The herald., 1893-10-04
THE STORMSWEPT SOUTH,
Terrible Havoc Along the
Gulf Coast.
A Large Section of Country
Devastated.
Several Hundred Lives Reported Lost
In Louisiana.
Heavy Loss OF Life and Destruction of
Property at Mobile Ruin and
DesoIstion at Pensacola and
Other Points.

Dy lne AsbOcidted fIess
NEW ORLEANS, La. Oct. 3.-It is not
yet possible to give fairly accurate es-
innate Of the damage wrought by the
fury of the elements Sunday night and
yesterday. The damage done in the
city and harbor will run considerably
over 100000. The principal sufferers
were the shipping interests. The losses
include the ferry boat Jerome Hanley,
the steam launch Shannon, the steam
boat Grace Pitt. and halfa dozen loaded
coal barges. all of which went down.
Electric poles keeled over, eheds were
torn down, and most OF the telephone
wires and fire alarm system completely
prostrated at the West End. Tho revet-
ment levee and the railroaGt. tracks are
damaged.
IN PLAoUEMINE PARISH.
Pointe la Hachie, Bohemia and Pres
colt, email towns in Plaquemine parish,
felt the storm. Several houses were
blown down and there was much terror
until the storm spent it's fury. The loss
babe were both killed in trying to es-
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cred by the storm. Near Pointe a la
Hachie a young mulatto woman was
killed by falling timbers. Many pereons
were bruised, but the death list, as far
as known, il limimiied to three. Most
of the plantation houses, barns sheds
and fences suffered, and many thousand
dollars will have to be spent in repairs.
ORANGE CROP DAMAGED.
The orange crop of Plaquemine, as
the result of the storm, suffers money
loss of $25o,000.
From the Poydras plantation south
the most OF the cane was blown down.
Not plantation escaped. What the
loss will be depends on future condi-
. tions.s Rice suffered q great deal, much
having been blown away and moro in
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A mile OF Louisvillo and Nashville
track at English Lookout was wrecked.
No trains have arrived since Sunday.
Wfecking trains are at work at the
scene OF the trouble.
NIGHT OF TERROR.
Many prominent residents OF the city,
Including business men, were caught in
the storm at the fishing swamps al Eng
lish Lookout and had a night of terror.
A tug encountered a schooner bottom
up near English Lookout and two dis
mantled and wrecked. II is impossible
to learn of any loss of life.
A large number OF people are virtually
quarantined at the resorts on the Mis-
sissippi sound. They are unable to get
to town owing to damaged bridges and
washouts.
John Hest, night watchman OF the
jetty company, WAS drowned while at
tempting to come ashore.
The signal service station and appara-
tus was blown down, but the wind in
struments Of the United States engin-
eers weatbered the storm.
At Shell Beach the club house, was
wrecked and fiehing camps damaged.
DAMAGE IN NEW ORLEANS.
ST. LOUIS. Oct. 3.-The Republic's
special from New Orleans says: The
damage by the storm in New Orleans
will amount to 1916 ,0c0, divided as fol-
lows: West End, $4,000; other lakes
side resorts. $40, 900; Veseelmen's levee.
$4,000; club houses and yachts, $685.
600; coal barges sunk on the river, $l8,-
600: damsge to shipping, $4,000; !;
damage to fences, trees, yards, ETC.,
$4,000; market and other buildings and
railroads, $l00, 900; miscellaneous, $780, :
600. Outside of New Orleans as lar as
can be estimated, the damage will be
5000, 900, making the total losses some
thing over 81, ,250. 900.
ALARMING REPORTS.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 3.-The Republics
special from New Orleans says: Re-
ports coming from Plauquemine and
Jefferson parishes of damages by the
storm are OF the most alarming char
acter. 1t is impossible to verify the loss
of life reported, but there Is, no reason
to doubt thati 10 very heavy and that
the storm was much worse than around
New Orleans. The worst news comes
from Bayou Cook, whence New Orleans
gets its supply Of oysters. This is mid.
way between Rarataria bay and the
mouth OF the Mississippi. Here colony
of oyster fishers, numbering 100, are re-
ported to have become totally an
initiated with nearly the entire popu-
lation killed or drowned. Boats went
down from New Orleans to the settler
ment, but it will be impossible to get
any news from the relief party before
tomorrow.
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.
Later-Following is a summary Of the
number of lost go far as known up 70
midnight: Below Barataria bay, 100;
at Pointe la Hache. 4; Empire Mill,
3; Hingle's, 81; Daisy postoffice, s.;
Point Pleasant, 81; Fort Phillip, l /; Gas
par Smiths. /; Nichols postoffice. 8;
Fosterline, 4 Grand Bayou and Bayou
Shute, %; st. James, i; Pigneole, /;
Grand Prairie, A; total, 206.
EXAGGERATED REPORTS.
New ORLEANS, Oct. Sit has been
rumored in the city that settlement Of
oystermen on Bayou Cook was destroyed
there were not more than 100 persons
living in the settlement, itsreported loss
OF life is ridiculousiy large, even If every
ons of the inhabitants was drowned.
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