The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-05

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! from Grand Island The weather had
been beautiful all the forenoon, but to-
ward the evening il began to cloud up
and knew that storm was
brewing. A heavy rain storm set in,
accompanied by strong winds, blowing
from all quarters OF the compass. / made
all preparations on board the lugger, as l
| anticipated the storm, and waited events.
The luggermen are accustomed to bad
weather, but this storm proved to be the
worst was ever in. The wind howled,
and about IL o'clock it was blowing q full
gale.
THE sHANTY GIVES WAY.
"The shanty l was sheltering in stood
the storm very well, but about midnight
the end came. l thought the world was
on US. The sea came up high, well, it
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 l escaped | cannot say.
After this it seemed to me as if the storm
had eXerted its fury and from then on the
wind continued TO abate. | got back to
the Socala canal in a skih | happened
to pick up on the beach when daylight
came From the Socala canal | came TO
the city by the North Jackson Gulf road "
Capt, Telsan2o is magnificently built
man, 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 accurate account of how many lives
were lost or just what the damage had
been.
OTHER ISLANDS SWEPT.
The islands adjacent to Grand Island
were also included in the hurricane that
swept the country last Sunday. Rosari
is one of the group, and like all its neigh
bors, is settled by people all of whom are
clear Spauiards by descent. 1t has not
more than a score of inhabitants, who
earn their living by fishing The place
was nearly depopulated.
THE DEAD ESTIMATED AT 1900.
New Orleans, Oct. 4, II p. m.-The lat
est advices from the section of the state
devastated by Sunday nights storm indi-
cate that the death list already reaches
the appalling number of 1900.
Train crews arriving to-day
on the Grand Island road
report the track covered with debris in
which dead bodies are profusely inter
mingled and one Of the passengers as
serted that he counted no less than eighty
seven bodies on his journey to this city
from that part of the destroyed district.
The country throughout is a scene of
wreck and devastation.
Trains which reached New Orleans this
evening brought a number of Bayou
Cooke survivors to the city. many of them
wretchedly attired and their faces bear-
ing the marks of fearful suffering
Theodore Negovitch one of the survivors,
reports that eighty-seven bodies had beea
found there up to the time he left. and
from information volunteered by other
arrivals it is estimated that 300 people
perished on Bayou Cooke and in
that section of the country. The
deaths at other points all the
way from Bayou Cooke to Grand
Isle and Cheniers will swell the total
to more than 1000. According to the
best information now obtainable, at
Grand Bayou, not less than twenty-six
perished.
1t is learned that the loss OF life on
Rosario and Linton islands has been
great.
From the meager details at hand, it is
highly probable that the greatest destruc-
tiOn of life occurred at Cheniers, settle
ment of 5000 people, mostly fishermen,
on the main land west of Grand Island
Here the wind and waves dealt out
death in an appalling manner. Bodies and
wreckage were strewn everywhere and
the pictures from description by one or
two refugees are heartrending The loss
of life there is variously estimated at50O
TO 500.
HAVOC AT A QUARANTINE.
Washington, Oct 4.-Surgeon General
Wyman of the marine hospital service
this evening received a telegram from
Surgeon Guiteras at Biloxi, Miss. stat
ing that the gulf quarantine station at
Chandeleur Island, thirty-fve miles off
the coast OF Mississippi, had been de-
stroyed by the hurricane. The pier head
was demolished and the steamer Welch is
aground on the point 1t will require
two months time and $1,000 to float the
vessel and repair the damages. Surgeon
Guiteras recommends that quarantine
work be transacted at Ship Island. He
reports the probable death of Steward
l.. A. Duckett, Lewis McKenze, Seaman
Miller and two patients The distance
between the executive building and the
station house proper has prevented the
obtaining of full particulars DR.. Wyman
tonight wired Surgeon Guiteras to spare
no effort to ascertain the fate of Steward
Duckett and also to wire what portion of
the quarantine remains and TO begin work |
on Ship Island.