The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-05
TERRIBLE CYCLONE.
One Hundred Lives Lost
Along the Mississippi
Z Coast.
PROPERTY LOSS OVER $1,000. 900.
The ShoreS Strewn With Wrecked
Boats and Dead Bodies of
Sailors.
PROPERTY LOSS OVER ST, 600. 600.
AN APPALLING SCENE.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. S, lS93-The first
defiuite news from the Gulf coast OF
Mississippi reached the city this morn
ing, sll the wires having been down and
the Louisville and Nashville railroad
having been washed out at intervals
from Mobile and New Orleans. The
financial loss along the entire coast will
foot up not less than $1,000, 600
and fully 100 lives were lost.
The news is almost as appalling as that
from the Gulf coast of louisiana at
Biloxi nothing escapsd the fury of the
elements. On every side could be seen
the wrecks of boats. piers and bath
houses, and in many instances the fronts
of houses on the beach were to-
tally demolished. Throughout the
town great trees were nproot-
ed, swinging signs were swept
away like leaves. sheds and vehicles
were tossed about like match boxes and
animals of every description were ter
ribly frightened. Many of the streets
are blocked with fallen trees and q mass
of rubbish washed in by the sea. while
the beach itself Is impossible on
account of the piles OF wreck
age visible all along the entire
coast. The canning Industries were
completely wrecked, all the factories be-
ing either badly damaged or utterly
d. troyed. Much of the damage at the
back bay was caused by a section OF
several hundred feet of the
ra.lroal bridge. which was swept
away at Ocean Springs. wash
Ing up against the buildings and crash
ing them like egg Shells 1t is difficult
at this time to make any intelligent
estimate of the damage sustained by the
loss of sloops. luggers, small schooners,
fishing boats aud like craft.
COAST sTREwN WITH WRECK.
Out of more than one hundred boats on
the front bay. little and big. only three
rode the storm safely, and the beacn il
strewn with wrecks of all descriptions.
On the back bay there were only QUE or
two that weathered the gale. Not a
sinGle wharf is left standing on either the
front or back bay. The damage was not
confined alone to the water 'front.' but all
through the city. in every direction, the
effects Of the storm can be SEEN in fallen
trees, fences and here and there house
partially unroofed. The velocity of the
wind at the heiguE Of the storm must
have been st least one hundred
miles per hour. The Baptist Church
steeple was blown sdown and the bell
cracked. The breakwaier at the
uRub uOuS6 WASu6Q away OUT
the tower was not damaged. AT
Deer Island, just opposite Boloxl. over
forty hesd OF cattle were drowned When
the storm came up, which was u. genuine
cycoue, there were many Biloxi Doats In
toe Louisiana marsh, oyster fishing, aud
IL is almost certain that in many cases
number, ii not all of their
boats have gone down VITA
all on board. OF eight
schooners that were known to be there
on Sunday evening. three have been
picked up bottom up with masts and
rigging all gone and not a soul on board.
1t is believed that the loss of life will not
fall short Of 100. At Ship Island
previous to the storm. there were seven
vessels loading for foreign ports. The
Norwegian bark Simon, Captain Gun
derseu, 734 tous, from Cape Town to load
for Buenos Ayres. lost her mast and
rigging and suffered other damage.
SAILORS DROWNED.
The British bark Rosela Smith, 500
tons, fIom Havana, Captain Hunterm IN,
Was found bottom up drifting Outside.
and is n total loss. The mate. carpenter
and cook were drowned. The Germ IN
bark MargeretIs, 1887 tons, from New
York. Captain Roster. lost two anchors
aud 100 fathoms of chains and suffered
other damage. The Austrian bark Annie
E. b. from Bsntos, is a complete wreck,
ofthecrewthirteenmenandswostevedores of
aboard, the Captain. three sailors aud
the two stevedors were drowned, The
stevedores were from Pascagoula, one
white and one oolored. The barge Hero.
OF Moss Point. belonging to Howz aud
Griffin, lost the ouly man aboard. named
Shepard, and the barge Boss, of
the same place. also lost q colored man,
name unknown. Considerable damage
was also done on the island, the ware
house, fort, keepers house aud Laz lretto
at the quarantine station being COM
MI afa1U "a Hrh
house keepers house being badly
damaged. Abour one mile of
the railroad bridge at Bay ST.
Louis IS washed ashore on the island,
together with much from oyster boats,
sloops and luggers. Very little of the
Government wharf remains and what is
left will be of no service A large num-
ber of cattle were also drowned. Prob
ably the worst damage aud loss of prop
erty was at Chandelier Island. Here
!. Hospital Quarantine Buildings in charge
or DR.. C. NJ. Guitearas with DR.. Charles
7 PelsIz OF Biloxi as assistant.
WIND BLEW ONE HUNDRED MILES.
AT this point the fullest strength of the
storm was developed. resulting not only
in the most complete destruction of all
the buildings on the island and fearful
loss of life. The velocity OF the wind
reached 100 miles per hour. The build
ing aud pier known as the distnfecting
plant, supplied with all the modern
nnuliauces for the thorough
disinfecrion of vessels from infected
potts, is )mplcte loss. everything be-
ing washed away, while the other build
ings on the island are more or less dam
aged and uninhaDitable. The largest
house also connected with the maiu sta
tion was also carried away.
The following persons are missing, and
II is almost certain they are drowned:-
s eward A. L. Duckert OF New Orleans.
Nurse Mckenzie of Mobile, Seaman
Muller of Amsterdam. and Two patients,
Que named Lazen OF the steamship RAJ
veusdale, and George b. Salmis. boat
man of the American bark Rsbecca
Goddard. Neither of these pa
tients, however, were suffering
from any contagious disease, and there
was no disease of that character existing
at the quarantine The buildings on the
island vera located so far apart that
there was no communication, and it was
Impossible for the occupants TO render
assistance TO one another. The hight house
ls also wrecked to such an ex-
tent that the light house keeoer
has abandoned it. Miles of this island
have been washed away aud what tlittle
remains is liable TO be completely sub
raerped with little more than ordinary
nigh tide. DR.. Gutteras has notified the
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