Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-05
Fearful Loss Of Life as Fuller
Reports Come In.
ISLANDS WERE DEVASTATED


Cook and the various settlements that
are tributary thereto. There has been
frightfui loss OF life throughout that
section. Houses have been blown 60
pieces and sraackn destroyed and
wrecked. There will never be any
means Of correctly estimating the exact
loss which humanity has suffered. Many
of the bodies have been carried into the
marshes and will never be found. Per-
haps some persons ars still living in the
marshes, but without food 20 eat and
water 10 drink. they will be likely 10
perish unless assistance 10 sent them.
Train crews arriving on the Grand
Island road say that the track is strewn
with bodies and that = large number
have already been buried. The country
is scene Of wreck and devastation. A
passenger this morning said that not
fewer than eighty seven dead bodies
were seen along the route. Tie said he
had Witnessed narrowing scents through
out the Bayou Cook country. and the
news received is 10 the effect that the
distress is appalling. The trains
this morning brought many of the
Bayou Cook survivors 10 the city many
Of them wretchedly attired and thcsr
faces bearing the marks of fearful sui
fering. There were men. women and
children In the party. and they were
met at the depot by fellow countrymen
and brought TO the city. where they re-
ceived kind attention and treatment.
The population on Bayou Cook con
sisted of nearly all men, Italians and
Austrians. There were few, il any.
negroes in the settlement
Saw His Wife Drown.
Tony Negoyitch came directly from
Bayou Cook. lie says that during the
height Of the storm lie saw his
wife drown behind him. appealing pit
eously for help He was unable TO ex-
tend her helping hand and she per
ished. He witnessed scores oil people
drown about him. men and women.
whom he had known all his life. Many
Of them did not drown, but were dashed
against their houses and their lives were
crushed out Others perished in the
destruction OF their homes. Negoyitch's
cabin was splintered and he was thrown
into the water. Tossed about by wind
and wave. he clung TO plank until
picked up friendly tug.
Negovitch il authority for the state
ment that eighty seven bodies have been
found
George Sigorvitch saw his wife and
children perish before him. while the
water stood up 10 his chin. The mother
had taken one child on her back and
the father another. third shifting FOR
herself. The mother and babe and the
thiru enlio were ios.' out sno ,usn sue-
ceeaed Ia cnmoinK 70 tue 'op =. eaoin
anu saving ms hie' tnes1 instances =.
loss OF me "erc muilipiieu III s'el!
LOCALITY. ihey were INC iu'e anu .oi
tne excepsion. a. aon - sa''1uSiy eseinss'eu 81
tnat from ~ 70 ~ peop'o perlsns" v'i
bayou look anu an 'h"' sec'on Vi TUG
country.
f,2o0 Persons Drowned
The deaths at other points all the way
from bayou Sook to uIanu Isle VIII
s"e,i VI. 'o,a ,S 70. 70 nots ;nse-asi s,,sn @ ,a a.
coluins !" sno os' '',,o' pos ~ : .'o' ~" W
tainaoie. A.ulanu D1you S no. Iess ia. la.
."sny siN pcs' .I-5e &c, - III. s.s '''"s
IN posaria anu Lin,en 'sian's 'no 'o51 81
me mas ocen cYns,us'a ore ~, ~ scns 10
1ranne lara mas psen 0onsiue,aDly
a
the eorrect pas,s " .ne ropea' sia' 'n1'o ss,
mas peeh great ioss vn oiaou is Inc
houses on o'anu isne arr oeiis on .
rioge ina. runs snrouen 'he Miuuie "a
the isiana. auo a. many o' aneni arc
shsitsteo py .he uccs - u.,'eu,s -
calculate from ,he ms'eI ~ha. tLe eAse'
osnsse has oes"- A.e 'sau iI.S ~ a.''
"hicn Goes no. run 70 pIanu tsis, We
very tate tonisn'' ano uae1 p'ns in
wreteheu cono'ivu sso ioso'no''1n
being sio". D.s'ue 'na' 'ne uaah
s.oppeu iteiu iu.nv ~ ,aNo ssu as'" ~.
visors anu 'ne'r oAssaes, iae .oau -
bringing tne peoPte 70 .ne sa9 aIcs ol
chafge anu mas opo'eu 'Ieo s'anslol'a. .
non Tor provisions an" wafer anu any
reiei parties 'hat nay pe ossani<eu 70
go 10 tue rescuo :" '"oso WI" aie s'i''
hsing.
JcH Davis Relative Missing.
There was very few people from New
Orleans at Grand Isle. tho season hay
| ing already ended, but II is known that
a SOP Of J. III. piyne. relative of the
late Jefferson Davis, and Mr. harlii
ton were ON me lsie. 'aBe sohn hIsus
was a'so on ine ,sis. re - iepp'.e1
ts'e aS are 'nose Hs la"',y VII ~
.nere. osse,ai 90 nase s''ssay 'sas
ans e''y Win '. y" -" :, ~
on prean anu osne' p'oeis'".h ,.s io' ~
sunerers q. eheh's'e anu o'.n" ls'o
ana 'ayou eo1N, ~ soon as IN a.