Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-07


.oegraph wires ticking more regularly,
uith avenues of communications being
,pened, and more especially with lapse
Il time permitting reporters TO gather the
aews. the full extent of the terrible storm
81 booming known. Every message brings
additions to the number of vessels
Wrecked and lives lost.
The storm was far the worst ever e1-
perienced IN this section of the country.
y Shipplug has suffered to an extent that
WOULD be incredible If the upturned crafts
and stark bodies did not bear ample evil
hence thereto Hardly less than $50
traits we're wrecked, and in many IN
rauces all their crews were lost Nine
but Of ten Of those saved underwent eN-
periences that Will be terrible Nightmares
10 them during the remainder of their
ives. More than 700 sailors were lost at
aie.r.nt points. On the Mississippi
sonnd and ON the gulf in that direction,
scores OF boats are known TO have been
Iost, and hundreds of thousands OF dollars
north of property was lost on Weeins
Island. all around through the little lakes,
al. into the Mississippi sound TO the rlVer'
Neems island was swept clean, and the
al mage for repairs will foot up to Tor
fnne.
Roads have been washed away bath
houses demolished. residences injured, and
hlctories damaged.
The wreck of the Louisville and Nash-
Vile road Ia the worst in its history ana
will be weeks before that line is rum
ning regularly again to this point.
AZ Bayou Lafonde eleven were kill
Al Among those that persisted were Mr..
ind Mrs. George and servant ana jog
a. Bayou Heury, the latest reports
place the loss of life al siHty-hNe'
~ me suffering at these places IS Ter
Only at Bayou Henry is there one
store In existence .,.,
Tho proprietor, however, raised prices
80 high that the starving Survivors are
anabie to pay the price, Rice Is seiiihg
The people at Bayou Lafonde are eat
hrx hogs chickens and other animals
HAT persisted in the storm. H.
Tue greatest suffering is from tle
The Chinese colony, situated near
Bayou Henry, was
TOTALLY WIPED OUT.
Over forty Cinnamon perishei, The
Chinese who survived saved some pro-
one hundred bodies have been found
aont.ng Ia tue water of the Grand lake
* bud Bay CAininda. a family OF SIX
IN back again when the wind changed.
The losses of life at Cheniere will be
fU60
~ Only eighteen persons We're killed on
Grand Island ihOugh the destruction Oh
The only yessel that escaped restruc-
Hon at Ship Island was the iron steam,
hip Rayendnle and she was battered
and bruised and dragged her anchor as
I'D was swept toward the shore. In
Bay ST. Louis the massive break waters.
Thought inipregnable. were washed away
AZ II constructed Of light scantling in-
rye large Ships on Chandelier Island
nre complete wrecks, but their names
are not. yet learned and the fate OF their
THE DESTRUCTION
at Beauyolr was heavy and the beanti-
ful home of Jefferson Davis, which has
been visited by so many people from all
over the country, shows many effects of
The herceness of the wind.
The jetty sustained damage that viii
amount TO 10000 in value and which
will take some time to repair.
The most damage was done at North
east Pass. \ large sperm whale was
blown ashore about = quarter Of mile
from the end of the jetties at South
Pass. 1t was an unusual sight and bore
Testimony TO the severity Of the wind
The whale was killed.
Parties arriving today from down the
coast say the stencil from the marshes
Is uuhearihe aud the gases from the
lead bodies and animals Is Il menace 10
fhe health OF the men and women
,amped in the vicinity and who, be-
pause of the
LACK OR STRENGTH
au1 facilities. and because of the high
aud tangled growth Of the bushes are
nnable 70 get away.
he whole lower coast has been devast-
~ BY the storm without parallel in
history. The history Of the gale of '5d.
which destroyed Lost Island, while ter
Hue, does not compare with the last dis
esier on Cheniere Caminda. II reached
climax Of horror Chenicre is On that
Group Of islands which extend along tie
W ioweT coast aud 20 which belong Grand
Ale, Tanber and the Lost island II
WAS the station for fishing boats. Il ron
falned one town. Gambia villa. Of about
lOn people. the majority fishermen,
Sunday evening there were loo dwell
bugs within the Town limits. Today Gully
~ remain standing, and " these not one
|, nfhujnud.
Tho very ground upon which were
building. Is .grn ard Rent pier has dis
hNppcIu4l. Only a heap u oyster shells
reirain where il stood.
A oEe 4dyanced hi- foot sunk into the
bozy slime that covered the PATHS. This
was a relic Of the seas, which had for
many hours covered the island.
Caminda Nilla was renowned for its
laXWiant SHADE trers and lovely gardens.
Not . leaf remains upon tae branches
bias the trees for the most part are
FRUSTRATED on THE EARTH.
People who came and went 10 parties
pf two or three passed silently or stopped
b moItni 10 shake hanli aud NUT
heg 4 few words Of coincidence.
M 1t was ~ unusual 10 SEE The Kre9i