The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-22
L0UISIANA'S BIG GALE
THE RICE CROP DAMAGED FROM
20 TO 80 PER CENT.


Sugar also Hurt to the Tune of 10 to
30 Per Cent-Thousands of Dollars
Lost by Damage to Buildings and
Their Contents by the Wind and the
Flood.
NEW ORLEANS, LA, Aug. 21.-Passengers
by the Texas and Pacific railroad from
Shreveport report damage to buildings and
crops similar to that at Donaldsville and
Plaquemin. Sugar houses and other build
ings were damaged and destroyed and crops
blown down.
similar condition of affairs is reported
from points ON the Morgan road.
The sugar houses on the Vigenes magno-
liza plantation were demolished
Five sugar houses in the vicinity of
Jeanevette were badly damaged
The steamboat Warren had her chimneys
blown overheard at Baton Rouge Sunday
night, and during the excitement John II.
Luchett, one of the best known clerks on
the river, fell to the boiler deck and broke
his neck.
ESTIMATES OF THE CROP DAMAGE.
The damage to the sugar crop is roughly
estimated at from 10 to 20 per cent, and to
the rice crop at 20 TO so per cent
The storm drove the waters of the Gulf
Nashville railroad embankment, extending
from Michon to Lookout station, dstance
of twenty miles. This caused many wash
outs, and a suspension of traffic over that
portion Of the road.
Connection with this city was made by
boat from the river.
On the Illinois Central railroad a wash
out occurred at Desair station, delaying the
movement of trains. No press reports we're
received FOR the morning papers OF Monday.
This ie the first occurrence of the Kind on
record.
DELAYED BARGES.
The Future City with seven barges, and
the Oakland with six barges both from st.
Louis, due here Sunday, had not arrived mn
TO last night and nothing had been heard Of
them since they passed Bayou Sara Satur-
day.
Almost every store on Canal street was
deluRed by the unprecedented rain. Many
signs were torn from their fastenings and
carried away some distance by the food.
St Charles street presented dismal ap-
pearance, with deep and rapid stream Of
water over itB asphalt drive.
The railroad track was obstructed hers
and there by prostrated trees fences and
telegraph poles, and lumber and debris that
had been washed in from the side streets.
The basement Of the cotton exchange
building was flooded with feet of water.
from the overfowing street. A fire engine
was employed yesterday morning in pump
ing the water out
SEVERE AT MORGAN CITY.
News from Morgan City is TO the effect
thnt tho storm there was very severe
Dozens of houses were wholly or partly
unroofed. and fully fifty buildings are oif
their foundations
The floating elevator, George GiIchrist.
Valua1 81 9IR OO0 w dactrrvod
Among the heaviest losers of property
along the river are the coal dealers Eighty
loaded coal barges and boats and one boat
Of coke were sunk and number Of others
were reported sinking. The Pittsburg and
eouthern coal company lost 40 at Willow
Grove, n at Nine Mile p lint, and 10 at
Brown 81 Jones' coal yard at Algiers. The
total loss Is s240, 600
The steamer Keokuk was wrecked at
Baton Rouge Sunday night. She was
valued at $50, 600
ON ssfssrpps SOUND.
Further particulars of the damage on the
shores of Mississippi sound have been re-
ceived. The surf washed over the Bay st.
ouis bridge, but did no damage to the
structure.
At Pass Christian trees were uprooted
and bath houses blown down, inc uding that
Of the Mexican Gulf hotel The bowling
alley Of the hotel was also blown away.
AT Oakiawn plantation owned by Col.
Rivers, eight cabins, sugar houses a rics
shed and pump shed were bio wn down
and completely wrecked.
At Tom Schatfer's Anna plantation the
wind playeI havoc in the quarters. many
cabins were overturned-in fact only three
Of the houses were left standing Sugar
houses and cabins were blown down all over
that section.
PLEASURE PARTY MISSING.
Last Friday Mr.. Caffrey, accompanied by
his three SONS and several Of their young
companions, left Belle Isle for Lost island
on pleasure trip. Up TO yesterday no
news had been received from them.
A large, wly-finished Catholic church
In the town of FrankIyn is total wreck.
Destruction of outbulldlngs, fences. etc.
is reported from every direction.
In Foleytown, a colored settlement ops or
two miles north of here, no less than five
houses went down, but nobody was killed
or injured.
The Baton Rouge steamers Teche and
Warren, both here, were badly damaged.
COAL BOATS LOST.
Wood, Bodley & Co. lost fifty-seveu coal
boats and Coyle, Wilmoot q Co. twenty.
This is loss of about S290,O0O. Wood.
Bodley 81 Co. also lost two coal elevators at
the city wharf, but they cen be raised.
At st. James great damage was done
throughout the parish by the storm, The
steamship Il. B. Ward, Jr., from fruxillo.
arrived at the fruit wharf at O'Clock Sun
day night. She reports having had ordin-
airy weather until within 400 miles of the
passes, when she encountered a storm aud
was driven about seventy-hve miles beyond
Mobile bay. She threw over a portlon of