The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1875-09-25
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particulars concerning N d.psier
/ ! hn lnIiabUia monday isst. ai
2 o'clock 2. m., whore BOD boen
during the gale. From my poinl
Of Viow, the following vas shit 7
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"Wednesday afternoon, tie 18th.
was cloudy day with o plcaslut
breeze blowing and the NY gogc
no token Of the approach Of high
wind. The citizens pursued rhoir
avocationS, little needing tho die
disaster awaiting them. The SUI
set in q Icudcu .cOlorcA cloud and
darkness Of the most intense kind
followed. Alter nighilall, the wind
increased from the northeast and
the swell in the bay became higher.
and by daylight Thursday il was
blowing about twenty-five miles au
hour. This, however, occasioned
no alarm in the town until the news
was generally circulated that the
water had encrOa he'd on the front
and was one foot deep in the streets
nearest the bay.
AS the news spread the itcizrns
seemed 10 appreciate q further rise,
for many Of The merchants com
mnhccd to carry off I'll ir goods up
TO the second floor, and to take
other precautionary steps. Thurs
day at 10 a. m. it was blowing fear
fully, the water still coming in
higher, and in two hours rise six
feet, submerginy most of the town.
The alarm spread like wildfre.
Those who uad boats were plying
about in the waves taking women
and 'h llren to places of fanced
security. Families were sent up to
the highest portions OF the dwell
ings, h pu'ehold goods we c)lruS
edly hurried into garrets, AMI the
whole town was one scene of terror.
There were NJ mons Of leIying
the town, AMI so all had to se;ure
themselves as best they could. Nid>
night Thu Law heavy Cir eit-Set
in, running through the to VA, Al d
then common the dull era h o.
all sides Of falling houses. The
water by this time had reached "a
point covering the Whole place fully |
siX feet.
Looking out, nothing GULL b.
seen except hous>tbp5 and the white
ioam on heavy roll! !. With every
,rash above the scrca ming Of tn
wind and the roar of waters could
De le ,rd III, wall O. d spail from
drowning women and childrea.
Frantically clin ying to the rem
lants of the wrecks, mohrr5 with
,hil lren in their arms valnly i'm
olored for help VIII IN all aroAn
we're unable to render any. TIL.
scene belgared description. Strong
ncn, overc me with emotion, w,pt
ike children, and some wanted to
.ush forth to certain death rather
han suffer so sec the victims per-
shing before their eyes willis they
we're po yerless to render assistln;e
Not an eye was closed that nigh.
n IndIanola. Tho loal splash aud
,reaking OF timbcrs proclaimed an
)ther house gone, and the sound
was echoed by piercing screams.
About daylight Friday morning
The wind lulIed aud the water fell
as rapidly as it had risen, and by
aoon it was possible for peaple to
get about in the higher portions of
he town.
The severity of the damage done
WIS fully appreciat ed. Not a house
IN the place but what showed evi,
lence of the gale. Squares com
,letely vacant, stores and houses
having been carried OFF by the cur
'ent, leaving only the Foundation to
mark the spot where once they
Itood.
AFTER THE STORM
As soon as the citizens were able
o move out they let to work re-
ieying those In peril. Th ose con