Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-09-06
THE STORM.

On Monday September 1st., ono of the
most disastrous and prolonged wind and
rain storms known of by the Oldest inhab-
ltants visited this section. The RUIN COM
menced on Sunday evening and contiu-
ued in showers throughout the night.
and at about ten o'clock Monday a steady
gale from the northeast began blowing,
and only ceased at 10 o'clock in the even
ing after having done incalcuable damage
to property.
In Bayou Sarn, the new residence of
Mrs. A. w. Roberts was lifted from its
foundation, carried about six feet and
deposited on the ground, with no other
damage but causing great alarm to the
lady and her three little children who
were its occupants. A largo stable in
the yard of Mr.. M. Roscnthal was blown
down and totally destroyed, while in
nearly every yard trees were uprooted
and fences destroyed. When the wind
began 70 blow Mr.. f. Z. Powell, wharf
master on the wharf boat Louisville,
went to work and secured his boat with
extra cables, but Notwithstanding his
precautions, about 3 o'clock, when the
hardest wind blew, all fastenings gave
way, and the boat was at the mercy of
the storm. Tho river was q choppipg
sea- and the wharf boat was tossed on it's
surface as though it were but a bark
canoe. Tho wind blew this vessel imme-
diat y across the river and on to the
bar, and had she not been in the verv
best condition, old river men say she
could never have survived the ordeal.
AS it was, the entire cabin was blown
away with large portion CT the wealth
or boarding around the deck. Mr. Pow
ell with brave assistants, remained on
the BOAT, and on Tuesday evening, after
having been worked at by the tug Moul-
ton and the ferry Lura, during the entire
day, was pulled off tho bar by the
steamer Pargoud then on her downward
trip. The repairs on the Louisville will
cost large sum. The telegraph wire all
the way to Woodville was greatly dam
aged by fallen trees, but this has been
by Mr. II. A. BennIng, the pres
ent owner of the line. The telephone |
lines, stood the storm we'll being dam
aged only by the crossing of felled trees. |
In st. Francisville, the situation is |
equally bad. The colored school house, all
old, though comparatively good building
in which our fun loving fifteenth amend
mentors were warnt to indulge in Terp-
sichore's favorite phst;me, is now a mass
IF ruins. The west gable-end of the
arge brick building, known as the Le-
BRET house, but lately acquired by DR.. D.
Stocking, was blown out, while nearly
very fence and a majority of the trees
IL the town was blown down. It is es-
that the wind, for ten hours.
travelled at a velocity of forty miles an
lour. Tho Bayou Sara and Thompson
creeks were higher than ever known be-
fore. BY one living on it's banks, We are |
Informed this latter stream was higher |
5y ten feet than for forty years previous. |
But the damages recounted above are |
5ritlling compared with TIE losses sus-
aimed by orr farmers. When VIC take |
nto consideration that the gale was gen
,ral it would be 4 matter Of impossibility |
% calculate the loss, by the destruction
If cotton The very lowest estimate
would place the loss of cotton at thirty !
ger cent. A largo portion of the corn
crop is also lost, it having been blown
Town.