The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-07
The Literal Fate That Suddenly Be-
fell One Thriving Town in
louisiana
or 1900 Dwellings but Twenty.
Five Now Stand, Badly
Shattered.
ToFylbis Scenes II shs Place whore the
Storm Ksgsd IL All Its Fury
Help Asked.

NEW ORLEANs Oct. 6.--The aftermath oi
the great storm continues 70 pour In.
bringing additional details Of death. SUI
fsrinR and destruction. On Cheniers
Caninda it reached the climax of horror.
II contained one town. Caminadavillo. con-
tanning about 1890 people, the majority
fishermen. On sunday evening there were
1000 dwellings within It's limits. To-day
twenty-five only remain standing. and OF
these NOT one 10 uninjured. The very
ground upon which they weie bnilt was
torn anc rent. Tho pier disappeared and
only q heap Of oyster shells marks the spot
whore II stood. Not . leaf remains upon
the luxuriant shade trees. and the trees fol
the most part were PRO o,trated. Gardens
and growing folds were blotted from the
face Of tho landscape.
Grief stricken survivors came and went
silently. or stopped to mutter few words
Of condolences. 1t was no unusual thing to
see rugged fishermen embrace each other
In tears. Fathers and mothers were bury
Ing sons and daughters, aud vice versa.
Al many as ton people were placed In one
grave. Hundreds of bodies are still un-
buried. some under wrecked buildings.
others floating on the bay. The brave little
band of grave diQReis is exhausted. They
have already buried on the island 250 per-
sons and the work 10 not yet done.
In the house Of L. Terrebonns. the grave
digaers found his body and that of his wife
and six children. In the rear Of tho island
handreds of little mounds mark the resting
places Of those who were killed in the tor
Eibls storm. Men. women and children
have joined in tbe saarch for the dead.
With poles and hooks and ropes they drew
corpsss from the water or dragged them
from the debris and buried them. Ia Nine.
Ducros' house were found fully Atty bodies,
all manple In suoh manner they could not
be identified. Madame L. Cidioc and
daughter were found many yards away
from their ruined homs. in which were the
bodies Of a son and another daughter.
Arthur PIzani. Leo Paul, wives and chill
! dren, with numerous cousins. aunts and
other relatives, were oil drowned In thelz
homestead. The family consisted OF
twenty five people. The bodies were buried
| In III % graves. Thomas Lorio was killed
by q falling troe. Florsstine Broasa.d and
house. Ferdinand Brousard. Barnard Brou-
ssrd, Bseina Btousard and Bernardo Brou
sard were drowned. Hundreds of bodies
have been found since Monday. ana they
were buried without prayer.
Tho New Orleans board Of trade to-day
| telegEaphed to the leading boards Of the
country. recitina the disaster. and the fact
that survivors are left penniless and in di Q
distress. :Ihe people Of Louisiana will
buy the dead and feed the starving but
appeal to the general public 10 assist In
contributions which will enable thousands
Of deserving people to again follow thsir
vocations and support their families" says
| the telegram. Subscriptions Of every char
acssr will be thankfully received and dis.
| tEibuted by the executive committee of the
board Of trade. acting jointly with COM
mittses of other oon nmeroial bodies.
This morning tho lugRer Evelena arrived.
crowded with refugees from Cavarnaohe,
pletely wiped out. but mono Of tho inhabi-
tants lost. At Bayou La Fonde eleven
we're killed. At BAYOU Henry latest reports
place the loss of life at sixty-ave. Suffer-
Ing at these three places 10 ter
rible. Al Bayou La Fonde eopls are eat
ing hogs, chickens and other animals that
perished in the storm. The greatest suf-
fe'inR 10 from lack Of water. The Chinese
colony near Bayou Henry was totally wiped
out. Over forty Chinamsn perished.
The Picayuns's relief steamer returned
this morning from Grand Isle and Chen iere.
The Grand Isle hotel, with contents valu sd
| at $4,000, was wrecked totally. Tho in
habitants of both islands are in need OF
clothing, water and provisions. Nine hun.
drsd bodies were found floating In the
waters Of Grand lake. A. Bay Caminda q
family OF six was washed to sea on = raft
and back again. when the wind changed.
Tho loss of life at Cheniers is NOT less than
| ZOO and may reach 1000. Only eighteen
persons we're killed on Grand Isle. though
the destruction Of property was great.
Shipping suffered to m extent almost in
credible. Hardly less than $50 crnft we Z
wrecked and in many instances all the ew
lost. Nine out of ton of those who we're
saved underwent terrible experiences.
More than two hundred sailors were lost al
different points. The total property loss
will run into millions. An arriving schoone,
At Biloxi reported many bodies floating on
the shore At Cat island. Ship island and
! Chandileruer island. Not loss than sew
enty of them wore counted on Cat island
alone.
The American bark Helen b.. with crew.
the American brig Rosells Smith and crew.
and the American schooner Union and
crew, are reported lost. Five lu-Re ships
on Chandilsreur islands are complete
wlecks. but their names have not yet been
learned and the fate Of the crews is mys-
terry. Before the storm SUNDAY there were
over 100 craft anchored at Biloxi; only
three survived.
THE BRAZILIAN WAR.