The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-10-05

and Flood.
New ORLEANS, La, Oct. 4.-The disas-
ter at Grand Island and Cheniere has
been unparalleled. The loss OF life is
terrible. The first authentic news came
this morning when several survivors
reached here. They tell heartrending
stories. A tidal wave broke over the
island destroying lives and property on
all sides. DR.. Frey, prominent physi-
clan, and his wife were drowned. One
hundred and forty.five families are said
to have perished. The death list will
run up into hundreds. The steamer
Joe Weber was blown to pieces and
several OF her crew were lost.
Cheniere Caminda is opposite Grand
Isle, and is less exposed. ltis the home
of many fishermen and constitutes
quite settlement less exposed to the
elements than its partner There is
Catholic church at Cheniere, q school
house in course OF construction, several
stores and some residences, and the
population is about as large as Grand
Isle.
APPALLING NEWS.
The news from Grand Isle was ap-
palling, but there are many persons in
the city familiar with the geographical
position of the island and the topo-
graphy OF it, and the surrounding coun-
try who are inclined to believe that the
reports are somewhat exaggerated. 1t
is not the first time that Grand Isle
has been reported to have been washed
away. The island is practically cut oil
from communication and the onll y
means OF Obtaining information is
through the regular passenger steamer
that plies between this city and the
island, and the many luggers engaged in
the oyster trade.
Early in the morning when the Grand
Isle railway hands were clearing the
debris from the tracks just above Buras
they found the body OF little white
girl in fence corner. It was horribly
torn on the barb wires. Clinglng to the
child we're two others. evidently sisters.
All three we're in rags, almost naked,
and all were terribly cut and bruised.
4 THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
Perhaps one OF the most thrilling ex-
periences Of tho storm was told by
woman who drifted to shore lashed to
log. She, her husband, and two chill
dren had taken refuge on board a
schooner outside OF Bayou Cook and
intended to ride out the gale. When
the wind came from the west followed
by a mammoth wave, the husband and
two children were washed overheard
and the luGger's mast swapping of at its
foot driited away. The frantic woman
jumped OH the floating timber and in
some way lashed herself to it. All night
she driited through Adams bay, and
then Aborigin bay, aud when daylight
came she was picked up by the lugger
Venus. She was naked and terribly
bruised.
John A. sepul, one of the many un-
fortunate fishermen that lived on the
shore of Bayou Creek, told the repre-
sentative Of the Associated Press that
there was nothing LETT, either on tho
shores OF the bayou or its islands. On
Bayou Simon, which is situated in
Grand Bay, there were fourteen fisher.
men. They were all drowned.
NOT HOUSE LEFT.
1t is said everything on Bayou Creek
is gone, not even a house being left,
and the many people are where the
Almighty himself only knows.
The family of John Barber, fisher
man in Bayou Cook, had been washed
away. Four children and the wife were
rescued, but the husband and two chill.
dren were drowned within few feet Of
the poor wife. The next house was oc-
cupicd by man, wife and two chill
dren. Tho wife and children were
caught in the water and set off at q
rapid rate into tho darkness and were
drowned. George Cefarovich also lived
in that neighborhood, and was thore
during the night with his family. The
waves came with rush, carrying with
them tho house and Cefarovich's wife
and his two youngest daughters. The
iather was drowned later in the night,
with his six-year.old boy. The next
door neighbor was a Mr.. Barton, with
his mother and two daughters. Mrs.
Barton was saved by the Venus, but the
daughters were drowned.
ONLY ONE SAVED.
The only person who was saved from
the Oyster bayou catastrophe was an old
Spaniard. Ho was found hanging BY
one hand to post in an unconscious
condition, and will die.
Tony Norwich, owner OF aiugger, and
resident OF Bayou Cook settlement,
lost his wife aud little baby
John Stock, Il young Italian about l5
years old. was struck in tho head by .
floating skitf and instantly killed.
Another Italian By the name OF Luke
Betrovitch lost his four daughters hi,
vito and two sons were rescued.
On Simon Isle in Grand Isle were
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