The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-10-14
sRORM ECHOES.
Al bilaxi. Miss, Nothing Escaped the
Elements Fury.
The Velocity OF the Wind Must Have Been
mt Least 100 Miles an Hour-Ths FL
nancial Loss Along the Entire
Coast Placed at al, 100000.

| NEW ORLEANS, Oct 6.--Thc first def.
mite news from the gulf coast reached
the city Thursday morning. All the
wires are down, and the Louisville and
Nashville railroad has been washed out
at intervals from Mobile to New Or
leans. The financial loss along the en-
tire coast will foot up not less than
$1,000, 600. and fully thousand lives
were lost.
At Biloxi nothing escaped the fury
OF the elements On every side could
be seen the wrecks of boats, piers and
bath-houses and in many instances the
fronts of houses on the beach were to-
tally demolished. Throughout the
country great trees were uprooted,
swinging elms were swept away like
leaves; sheds were tossed about like
match-boxes and animals of every de-
scription were terribly frightened.
Many of the streets are blocked with
fallen trees and mass of rubbish
washed in by the sea, while the beach
itself is impossible on account of the
piles of wreckage visible all along the
entire coast The canning industries
were completely wrecked, all the fac
tories being either badly damaged or
utterly destroyed.
Much Of the damage at the back bay
was caused by section of several hum
dred feet of the railroad bridge, which
was swept away at Ocean Spring, and
washing up against the buildings
crushed them like egg shells. 1t is
difficult at this time to make any intel.
ligent estimate of the damage sus.
tanned by the loss of sloops, luggers,
small schooners, fishing-boats and like
craft.
Out OF more than one hundred boats
on the front bay, little and big, only
three rode the storm safely, and the
beach is strewn with wrecko of all de-
scriptions. On the back bay there were
only one or two that weathered the
gale. Not single wharf is left stand
ing on either front or back bay.
The damage was not confined alone
to the water front. but all through the
city, in every direction, the effects of
the storm can be seen in fallen trees
fences, and here and there house par
tally unroofed. The velocity of the
wind ut the height of the storm must |
have been at least one hundren miles |
an hour. The Baptist church steeple |
was blown down and the bell cracked. |
The breakwater at the lighthouse was
washed away, but the tower was not |
damaged.
AT Deer island, just opposite Biloxi,
over 40 head of cattle were drowned. |
When the storm came up there were
many Biloxi boats in the Louisiana
marsh oyster fishing, and it is almost
certain that in many cases number if
not all of their boats have gone down
with all on board. OF eight schooners
that were known to be there on Sun.
day evening three have been picked up
bottom up, with masts and rigging all
gone and not soul on board. 1t is be-
lieved that the loss of life there will
not fall short of 100.
At Ship island previous to the storm,
there We're seven vessels loading for
foreign ports. The British bark Rosei-
Ia Smith, 500 tons, from Havana, was
found bottom up drifting outside. The
mate, carpenter and cook were
drowned. The Austrian barge Annie
b., from Santos, is complete wreck
OF the crew of 13 men and two steve.
dores aboard, the captain, two sailors
and the two stevedores were drowned
The barge Hero, of Moss Point, belong
ing to How & Griffin, lost the only
man aboard, named Shepard, and the
barge Boss, of the same place, also lost
colored man, name unknown.
Considerable damage was also done
on the island, the warehouse, fort.
keepers house and lazaretto at the
quarantine station being completely
washed away, and the ighthouse-keep'
er's house being badly damaged. About
one mile of the railroad bridge at Bay
st. Louis is washed ashore on the
island. Very little of the government
wharf remains, and what is left will be
of no service.
Probably the worse damage and loss
OF property was at Chandeur Island.
Here was located the United States
marine hospital quarantine boats, in
charge of Dr. Guiteras, with DR.. Pelaiz,
of Biloxi, as assistant
Miles of the islands have been wash
ed away and what little remains is lia-
BILE to be completely submerged with a
little more than ordinary high tide.
Wednesday Manila sailor made his
way to the Chandieur station, from the
fishing sloop Laura b., of New Or |
leans, which was wrecked in Grand
Pass Out of a crew of seven men he is |
the only survivor. The oyster lugger
Rosalie, of Biloxi, is also known to
have gone to the bottom with crew OF |
four men.