Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-13
THE NATION.
Wild Winds and Mad
Waves.
NEW YORK DOODLE ALDERMEN
The Chicago Strikers-Big Ken
tucky Thoroughbred Sale-lhe
Knights of Labor.

[Specias to The Herald Ju The Associated Press
Nav ORLEANS, october 12.-The wind was
blowing a gale here last night and dis
patches from towns on the Mississippi Coast
renort gale prevailing all day ON Missis-
sippi sound. Lake Ponchartrain was filled
with water from the Gulf. A gale came
Yesterday from the same direction and
caused an increase of lake tide water over
fowing the marshes in the rear OF the city
and filling the canals bank-full. A break
in the old basin levee on Broad street was
reported at midnight last night. The ve-
locity of the wind was 36 to 40 miles an
hour and increasing
The easterly gale continues but little
damage has been done in the city Lake
and Shell roads are submerged. Mienburg
and spanish Fort are flooded. At Shell
Beach 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 Micheaud to Peai
River is inundated and several bad wash
outs are reported. The company Is making
efforts to keep the rails in line. The tele-
graph wires along this section of the road
are all down.
GALVESTON THE STORM-CENTER.
GALVESTON, october 12.-The storm which
was reported by the Signal SERVICE as en-
tering the Gull of Mexico last saturday
night reached Galveston to day, and at this
time Is p. N.Y. furious gale is blowing from
the north The tide on the Gulf side OF the
island has been very high ever since Satur-
day. and the waves were so powerful to-day
that they washed along the streets for five
squares right in the teeth OF the gale from
the north. This extraordinary tide is un-
dOubtedly due to hurricane prevailing in
the West Indies. The northern gale has
done much to check the encroachment of
the gulf on the land. The water is con-
stantly rising in the bay and is encroaching
on the city for square or so, but no dan
ger is apprehended or damage business
property. Along the gulf some
WAVES HAVE TORN UP
Street railway tracks end submerged sew
eral houses. The barometer has fallen six
points since O'Clock this morning. The
indication Is that the storm center is very
near Galveston. Telegraphic communica-
tion with the mainland Will probably be
entirely suspended before morning. as the
gale seem8 to increase. Since sunset the
wind has shifted slightly to the west. The
storm is now coming from the northwest
and is blowing hetcely.
LATER -The gale has increased in veloc-
ity, and at this hour, 1880 r. NJ, is blowing
from the northwest fifty miles an hour, the
barometer has ceased falling, and it is
thought the storm has reached Its maxi
mum. The water on the bay side
But no serious damage to business property
is possible so long as the wind holds its
northwest course, as 1t cOunteracts the
strong inhowing high tide The tracks of
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railway
have been washed away, and 1t is possible
that daylight will reveal a good deal OF dam
age along the wharves:
special to the Times Democrat, from
the Mississippi quarantine station, says:
One OF the most terrific and damaging hur-
nj at laA tvat fG M a fUh
borhood yesterday and last night. For thir-
ty-six consecutive hours the wind blew
ANGULAR HURRICANE
From the northeast, driving the water from
the bay and destroying the property of the
unfortunate Inhabitants of this place, who
had hurriedly become reconciled to their
fate. having no orange crop'-caused by the
heavy frost of last year. This latter
trouble, however, would have been sur.
mounted had it not been for this disastrous
storm. which leaves the majority of its most
industrious and deserving
PEOPLE ALMOST PENNILEss.
This storm, or more properly called cy
clone, was OF such violence as to tear away
the old levees of seven years standing, car
rying destruction to the late rice plant
Last night all the inhabitants of this place
waded a distance Of mile in wate. three
feet deep to the United States Custom
House for protection. DIR. Abey, the quar-
antine physician, and his family were
driven from their home and
FORCED TO SEEK REFUGE
In the Custom House.
At New Orleans is.ressing news has been
received from the lower coast of the effects
of last nights storm. Water in the town o1
Pontean La Hache, in Piauque Mine Parish
is several feet deep, having been driven
from the Gulf. Many persons took refuge
in the court house and jail. The
WATER RUsHEDIN
a Il;
before it. The levees, which along this sec
tion are very low, were ove1fiowed and
swept away, and the water rushed into the
Mississippi river bearing with 1t all the rice
stacked ON the farms in the vicinity, III
Point Alacache and for distance of twent,
miles below. The damage is estimated a.
100000
A SWIM FOR LIFE.
MOBILE, October 12.-The storm last night
was heavy along the coast and vessels wer'
detained from sailing. The tide rose highe
than ever before known. The telegraph
office of Fort Morgan. at the entrance OF the
bay, being flooded, the operator reached
dry land by swimming. Thirty New Or
leans bound passengers are detained herr
by washouts on the Louisville & Nashville
Railroad this side nf New Orleans