The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-08
In East Feliciana.
fSouthern Wat ,hman,]

On Monday last our parish was visited by
| the SevereSt wind and rain storm experienced
here since 1869. The day broke cloudy and
threatening Intermittent showers OF rain
accompanied by slight and variable Winds
fell during the morning. At about 2 p. m
| the rain swelled to the proportions of con-
tinuous torrent and the wind grew into an
unparalleled gale, which lasted, withoutinter
| ling of the winds. mingled with the crash oi
| falling timber and the roar OF rushing waters,
made the air hideous with their unea1 thly
noises.
| Owing to the destruction Of the bridges
throughout the parish, we have bs IN unable
t :, get a full repolt of all the immense destruc-
tion Of property which has fallen upon our
people at time when they are 80 lily able to
| bear 1t.
From the scant reports received, we learn
| that the gin-houses OF Messrs Warren Taylor,
Peyton Chapman, b. w. Sewell and those of
Mrs. A. NJ. Pipes and Mrs. Covert, as well as
that on the Depue place, have all been blown
down and destroyed. The engine house at
tached to Mr.. Trask's steam-qin was blown
down. The wind leveled the sugar-house on
the Mckneely place. and also blew away the
western portion Of the one on the McManUs
place Mr.. Taylor's gin, In falling, killed all
flock OF sheep, that had sought refuge there
from the storm. That portion OF the sugar.
house on the McKneely place, in which the
family live. was not entirely destroyed, but
the ground, in It's fall d. -troying among
much other property q valuable buggy be-
longing to Rev I. D. Wall, who was a guest
of Mr.. McKneely at the time. Fortunately
no member OF the family was injured. Mr..
Charles Mulkey's dwelling-house was un-
rooted; and tree falling on negro cabin In
Jackson killed its inmate, negro man, whose
name we have been unable to learn.
The waters were higher than ever was
bridges and crops. along the Comtte, Pretty
creek, Sandy creek and Amite is almost COM
plete. There Is not a whole bridge on the
Comite from it's source to IT. mouth.
The bridge on Pretty creek on the Wood
stream left standing. 1t is. thought that
Thompson and McAdams's bridge OH the
Amite has been swept away. It is reported
that the bridges on Sandy Creek, at Reiley's,
all the bridges on the @. and r. Fl. Railroad
will have to be rebuilt. The road-bed is also
terribly washed out. Capt. Comstock, the
lessee, tells us that the damage to the road is
time within his knowledge. The crops along
the water courses have been almost totally
destroyed, corn and cotton alike. Not only
has the water submerged them and imbeddcd
them in mud, but 1t he's also exposed them to
the raveges of the cattle, by stripping them
OF their fences. The crops on the hillsides
have also be IN seriously injured. The dam
age to the crops is estimated all the way from
One-fOufth to tWO-th'~tS. 1t is hard to form
an opinion, but we are satisfied that 80 per
cent would sc freely cover 1t.
We hear also Of considerable numbers OF
cattle, hogs, sheep and horses being drowl-
ed. The roads are blocked up and rendered
impossible for vehicles by the numerous
trees that have fallen across them. Mr.. by.
Chase Informs US that betwG on Clinton and
M. Frank Hardestys place "a distance Of
sig miles, there were thirty-two trs IS across
the telegraph wires. This will give some
idea OF the quantity OF timber felled through
out the parish.