The sun., 1893-10-04
THE GULP COASTS DEAD
Bayou Cook, a Hamlet Of ESQ
Souls. Reported Wiped Out.
NO CHANCE TO ESCAPE.
Millions of Dollars Worth of
Property Now in Ruins.

| Orleans, Pensacola, Mobile, and Outlying
Districts Show tho Destruction TO Havo
Bee. Terriblc-vessels Wrecked, Jetties
Damaged. Bridges and Railroads Washed
Out-Fenred that Score OF Families
| Have Perished within Mobiles District.
New ORLEANS, Oct. 3-The great storm OF
yesterday has passed. and although the wires
are still down bits OF intelligence continue to
como in from various parts which impart
tho information that the loss OF life. to
say nothing OF the destruction OF property. is
very great From Bayou Cook. the great
oyster field. which leads to the Gull. 1t is re-
ported that the settlements OF the fishermen
have been completely demolished and that
tho loss OF life has reached the appalling
figure OF 23O.
Yesterday lone and ragged fisherman. who
had been a member OF the fishing colony at
Bayou Cook. where all the oysters bearing
that name are fshed. and which is located
about seven miles back ofthe Buras settlement
came to the Socola Canal which 10 located ON
the west bank OF the Mississippi. opposite
Pointe a la Hache. and reported to the
keeper OF the locks OF the canal Ozene Martin
that Of tho three hundred people who COM
posed the colony but thirty had succeeded In
escaping the fury OF the elements. The fisher
mon had all retired Sunday night as usual.
and. though the wind was blowing pretty hard.
there was no forerunner of the terrible catas-
trophe that followed.
The water rose with startling rapidty. and
before the unfortunates could flnd any possi-
BILE means OF escape they were overwhelmed.
This survivor had clung to a tree through
out the night. and when morning dawned the
scene Of wreckage that spread before his view
was simply terrible
or the many little cabins which had slreltered
the prosperous colony the night before. barely
one was standing.
At Simpere Mill. Plaauemne parish. three
persons were killed. At the Manila Fields
Camp near there Bob Ferro railroad man.
and Manuel Penta were seriously injured and
brought to New Orleans for treatment.
At Bohemia, whore there are hundred
people. not house was left standing.
At Port Eads there was one death. John
Casey. pilot. drowned In the storm.
The negro church at Freetown was blown
down. and several halls were unroofed.
The Fort Jackson and New Orleans Railroad
has not been running trains to-day on account
OF the wreckaRe on the track. The Louisville
and Nashville road Is not running from New
Orleans to Mobile The big bridges at Bay st.
Louis and Biloxi are badly weakened. and the
Lake Catherine embankment Is washed away.
On the river front number OF coal barges
are sunk and the steamers Grace Pitt, Harry
shannon. and Jerome Hanlv were sunk. A
number OF vessels were torn from their moor
ings by the storm. carried down stream. and
slightly I'M ured.
The damage by the storm In Now Orleans
will amount to S376.O 900.
Outside OF New Orleans. as far as can be es-
timated. the damage will be 10000 making
the total losses something over q million and
O quarter.
A number OF the leading citizens and flnan-
ciers OF the city. who were detained at the sum-
mer resorts along the Gulf coast by reason OF
the waehout Of the tracks OF the Louisville
and Nashville road. arrived in the city to-day.
having been transported on tug over Lake
Ponchartrain. They confirm the rumors Of tho
heavy damage done to the towns along tho
coast. and say that 1t is the worst storm known
for years. On the way over the tug passed
schooner bottom up in the lake. There was
not living thing to be seen about tho wreck.
and Capt Potevans was unable to ascertain
the name Of ths craft. The tug also passed two
schooners. both OF whose masts were gone
AS soon as daylight broke the storm abated
and special train was sent from Point a la
Hache. which picked up the planters along tho
line and brought them to Now Orleans. Ex-
Gov. Yarmouth and Mr.. James s. Wilkinson.
q prominent lawyer OF the city were among
those who returned. and. from their reports.
the little town is entirely obliterated from the
face OF the earth.
Tho steamer Webre from Grand ISLE which
was due here yesterday with news from the
Gulf coast is reported grounded In Bayou
Barataria.
Refugees reached hore to-day from the
lower portion OF Plaluemines parish. They
are all moro or less bruised and injured from
the storm.
At Grand Isle much damage 10 reported
The new ocean hotel was blown down and the
island flooded. but tho loss OF life is not
known.
The jettles sustained considerable damage
from the storm.
The reports which continue to come In from
Plaquemine parish confirm the first news OF
great loss OF life there. and almost complete
destruction OF property OF all kinds. From
ponte 4 10 Hache to the fort, q distance OF
forty miles. nearly everything Is swept away.
The Mississippi rose nine feet being forced up
by the wind. while the water from the Gull
was driven over the land to depth Of from
two to Ave feet. In this water the people stood
for hours. while their houses were being de-
stroy ed, until boats or skiffs could come to
their relief.
The following losses Of life are reported:
Pointe b Ia Hache. 4; Empire NIL. 3: Hinges 2; |
Daisy Post once, o; Point Pleasant (neEross who
sought refuge In church. believing IL safe place,
crushed by Its faDi Fort 81 Philip. Gaspar Smith, l.
Nichols Post once 8; Fosterling ii Grand Bayou
Bayou slute. Is; St James. !; PiFnoia. /; Grand |
Prairie Il Potash Store o; HApsey Jack !: Port Eads
!; r. Cosses. g. |
There are number OF other places to hear |
from which will probably bring the total up to |
one hundred. not including tho terrible loss of |
life reported from Bayou Cook and other Sec
tions upon which the oystermen live.
Among the wrecked vessels are six schoou-
ers and forty bigger and other boAtA All tho |
cattle. horses. and mules all the poultry
below Pointe a la Haehe were drowned The
people lost all their household effects. and In |
view oftheir probable suffering. an appeal was
made to-day to the public by some of the most
men In the parish for assistance
DR.. Herbert. owner OF the Bohemia planta-
tIon. reports the loss on his place alone at
$4,000.
The work at Pass / Outre being done By the
for tha ia Of he