The morning call., 1893-10-06
DEAD BODIES EVERYWHERE.
So Many That All Cannot Be
Coffined.
THREW THEM INTO TRENCHES.
The Sufferings of Survivors Are Be.
ing Relieved, but Much Remains
to Be Done.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 5.-The storm hor.
ror continues to grow in the frightful loss
to life and property hour by hour as the
reports come in, though it Is believed ap-
proximately full details are now at hand.
In the Pointe Ia Hacne country the
death-lst is swollen to eighty, with the
prospect of its reaching 100 before all
points are heard from.
At Small Beach and ST. Malo Island the
loss is about thirty.
On the Mississippi Sound and vicinity
probably scora.
1t is reported the Chandelier Islands
were swept with great loss to life and
property.
The loss of life in the Cook Bayou
country will approximate 200. The country
is swept clean Of houses and scores of fish,
ing-smacks are destroyed. The news from
Grand Island this morning places the loss
of life there at not above twenty-five, all
negroes, and the property damage 500. 900.
At Cheniere ths population is about
1400. and the loss Of life was from 900
to 1000.
Seventy-two were drowned In the CHI
nese camps on Bayou Senet and Bayou
Andre.
1t is estimated that the aggregate loss to
life in the storm is between 1900 and 1900.
The property loss is several millions.
There were 300 or 400 fishing craft, Of
which half were wrecked. This cripples
the oyster industry. and an oyster famine
for time in thscity is looked for.
Ffty-seven bodies were found In the
vicinity of Grand Prairiessand the old
quarantine station.
At Bayou Dufont ten were drowned.
Cofins are out of the question, and the
unidentified are buried in trenches.
The sufferings of the survivors are being
relieved as much as possible. aad second
shipment of supplies was sent this morn
ing. Dead bodies are floating on every
side. The situa ton is unparalleled In the
history of the South.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 5.-A Republic special
| from New Orleans says: The return of
| several relief parties sent to the Storm
stricken districts make statements fully
confirming the news of yesterday, and
corrected lists put the total of dead at
2O41. This may be increased some 500 by
subsequent news. The loss of life at
Cheniere Camunada is now put at 1850, at
Bayou Andre 72 and at Grand Island "a
instead Of ten.
Fears are entertained for fishermen to
the number of 200 living at Lake Borgne
Swamp. There is great complaint from
Bayou Cook section of the stencil of bodies
lying in the swamp. A large number have
been buried, but there are still over 200
exposed.
The damage at Chaudiere Island is more
serious than was thought at first. Nearly
all the vessels anchored there were
wrecked. The United States quarantine
station and the transfer steamer Walsh
were destroyed. and everybody on quaran-
tine lost except the United States physi-
clans. The loss to The Government is
S130,OO0. The steward, nurse and three
patients were drowned.
Relief for the sufferers poured in to-day.
The city of New Orleans subscribed $2500.
and the parish authorities of Jefferson and
Plaquemine voted money and at once
sent relief expeditions. A dozen luggers
reached New Orleans from portions of the
storm country to-day. They are all crowd
ed with refugees, and there are now be-
tw cen 200 and 800 in town.
According to the Republic special below
New Orleans the damage to shipping and
the number of lives lost aboard ships is as
follows: Off American Is. Nikita II,
Annie B 5. Laura L 6. New Union 5,
Annie Bade 13. Lurd 4. General Vixie 4.
Three Brothers 8. Rolla Smith 8, Sino Rosa
ita 4, Angelique 6. other vessels s.
MOBILE. Ala, Oct. 5.-The schooner
Alice Graham, having on board Miss Susie
Heron, a schoolteacher, bound to Dauphin
Island. was wrecked. AT PortersvilIe there
was terrible destruction entailing loss Of
$4,000 or over. Reports are received here
to the effect that thirty lives have been lost
at Ships Island and 100 in Biloxi and
vicinity.