The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07
twelve HUNDREDD DEAD
Narrowing Details Of the
Gulf Storm.
Twenty or More Goats Missing and
Believed to Have Gone Down i'm the
Gale With Their Crews-Impossible
10 Estimate the Loss OF Property.


Gale With Their Crews-Impossible
TO Estimate the Loss OF Property.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 5.-The latest ad
vices from the section Of the state devas-
tated by Sunday nights storm indicate
that the death list will reach the appalling
total of ], 200 Train crews arriving on
the Grand Isle road report the track COW
cred with debris in which dead bodies are
profusely intermingled, and one of the
passengers asserts that he counted no less
than 81 bodies on his journey to this
city from that part of the destroyed dis
trict The trains which reached New Or
leans brought number of the Bayou
Cook survivors to the city, many OF them
wretchedly attired and their faces bearing
the marks OF fearful suffering. Tony Ne
govitch, one of the survivors. reports that
81 bodies had been found there up TO the
time he had left, and from information
volunteered by other arrivals it is estima-
ted that 300 people perished on Bayou
Cook and in that section of the country.
The deaths at other points all the way
from Bayou Cook TO Grand Isle and Che
Mere will swell the total to more than
1900, according to the best information
now obtainable. At Grand Bayou not
less than 26 pershed. 1t is learned that
the loss of life at Rosario and Linton ISL
ands has been great. No definite inform
alton has yet been received from Grand
Isle.
From the meagre details at hand it is
.,,.lI a., -.
ton OF life occurred at Chencie, u settle
ment Of 5000 people, mostly fishermen,
on the mainland west of Grand Isle. Here
the wind and waves dealt out death in an
appalling manner. Bodies and wreck
age are strewn everywhere and the
pictures from the description from one or
two refugees are heartreuding. The loss
of life is estimated at from 800 to 800.
Many Boats Lost.
The steamboats, Webber and Swee-
ney were lost with their entire crews, and
at least score of other boats are missing.
Such survivors Of the frightful sceIes OF
Sunday night as reached this city were
mostly Austrians, ignorant of the English
language, and besides that by reason of
their excitement caused by the strain on
their nervous systems were very poor sub
jects to give an intelligent account of what
trauspired Captain John Telsansos of
the lugger Stephanie, through an inter
prefer told the States a narrowing story.
He says: Il had made my lugger fast to
her usual moorings on Sunday afterr oon
and had gone on shore to camp. This
was at Grand Bank about one mile from
Grand Island The weather had beer
be autiful all of the forenoon but toward
evening it began to cloud up and | knew
that n storm was brewing. Heavy rain
st orms set in accompanied by strong winds,
blowing from all quarters of the compass.
! made all snug on board the lugger, as
anticipated trouble, and then l went on
shore and waited events Lugger men are
accustomed To bad weather, but this
storm proved to be the worst ever was in.
The wind howled, and towards IL o'clock
it was blowing n full gale. The shanty
was sheltcring in stood the blow fairly
well, until, l should judge, about mid
night the end came. / tho light the world
was on us The sea came up high. 1t
seemed to be like a wall and then l found
myself fighting for my life in the midst OF
the ruins of my shanty, and how on earth
/ escaped, l can't say. After this it seemed
to me rs il the storm had exhausted its
fury and from that on the wind continued
to abatc. got back to Socola canal in
skiT / happened to pick UP on the beach
when daylight came in" Captain Telsan-
sos is q magnificently built man of gigan-
tic proportions, but as he spoke TO the
writer tears stood in his eyes and his voice
trembled. He did not appear to be able
TO give any very collected estimate OF how
many lives were probably lost, or TO just
what extent the damage had been done.
The islands ad jscent 10 Grand Isle were
also included in the hurricane that swept
this country last Sunday. Rosari is one
Of the group, and like all Of its neighbors
Is settled by people, all of whom arc clear
Spaaards by decent. IL has not more
than score of inhabitants, who earn
their living by fishing This place was
entirely depopulated.
Vague Reports From Mobile.
MOBILE. Ala. Oct 5.-Reports of dam
age by the storm are coming slowly. Rail-
roads, shipping and mills are the heaviest
losers, and the amount aggregates nearly
a million. The loss Of human life cannot
be estimated. On Farmers Island, oppo-
site this city, only two farm houses are
standing out Of total OF twenty three.
Relief expeditions TO this section found
group Of little children clinging to trees
and their parcuts swept away. One house
crossed the lay, distance OF 10 mile, and
landed on the tracks of the Louisville &
Nashville railroad. The owner with his
family have not turned up yet. On both
sides OF the bay are many villages, some
of which are totally destroyed aud the in-
habitants gone. There has been no train
on the Louisville * Nashville either way,
but large force OF men is at WORK clear
Ing away tho wreckAge, aud an effor; will
be made 20 run trains today. An un-
known bark from Pensacola Is ashore on
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