The herald., 1893-10-05
of not less than so persons, men, women
and child ron

Of not less than so persons, men, women
and children.
Rebe Rando saved himself. his wife
and two children by swimming about
until he gathered sufficient lumber to
make an impromptu raft. He put his
family upon it and the drifted to q place
of safety. Tom Vslence, his wife and
several children are believed to be
drowned, as well as his brother Tony,
his wife and three children.
1t will not be accurately known how
many lives were lost. The population
of Chignere was about 400 and Schurts
thinks at least q thousand are missing.
1t is impossible as yet to give the
financial loss. but it runs into hundreds
Of thousands of dollars. Unless steps
are Immediately taken for relief, 1t is
not unlikely that many will perish from
starvation and thirst. All the provis-
ions on the islands are swept away.
Fresh water is go scarce that there is
not sufficient to relieve the thirst OF
hundreds WHO are now without any
thing and have scarcely anything to
wear. Schnrts was one OF party OF IL
that came to the city on the luRger
Good Mother. Each had q thrilling
story to relate.
There is only sadness in the news
from Bayou Cook and the places tribu-
tary thereto. There has been fright
FIJI loss of life throughout that section.
Houses have been blown to pieces
and smacks destroyed and wrecked.
Many bodies were carried into the
marshes ahd will never be found. Train
crews arriving on the Grand Island road
report the track strewn with bodies,
and large number have already been
buried. The country 10 a scene of wreck
and devastation. A passenger said no
less than 81 bodies were seen along the
road. Throughout the Bayou Cook
country the distress ia appalling.
Trains arriving today brought many
survivors to the CITY, all relating ter
rible tale of suffering. Anwhonla
Gevotsch saw his wife swept by him
in torrent, appealing piteously for
help he was unable to render. He wit
messed scores OF people drown about
him. Many who did not drown had
their lives crushed out by wreckage.
George Signorovich cav his wife and
children perish before him while in the
water up to mis- chin.
1t is variously estimated that from 200
to 500 people people perished on Bayou
Cook. The deaths at other points will
swell the total to not; less than 1900, ac-
cording to the best information obtain.
able.
At Grand Bayou not less than &c
perished. On Rosario and Linden
islands the loss of life has been consider.
able. The old fort on Grand Terre has
been considerably damaged, but the
light houae is still standing.
1t is difficult to establish the correct
ness of the report of great loss Of life or
Grand Island. There were only about
200 people resident On the island, and
no one has yet ar1 ived directly from
there. Several boats have already lef
the city, stocked with provisions for tn.
sufferers.
Shell beach was visited by the storm
and II or 13 people lost their livef
there. st. Maio island is reported to
have been swept. Twenty-Five people
resided on the island, and 30 far OF
known no one is left to tell the tale.
Ex-Congreesman Dudley Coleman
and party succeeded in reaching thi
the city from Morelsind and report two
schooners lost with 10 men. Along the
bayou were many lJhinese engaged in
the occupation of dying shrimps. They
were in the track OF the storm and
many undoubtedly lperished.