The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-10-10

is have been recovered and buried. \
fsW are found from day to day III Isolated
localities, but the general sentiment - mat
nearly all that are likely to be found nave
been discovered, and that the others nave
been swept to sea in the great tidal wave
This leaves some doubt as to the exact
nuu5er lost, as the population OF the set
tltneIft at the time Of the disaster was NOT
k- IN. Father GonderauN, the parish priest,
a. furai <hrrt u ,;et ..f S',2 known to be
dead. The estimates of the loss run from
this figure to 1900 for The Cheniere proper,
and 100 for the whole district.
This may be increased fifty or sixty by
other losses on missing vessels In addition
to those vessels reported lost yesterday the
following ar" known to he wrecked with
the following lives lost on them; Corlnne. .:
Hope, >; Anne, f. Coyella.2; Victoria; ina
bella. .: Roma ;; Clcmcntinc. |; ldonia.
5; Gcor@ana, >; RoSac t. The Ro>ale's
men were found dashed to the side of the
vessel but dead. Other wrecked vessels are
the Pauline, Made, Messenger, Daniclo.
Mary B Niara, X ST. Barthomew, Iyli-
Sarah and ST. Helena. The Australian
bark Nikcta reported lost Yesterday has
turned mp only slightly damaged
They Had Large i"niiies
OF the So dead ut Chenere C8minada
whose names are known, 1876 were children
The Camnada people are famous or large
families. Mr. Lalon lost his wife and
fifteen children, AiSer Petrc his wife and
ten children and August Bonamour his
wife and ten children. The families of the
three Nalence brothers, who lived together.
John, Aulomc and pcric consisted of six
grown persons and twenty children Of
these tWcntY-SiX only one, John Naence.
survived. Complaints have been made of
the visit to the settlement of people from
III, neighborin@ counties hoping TO get
something OUT Of the wreck. Two strangers
were found Today robbing the dead. Tnere
were threats of yuchin%, but they were
spared and finally drummcd out of the
pace. Their boat was found filed with
stolen property.
800 900 Raised.
The chief interest in New Orleans now
centerS on the relief work which rs being
carried on very enersetcally. There are
4 dozen relief associations. each acting
independently Of the others. and already
100000 has been raised in cash and sup
plies. The Alice was sent today to Chand-
lcur island laden with relief supplies, the
McSWeeney and Lubonnc Mere to Chcnicre
Camaniia. the steamers Neptune and CANA
TO Grand Isle, while the New Orleans.
Jackson and Grand Isle railroad distributed
relief along the Planquemines parish. Every
vessel from the storm section brings up
refugees and perhaps over fifty of the
surviving population are now CHARTERED in
New Orleans and cared for here by friends
or relatives. The population ut Cheniere
Camnae.a, which was Loco to 1,S00 less
than Il week ago, is only 21S today. The
board Of trade today sent Il Geographic APP
peal fer assistance to the commercial eX-
change of New York, Chicago, st. Louis,
Cincinnati Kansas City. Philadelphia,
Boston. Baltimore, I'ittsburg. Minneapolis,
st. Paul Omaha and other cities. The ap-
peal says that the people Of Louisiana
viii bury the dead and feed the starving,
but ask contributions to enable the sur
yiyors Of the disaster to follow their for
mer vocationS ana support families.
Rave Lost Everything.
The number of sufferers who have lost
everything aaI who arc i'll 4 more or less
than Il week ago is only DIS today. The
destitute, 100, Grand Isle, 743; Bayou Cook.
$40; lower Plaqn"mineS parish 1:3'o
fishing camps east of Mississippi, $50: other
settlements estimated. 500; total, 1893.
These people have nothing; neither shelter,
food nor even clothing. The sufferers
il PiaQuemincS are III the least want, d
the sugar planters Of that parish have guar
antccd them work and a larG" number have
already secured places. Archbishop JAMS
sen, who is away, telegraphcd to the Cath |
Ole clergy TO take UP 4 subscription il
every Catholic church i'll this eli! on Sun
day. he reports four Catholic churches
AMI on" convent tolal!v dr~troyci ana
three churches seriously damaged.
Gorrnr'> f1,,n"H.
Terrific as was the work Of the storm else
wh.re. on Chcnicre Caminada. it Reached
a climax Of horror Chenirrc is one Of jh1t
lower co2~t. and 70 which belong Grand !
iS.n. Tambalicr and Lost island. It's
long, low, fat strip Of r@rth, about tire" |
nlos long by one in width. II Was o'i. !
Of the ol,, hauntS Of I.al'ittc and his band |
OF late. il was station for fishing boats. |
il contained ono town. CamindaNil!". o.
about 1.S0O populations the majority Of !
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