Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-10-12
THE GULF CYCLONE.
Authentic Details Gradually Com
ing to Hand.


ing to Hand
The Loss of Human Life VIII Aggregate
Nearly Two Thousand-The Prop
arty Loss Will Reach
Into the Millions.
New ORLEANS, Oct. 6. - The first
definite news from the Mississippi gulf
coast reached the city this morning,
all wires having been down and the
Louisville & Nashville railroad having
been washed out at intervals from
Mobile to New Orleans. The financial
loss along the entire coast will foot up
not less than 81, 0OO, DOC, and fully 100
lives were lost. The news is almost
as appalling as that from the gulf
coast of Louisiana. At Biloxi nothing
escaped the fury of the elements. On
every side could be seen the wrecks
of boats, piers and lighthouses
and in many instances the fronts
of houses on the beach were totally de-
stroyed. Throughout the town great
trees were uprooted, swinging signs
were swept away like leaves, sheds and
vehicles were tossed about like match
boxes, and animals of every description
were terribly frightened. Many of the
streets are blocked with fallen trees
and a mass of rubbish washed in by
the sea, while the beach itself is inn
passable ON account of the piles OF
wreckage visible all along the entire
coast. The canning industries were
completely wrecked, all the fac
tories being either badly dam
aged or utterly destroyed. Much
of the damage at the back bay was
caused by a section Of several hundred
feet of the railroad bridge, which was
swept away at Ocean Springs, wash
ing up against the buildings and crush
ing them like egg shells. 1t is difficult
at this time to make any intelligent
estimate of the damage sustained by
the loss of sloops, luggers, small
schooners, fishing boats and like craft.
Out of more than 100 boats on the
front bay, little and big, only three
rode the storm safely, and the
beach is strewn with wrecks of
all descriptions On the back bay
there were only one or two that
weathered the gale. Not single
wharf is left standing on either the
front or back bay. The damage was
not confined alone to the water fronts,
but all through the city, in every di-
rection, the effects of the storm can be
seen in fallen trees, fences, and here
and there house partially unroofed.
The velocity of the wind at the height
of the storm must have been at least
100 miles per hour. The Baptist church
steeple was blown down and the bell
cracked. The breakwater at the light
house washed away, but the tower was
cot damaged.
At Deer island, just opposite Biloxi,
over forty head of cattle were drowned.
When the storm came up, which was
a genuine cyclone, there were many
Biloxi boats in the Louisiana marsh
oyster fishing, and it is almost certain
that in many cases a number, if not all,
their boats have gone down with all on
board. Of eight schooners that were
known to be there on Sunday evening
three have been picked up bottom up,
with masts and rigging all gone, and
not soul on board.
At Ship island previous to the storm
there were seven vessels loading for
foreign ports. The Norwegian bark
Simon, Capt. Gunderson, 734 tons, came
to Capetown to load for Buenos Ayres,
lost her mast and rigging and suffered
other damage. The British bark
Rosetta Smith, 500 tons, from Havana,
Capt. Hunterman, was found bottom
up, drifting outside and is total loss.
The mate, carpenter and cook were
drowned. The German bark Margeretis.
1857 TONS, from New York, Capt.
Roster, lost two anchors and 100
fathoms of chains and suffered other
damage. The Austrian bark Defines,
which is aground at the north of the
island in three feet of water, should
the tug get afoat, which is extremely
doubtful, will sustain damages to
the amount of several thousand dol
lars. About forty head of cattle were
also lost on the island yesterday.
A Manila sailor made his way to the
Chandelier station from the fishing
sloop Laura T.. of New Orleans, which
was wrecked in Grand Pass. Ont Of a
crew of seven men he is the only sur
vivor, and when found on the island
was in an unconscious and perfectly
nude condition, having been in the wa
ter over ten hours. He was furnished
with clothing and brought to Biloxi on
the steam tug Julius Elhert.
The oyster lugger Resale, of Biloxi,
is also know to have gone to the bot
tom with a crew of four men.
The American bark Rebecca God
dard, from st. Johns, lying at quaran-
tine, dragged her anchors about
miles from the station and was only
saved from going ashore by the cutting
away of her masts and rigging.
The Henry +. Gregg had similar
experience and was completely dis
masted, the loss footing up fully &c.
600. Both vessels were lowed into
Ship Island harbor by the steam tugs
Toiler and Julius Ebert.
The Austrian bark Nikita, which was
in quarantine at Chandelier, has dis
appeared. and is believed to be lost
with all on board. She had crew of
about twelve men.
The Norwegian bark Rogna was also
dismasted, and taken to Ship island by
the steamship Ravensdale.
The Lena Storer and Flora Wood
bine, both three-Inasted schooners,
were the only vessels lying at Chan
deleur island that were not seriously
pamaged.
Last night the Henry T. Gregg took
two Italian fishermen from a raft as
they were drifting to sea. Another
raft also passed the vessel with three
men on board, but the Gregg's small
boats were SO badly wrecked that they