The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-10-06

boat John DeLcstro which was drive
about four miles inland and is no,
high and dry in the marsh near Bay
on Cumbest. 1t is estimated that |
will take 5000 to get her afioat. Th,
tug Pennoyer went out Tuesday an,
rescued the crew.
The schooner VIM. Griffin, Capt. h
Nodop, is lying high and dry between
the Lewis residence and Bayou GRAY
oline.
At Round Island the only damag,
reported is the loss of the quarantin,
sloOp and the wharf.
Mr.. John Murray keeper of tn,
lighthouse at Round Island, was here
Wednesday. He says the lighthous,
sustained no damage and the dwell
ing house and some out houses wer,
more or less damaged.
There is no accurate estimate to be
placed on the loss sustained bv Scran.
ton. Odd Fellows Hall probabl,
$500 damaged. The Farnswor tl
Lumber Company, about $4,000. The
loss in all church property about
$4,000. The injury to the shipping,
cannot be guessed at, and the demo.
lition OF fences, outhOuses. chimneys
and roots will run up into the thous.
ands of dollars.
PaSeag0uia Got II Bad.
On the %Pascagoula beach front the
scene beggars description. 1t made a
clean sweep of every bath house and
wharf and every sign of breakwater
post along the shore. The waves
from across the Pascagoula bay were
dashed with maddened fury agains Isl
the soft sandy beach and in the short.
est time the inroadS were made deep
er and deeper all along the beach.
The old "White House" on the west
end, was an early and easy victim be-
fore the storm, and nothing was left.
Everything was turned into the bay
Clear up to the hou es and fences
that line the front-nothing was left
OF the broad and beautiful driveway,
and in a number of cases the washes
were made to the very doors of the
houses.
The saloon Of Capt. VIM. George
that was fronting the street with its
rear to the bay, was entirely washed
away but the contents were saved :
loss about $1,000: and the oys-
ter saloon and confectionery at the
foot of P%ascagoula street, was also
washed off the face Of the earth. In
fact, everything near the beach edge
was made part of the roaring waves,
and every house on the front was
more or less damaged.
The Protestant Union Church was
oioWn down, and the Catholic Chapel
was lifted from its pillars. The
dwelling owned by Mrs. NJ. NJ. Wolfe,
was destroyed, but was %unoccupied at
the time, loss about $4,000. Kenney &
Cooley's loss about 5000. The old
landmark, the ''Swcetgum" tree at
Rolls saloon, blew down and did some
damage to the building. Chas. Bos-
ter loss in bath houses, cottage and
pier head, about $4,000. w. NJ. Nor
rison's damage to residence and loss
of house in rear, $500. The Dean
residence was damaged about $50.
The Ship Chandlery Company suffered
from loss OF wharf, ware house and
goods about $500. J. j. Parquett's
house was blown off it's pillars and
all his fine fruit trees lost. On II.
kreb's place great damage was done
to his pecan orchard, only one tree
left standing. a. ID. Krebs was dam
aged in fencing and fruit trees, $500.
The Parham house sustained $500
damage. The residence of Jas. Nc
Faul was struck by a falling oak tree
and his trees injured loss $1,000. Two
houses OF Capt. s. A. Dutch were de-
mollshed, $500 loss. Capt. Volney
Brown estimates his loss of property
at $l2OO. The residence belonging to
Capt. L. Castenera and the pecan
trees were injured $500 worth. Mrs.
O'Connell's loss is $3.50; NJ. l.. Clark.
$3.50; DeJet House slightly damaged.
Chas. II. North lost house, furniture
and clothing and $40 in cash. Down
on Bayou ChicOt VIM. Southern resi-
dence was destroyed, $500.
On the back streets the clsterns
were filled with salt water that come
in sprays from the sea.
Mrs. M. G. Laird's residence, this
side of the beach, was lifted off it's
blocks and damaged $50.
MOSS POINTS EXPERIENCE.
Moss Point being 4 miles further
in and protected by Intervening tim.