The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-10-06
Severe In Louisiana.
"AFTER THE SQUALL."
1t brought a cold wave.


1t brought a cold wave.
The banana trees look sick.
The china berry tree wasn't in it.
Fence repaircrs haven't time to talk.
The saw mills were great sufferers.
1t was a prOpitious day for tanking
up.
The flying horses had to suspend
operations.
There was a mullet famine Monday
and Tuesday.
The high tower at the new artesian
well was laid fiat.
The barometer fell about 70 points
in the five hours.
The first mail from Mobile came in
Wednesday night.
The Mascot was raised Tuesday
evening, minus her boiler.
The Lutheran Church organ was
saved with but little damage.
The Methodist Church organ was
knocked sky west and crooked.
In Scranton, after the Bali has
been changed to "After the Squall."
The storm knocked out the Chan
Gerry court special session Tuesday.
Nearly all the stores were closed
Monday. Business wasn't the thing.
The butcher, the baker and the veg
etablc men enjoyed a day or so rest.
Young lady horseback riders from
Moss Point viewed the debris Tues
day.
The brig Mary c. Mariner is being
dug out of the marsh on Lowry Is
land.
There was plenty of water, but it
wasn't a good day for either boats or
ducks,
The Postal Telegraph Company's
wires were up again tn 'sday evening.
and ready for business east.
The i'll wind would have blown
some good if it had carried all the
mosquitoes to North Mississippi.
Thomps0n's sailboat, Teaser, was
found during the storm headed up the
river with the bath house in tow.
Lowry Island joined McGinty for
several hours Monday. Real estate
wasn't in it, but Irving's mill was.
Bridge Superintendent Ports had
a lively experience that will never be
forgotten by him, his heirs or assigns.
Pascagoula street between Delmas
Avenue and Jackson Avenue was a
veritable mass of tree tops just ii after
the storm"
The high tide brought in drifts of
timber up the river like shot off a
shovel. Bath houses and shingles
gave them a close chase.
Picking up charcoal was a favorite
employment after the blow. The
schooner Webb in capsizing lost Il
IiOuSulu VI IlDIc DuTIclS.
Our correspondent at Basin, Miss.
writes us that the storm of Monday
did much damage to the fences, up
roofing trees, obs tructing the roads
and sugar cane leyeled to the ground.
One old colored woman said she was
glad she learned to pray before the
storm came. She prayed and thank
ed heaven that she was Il child of
God"
An engine with Superintendent
Marshall succeeded in getting through
from Mobile Monday night, after
cutting away numbers of trees from
across the track.
When the chimney and sign fell
from the top OF the DEMoCRAT-STAR
office, the printers inside began at
once a rehearsal of Nov l lay me
down to Sleep"
Our pet live-oak tree in front of the
DEMoCRAT-STAR Office fell with the
balance Of the trees, but by aid of
main strength and awkw ardness it
"rOse again."
The condemned brig Emma lost her
moorings at B%lanchard's and took a
sail to the middle Of the rive, and
as she came back she completely an
initiated the tug Natives wharf and
then beached herself.
The loss to the Lutheran and Meth
odist congregations was i%rreparable.
Lutherans are making arrangements to
begin rebuilding their church, but
the Methodists just now entertain no
idea of rebuilding.
Greer, the Pascagoula village bar
Der, next to the Sweet Gum Saloon,
when the big tree fell, had a close
shave, closer than he shaves his Gus
toners.
The window glass on the south side
OF the Catholic Church were broken
and some other small damage done
the building. The chapel In. Creole
Town was lifted off its pillars.
In Creole Town the dwelling house
of George Davies, tho timer, was
blown down and much damage was
done to fencing, small structures and
clllmneys, etc. all through the coun-
cry north Of Scranton there are up
rooted trees and other signs OF the
the wild winds work.
"Au RevOlr" writes us from Esca-
tawpa, that Mondays storm demol-
ished the fences, leaving the crops at
the mercy Of the cattle and hogs. A
part of the roof on Mr. w. L. Wllc0x's
house was blown of. Some OF his out
buildings were blown down. Several
other white men, as well as colOred