The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-09-24
THE CYCLONE IN THE COUNTRY.
HOUSES BLOWN D0wN, CROPS DE-
sTROYED And MEN KILLED.
Tcrreb0nne.
ITerrebonpe Progress.


The first tidings of the disaster that reached
us came from Canal Bellanger, nine miles be-
low Houma At this place six houses were
blown down and shattered to pieces, as was
also the bayou bridge and great portion OF
the sugar house belonging to Mr.. E. Hotard
Sr. In the fall Of his house Mr.. Dalferes
Guidry was struck by large beam, mortally
wounding him In the breast This, however,
did not prevent him from walking over to the
house OF his neighbor, Mr.. Eugene Bellanger,
O distance OF about 400 yards, where he put
on dry garments and went to bed. and died a
few hours afterwards. This young man
leaves young, WIFE whom he had married
but few months previous. Mr.. Demetrius
Hotard and several others were seriously but
not dangerously injured, while others were
but slightly wounded.
On Bayou DuLarge the damage sustained
was still greater than at Canal Belanger:
nine or ten houses were entirely blown down
and shattered to pieces. Not O building was
left standing In the yard of Wm Ii. Knight,
ESQ.,, whose family narrowly escaped being
smashed to death by the falling timber. Not
piece Of Mr.. Knights furniture was saved; !;
sagarhoase was | Blown e down Messps pspa z Cook as
and Iurnbull's cane shed and purgery were
cane shed in its fall breaking all their wagons
and carts. At this point were also destroyed
the store OF Messrs Richou and Robert
Boudreaux. The names of the other parties
are Messrs Albert Randall, who was badly in
jured on the shoulder; John Han agriff, whose
head received a severe confusion; Lange Ere
min and Leblanc. The sugar house steam
engine chimney of Mr.. Connely was partly
On Bayou Black, on Tuesday night, Messrs.
Nalle 81 Cammacks sugar-house cane shed
was blown down, but not much damaged.
epee mp peya e smas ths gen e a Us tss Ra1t s T Sd
one of his sugar-house chimneys Frustrated.
On upper Bayou Terrebonne, the only dam
age done to buildings, is the blowing down Of
Mr., Piedra's sugar-house purgery.
We learn later that on Tuesday night l.. nj.
!. McClung's cane shed at Cedar Grove, on
Grand Caillou was blown down, breaking in
It's fall two wagons and buggy. At the
Four Points, In the lower portion Of Bayou
Grand CaillOu, every shanty and house. and
nearly every tree, was blown down and
smashed to pieces.
We hear semi-reliably that Mr.. J. Nareisse
Robichaux's sugar-house is partly damaged
Terrebonne.
So far as we have heard, Bayous Little
Caillou and Black are the only bayous in the
parish which have sustained no loss In build
ings.
From close observation we find that the
tornado, which caused all this damage, trav-
eled from Bayou DuLarge, through the
swamps, jumped over Bayous Grand CaiIlou
and Little Caillou, and then swept across
Tsgon sa beoH ona sf
bank OF Bayou DuLarge at Cooks and Turn
bull 8. the tornado swept every tree before it,
making clean road more than fifteen hun
dred large cypress trees were destroyed
The greatest damage inflicted, is that in
tiicted on the cane crop; not stalk is stand
ing up. The cane, having been thrown on
one side, then. on another, and on another
again, Is completely shattered some of it en-
tirely broken to the ground. The general be-
lief among our planters Is that the yield of
cane will fall short at least one-fourth. And
cane will not only be felt this year. but will
prove Injurious to the stubble for next year.