The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-04
HUNDREDS WERE LOST.
The Terrible Work Of the Great
Southern Cyclone.
APPALLING LIST OF FATALITIES.

of Two Hundred aud Fifty Livos, and
Many More Are Believed to Have Been
Lost-The Property Loss .Incaicuiabie. |
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 4-The great storm |
has passed, and although the wires are
still down bits of intelligence continue to !
some In from various parts which impart
the information that the loss of life, to
say nothing OF the destruction Of property.
Is tremendous From Bayou Cook, the
Rrent oyster field, which leads to the gulf,
II is reported that the settlements of the
fishermen have been completely de-
molished and that the loss of life has
reached the appalling figure of $50, 1t will
be some days before the full extent Of the
damage wrought will be known, but it Is
feared here that the grand total will pale
into insignifcancef the number of deaths
reported from the storm which recently
devastated the Atlantic coast
A lone and ragged fisherman who had
been member of the fishing colony Of
Bayou Cook, where all the oysters bearing
that name are fished, reports that of the
BOO people who composed the colony but
thirty had succeeded in escaping the fury
Of the elements The water rose with
startling rapidity, and before the unfortu-
mates, who had no possible means of es-
cape, had time to grasp some floating OBJ
feet they were overwhelmed with the
awful food and found their fate in watery
graves. He had chung to tree throughout
the night, He described the visitation as
In the nature of tidal wave, which swept
everything before it.
A row boat trip of the marshes made by
reporter reveals tale Of desolation and
death that will almost equal those sent out
amonth ago from Savannah and the sea
islands. At every point touched houses
were completely gone, while the upper
eastern shore was swept MS If by cyclone,
From Blakely as far southeast as reports
could be had the natives report only death
and destruction. For miles inland the
trees are laid low, and much loss of life is
reported all along the shore. Whole fam
lilies have been swept away, and the actual
loss Of life will probably never be known.
Captain John Poitevan's steam tug
Pearl Smith landed at the west end with
some sixteen prominent citizens of New Or
leans who had been belated by the fierce
storm of Sunday night, and who were de-
lighted to again set foot on dry land after
having passed many hours Of terror on the
banks Of the lake, near English lookout.
Each of ths party had a thrilling expor-
lence to relate and each had spent many
hours in houses that were buifetcd by
on Saturday night. They were bound for
Lookout on fishing and hunting oxcur.
sion, expecting to return to the city on
Sunday night or Monday morning. They
were unable to return until yesterday.
Meantime they had two nights OF very
rough experience, the fishing huts belong
Ing to the clubs of which they wers mem
bers being surrounded by an endless lake,
and in constant danger of being dashed to
pieces .m
The fishing huts rocked all night For
tunately, however, most of them stood the
nerce onslaught of the elements, losing u
shingle here and a weatherboard there.
When the storm finally subsidized the
party made their way to the tug, which
had withstood the gale, and hastened to
ths city. On the way over the tug passed
9 schooner bottom mp in the lake. There
was not a living thing to be seen about
the wreck and Captain Potevnns WIS nm
able to ascertain the name OF the craft.
The tug also passed two sChuouers, both
Of whose masts were gone. IL is impossi-
BILE to say whether or not there had been
any loss of life on the wreck, but it is not
improbable that there was.
Point Ia lIache forty Ave miles below
The city, on Grand Island, suffered the most
from the fury of the elements. When the
tornado struck the little settlement on the
river It had attained velocity of nearly
100 miles an hour. Roofs. shanties and
- fences were hurled every ywhere in che air
and not structure In the village came out
nnscathed. Whcnthe storm abated spe
pial train was sent from this CITY, which
picked mp the planters along the line anl
brought them to New Orleans.
Ex-Governor Yarmouth and Mr.. Jane,
8. Wilkinson, a prominent lawyer of til,
city were among these who return ed, and
from their reports, the little town is en-
tirely ohlil Grated from the face of tht
sarth Two cars which were standing oI
side track were lifted in the air ant
sRrried quite distance from the line. rw,
deaths are reported tho victims being
Mrs. I.nfrace and colOrcd woman, nam
unknown, both of whom were killed b,
nying timbers. The tornado has playet
lncalculabla havoc with the crops. Point
Ia Hache is in the heart of the orang
growers section of the state and tree
were nearly all in bearing Bohemia
near Point In HEche, and Prescott ais
suffered greatly. AT Prescott several live
were lost.
The damage done in the city and in TIL
harbor will run considerably over hun
dred thousand dollars. The orange crol
of Plaquomine is ruined to the extent .
200 900 to 1900 boxes. The less To thi
crop alone will be s2sO0OO.
PENSACOLA, Fla. Oct. 4.rhe most de
Etructive storm that Pensacola has eXper
enoed in twenty years began at o'cloc
Monday morning and ragged with increase
fury until late hour in the evening. III
nearest approach to this gale was tn
storm of 1851. Rain fell In torrents, an
was swept in binding sheets through til
streets. No les OF life has been reported
but upon every street uprooted tree!
broken fences and rooncss buildings te
tify to the storm 's force. Two warehouse
were torn from their foundations an
blown into tile bay, while several vcsse
were blown on the beach All telegraph
communication was cut of until la:
bight.
MOBILE, Ala, Oct 4-The damage don
by the storm will reach up into tine mi
ions. In the gardeners district across d
iriver dwelt twenty-three families, tl
homes of whom could be seen from al
sminence in the city. Only one Of the
homes can now be seen standing, and
no news has as yet been received it is b
iieved many of the inhabitants have bee
lost Three or four hundred head of ca
tie have persisted. The home OF Stepht
Walter was swept away and his enti
family, consisting OF himself his wi
Christiapa, and his niece, Miss Carr
= Wise, were drowned. At Grand Bay fol
churches were destroyed, while at Scra
ton five churches suffered like fat
Houses have been scattered, crops ruin,
and desc lation appears OH overy hand.
Tammnu5 VIII Not Race,
NEW YORK, Oct At is said at T.