, 1886-10-13

MOBILE, Oct. u The storm last night
was heavy along the coast, and vessels
were delayed from sailing. The tide rose
higher than ever before known. The tel
egraph office at Fort Morgan, at the en-
trance to Mobile bay. was flooded and the
operator reached dry land by swimming.
Thirty New Orleans bound passengers are
delayed here by a washout on the Louis
vile Il Nashville road. This side of New
Orleans is submerged by waves, and cotton
will be ruined along the gulf side. The
waves have torn up the street railway
track and submerged several houses. The
barometer has fallen sixty points since
I o'clock this morning, indicating that the
storm center is very near Galveston. Tel
egraphic communication with the main
land will probably be entirely suspended
before morning. as the wind seems to in
crease in velocity every moment. Since
sunset the wind has shifted slightly to the
west. The storm is now coming from the
northwest and is blowing ~iercely.
NEW ORLEANS. Oct. IA special to
the Times. D. mocrdt from the Mississippi
quarantine station says: One OF the most
terrific and damaging hurricanes since
1860 prevailed in this neighborhood yes
terday and last night. For thirty-six
consecutive hours the wind blew a regu-
lar hurricane from the northeast, driving
the water from the bay and destroying
the property of the unfortunate inhabl-
tants Of this place, who had hardly be-
come reconciied to their hard fate in hav-
ing no orange crop this year, caused by
the heavy frost OF last year. This latter
trouble, however, would have been sur
mounted had it not been for this disas-
trous storm, which leaves a majority of its
most industrious and deserving people
almost penniless. This storm, or more
properly called cyclone, was OF such vio-
lence az to tear away old levees OF seven
years standing, carrying destruction TO
late rice crops. Last night all the in
habitants of this place waded a distance
Of a mile in water three feet deep. to the
United States custom house for protection.
DIR. Abbey, quarantine physician, and his
family, were driven from their home and
forced to seek refuge in the custom
house.
Distressing news has been received
from the lower coast regarding the effects
of last nights storm. The water in the
town OF Pointe a La Hache, in Plaque
mine parish, is several feet deep, having
been driven in from the gulf Many per.
sons took refuge in the court house and
Jail The water rushed in with such force
that it carried everything b, fore it. Lev
ees, which along this coast are very low,
were overhowed and swept away, and the
water rushed into the Mississippi river,
carrying with it all the rice stacked on the
farms in the vicinity of Pointe a La Hache
and for a distance of twenty miles below.
The damage is estimated at $4,000
GALVESTON, Oct l2-The gale has
increased in velocity, and at this hour,
1890 p. m, is blowing from the north
west at the rate of fifty miles an hour.
The barometer has ceased falling, and il
Is thought the storm has reached its max.
imum. The water on the bay side is still
rising. but no damage to business prop
erty is possible so long as the wind hold
its northwest course, as it coun'eracts tn,
strong influence of the high tide. TIL,
tracks of the Gulf, Colorado 4 Santa f,
railroad have been washed away, and it i
possible that DAYLIGHT will reveal a goo,
deal Of damage along the wharves.