The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-10
THE LATE STORM.
Some of the Damage Created by the Wind
in Lafayette and Ascension.
Lafayette A6Yartisar.l

Last Sunday evening, at about o'clock, a
rainstorm commenced and lasted, with some
few intervals, al Hnight. About O'Clock Mon
day morning the wind freshened up; at 8
O'clock 1T was blowing gale; by II O'clock
storm, unprecedented almost, was raging
and contfndued Its fury until late In the after
noon. Tuesday morning the town looked
wrecked. Portions OF every fence were down,
scattered over the sidewalks. Trees bent
and twisted, or prone on the ground, distig-
ured every yard.
h. L. McBfide's large shop building fell
about noon, smashing q buggy and slightly
injuring two Of his horses that happened In
there. Shortly after the Market-house Law
fiat At about o'clock the steeple Of the
Catholic church gave way and with crash
fell, ana now the handsome spire In South
western Louisiana, the pride OF our village,
lies All unSghtiy mass of ruins.
All day Tuesday and Wednesday and
Thursday the sound Of the hammer and ak
greeted the ear from every direction.
No lives We're lost or injuries done to per-
sons In the village.
In the country houses were blown down
cabins and houses unroofed, fences laid flat
and the crops ruined. Below we give some of
the particulars:
III the northern and western portions Of the
parish the damage done Is confined almost
wholly to the crops.
In the eastern and southern portions Of the
parish tho storm seems to have gathered
strength. The Catholic chapel at Broussard-
vile was seriously damaged. The school
house was lifted from its foundation and car
RED several feet from Its place; and many
small buildings In that neighDorhood were
unroofed and blown down.
Inc clubhouse Of Mr.. Lasalle, as we'll as Mr..
Aurelien Pfimeaux's gin ana mill was over
turned
EDonaldsonville Chiefl
In Donaldsonville the destruction of nrop-
erty was comparatively small Scarcely n
naii-uozeh fences We're left standing; several
roofs anu galleries We're damaged; trees were
blown down or broken on every street. Il nor
ton 81 the lower gable end of the J,ee Hotel
topped over. crushing part OF the gallery
shed extending over the banquette: d cabin in
The rear portion ct town was demolished the
inmates barely escaping without injury: the
railroad bridge was blown around across the
bayou. and the ferryboat Little Minnie was
beached and filled with water.
In Fort Barrow, across Bayou Lafourcha.
several small houses were unroofed and Two
or three blown down.
From the upper line of the parish on the
right bank Of the river down to Port Barrow,
the main casualties We're the following
M. Ill. Balards plantatOn-Nearly all the
purgery and part Of a sugar-house chimney
blown down.
Dominique's Landing-One cabin blown
down, o number OF others unroofed and other
wise damaged.
John Reuss's Germania and Cuba planta-
tons Cane shed, one chimney and new black
smith shop on Germania, and cane shed on
GQba down.
Henry. =. Duffel-Only portion Of sugar
mouse left standing. Fortunately the loss Is
nol very serious. as arrangements had been
Yales. 80 g
IT. Edward Duffels-Kettle chimney down
aia PROBABLY other damage. Our informa-
uon relative TO this place is meaRre.
AIRS, James -Sugar-house blown
Ha.. Crop will be ground at r. q. Landrys.
Y, Zen. Allen Thomas New cane shed. nor
Llol 81 purgery and sngar-house down.
smashing number q carts. etc. Several