The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-10-05
WIPED OUT Of EXISTENCE
A Fearful Catastrophe IN Georgia, Be,
yOnd all Imagination.
TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE KILLED
Thickly Populated Island Went Under
the Water in the Middle of the
Night without warning.
TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE KILLED
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
New Orleans, La, Oct. A. The disas
ter at Grand Isle and Chenere is un
parallelled in this section. The first au
thentic news came this morning whel
several survivors reached here, The,
tell heartrending stories. A tidal wave
swept over the island, destroying lives
and property on all sides. One hundred
and forty-fve families are said to have
perished. The death list will run up in
to the hundreds. Among the dead, are
DR.. Frey a prominent physician, and
his wife. The steamer Joe Webber was
blown to pieces, and several of her
crew were lost. Some people here FAM
iliar with the topography of Grand Isle
are inclined to think that the stories of
destruction there are exaggerated. This
is not the first time that the island has
been reported washed away. The island
is practically cut off from communica-
tion, and the only means of obtaining
information is through the passenger
steamer that plies between this city
and the island and luggers in the oys-
ter trade.
LATER:-It is now estimated that
the loss of life on Grand Isle and Chan
iere and in Grand and Adams bays and
the Cook, Chatonat, and oyster bayous
will reach from eight hum
dred to one thousand. The story of the
disaster at Grand Isle is terrifying in
The extreme. They said the sea was
Using all day and increased alarmingly |
owards night. About 10 p. M, the wind |
hifted to the southwest. Far out at
ea flashes of lightning illuminated the
darkness and a mammoth wave could
e seen travelling with wonderful rap
1ity towards the island accompanied
With noise like thunder. On came the
errible thing, growing larger moment
rily. The island was wrapped in slum-
| .
er. When the tidal wave struck the
'land all was darkness and the place
S far as the eye could reach, was COW
red with water. AT the next flash of
the two fishermen found
far off to the north of the
land and looking about could see
othing but sheet of water, the island
aving totally disappeared.
Matthew Schurtz of Goldsboro, one Of
lie survivors of the Cheniere Caminda |
arrived here this morning. {
c estimates the loss of life on Grand G
lie, Chenire, and Grand and Adams
W the Cook, Chalton, and Oyster bay :
ttlements at from 800 to 1000. When (,
left Chenire island yesterday he
united but five houses standing out S
a total of about three hundred. The
nd is covered with corpses. a
Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 4.-The little town
Hogan, Ga, was demolished by
clone. Nine houses were blown down. 8
hn A. Sebut fisherman told a rep
sentative of the Associated Press
at nothing was left either on the A
ores of the bayou or the islands. n
Bayou Simon, situated on Grand =
y. there were fourteen fishermen all 1,
1wLed. He said not house was left Il
Bayou Cook, and only one person a.
s saved from the Oyster bay catas- "
ply. He was found hanging by one 81
nd to post, unconscious. He will
. On Simon island, there were IS
abitants of oyster camps, and 16 of be
IN were drowned. On the raise or m
nd was a camp of five men. all tn
wned. On Bird island about $50 peo- so
-. pc
lived, and all were drowned. on ba
md Bank, eight persons were killed. lal
ew Orleans, Q,ater: a. m. Thurs pc
, Oct. 5.-over 1000 are killed and We
10000 worth of property demolished,
he record Of the great gulf storm in
iisiana- There has never been any or,
's approaching it since the country erI
settled. More than half the popu- he
on in the devastated region are M
d. Everything is wrecked, and the -,
Fivors are without food. shelter or In,
hing. The deaths 50 far reported Br