Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-10-11
sRORM ECHOES.
At 7Iax. Miss, Nothing Escaped thu
Elements Fury.
The Velocity o. the Wind Must Hav ne~n
al Least 400 Mules an H.ur sFi-
nanclal Loss Along the Entire
Coast Placed at SI.ooc.oOc.


naDcial Loss Along the Entire
Coast Placed at St.o0c.ooc.
NEw ORi.EANs, Oct. G.--The first def
mite news from the gulf coast reached
the city Thursday morning. All the
wires arc down. and the Louisville and
Nashville railroad has been washed out
at intervals from Mobile to New Or
leans The financial loss along the en-
tire coast win foot up not less than
1000. 900, and fully thousand lives
wcrc lost
~ Biloxi nothing escaped the fury
OF the elements. On every side could
be seen tho wrecks of boSts, piers and
bath-housSs and in many instances the
fronts of houses on the beach were to-
tally demolished. Throughout the
country great trees We're uprootcd,
swinging elms were swept away like
leaves; sheds were tossed about like
match-boNes and animals of every de-
scription were terribly frightened
Many Of the streets are blocked with
fallen trees and a mass OF rubbish
washed In 10y the sea. while the beach
itself is impossible ON account OF the
piles OF wreclSagc visible all along the
entire coast The canning industries
were completely wrecked. all the fac
tories being either badly damaged or
utterly destroyed.
Much OF the damage at the back bay
WAS caused by "a section OF several hun
dred feet Of the railroad bridge. which
was swept away at Ocean Spring, and
washing up against the buildings
crushed them like egg shells II is
difficult at this time 90 make any intel
iigcnt estimate OF the damage sus-
tanned 10y the loss of sloops, luggcrs.
small schooners, fshing-boats aud like
craft
Out of more than one hundred boat
on the front bay, little and big. only
three rode the storm safely. and the
beach is strewn with wrecks OF all de-
scriptions On the back bay there were
only one or two that wenthcrcd the
gale. Not "A single wharf is left stand
ing on either front or back bay
The damage was not confined alone
20 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 par
italy unroofed. The velocity OF the
wind at the height of tho storm must
have been at least one hundren miles
an hour. The Baptist church stecple
was blown down and tho bell cracked.
The breai<water at the lighthouse was
washed away, but the tower WAS not
damaged.
At Deer island, just opposite Biloxi,
over 40 head Of cattle were drowned.
| When the storm came up there were
many Biloxi boats In the Louisiana
marsh oyster fishing. and IL is almost
certain that In many cases a number II
not all Of their boats have gone down
with all on board. or eight schooners
that were known 10 be there on sun.
| day evening three have been picked up
| bottom mp, with masts and rigging all
gone and not a soul on board II Is be-
| lieved that the loss Of life there will
not fan short Of 100.
At ship island previous 20 the storm
| there were seven vessels loading Tor
foreign ports The British bark Rosel.
la smith. 500 tons. from Havana, was
found bottom mp. drifting outside. The
mate, carpenter and cook were
drowned. The Austrian barge Annie
j.. H., from santos, is a complete wreck
OF the crew Of II men and two steve
dores aboard. the captain. two sailors
and the two stevedores were drowned.
! The barge Hero, OF Moss Point. belong
/ ing 60 How * Griffin. lost the only
man aboard, named Shepard, aud tho
barge Boss, Of the same place. also lost
"a colored man. name unknown
| 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-keeIp
er's house being badly damaged. About
one mile OF the railroad bridge at Bay
81. Louis IA washed ashore on the
island Very little OF the government
wharf remains. and what is left will be
OF no service.
| Probably the worse damage and loss
Of property was az Grandeur Island
Here was located the United states
marine hospital quarantine boats, in
charge Of DR. Guitcras, with DR. pclaiz.
OF Biloxi. as assistant
] Miles Of the islands have been wash
ed away and what little remains is lia-
bic % be completely submerged with a
little moro than ordinary high tide
| "Wednesday q Manila sailor made his
way 20 the Grandeur station. from the
fishing sloop Laura T.. Of New or
leans. which was wrecked iu Grand
Pass Out Of g crew Of seven men hc is
the only survivor The oyster lugger
kosalie, OF Biloxi. IS also known 20
have gone % the bottom with crew Of
I four men
/ not Exaggerated.
NV oHLNANs, Oct o.. Full confrma-