Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-10-12

ana boats has been complete. 4 At
Handsboro the mills OF B. l. Leinhart
and the ]. D. Little Co. have been dam
aged considerably, but to what extent
is not known. The roadbed of the
Louisville & Nashville road from Pearl
river to Waveland is completely washed
away. and west of Lookout it is nearly
as bad. Telegraph poles along the
road are down as far as the eye can
see. The schooners Alice McGuigon
and Angelina have been discovered bot
tom upward or miles from the
mouth of Pearl liver.
Considerable damage was also done
on the island, the warehouse, fort
keepers house and lazaretto at the
quarantine station being completely
washed away, and the lighthouse
keepers house being badly damaged.
AT BAY ST. LOUIS.
About one mile of the railroad bridge
at Bay St Louis is washed ashore on
the island, together with much
derelicts of other kinds from wrecked
vessels. oyster boats, sloops and lug
gers. Very little of the government
wharf remains and what is left will be
of no service. A large number OF cat
tie were also drowned.
AT cHANDELEUR ISLAND.
Probably the worst damage and loss
of property was at Chandelier island.
Here was located the United States
marine hospital quarantine buildings,
in charge of DIR. G. M. Guitearas, with
DIR. Charles Pelaiz, of Biloxi, as assist
ant. At this point the fullest
strength of the storm was devel-
oped, resulting not only in the
almost complete destruction OF all
buildings on the island, but a
fearful loss of life. The velocity of the.
wind reached 100 miles per hour. The
building and pier known as the disin-
fecting plant, supplied with all the
modern appliances for the thorough
disinfection of vessels from infected
ports, is complete wreck, everything
being washed away, while the other
buildings on the island are more or less
damaged and uninhabitable. The
largest house connected with the
main station was also carried away.
The buildings on the island were
located so far apart that there
was no communication, and it was inn
possible for the occupants to render as
sistance to one another. The light
house is also wrecked to such an ex-
tent that the lighthouse keeper has
abandoned it. Miles of the island have
been washed away, and what little re-
mains is liable to be completely sub
merged with little more than or
binary high tide. DIR. Guitearas has
notified the department at Washing
ton that the island is no longer habit
able, and recommended the trans
fer of the quarantine sta
ton to Ship island, and Dr.
Pelaiz has been transferred to that
point. DIR. Guitearas has also notified
the bar pilots and the health authori-
ties at Pensacola, Mobile and Pasca-
ports will hereafter report at Ship is
land instead of Chandelier.
RELIABLE NEWS FROM GRAND ISLE AND
CHEMEIE.
Reliable news has come to-day from
Grand Isle and Chemeie. The loss of
life at Grand Isle is not more than 25,
all of the dead being negroes. The
property destroyed is valued at nearly
500. 900. Many of the whites were
bruised by falling timbers, and some of
them crippled, but they were thankful
to get off with their lives. There is no.
bright side to the picture of desolation
at Chemeie, and the death list will run
from 500 to 1,1OO. The total death list
in this section by the late storm will
be from 1000 to 1.5OO.
AN ESTIMATE.
Here is tabulated statement given
to the press, covering the loss of life al
four points:
PLACE. Population. Lost
S1rouu Asie ..:-.................... 1O I'll
Chenfere Caminda. 800 $50
Bayou Andre Observation-Disclosures. IS ~
Bayou DUPONT. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. % 10
Total lost Mt four points ..175 e