Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-05
DEseLArION AND DEATH.

Children In Swamps Whose Parents
Were swept AwaY-One Island En-
tIrely DepOpulated-The Loss of Life
VIII Probably Reach a : thousand.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 4 The loss of life
caused by the storm will probably reach
one thousand. The Joe Weber WAS not
consort of the Weber, having also met
with total demolition. With these two
steamboats, went their entire crews to a
watery grave. Besides these fatalities the
following luggers were swept out of exist
ence: The Afedele. Captain Zibiliche; the
Venus, Captain Barnier; Flying DutchmaD,
captains name unknown; Princess, cap
tain's name unknown, aud the Grand lei
and, lost captain and two sailors, names
not known. This doe. not begin to &C.
count for the luggers lost, for more than
score of those craft were known to be in
the vicinity of Grand Island.
The survivors of the frightful scenes of
Sunday night who reached this city were
mostly Austrians, ignorant of the English
language, and besides that their excitement
caused by this strain on their Systems made
them very poor subjects to secure an in
telligent account Of what TRANSFERRED.
Captain John Telsansos, of the lu9ger
Stephsnie, through an interpreter, told a
reporter narrowing story. He said: Il
had made my lugger fast to her usual
moorings on Sunday afternoon and had
Bank, about one mile from Grand Island.
The weather had been beautiful all of the
forenoon, but toward evening it began to
cloud, and knew that storm was brew
ing. Heavy rain storms set in accompanied
by strong winds, blowing from all quarters
of the compass, I made all snug on board
the lugger, as 1 anticipated trouble, and
then went on shore and awaited evsnts.
"Lugsermen are accustomed to bad
| weather, but this storm proved to be the
| worst ever was In. The wind howled
and towards II O'clock it was blowing a
| full gale. The shanty was sheltered in
| stood the wind fairly we'll until, should
| judge, about midnight when tine end came.
1 thought the end of the world was on US.
The sea came up like wall and then
found myself fighting for my life In the
midst of the ruins of my shanty, and how
| on earth L escaped 1 cannot cay. After
| this 1t seemed to me as If the storm had
exhausted its fury, and from that on the
wind continued to abste. 1 got back to
Sccola canal in skiff, which l happened
to pick up on the beach when Daylight
| came"
Captain Telsansos did not appear to be
able to give any very collected estimate Of
| how many lives were lost or just to wha
extent the damage had been done. Wher
asked about his fellow luggermen he gave
the list abeve quoted.
The islands adjacent to Grand Isle weri
also included in the hurricane that swep
this country last Sunday. Rossri is one o
the group, and like all of its peighbors Il
settled by people, ell of whom are clea
Spaniards by descent. 1t has not NOR
than q score of inhabitants, who earn thei
living by fishing. This place was entirel,
depopulated.
| MOBILE, Ala Oct. Reports Ct dam
age by the storm are coming slowly. Rail
road, shipping and mills are the heavies
losers, the amount aggregsting nearly
| million. The loss of human life cannot b
estimated.
On Farmers Island, opposite this city
only two farm houses are standing out o
total of twenty-three. Relief expedition
to this section found a group of little chill
dren clinging to trees, and their parent
swept away. One house crossed the bay
distance of fifteen miles, and landed O.
the tracks of the Louisville and Nashvill
railroad. The owner with bis family hav
not yet turned up. On both sides of tn
bay were many villages. some OF whic
are totally destroyed and the inhabitant
gone. No trains on the Louisville an
Nashville are running either way, but
large force of men is at work clearin
away the wrecksge, and an effort will b
made to run trains tonight. An unknow
Austrian bark for Pensacola ia ashore o
the gulf side In one of the many covei
! As none of the crew has come In, 1t Is SUI
posed all were lost.