The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-21

bay taxing care OF his sloop. They had I
house furniture or wearing apparel yeste
day.
Next to them was the house Of Mr.. All
schire, whose fences and other property we
damaged, but the house remained.
Next was the house of the colored ma,
Meakin, which was entirely destroyed, Il
wreck of which, with that of Mr.. McGraw
and some unknown houses, strewed the sire
for block.
CRUSHED TO DEATH.
Meakin's mother was found, partially und,
the rubbish, about 10 o'clock, perfectly dea,
There were four or five houses, on the tw
sides OF Avenue n, between Twelfth and Thi
tenth streets, all more or less damaged
Some had entirely changed their base, an
away up among the rafters were several chicb
ems, with their feathers as wet as if thew ha
been submerged, while on the top of wrec
were seen at least dozen drowned.
Across the street from NJ were four houses
each moved from its base, and across the stree
between Eleventh and Twelfth, on M, wa
the wreck of the free mission Baptist Church
which was total wreck. Adjoining this wa
house occupied by Mr.. Brennan, which
was also injured, as were also those who oc
| cupied by Adam Reyne, Mr.. Morton, John
Wilkins, Mr.. Mum, MIR. Cook, Mr.. Smith
Mr. Fischer and Mr.. Jacobs, all of which
presented a picture truly horrible. Their
furniture was bundled about and broken up.
their windows broken, and the reporter no
tlced cups, saucers, sugar-bowls, pieces of
of bedsteads, tables, chairs and other house
hold effects at a considerable distance from
the houses. Not a single fence was left stand
ing, and here again the sand seem to have
been piled up to no inconsiderable depth.
Returning north to Avenue L. the resi-
&c u
were noticed as having had their chimnsys
blown down, the fences and outhouses moved.
but otherwise remaining intact. Going north
ward on L, was the Peoples Railroad car
shed and stables, which presented barren
appearance, one gable end being gone and
part OF the side knocked out One Of the
cisterns was gone, which was afterward found
on Market street. The loft of this stable was
filled with hay and other horse feed, and was
watched by two brave men, drivers for this
company, who stuck to it, though a car which
was on the track in front was driven the en-
tire length of the building and partially COW
cred with sand. The two drivers state that
they consider the flood was six or eight feet
deep IN the stable. They had dashed together
Two bales OF hay, which they designed to use
IS raft should the building go.
Standing on the corner of Seventh and
3roadway, looking north and northeast to the
Hospital of the Sisters, the reporter counted
eleven houses which remained, each more or
ess damaged, all others having been carried
II. Among them were four small tenement
louses partially covered with sand, and three
MY half visible. the gable ends and upper |
'orlons only being out Of the water
Coming northward to Church, be learned |
ONE names OF the losers, among them Chas.
VInslow, partial loss of furniture and house
II blocks; Thos. Rigney's house turned half
yer and otherwise damaged; Mr.. Schmidt's
ouse entirely gone-it went seward: also
hose OF Mr. Taylor, Mr.. Lucas and Mr.. Har-
In; MI. Lucas is the possessor of nine chill
rem, all OF whom are, with himself and wife,
,ft destitute; and the old soap factory, of
Inch the only remaining portion is the two
ats TOR boiling The reporter was assure ed
nat there had been twenty, if not more,
ouses IN that immediate section which had
cen destroyed, besides those turned around
jammed one against the other. From this
pint the reporter came toward the Strand.
I'd found only one house much damaged:
at, he heard, belonged to a MIR. Campbell.
Id stood next to the Sisters Hospital; it was
irtlally sunk in the water; one end stood up.
lother had sunk down. From there he ]
me down the Strand, along which for sew
al BLOCKS remnants of trees and shrubberv
IRE strewn, presenting the appearance Of I
wing been wrenched or twisted off bv tor t
do.
ALI who had been driven from their houses r
ght before last by the gale represent it as
:rlole In appearance and frightful in its roar t
me who lived SO exposed that they got the "
Il force OF the sea believe the waves were at
st ten feet high, and the water on M and N, t
tween Eleventh and Twelfth, was fully five 1
II dean in fha cfraafS | If
ge four-room house was directly in the
ddle OF Fourteenth street and fully one 81
ndred feet from its former position. In 81
t, 1t is safe to say one hundred and fifty "
Uses within radius of ten blocks were W
re or less injured, while thirty, including
,ro cabins, are entirely gone, portions Of fir
ich are scattered for blocks and the furni- si
9 with which they were supplied can be
ked up by piecemeal. 81
he poor woman, Mrs. Meaken, who tv
drowned, was found, partially covered
rubbish, across the street from where til
lr house formerly stood. ne
DISASTERS TO THE SHIPPING. WI
esterday afternoon presented sublime
It, The waves were very high for this be
llity, and were felt in their full force on to
harbor front. Up to 4:3O P. M. no seri- sti
damage was anticipated, but the wind hay ma
hauled still further into the westward, the wa
t boat Eclipse was the first to 90 adrift.
good luck she was landed on the fiat at tn
foot of Eleventh street, and obtained there Sc
old on the bottom sufficient for her ov
nors to act 1t is expected that, with the in
l in the same quarter, she would be all me
t, Though shifting wind to the north of int
will have the effect to render her total
* to
P. NJ. the schooner Thistle, which is do
ed by Messrs. Augustus Wakelee and Ma
TX Hitchcock, was discovered to be adrift. TIL
1e anchor and fifteen fathoms of chain doi
paid out, but under the force of wind str,
water she was obliged to succumb, and afte
few minutes she Was grinding against the got
at the foot OF Seventeenth street. bril-
lie bark Edward Mcdowell is safe, and for
at anchorage near the western flats, on I
'ther side OF the channel In gaining its eigl
ant position the Mcdowell crossed the Gel
of the Morgan steamer Mary, which is bar
orarily placed on the line from this port till
rashear, and had been in this port but a on I
time. The Mary parted her lines and the
INTO the Central Wharf. while the Nc thir
III stood off shore. thai
g schooner Emma and Emile, which has
uSad &c q watar h,at for tho pSa &c a.. D1