook. s..
tic Schooner Julia lying high and
n, across the Strand; at the Junction
la 10 A , All tb,e steamship Tybee had