The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-10-07
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Further Rax1feuaara OF the Te1Rs OVER
!, dokg-NyhDIe Families Borne TO n Wa
teSy Grave-Tragic Incidents Of the
Storsn.
AT INDIANoLA.
: New ORLEANS, Sept. 2S.-Parties
pvho arrived from IndiaIola ast,night,
and were there during the terrible cy-
clone, fully con6uHRven theunost scr
sational report of the destruction of life
and property there. opt Of 800 houses,
only five were left standing. During
Thursday night, when the storm was at
its height, thegwater in the city rose
over six feet in two hours, the wind
blowing at the rate of lightweight miles
an L. hour mn Siriviag III water 2 ud j
aseakers through the city a. the rete 81
fifteen niffes an hour, sweeping very
thing in their way, covering the plain
iff the rear of the city ten miles to the
depth of seven feet Several eLnfn REF
Elements, numbering 4 total popthhtfon
of $50, were also swept out of existence,
making. with $50 at Indianola, total
of 400 lives lost. TheNgentiefnen com
veving the Information give the most
narrowing account of the restitution OF
the survivors. When they left indiana
Ia, Monday afternoon, ninety bodies had
been recovered. Tbe stencil in the city
from the putrefaetion Of these dead,
E5th-the stencil from dead animals, is
inostintolerable. 1t is also stated that
party Of Mexieans on Sunday began
Fr6bBing the dead bodies washed to- the
l,blain, from four to ixmiles back OF the
city. The scoundrels chopped fingers,
hands and ears from men and women
to obtain the jewelry. As soon as tins
was heard of in the city, party OF clti-
zens went out and killed five liexicans
whom they caught at this devifish work.
-- ATlLYNCHBURG AND SAN JACNTo" =
The Houston Telegraph OF the 21st
uas the following:
The awful gale. which has devastated
the low lands of Buffalo Bayou and Gal
iveStIfn Bay. first gave indications of its
allIqpach 1T Lyme hburg on Wednesday.
'rife wffd ahad@ been blowing al day
pretty fresh from the north. About 4 p.
l-Il. it ReeHed -ssalittle-t 01the east, and
blew all night. Thursday it was north
east and east. the tide coming in rap
idly, and by II p. m. got around to
tsodtheast, Blowing q perfect hurricane,
the sea all thestiIne rolling in with great
force. The tide, which had commenced
rising "Wednesday gradually en-
| croached on the land Wednesday night,
and Thursday rose rapidly, covering
1 the wharves before nooIlSa Early in the
/ eyeningahe water was several feet deep
around the houses, and such boats as
were able to breast the gale were taking
people to the foot of the hills for Safety.
Thursday night was one of terror. The
tide. now at its full height, surged with
ffhe fury of the gales Torrents of Grain
4fell, and the wind howled with all the
4 fury of a hurricane All but few too
confident people Of Lynehbnrg aud San
Jacinto had gone to the hills for safety
-before night. After midnight, houses,
vessels, verything yielded to the gale.
The feetof harges, belonging TO the
Houston Direct Navigation Company
broke from their moorings. The steam
er Lizzie and the tug Superior of the
same line, the sternwheel steamer Mat
amoras No. ?, belonging to King, Ken.
nedy & Co, the new tug being built by
Gibbs &. CO., the steamer Star and liel
BARGE, and a number of schooners and
fat boats, were all swept before the gale
| scattered in all directions over the tat
and up the Old River.
Friday morning nothing but devasta
ton met the eye. Destruction, anC
] 4 1,f
and fragments of houses, bearing strug
Cling humanity, driven here and ther,
by the pitiless gale; fiuttering signals o
distress fronImapya tree top; the tierc'
wind and waves dimmed all cries fol-
succor; piteous motions alone told tn
lookers-on of the distress of tine i'm
periled. ga wK'
The steamer Matamoras no. 2, Cap
tain Alexander Bell, forHerlyAof In
Houston Direct Navigation Company
had been. driven across the, fists on tn
north side of the San Jacnto. She ha'
good tackle and anchors on board, AM
a small supply of fuel. Her anchor
brought her up on the flats. The steam
er Star and bargeS were driven nea
her. The drift commenced accumulat
inc around them, and fortunately he
position was point of concentration 70
the floating debris to which people ha
clung. Captain Bell, with Mr.. Leacoci
engineer, and four men got out the lif
boat. and rescued such persons as the
! could get near, but the gale was so feai
, fful that they could make but little head
= way.
= About 10 a. IN. a small raft with tw
, persons on was seen approaching. As
2 came nearer, they were discovered to
! DR.. Chamberlain and wife, of Byncl
+ burg. He was sitting on the raft holC
a ING his wife's head in his lap.-Herab
4 was partly under water. The currel
!, swept them near the Matamorass and /;
Q the raft struck among the drift, aud ju
4 as their rescuers from the MatamOras o,
!, arope- aronnd Dr. Chamberlain, Mr.
Chamberlain body was torn from h
grasp and swept under the drift. III
husband, thoughtlesS of his own lif
IS was appcaTing to the rescuers: 'FDon
d save me, save my wife,'' and, after s.
= was gone, begged them to let INN dow
it with her. He was hauled on board in
s benumbed condition. 1t is the opiniC
Y of Captain Bell andS Mr. Leaeock tn
If she was dead before seen. by, them;
e About noon a family named Perkin
lie three men, a woman and a child, can
d floating from down the river on top
z, house. It7eaught amengy The fpee
Z into (which theysaH GOT from GFhe
they were all taken in safety |
re the vawl-boat of the Matamoras. II
current and wind were so strong tn
four encould not manage the Dos
After various efforts TO get 10 theT
Captain Bell paid out line, and float,
the boat to them, and took them o
During the day Capt. Bell, Mr.. Leaco
re and the crew of four men picked |
j and saved t,ceHtg-or1e persons =
| The Perkins family say that eve
er thing was swept Of from Adams Islam
d. which is about five miles below Lyme
OF burg. In addition to themselves W
nd the family of DR. Alexander, consistir
IT, Of DIR. Alexander, Mrs. Alexander
tx grandson and negro man. These a