The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-13
PLAYS HAVOC ALL ALONG THE
GULF COAST.
Old and Staunch Leyees Swept Away
and the Water to the Depth
of Five Feet
Is WASHED UP INTO POINT LA
HACHE.
Galveston Under Mater Again and
the Waves Mountains High Out
side-High Water at Mobile.


sippi coast report gale prevailing all
day on Mississippi sound. The
steamer Chslmette, Capt Byrne, from
New York, which arrived yesterday,
reported that she came by the inside
route along the Florida coast, and en-
countered heavy easterly gales, with
heavy rain. From Tortugas 10 Port
Esds heavy gales were experienced
with high, irregular seas. On Sunday,
October l0,h, she encountered d several
hurricanes, lasting seven hours, and
backing from east to north,
thence to the south. The
seas ran mountains high, continually
flooding the vessels decss and so
her staterooms fore and aft. Lake
Pontchartrain was filled with water
from the Gulf and a gale yesterday
from the same direction caused an in
crease OF the lake tide, the water over
flowing the marshes in the rear of the
city and filling the canals bankfull. A
break in the old basin levee on Broad
street was reported at midnight last
night. The Velocity of the wind was
thlty.six to forty miles an hour and
incre asing,
Later.-The esstsrly gale continues,
but little damsge has been done in
the city. The Lake aud Shell roads
are submerged. Milneburg and Span.
jsh Fort are flooded. At Shell Besch
the water is foot deep on the rail-
road track, and the inhabitants nearly
all Left for the city last night. The
Louisville and Nashville road from
Michand to Pearl river is inun-
dated and several bsd washouts are
reported. The company is making
forts to keep the rails in line. The
telegraph wires along this section OF
the road are all down.
Telegraph, telephone ard electric
light wires suffered considerable dam
age. There were no trains in or cut
of this city over the Louisville and
Nashville read to-day. Several wash
outs are reported along the submerged
section between Michaud Station and
Pearl river. The transfer OF passen-
gers and mills by this route will be
made by boat between Milneburg and
Pearl river.
OLD AND sTAUNCH LEvEEs TORN AWAY.
A special to the Times Democrat
from the Mississippi quarantine tta-
tion says: One of the most terrific
and damaging hurricanes since 1860
prevailed In this neighborhoo1 yes er-
day and last night. For thrty-six
consecutive hou's the wind blew a
regular hurricane from the north
essf, driving the water from
the bay aud destroying the
properly of the unfortu late
inhabitants of this place, who had
hardly belvme reconciled 10 their
bard fate of having no orange crop
this year, caused by the heavy frost of
last year. This latter trouble, how
ever, would have been eurmounfe ed
had it rot been for this disastrous
storm, which leaves a majority OF lis
most industrious and deserving peo-
pie almost pennilGss, The storm, or
moIe properly called cyclone,
was OF such violence IS 10 |
tear away old levees of seven yesls' |
carrying destruction to late
rice planters. Last night all the in
habitants of this place waded a dis
lance of a mile in water three feet |
deep 10 reach the United States Gus.
tom house for protection. DR.. Abey,
the quarantine physician, and his
family were driven from their home
and forced to seek refuge in the Gus.
tom house.
POINT LA HACHE UNDER WATER.
Distressing news has been received
IRON the lower coast regarding the
effects of last nights orm. The
water in the town Of Point La Hache,
n Plaquemine parish, is several ieet
deep, having been driven in from the
gull. Many per ons took refuge in
he courthouse and Jail.
The water rushed in with
,rch force that it carried everything
before it. The levees, which along
bis section are very low, were over
lowed and swept away, and the water
'ushed into the Mi'sissippir iver, car
'ying with it a the rice stscke d on
he farms in the vicinity of Point La
Hache and for twenty miles below.
The damage is estimated at 100000.
'ANIc AND DEsTRUC ION AT POINT LA
|
The Times. Democrat has the follow.
ng concerning the stoIm at Pointe La
1ache: The gale began blowing Sun
lay evening, aud increased all day
Monday and last night at Pointe La
1sche aud Grand Prairie, on the east
ide of the river. The water of the {
5ulf began to back up, spreading over
he Iice fields first, and then rising in
ront. Men, women aud children de-
erted their homes and fed for
afety, some taking refuge in the
ourthouse and come g ing to Mr.. !
Iayden Wilson's, at thu upper end of {
he Union settlement. The water
TODD five feet in the road beyond the
svee, and broke through it, running
lto the river in several places. The I
ntire crop Of lice in the fields has
cen swept away and destroyed.
Iere and there few stacks could be
sen on the higher lands, but all the
ast were scattered or swept into !
he Mississippi river. These O
people have lost almo It t
they possessed, as the d
rop was their sole dependence. As I
II as can be esceItained there was no l
'ss of life. Many small buildings c
ere swept away on Monday at Point n
a Hache. The excitement of the t
lhabitants Yves intense, and it wss
OF until the water began falling Tues q
ay morning that they experienced d
nse OF relief. The salt blown in has
He'd all the grass and vegetables and {
fha straw atanka which | I
lus leaves the stock there with
ut fodder for the winter. Grass
lere was almost their main depend
ice. The gardens are gone, and this c
i'll curtsil the supply of the city t,
The damage has extend u
over about 35 miles along the east C
lnk OF the river, commencingat
oint about forty miles below the g
ty and extending below Quarantine.
Iuos tho aaUprpat atOrnn awnarianoad