Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-03
TERRIBLE STORM.
Immense Damage Done.

NEw ORLEANS, September "A terri
BILE storm ragged yesterday around MOT
gan City and along the Teche, but the
blowing down of the wires prevents iuii
particulars being received. The steam
boats Sammie and Alberta wert SUNK
A portion of the iron shed at Morgan
wharf and a portion of the engine shed
were blown down, and also the Ewehso
ice house. Some dwellings were oio"h
from their foundations The dpage ID
the crops along the Teche Is irinehse'
The saw mill 81 Berwick, aeroSsthe pay
WAS blown down. The Presbyterian
church and school house were wrecked
and the streets flooded. MOrgans Ieche
warehouse was blown down ant carried
across Front street. injuring tie stores
OIL. Loeb and \. Eiman. Thesale was
frightiul in the evening.
The storm abated about o cock; In
addition TO the damage stated, he Nor
gan line round house at BerwIS Cty,
a new building, Just complefd, IN
tended 10 accommodate the ensnes on
the next extension, was densllshed-
Many dwellings have roofs OH, chmneys
down, or are otherwise lnJure. Ihe
negro cabins at FreetOwn are nArly all
demolished. The gale ws so
furious that it carried plates INN the
iron warehouse on Morgan's wharf
clear across the bay into Berwick City.
Teche warehouse was carried acrOss
Front street and smashed i'm fpnt of
three stores, carrying away galleries, &c.
The steamboat Tuller was abandqed in
Bavun Sale Bay. Fears are felt pr the
safety of the steamboat Matte, oming
from NermilhOn. A steamboat from
New Iberia brings the follOwingfeport
OF sugar houses which are entirely
down or partly destpyed;
Colonel Busworth, Matilda plan alton;
DIR. Saunders, auckland planttion;
Dan Thompson, Calumet; John Parr
Fairview and Glenwild; Steele Il Clark,
I.agonda; Lyon x Stout, Point Plcaant;
Louis Grevemaberg, Albina; lines
Todd. Arlingeon-in fact scarcely ailacc
has escaped between Morgan Cityand
New Iberia. The loss 10y the dest'uc-
ton of cane and fruit is enormous, and
LANCER than ever known by any prevous
storm i'm this location. Ut FTnk-
lin the Catholic Church, Smiths wlre-
house, Walker warehouse andicc htuse
blown down. Great destruction OF
property is reported in Bayou Sale.
Forty-fve Coal Boats Sunk.
Forty-tiye coal boats, mOOred above
the city, sank during the storm yester-
dav. Loss estimated at 100000; no in
surance. Many trees, fences and chim-
news were blown down and houses un-
rooted. The only loss OF HE reported
was Geo. ). Kuntz, pumpcr on the coal
fleet.
The following firms lost coal boats by
Yesterdays storm: Lambert 4 CO.,
agent of Walton * Co, three boats;
John A. Wood & Son, three; &. \. Mil
tenberger, agent for James Lynn,
james Neil, j. G.. Risher Il Co.,
j. 5. Neil and Neil Hutchison,
sixteen boats: New Orleans Gaslight
Company, eleven; Pelton Il Dunbar,
two: G.. A. Whitney 4 Co, four, Chas.
t;ariolan. one, W. q. Coyle Il CO.,
agents Of Simpson Il llorner, three. The
loss of the boats will cause famine in
coal and advance the price to dollar
and hall per barrel. The Gas
Company is placed in an ugly
predicament. The wholesale dealers
will be required 10 furnish them with
coal. Coal men who escaped the storm
and have stock on hand will make
biz hit in the market until more reaches
a.. .ft,.