New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-09
AWFUL woRK OF THE GULF sTosk

THE DEAD NOW ESTIMATED At FULLY 1000
GREAT SUFFERING AMONG THE SURVIVORS
New-Orleans, Oct. S.-The news from every
section stricken by the storm makes 1t safe to
estimate the loss of life at fully 1000. while
property worth millions Of dollars was %.
stroyed Besides that thousands OF people have
been deprived of, the means Of making live
lihood The situation is appalling, but New-Or-
leans is doing all II can to relieve the thousands
in want Dr. Story, coroner OF Plaquemine
Parish has made the following report:
"A good many carloads of provisions ana
clothing have been sent, but not near enough.
Men, women, and children are without 1000 ana
clothing. They have become 80 desperate that
they have threatened to attack the stores ana
steal food. 1t is a frequent thing 10 see Illus
sufferers crying and begging piteously lot sons
thing to eat. Single graves for the deao were
impossible. Great trenches were dug ana pooies
piled one on top OF the other. Inc
earth was thrown over them and IL their names
were ascertained they were cut in rude crosses
above the graves. ! do not think exaggerate
the facts when l state that at least 1000 sous
were ushered into eternity by the recent storm
in Louisiana. This. of course. includes those n
Bayou Cook, Cheniere, Caminada, Grand lsls'
ETC. l never saw bodies decompose so rapidiy
as those or the storm sufferers WHY" "e'v
viewed by me- This was due to the fact that
the fish and crabs in the bayous eat the re-
mains I believe firmly that the marshes ana
other places are filled with human forms
ut is impossible to get at these however, az
no one is adventurous enough to explore the
swamps. There be no doubt OF the fact tnsS
this is conducive to epidemic OF fever, or even
cholera If one case Of the latter disease should
develop It would spread through the country
like wildfire. but nothing can be done to prevent
this"
The relief party which set out from BILOXI
tolls an awful story Of the destitution and loss
Of life in the Louisiana marshes The marshes
are filled with dead and putrefying bodies, In
very few cases the corpses being recoghizapie.
The number of lives lost on these marshes Will
never he known. The territory covered was Q
distance Of 200 miles. Newly made graves were
everywhere The only sign of life seen In the
marsh was one raccoon, and 1t was floating on
a log Hundreds of oyster boats and luggers
were lost with most Of their crews. and the few
survivors tell terrible stories OF SUFFERING. Moss
OF them were nude when found
Cantain Juian Lefort the leading spirit
among the survivors Of the Cheniere Caminada
pla ces the number of saved at 800. the popuie'
ton of the island and the bayous immediatey
connected with il was slightly more than LOW.
He says 1t will be abandoned as nap,'aIon ~
man. Grand Isle and Chemedeleur VIII also DO
abandoned. ,u &c.,
The Mayor to-day received telegram IRON
r NJ Arnold of Chicago general freight ageu'
of the Monroe route, rendering free transports'
ton of the Louisville New Albany ana Chicase
railway for the transportation Of gifts OF cloth
ing and provisions for the relet Oh the suile'vi>
from the storm.