The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1875-10-14


Welnen were brave, cool and COLI
leoted. The Proctor House was
rearha BUT hefe, Tor The time,
The dange We great, The water
cutting each SIDE. The two.akory
hose Of Mr.. III. ken, with that Of
Mr.. Proctor, had already been
carried away, and bis family and
that Of Mr.. @. Garfield, saved
themselves by a miracle.
The wind, toward morning, be-
gan to lull little, but the water
was getting lower, until the wind
yeered Dortbg Then came hope.
Daylight began to break. Then
did We behold the awful deatrdc-
tion around as, and thanked our
God that we had been saved, aud
that our perilous position was as
nothing compared with the suffer
ings of our neighbors and citizens
along the bay. Broad daylight
revesled scene that was terrible
to behold. WIZ YH#uTTHIg
The town could not be recog-
nized as the IndianoIa of the day
previous. Ruin, total rain, every
where. People we're seen wadiDg
and Jumping over one gully TO an
other. y Neighbour met neighbor,
and told their troubles and tribu-
lations the previous night. Death
and destruction all around us !
Houses crushed to the ground,
others swayed round and leaning
over.
The wind finally dying down,
and the water disappearing from
places in the streets, those that
could sailed ont to learn the news.
Bodies Of men, women and chill
dren were found 10 all directions,
Police and guards were organ
lied and the search was made by
missing relatives and friends. How
many have lost their lives in this
fearful storm it is impossible To
learn. Up to this time sixty or
bodies have been found
and buried. Women we're found,
and men also, who had foated off |
on doors, or ANYTHING they could
get hold of, miles away. Some
were beneath their roofs, carried
away long distances. #~
The escape of SO many Of our
citizens is most miraculous. 1, ."'
The search for bodies is still
going on, and the number of hu-'
man beings drowned will never be
known, as there were many stran-
gers 10 town. rhs ,.Ho.r sa.gsI
Now comes to our hOrried senses
the news of the destruction of ST.
Inria and Decrow's Point, with a
fearful loss of life. A list of those
drowned and missing is being col
lected, and is hourly being added
to. - IS v H. ~ ~
The steamer leaving leaving today, /
can only give you an, idea of the
suferings of our people. Others
will send you, no doubt. descrip-
tons of the terrible gale and their
knowledge oft. ~, , 2r,. , ... n H..
We Rre honseless and ruined
wagons are coming in
from Victoria, and temporary re-
lief is afforded to our people.
Churches, dwellings,, stores, With
some exceptions, are gone from
sight, and Indianola, this Monday
morning, is a sight fearful TO be-
hold. a@ -. . ~ -' NJ
4 The Bulletin Office is gone up,
and your humble servant and his
family are now fixing up . dwell
ing ia a ruined home without VIM.
dows, doors, or anything. But it
is o shelter SO far, until the norther
comes, or until we can collect our
confused senses and determine
upon what we shall do, or where
we can go. Like MOrdeoai OF old
we are not, as we have no gate TO
sit at. Our fate is the fate Of all
OF us. Many are leaving for Vic
toria and other places, where they
can got shelter and food. The Vic
toria people and neighboring