The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-14
THE LATE STORM.
Further Particulars Of Damages Done By
1.-THE Loss in Fausse Pointe
and Cypremort.
New Iberia Sugar BOWL
CYPREMoRT DISTRICT, GLENCOE p.
81 Ma U Parish SantaIuhar O 1870

CYPREMoRT DISTRICT, GLENCOE 7. o.,
81. Ma PARISH September o. 1879. J
We experienced o terrific storm on Monday,
the first instant, which blew with fury for
eight consecutive hours The wind ranged
from the northeast to the north vest its vc-
locity being about seventy-five miles III hour,
If not more, during the last four hours. |
have TO report a great many disasters. The
following etbe heaviest sufferers, to wit:
BAYOU CYPEEMoRT.
Burguleres Bros, both sugar houses down,
and nearly all their fences and part Of their
quarters, with stables, ETC. John Carey, su-
gar-house, stables and several other buildings
down. Pat ScalIy escaped with his sugar
house unhurt, as also the other buildings.
Hardly any damages on his place. Edward
Sigur's Gallery place, sugar house, stable and
several other buildings, together with the
fencing all down. Mr.. Emile Noveret, sugar
house, stables and several buildings down;
two mules killed, one horse and several cows,
others crippled. w. F. Kemper, several
houses, stables, sugar house and fencing all
down. Mr.. Edward Sgur's home place, sugar
house, three corn cribs, corn mill and nearly
all the buildings in the quarters, together
with the fencing all down.
CYPREMoRT PRAIRIE.
Mr. Sam $. Edgerley, our worthy justice Of
the peace, was completely cleared out of all
his buildings. His son, Edward Edgerley,
met with the same fate. Mr.. Louis PeIlerin
was not only left houseiess, but also without
SNlhtH Ol CiOLfleS OF u piece Oh furniture.
Mr. st. Aubin Legnon was stripped of
everything except his residence Mr. st.
Aubin is agent and oversper Of the Gallery
plantation, belonging to Edward Sigur, and
happened to be on the plantation away from
home) attending to his business when the
storm began. Being anxious about his family,
he started for home during the heaviest part
OF the storm, and reached there after four
hours aud q half hard struggle against the
fury OF the bowling winds in time to see all
h Ia hr1iI fro in, ord
thing blown away except his residence; never
theless, his presence was OF great benefit to
his wife, who was at that moment quite i'll.
nj r. Bodln's sugar-house and several build
inga, together with the fences, were COnsidera-
bly, damaged. Mr.. A. Moresi's, Frederick
Sigur's, Pierre Cerfs and several other plan
tatiOns were very seriously damaged. A
great many small farmers, white and colored,
are this day homeless and almost ruined.
The stores Of Mr. Il. Honf, A. l.. Des!atte,
Pierre Cert and +. G.. Roda were very badly
damaged
We estimate the loss throughout the dis
trict. including all, at about two hundred
Thousand dollars, Several planters are ac-
lively engaged In rebuilding.
FAUssE PoINTg. .#.
Rev. Father CaughIin kindly gave us the
following additional details of storm effects
at Fausse Pointe:
Mrs. LecamHs was struck by piece Of
flying timber; her arm was broken and q
child killed in her arms.
Mr.. l.. OBrien Elmer's mother-in-law was
killed by their residence blowing down, and
his wife had her hip knocked out OF joint,
which threatens her life.
Gabriel Dugas, whom we last week men,
toned as being killed by his house falling, at
the moment had q child sitting on his knee
which Was thrown from him and escaped I'M
hurt. His other and sister were for some
time buried Ia the ruins OF their house, but
were rescued with slight bruises.
colored child was also killed In the same
neghborhood. All told, five persons lost
their lives by the storm In that section.
Mrs. Boas, the excellent school teacher, had
g. serious fright, for she and sister, Miss Ross
and children, were in the schOoi-nOuse when
it blew off the foundation. Fortunately, none
were hurt.
A loss which will be seriously felt by that
whole community Is that Of Father Caugh-
lan's church 1t WAS completely wrecked, and
now lies mass OF ruins, including the fine
organ only recently purchased. Thanks to
the courage of Mrs. Loreau and Mrs. Leblanc,
who reside near by and rushed to the build
Ing through the storm, the altar vestfn ents
and ornaments were saved. The loss of the
church will be the more severely felt from
the fact that the people arc now too poor to
rebuild 1t, since all have suffered 80 severely
from the storm. Hence, Father Caughlan has
concluded to go North early next month to
raise funda, by subscription, to enable him to
rebuild the church.