The herald., 1893-10-07
SOUTHERN STORM NEWS,
Aftermath of the Great
Hurricane.
Details of the Disaster Still
Pouring In.
Sickening Tales Of Death, Suffering
and Destruction.
Tho Very Gronnd Torn and Rent by the
Force of tho Tompest-Hundreds
OF Corpses Unburfed-scencs
OF DesolatIon.

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New ORLEANS. Oct. 0.--The aftermath
of the great storm continues to pour in,
bringing additional details OF death,
suffering and destruction. On Cheniere
Caminda it reached the climax OF hor-
rors. 1t Contained one town, Caminda-
vile, Of about 1900 people, the majority
fishermen. ON Sunday evening there
were 1900 dwellings, within the limits
today 25 only remain standing. and Of
these not one is uninjured. The very
ground upon which they were built is
torn and rent. The pier has disappeared.
Only heap OF oyster shells marks the
spot where it stood. Not leaf remains
upon the luxuTiant shade trees, and the
trees for the most part are prostrated,
and growing fields blotted from the face
of the landscape. The griei-stricken
survivors come and go silently. or stop
is not an unusual thing to see ragged
fishermen embrace each other In tears.
HUNDREDS OF NEw-MADE GRAVES.
Fathers and mothers are burying their
sons and daughters, and vice versa. As
many as 10 people are placed in one
grave. Hundreds OF bodies are still un-
buried, come under wrecked buildings,
others floating ON the bay. The brave
little band Of grave-diggers is exhausted.
They have already buried on the island
$50 persona, and the work is not yet
done. Ia the house Of l.. Terrebonne
the grave-digRers found his body and
that OF his wife and Hix children. In the
rear OF the island hundreds Of little
mounds mark the resting places OF those
who we're killed in the terrible storm.
Men, women and children joined in the
search for the dead. With poles and
hooks and ropes they drew corpses from
the water or dragged them from the
debris and buried them.
HORRIBLY siANGLED coRPsEs.
In Madame Ducros' house were found
fully so bodies, all mangled in such q
manner that they could not be identi-
fed. Madame Cidioc and daughter were
found many yards away from their
ruined home, in which were the bodies
Of her son and another daughter. Arthur
Bizani and Leo Paul, their wives and
children, with numerous cousins, aunts
and other relatives were all drowned in
their homestead. The family consisted
OF 25 people. The bodies were buried
in three graves. Thomas Lorio was
killed by falling tree. FlorentiDe
Broussard and two children were
drowned. In Broussard's house Ferdin-
and Brouesard, Bernard Broussard,
Regina Brousaard and Bernardo Brous-
card were drowned. Hundrede OF bodies
have been found since Monday and they
were buried without prayer.
AN APPEAL FOR AID.
The New Orleans board OF trade today
telegraped to the leading boards OF the
country. reciting the terrible disaster
and the fact that the survivors are PEN
niless and in dire distress. 1.-THE peo-
pie of Louisiana will bury the dead and
feed the starving, but appeal TO the gen.
erous public to- assist in contributions
which will enable thousands of worthy
people TO again follow their yocations
and support their families" SAYS the
telegram. Subscriptions CT every char
acter will be received and be distributed
by the executive committee Of the board
Of trade, acting jointly With committees
OF other com mercial bodies.
CROWDS OF REFUGEES,
This morning the lugger Evelina ar
rived, crowded with refugees from Cav
arnache on Grand, bayou. Cavarhache
WAS completely wiped out, but none OF
the inhabitants we're lost. At Bayou La
Fonde II people were killed. At Bayou
Henry the latest repeats place the loss
of life at 65. The suffering at these
three places is terrible. At Bayou La
Fonde the people are eating hogs, chick
ems and other animals that perisEed in
the storm. The greatest suffering is
from lack of water. The Chinese colony
near Boyon Henry was totally wiped
out. Over 40 Cinnamon perished.
SCENES OF DEsoLATIoN.
The Picayune's relief steamer returned
thia morning from Grand Iale and Che
Mere. The Grand Isle hotel, with its
contents, valued at SIS 1000, was totally
destroyed. The inhabitants OF both
islands are in need OF clothing, water
and provisions. Nine hundred bodies
we're found floating in the waters OF
Grand lake. At Bayou Caminda q fam
lily of six were washed to sea on RAFT
and back again when the wind changed.
The loss Of life at Cheniere is not less
than 700 and may reach 1000. Only Is
persons were killed or Grand isle, though
the destruction of property is great.
GREAT LOSS OF SHIPPING,
Shipping suffered to an extent almost
incredible. Hardly less than 500 craft
were wrecked, and in many instancea
all of the crews we're lost. Nine out OF
ten OF those who were saved underwent
a terrible experience. More than 200
sailora we're lost At different points. The
total property loss will run into mill
ions. An arriving schooner at Biloxi
reported many bodies floating on the
shore at Cat inland, Ship island and
Chandileur island. Not less than 70 OF
them wara cnnn tod Get leland 4 ;5sii,,1Is,
The American bark Helen B., with her
crew, the American brig Rosella Smith
and crew, and American schooner Union
and crew arereporsed lost. Five large
chips OF Chandileur Island are complete