Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-07-11
Destructive Storm. In West re-
5 liciaUA.

The rain storm that began i'll
gentle showers in the early hours
Of morning on Sunday last, prov
cd to hc phenomenal in its vio-
lencc, duration and destructive
results.
When our people arose from
their beds SUNDAY, many OF whom
were up extra early i'll corten-
pIation of preparation for dcpar-
ture on the cNcursian 10 New Or,
leans. Il light rain WAS found to
be faIling-just such us WAS
thought would be particularly
beneficial to the growing crops.
and refreshing to IL people suffer-
ing under the cnervating ini!u-
cnccs of burning sun for /, COM
par,tivclv protracted period.
This gentle decent continued UNI
til II O'Clock m, fully an hour
after the excursion train had
taken its departure laden with
living freight, when an admoni-
ton of what VIC were to expect
WAS furnished in one of the hcav-
lest downpours VIC have ever wit
nessrd, and which continued UNI
interuptc,lly for two hours ut
least. After tins there were
welcomed signs of breaking away
in the West, and the sun came
out brightly, AS if, as 1t after
wards proved, to take Il last good
look ut us before the real battle
commenced.
At 10 p. m, (Sunday,) the real
storm did set in. in storm OF
ram tho like of which had not
been witnessed in this parish be-
fore since the spring Of 1874,
whether we view it in ITS aspects
of intensity, uninterrupted contn-
uation or length of duration. All
day Monday, all Monday night
and the greater part Of Tuesday,
did the waters descend with al
most untlimin,shed violence, and
on "Wednesday dcsultory but
heavy showers, in the afternoon,
supplemented the work of the
more violent rains.
Tuesday noon was the trying
time, however, from then until
5 O'Clock when the Bayou Sara
came out in II freshct almost un-
parallcllcd in the history of that
turbulent stream. A mighty roll
Of muddy water. bearing on it,
crest trees torn from the low
lands, horses, mules, cows anc
farm and garden products, open.
ed the terrible randemonium OF
, rushing waters. For five hour:
the scene of destruction went OF
and WIS viewed by hundreds 0:
5 ladies, gentlemen and children
: who lined the banks of the infu
rated stream from the Old saw
mill to Its entrance to the Mlssls
, suppl river where immense forcs
trees, saw-iogs, cotton plants
corn stalks, waterncllous. c;.ntcl
oupes and vegetables were grount
together and crushed into frag
mcnts by the fearful contact o.
the mighty river with the Zero
cious current OF the Swollel
bayou.
The sight Of the dcbrls told bu
too plainly and truthfully of the
work of ruin that had taken place
above, and the worst apprehen
sion have been but too fully con
, tirmcd by the reports since re
ccivcd.
1t is IL matter of imposSibillit.
to justly and adequately estimate
the resultant loss, at this earl.
date, Thursday. The lowland
along Bayou Sara creek were i'll
undated from hill to hill, in some
5 places ) to 9 feet deep. Some o
the cotton and corn was LITERAL,
5 carried away, some was covered
by brush and drift logs, and mucl
of 1t WAS merely prostra,ed an,
will be yet drawn erect b. the SUI
< if it is permitted by the clouds t,
exert its influence within re,
sonablc time. From what adj
vices we have been able to sccur
Z and digest, and knowing tina
!; Thompson's creek was duplicat