The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-18
MOBILE A WRECK.
The Property Loss Placed at Over =
Million.

details OF the storm are Just beginning
to come in and, as feared, the loss Of
life in the lowlands east of the city is
great. 1t will be fully week or longer
before the whole story can be fully told.
The work Of cleaning out the muddy
sediment deposited in the stores by the
recedlng waters and the debris from the
streets was pushed with energy and
vlgor to-day.
The steamer Crescent City was
beached two miles below the city dur.
ing the storm, and the river steamers
Lee and Lotus were driven on the
marshes high and dry and will probably
be total losses. The tug Colonel
Woodruff was also driven on the
marshes and may be foated The
sloop yacht Annie l. is bottom up, but
may be saved. A number of barges
have been blown on the marshes.
The beautiful shell road is almost a
total wreck, involving great loss. Be-
tween Venetia and Scranton thirty or
forty houses were blown down, but no
lives we're lost. At various towns along
the route twelve churches we're wrecked.
In Scranton and at East Pascuogala
the entire beach is lined with wreckage.
The losses at these two points are said
to reach $Ioo,ooo.
The damage in Mobile can only be
conjectured, but it is safe to say it is
nearly $1,000 900.
So far, several deaths are reported.
In the gardeners district, across the
river, dwelt twenty-three families, whose
houses were visible from high points in
the city. Now only one can be seen
standing. Ii is believed that many
lives were lost there.
The home of Stephen Walter was
swept away and Walter, his wife and
niece, Carrie Wise, were drowned.
There is only one wire out Of the
city. No street cars are running.
Homes have been scattered, crops
ruined, and desolation appears on
every hand.
The rivers debouching into Mobile
bay are reported to be full of floating
bedding, furniture and household ef-
fects, showing that the reports Of suffer.
ing and death from this quarter have
been hardly overstated. So far only
one family in that vicinity is known to
have escaped.
A row boat trip to the marches,
made to-day by an experienced news
paper reporter, reveals state of deso-
ation and death that will almost equal
that of month ago at Savannah and
Sea Islands. Rumors would place the
loss OF life at fifty, but possibly not
more than twenty-five have perished.
Whole families have been swept away,
and the actual loss of life will probably
never be known.
DAMAGE AT NEW ORLEANS.
ST. LOUIS, October s.-A Republic
special from New Orleans saws: The
return of several relief parties sent to
storm stricken districts fully confirm
the views Of yesterday, and corrected
lists put the total of the dead at 2o4I.
This may be increased some 500 by
subsequent news
The loss Of life at Cheniere is now
put at 1850; at Bayou Andre u and at
Grand Island "a, instead of TO-
Fears are entertained for fishermen
to the number Of 200 living at Lake
Borgne swamp
There is great complaint from
throughout the Bayou Cook section at
the stencil OF the bodies lying in the
swamp. A large number have been
buried, but there are still over 200 ex-
posed.
The damage at Chandelier Islands
is more serious than was thought at
first. Nearly all the vessels anchored
there were wrecked. The United
States quarantine station and the trans
fer steamer Walsh were destroyed and
Everybody at quarantine was lost ex-
cept the United States physicians. The
loss to the Government is ST. 20, 900.
The steward, nurse and three patients
lwere drowned.
Relief for the sufferers poured in to.
day. The city of New Orleans sub.
scribed $4,000 and the Paris authorities
OF Jefferson and Plaquemine voted
money and at once sent relief expedi.
tions.
A dozen luegers reached New Or
leans from portions Of the storm
country to-day. All were crowded
with refugees and there are now between
200 and 800 in town.
According to the Republics specai
below New Orleans the damage tc
shipping and the number of lives los
aboard ships are as follows: OFF tn,
\ American, IS; Nlkita, IL; Annie B.,
Laura l., 6; New Union, s; Ami,
Bade, IS; Lurd, 4, General Vixie, /,
d Three Brothers, 8; Rolla Smith, 4
Sino Rosalta, 4; Angilque, 6: othe
vessels, 6.