Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-10-04
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From All Quarters.
Loss OF LIFE IS GREAT.
Severe Havoc is Wrought By
the Storm.
DAMAGE Will RUN 10 MILLIONS.
The Full Extent is Not Yet
0btainabIe.
SOLDIERS ATTACKED BY MODS.
Several Persons Killed i'm
the Fight.
SOLDIERS ATTACKED BY MODS.
WRECKED BY THE STORM.

Tho Damage Done Will Reach Into
the MillIons-Only One Wire Out of
MObile-Bridges Are Destroyed and
Many Lives Are lost About New Or.
Ieans-ssavoc Wrought Among the
Crops.
MOBILE, Ala Oct. 3.-The damage done
by yesterdays storm will reach into the
millions. In the Gardeners district across
the river dwell, twenty three families,
whose homes could be seen from any emil
nence in the city. Only one of these
homes csn row be seen standing, ard as
no news has been received 1t is believed
many Of the inhabitants have been lost.
Three or four hundred cattle persisted.
The home of Stephen Walter was swept
away and his entire family, consisting of
himself, his wife, Christiana, and his niece,
Miss Carrie Wise, were drowned, There
is only enc wire out of this city and no
trains are running. At Grand Bay four
churches were destroyed, while at Scran-
ton five churches suffered a like fate
Houses have been scattered, crops ruined
and deeolation appears on every hand.
NEW ORLEANS. Oet. 3-Reports of the
heavy storm on Sunday and Sunday night
are reaching the city very slowly, owing
to the almost general prostration of tele
phone and telegraph wires. The storm ex-
tended about six miles up the river above
the city, and did considerable damage tc:
sugar cane in that section. The Louisville
and Nashville road is still in bad condition.
Point Ia Hacbe had to bear the brunt of
the storm The Office of the Point Ia
HEche Protector WAS swept from its foun-
datiOn and it's contents WAS destroyed.
The court houae and the three churches
were more or less damaged. Martin hing
les house was demolished and his entire
family Injured. Mr.. Asndois' house was
also blown down, and it is reported that
some of the family were hurt. A number
of other houses were demolished.
Bohemia, near Point Ia Hache, and
Prescott also suffered greatly. At Pres
colt several Ives were lost Deputy Sher-
if Barry lost all his outhouses and barns
and suffered considerably as to live stock.
A number Of the leading citizens and fnsn-
ciers of The city who were detained at the
summer resorts along ths gulf coast by
reason of the washout of tina tracks of the
Louisville ard Nashville road, arrived in
the city to day and found transportation
by tug over Lake Porchartrsin. They
confirm tie rumors of the heavy damage
done to the towns along the cosst and say
that it is ths worst storm known for many
years.
At English Lookout about mile of
track has been carried away. The prairie
and lake have lest their dividing line ard
are no " one vast sheet f water ia an area
of hundreds of acres. The pier head of
the Pearl river bridge was moved nearly
four feet by the wind, rendering 1t useless.
The two mile brid ye which epsns the bay
of st. Louis, midway between New Orleans
and Mobile, also suffered, and the ap-
preaching south side, with several hundred
feet of the bridge, has been carried into
the bay. Thia bridge is the second longest
in the United States. The bridge betw. en-
Biloxi and Ocean Springs is alec down.
Where the railroad crosses Lake Oetbarine
for distance of about half mile the fill
ing has besn washed away, causing the
tracks to sink.
Fishing houses, hath houses and boat
whsrves have been toppled over and skiffs
that were moored In the gulf broke loose
from their fssteniugs and drifted away.
The Pearl River Fishing club house top
pied over. caps'z d Schooner and two
dismasted ones were passed by the tug. 1t
is feared those board of the wrecked ves-
sells lost their lives. All tele phoaa and
Geographic wires in the lover coast couu-
try are down.
The tornadoes played incaIculsble havoc
with the crops. Point a la Hsche is in the
heart Ct the orange growing section of the
state and tbs trees were resrly all 10 bear
ing. Large orchards which were unpro-
tt cted were totally destroyed aud for miles
all trees have been uprooted The sugar
crop down the coaet has also beep badly
hurt and the rice crop has suffered to a
great extent