The record-union., 1893-10-04
Special to the REcoRD-UxIoN.

with unceased fury until late hour In
the evening Hard rains fell Saturday
afternoon and Sunday. At P. NJ. yes
terday the wind began to freshen and the
rain increased in force. Between and
P. NJ the storm reached climax, the
wind having reached a velocity of sixty
six miles an hour. Rain fell in torrents,
and swept in binding sheets through The
streets. No loss of life is reported, but
upon every street uprooted trees, broken
fences and roofiess buildings certify TO
the storms force The large building Of
Warren & Co., stored with cured fish,
was blown into the bay. The loss is
great. A dwelling and contents were
lifted from the foundation and dropped
into the bay.
The Portuguese bark Josephine and
the Norwegian bark Wilhelmia were
blown on the beach, but it Is thought
both can be floated. The fishing bark
Isabella is also on the beach. Steamships
taking on cargo ran down to the lower
bay, where they had plenty of sea room.
Every stick of timber in the bay was cast
adrilt, and is now strewn along the
beaches for miles.
Railroad communications are cut Oft.
The mail train on the Pensacola and At
lantic road, which left here for Jackson
vile yesterday morning at $50. could get
no further than Bohemia, on the bay
shore, and was compelled to return. A
train on the Louisville and Nashville also
encountered washouts, and was COM
pelled to return.
All telegraphic communication was cut
off before 10 o'clock yesterday, and no
news Of the storm could be sent out last
night.
IN ALABAMA.
MOBILE (Ala.), Oct. 3.-Y esterday's
storm left this city complete wreck.
The damage can only be conJectured, but
it is safe TO say that it will be nearly a
million dollars. So far several deaths
have been reported.
In the gardeners district, across the
river, dwelt twenty-three families, whose
houses were visible from the high points
of the city, and now only one can be
seen standing. 1t is believed that many
lives were lost there
The home OF Stephen Walter was swept
away and Walter, his wife and niece,
Carrie Wise. were drowned.
only one wire runs out of this city. No
street cars are running.
At Grand Bay, on the lower coast, four
churches were destroyed.
Homes have been scattered, crops
ruined and desolation appears on every
hand.
IN LOUISIANA.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. Sit is not yet
possible to give fairly accurate estimate
of the damage wrought by the fury of the
elements. The damage done in this city
and harbor will run considerably over
100000. The principal sufferers were the
shipping interests. The losses include
the ferry-boat Jerome Hanley the steam
launch Shannon, the Grace Pitt, steam
boat, and half dozen loaded coal barges,
all of which went down. Electric-light
poles keeled over, sheds were torn down
and most of the telephone wires and fire.
alarm are completely prostrated at the
west end. The revetment levee and rail-
road tracks were damaged.
Pointe la Hache, Bohemia and Pres
colt, towns in PlaquemiDe parish, felt the
storm. Several houses were blown down,
and there was much terror until the
storm spent its fury. The loss is heavy,
and Mrs. LaFrance and babe were both
killed in trying to escape from their
home, which was shivered by the storm.
Near Pointe a la Hache young mulatto
woman was killed by falling timbers.
Many persons were bruised, but the
death list, as far as known, is confined to
the three mentioned. Most plantation
houses, barns, sheds and fences suffered,
and many thousand dollars will have TO
be spent in repairs.
The orange crop of Plaquemine, as
result of the storm, suffers money loss
of $685. 900.
From the Poydras plantation south
most of the cane was blown down. No
plantation escaped. What the loss will
be depends on future conditions. Rice
suffered a great deal, much having been
blown away and more injured.
mile OF the Louisville and Nashville
track at English Lookout was wrecked.
No trains have arrived since Sunday.
Wrecking trains are at work at the scene
of the trouble. Many prominent resi-
dents of the city, including business men,
were caught in the storm at the fishing
swamps at English Lookout, and had a
night of terror. a tug encountered
schooner bottom-up near English Look
out, and two dismasted and wrecked.
1t is impossible to learn if there was
any loss of life. but it is feared
there was. A large number of people of
the city were virtually quarantined at re-
sorts on the Mississippi Sound. They
were unable to get to town, owing to the
damaged bridges and washouts. John
Hest, night watchman of the Jetty Com
pany, was drowned while attempting to
come ashore. The Signal Service station
and apparatus were blown down, but the
wind instruments of the United States
Engineers weathered the storm.
At Shell Beach a clubhouse was
wrecked and the fishing camps damaged.
OVER TWO HUNDRED DEATHS.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 3.-A Republic special
from New Orleans says: Reports coming
from Plaquemine and Jefferson parishes
of damages by the storm are of most
alarming character. 1t is impossible to
verify the loss of life reported, but there
is no reason to doubt that it is very
heavy, and the storm much worse than
around New Orleans. The worst news is
from Bayou Cook, whence New Orleans
gets its supply of oysters. This is mid
way between Baratria Bay and the
mouth of the Mississippi. Here colony
of oyster fishers numbering l50 are re-
ported TO have become totally ami
hilated, with nearly the entire popula-
ton killed or drowned. Boats were down
from New Orleans to the settlement.
but II will be impossible to get any news
from the relief party before tomorrow.
LATER.-The following is summary
of the number lost so far as known up to
midnight: Below Baratria Bay, $50; at
Pointe a la Hache. 4; Empire Mill, 8;
Hingles. 2: Daisy Postoffice, 5; Point
Pleasant. 2; Fort Phillip, l; Caspar
Smiths. /: Nichols Postofhce, 3; Foster
Iing. 4: Grand Bayou and Bayou Shute,
Is: st. James, 1; Pigneola, /; Grand
Prairie. 4; total, 206.
The damage by the storm in New Or
leans will amount to $4,000, divided as
follows: West End, $4,000; other lake