The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-21
THE STORM.
The Effects of the Gale Here
Yesterday.
The Light. House Keeper ct Bayou
st. John in Need of Help.
Damage to Vessels on the Lake
and River.
Incidents.

Incidents.
The storm of Sunday night proves to have
been much more severe than was at first sup
posed. The wind blowing at about twenty
three miles an hour, hauled to the northeast,
driving up the waters of the lake until they
inundated the Shell Road for about two miles
towards the city.
All the lighthouses along the shore from
Hoyt's to Milnebure, were swept away with
the wharves leading to them. The food is
higher than it has been at any time since
1871, and promises, with the wind now pre-
vailing, to rise still higher.
The new railroad to the lake is still eighteen
inches above the water, and the men are still
working, the grade having fortunately been
placed so high that the prosecution of the adj
vance of the road will not be retarded.
The lake water is da shing through the COR
ner of the revetment levee, and the Orleans
Canal and the ses way is heavy all along the
coast.
Late Sunday night eight coal boats sunk in
front Of the property Of the Portable Tram.
way Company, foot of Valmont street, and it
is probable we will hear of more disasters
during the day.
1t is said the gale has swept along the whole
Gulf coast, and news is expected from GAL
weston of its damage there.
At the signal Office here the officer in
charge reports that the thermometer is fall
ing and the barometer rising, which gives indi-
cation of fair weather. He has received no
kilograms Monday, the wires being down.
A break was reported in the levee at Bayou
St John, near the old sawmill Bayou Bridge,
at an early hour on Monday morning. The
water poured in rapidly, and is now fully
eight inches deep on the public road.
Major Burke took the laboring men of the
Second District out and placed them at work
repairing the break. The water is within
about foot of overlooking from the Lake to
the Bayou Bridge, and unless the wind
changes, it will run over and inundate the
rear portion Of the city.
Our reporter left this city. at o'clock P.
NJ, on the New Orleans, City Park and Lake
Railroad, for the lake, for the purpose of as
certaining what damage had been done in
that locality by the storm Sunday night The
Galvez Canal was almost even with the bank
from the Old Basin to Canal street. The
water was flowing over little at the intersec-
ton Of Cont street. but not enough to cause
Il r;3 - &ha
The water has entirely covered the green
on either side of the railroad track on Bien-
vile street from the Old B asin to Canal street
on the other side of Galvez street, caused by
the overflow of the Broad street Canal, which
was running over in four or five places.
Several fences along the route were blown
down by the wind, also large shed where
the oars turn en- route to the Orleans Canal,
this side Of the cemeteries. Damage about
$1,000. The shed was owned by the City Park
and Lake Railroad Company.
Several large vegetable gardens were inun-
dated, and presented dreary aspect.
The water in the Orleans Canal out to the
Lake End is within about two feet of the rail-
road track, and was at late hour last even
ing still rising. The lake was very rough and
the water rolling in over the embankment
from the New to the Old Basin. The hands
on the road were at work filling
small break ct the head of the Orleans
Canal, west side, which threatened ct one
time to do considerable damsge. The east
and west piers at the mouth Of the old Bayou
st. John we're completely washed away by the
tide. They were owned by the Carondelet
Canal and Navigation Company.
Mr.. E. Gagnet, the lessee of the company,
estimates the damage ut about $25, 900 or
$780, He states that he has been con-
nected with the company for the last twenty
five years, and has never before heard of .
hurricane on Lake Pontchartrain to do 80
much damage as Sunday nights gale. The
water has covered the garden in front Of
Schilling's Hotel and is washing up against
the fort even with the water in the canal
The bridge across the bayou at this point was
entirely washed away and broken to pieces.
Some Eve or six small sail boats that were
anchored out in the lake short distance from
the mouth of the bayou, were capsized and
smashed to pieces by the heavy sea, while
others managed to float into the swamp on
the inside of the railroad track. The wharf
leading from the end of the pier to the light
house was completely washed away, and the
lighthouse was shaking and liable to tumble
over at any moment Mr.. Gage, the keeper
of the lighthouse, was on the outside anxious
ly awaiting some one to take him ashore. He
has been out there sincs Sunday morning
early, and has not had o nouthful to eat,
and can not get in.
Several fishermen tried to make q landing
and take him of, but at last accounts were
unable to reach him. The probabilities are
that he will have to remain there all night, as
the wind has been blowing . hurricane all
day and the tide rising.
The steamer Camelia, announced to leave
Milneburg ut 10 o'clock Monday morning,
did no. venture out of the Tchesunc.s River
until late in the day and was seen abou. 4
o'clock P. NJ, about three miles out in tbs
lake. on her way to the pier at M,lneburg.
The supposition is that she came up near the
wharf and was compelled to 60 back into the
river.
Some anxiety was felt about tbs yacht Hat
tie that left the mouth of the Bayou Saturday