The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-10-05
Awful Effects of The Disaster
at Grand Isle and
Cheniere.
TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE
MISERABLY PERISH.
The Frightful JOhnstOwn Disaster Is
Very Nearly, ii Not Quite,
Equalled.
Great Financial Loss-Thrilling Scenes
That Can Be but Partially Depicted
-corpses, Found Upon Every
Hand, Are Buried in One
Common Trench.

rEw ORLEANS, Oct. 4.-Over Two
thousand killed and nearly $1,000, 900
worth of property demolished is the
record of the great gulf storm in Louis
lana
There never has been anything approx
imating it since the country was settled.
More than half the population in the
devasted region are dead.
Everything is wrecked and the surviv-
ors are without food, shelter or clothing.
The deaths so far reported and con-
follows:
Cheniere Caminda, $40; fishermen at
sea, 24O; Shell Beach, 212: Adams Bay,
200; Bayou Lafond, 10; Grand Isle. 100;
Bayou Cook, 81; Bird Island, AZ;
Fishing settlement, 4S; Bayou Clealton.
90; Pas A Loutre. 40; Bayou Andre, 40;
Oyster Bayou, IS; Grand Bayou, 26; San
Malo, Is; Daisy postofice. 20; Bayou
Cabinage, 20; Rosario Island, 20; Weber,
20; Simon leland, 16; Pleasant Point, 10;
Tropical Bend, 10; Bayou Dufon, 10;
Hospital Bay, s; Grand Bank, S; Durass
Point, 8; Sixty Mile Point, 6; Earthly, 6;
Fort St. Philip, 6; Razor Island, 5;
Grand Prairie, 5; Fort Cross, 5; Port Ala
Hache, 4; on lugger, 4.
Over seventy others are reported lost in
the Dogs and at various places. Over 12C
fishing vessels were in the gulf fishing
when the storm broke over Cheniere
Not word has been heard from them OF
their occupants since.
The disaster at Grand Isle and Cheniere
is unparalleled in this section. The
first authentic news came this morn
ing, when several survivors reached
here They tell heartrending
story. A tidal wave swept over
the island, destroying lives and property
on ali sides. One hundred and forty f We
families are said to have persisted. The
death list viii run up into hundreds.
Among the dead are DR.. Frey, a promi-
nent physician, and wife.
The steamer Joe Weber was blown to
pieces and several of the crew lost.
Cheniere Caminda, opposite Grand Isle
was less exposed than the latter. 1t is the
home of quite a settlement of fishermen.
1t has a Catholic church, a school house
in course of construction, several stores,
and a number of residences. Home peo-
pie here familiar with the topography
of Grand Isle, are inclined to think the
gerated. This is not the first time the
island has been reported washed away.
The island is practically cut off from
communication. The only means of OBJ
tanning information is through the pas
senger steamer that plies between this
city and the island, and the luggers in
the oyster trade.
Near Burras, the bodies of three little
girls, evidently sisters, were found cling
ing together. horribly mangled by 9
barbed wire fence, against which they
had been thrown by the force of the
wind. man and wife and two children
went aboard schooner outside of Bayou
Cook The schooner was wrecked and
the husband and children were drowned.
The woman dashed herself to broken
mast and foated in the angry sea al
night. She was rescued in the morning
by passing vessel and brought here to.
day.
John A. Sebut, a fisherman from ths
shore of Bayou Cook, told a representa-
tive OF the Associated Press that nothing
was left either on the shores Of the bayou
or the islands.
On Bayou Simon, situated in the Grand
bay, were fourteen fishermen. All were
drowned. 1t is said that not house j!
left on Bayou Cook. and where the people
are the Almighty only knows. The fam.
ily of John Barber, a fisherman o.
Bayou Cook, was washed away and the
husband and two children drowned
The wife and four children were rescued
In house adjoining the man was saved,
but the wife and two children were
drowned.
The house of Geo. Frochie was washed
away with the family, and the wife ano
three children were all drowned. The
next neighbor, a man named Barton, anC
his two daughters, were drowned.
Only one person was saved from thu
oyster BAYOU catastrophe. He was founC
hanging by one hand to the post uncon.
scions, and will die. The wife and chill
of Thomas Moryorich were lost at Bayou
Cook. John Stock, an Italian boy, wa.
instantly killed. Luke Detrovitch los
four daughters, wife, and two OF hi
Sailors
On Simon Isle, there were eighteen in
habitants of oyster camps, and sixteen
were drowned. On Razor island Their,
was a camp of five men, and all wer,
drowned. On Bird island about a hun.
bred and fifty people lived. All wer'
drowned.
On Grand Bank. eight persons were
killed.
Matthew Write and Dominic Merge.
dich, sailors, were rescued by one of this
luggers. The story they tell of disaster
at Grand Isle is horrifying in the ex
IRENE. During q recital of the scenes o
that terrible night, they wept bitterly
They said the sea had been raging all day
and increased aisrpingly toward night
About 10 p. m. the wind shifted to tn,
southwest. The men lived on the ives
end of the island. AS far out at sea as tn,
\ flashes of lightning illuminated the dark
ness. mammoth waves could be seen
travelling with wonderful raDidity toward
the island, accompanied by noise like
thunder On came the terrible thing
growing larger momentarily.
The island was wrapped il slumber
The men were too frightened to go Il
their homes, and remained in a boat dur
ing the terrible night.
Mortified, they watched the tidal wav'
approach the island, until it struck
Then all was darkness, and the island q
far as the eye could reach, was covered
with water. At the next flash of light
ming. the two fishermen found them
selves lar off to the north of the island
and looking about could see nothing bu
q sheet OF water, the island having total.
disappeared.
) Matthew schurtz, of Goldsboro, one 0