Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-10-04
THE SOUTHERN STORMS.

7'Oi 1ii' Oii WIG BUN anu slAoAS
ern Atlantic coast were published yes
terday.
From Bayou Cook, LIZ, the great oys-
ter field which leads tb the gulf, it is
reported that the settlements of the
fishermen have been completely de-
molished and that the loss Of life his
reached the appalling 6gure of $50.
Grand Isle, Summer resort, lying
in the gulf directly in the path of the
storm, is said to have been utterly de-
stroyed, and it is known that the loss
of life is large. Many people were
there spending the delightful early au-
tumn season, and numbers of those
who had spent the late summer months
il their cottages had not yet started Tor
their homes. The hotel and the long
rows of cottages which constituted the
resort are said to be no more, and it is
feared that the loss of life at that pol@t
will be very great.
In the parish of Plaquemine, the VII
lagos of Bohemia, ON the Mississippi,
aud Shell Beach, on Lake Borgue, were
wiped out, and at least four lives were
lost in each place. On both sides OF
the river the sugar, rice and orange
crops suffered great deal of damage.
On the west side the loss C life is re-
ported to have been very great.
1t will be some days before the full
extent of the damage wrought will be
known, bat it is feared that the grand
total will pale into insigni6canee the
number of deaths reported from the
storm which recently devastated the
Atlantic coast.
At Pensacola the storm was the most
destructive that that city has exper,-
enced in twenty years. Hard rains fell
Saturday afternoon and Sunday and
brought storm of great intensity.
By 5 a. m. Sunday terrific south
east gale was blowing, which continued
at the rate Of fifty miles an hour until
noon, when the wind shifted to the
couth aod increased to sixty miles, aud
at 2:l5 p. M, the storm had reached its
climax, the wind at this time having
reached velocity of sixty-five miles
al hour. The rain fell in torrents and
was swept in binding sheets through
the streets.
At the bay front people stood in the
drenching rain watching the elements
in their work of destruction. No loss
Of life has been reported, but upon
every street uprooted trees, broken
fences and rooiless buildings testify to
the storms force. Large buildings
were blown into the bay. a number
OF vessels were wrecked. Before the
storm reached its height several steam
ships that were taking on cargo raised
steam and ran down TO the lower bay,
where they had plenty of sea room.
Every piece Of timber in the bay was
cast a6rift and is now strewn along the
beaches for miles. Railroad and tele-
graphic communications We're cnt of.
The storm at Mobile abated about 10
O'Clock Monday night aud the water
receded from The streets. The wind
obtained a velocity of 10 miles an hour.
Rain fell in torrents the ent re day.
Monday night the city was in dark.
ness, not an electric light Of any kind
burning.
Nearly every bathhouse along the
western shore was blown down, aud nj
Morgan's an attendant Yves swept away
with five balhhouses and drowned.
Two warehouses were blown down and
two unknown negjoes drowned in the
cotton-yard. Magnificent oaks all over
the city are laid low and the earth is
covered with green leaves whipped
from the trees by the winds. Houses
were nn~oofed and fences blown down.
The damage done by the storm will
reach up into the millions. The steam
er Crescent City was wrecked on the
bay. III the Gardners' district, across
the river, dwelt 90 families, the homes
of whom could be seen from any emf
inence in the city. Only one of these
homes can now be seen standing, and
as no news has yet been received it is
believed many Of the inhabitants have
been lost. Three or four hundred head
of cattle have persisted. The home OF
Stephen Walter was swept away and
his entiie family, consisting of himself,
his wife Christiana, and his niece, Cat
lie Wise, were drowned There is only
one wire out Of the city and no trains
are running. At Grand Bay four
churches were destroyed, while al
Scranton five churches suffered like
fate. Houses have been scattered,
crops ruined and desolation appears on
every hand.
Heavy rains have fallen during the
past twenty-four hours in the Pan
Handle country of Texas, and as re-
suit the Canadian river is on tear
The bridge on the Fort Worth and
Denver road, GA feet in length. and
part of the approaches has goue out.
Tbe Santa Fe's Southern Kansas divis-
ion has a heavy washout between Coch
ran and Canadian, on the Pan-Handle,
and Sunday night the bridge at Pur-
cell, on the Gulf division, went out.
The bridge on the Rock Island crossing
near Minco, Oklahoma, also went out
on Sunday night. Not stick of tim
Der remains. Fears are expressed that
the bridges at the Canadian crossing:
near Eufaula, will go out.
THE SWEETEST WAY TO EAT BANAN-
AS-An amusing scene WIS witnessed