St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-13
Details About the Storm. /.
ISew iberia Sugar-Bowl.

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have heard that the following named
sugar houses on the Teclle were dam
aged more or less: J. T: Wyche's
Henderson & Browns, L. P. Renoudet's
Mrs. Courtois', Junius SIMPSONS and
stable, J. d. Broussard's, a. Gonsoulin's
| Lewis Augers, Capt. Sam Bells, John
Heffcrin,s, DR.: \. Duperler's purgery
down; kissack Bros, partly down and
stable same; Walker and Thompson's
Hope plantation, roof off sugar house
and stable down Thompson & Walker
Alice, roof and pargery, stable Will
cabins, and five mules killed; Busscy &
! Pharr, sugar house and cabins wrecked
corn crib and stable down; S. Gay
Belle Grove, sugar house badly hurt
cabins, etc. II. G.. aNalker, Bayside
sugar house damaged, stables injured
and mules hurt; Major G.. W. Wills
! Linden, sugar house wrecked, stable
down and 30 mules killed; a. J.. Mon
not's and Delahoussaye sugar houses
both down; Louis Grevembsyg, Al
bania, sugar house slightly and cabins
badly damaged; r. Fay's, 4. Sorrel's
land A. w. Bosworth's sugar houses all
down; S. II. Bucknel's Home place
cane shed down; Emile Sillau, Saule
sugar house badly hurt; Austin &,
| Whitchouse, La Estancia, sugar house
! down; Edward Sillan, sugar lfetlse much
| injured John Baldwin, Fuselier, sugar
house wrecked, sons residence down
| Mrs. Harding's, l.. Swormstedt's Ster-
ling, Jas. To.ld's Arlington and j. II
DarnalFs sugar houses all down.
: Our St. Mary correspondent give de-
! tails of places between Centreyille and
Pattersonville. Below there, we have
heard Of 10 sugar houses being down
| but some were considerably damaged
| On all places the cabins and other out
| bossAk. were much damaged. Places on
the fehes pot named above we are
| told sugar houses are not seriously
! damaged. q
| On Bayou Bypremort, NC hear all
sugar houses except, Patrick Seally's
are down, and on Bayou Sale all but
! one of Swenson's.
The Centreyilie Catholic and Morgan
!! City Presby terian churches both blown
down Fleming's foundry badly wreck
ed the saw mills at Jeanerette and
| Fautrien's gin down; Mr.. Browns gin
on Petite Anse prairie, and z. LassalIe's,
on the Coteau, as we'll as O'ROarke's
gin OH Cote Gelee, all badly damaged,
! NJ. DeIezin Romero's sugar house,
back OF New Iberia, also wrecked; Mr..
c.. b. Jeffegsoia's place badly injured,
but we have on news from Petite Anse,
Weeks or Cote Blanche lsiaads,
We hear that at pattersopville the
stee;,!e of the Catholic church was
blown down, the Catholic school house
seriously damaged, aud the pratestant
school house total wreck. Several
dwelling houses were unroofed: Mr.
Whites store was blown off its blocks
and his stock OF goods very much
injured.
The destruction Of property between
Morgan City and Jeanerette is immense.
The fury of the tornado was such that
it itstrippe@ the leaves from the trees, 50
that the country presents very mneil
the same appearance it does In hid
Wiater.
The iron sled over the railroad wharf
ut Morgan City was partially blown
away, IL portion falling upon Mr.. Err
mans house and damaging il badly.
The Teche shed was also blown down.
Only a few sugar houses have escaped
damage between Jeanerette and the
Bay. Above. Franklin, ON the Belle
view, fifteen cabins were destroyed.
The town of Franklin suffered eGnsid-
cradle loss. The Catholic and Protes-
tant Episcopal churches were blown
down, the saw mill and Mr.. Don CAT
fery's dwelling nnroofed Mr.. Caffery's
sugar house was also blown down, and
great damage done to dwellings in
Franklin. Homer Smiths store and
the ice house were overturned.
The steamer Daniel Boone was sunk,
and the Sammy blown far inland.