Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-17
AFTER MAD CARNIVAL
GULF STORM ABATES
Several Lives Are Reported
to Have Been Lost.
ROADS STILL CRIPPLED

News Is Meager, but 1t Is Not Thought
That the Damage by the Gale Will
Be as Great as Might Have Been
Supposed.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 16. - The big
storm has practically subsidized here and
both the river and lake are falling. The
water has rapidly receded from the Sec
tion of the city which was over1owed
yesterday. Large bodies of men have
gone to work to repair the damage done
at the various lake resorts which bore
the brunt of the storm.
Little news has come thus far from
the Mississippi sound, but there has
ritory.
The Louisville and Nashville is still
badly crippled. No trains have come
in or gone out over that line since night
before last. The subsidence Of the wa
ter, however, makes it probable that the
damage to the tracks will be quickly re-
paired, and that traffic will be resumed
by tonight.
A large number of cotton and other
business men are still bottled up on the
coast and unable to get to their offices.
The Northeastern road has had some
trouble, but the Illinois Central has
aided both the Louisville and Nashville
and Northeastern in handling their pas
senger traffic.
Several Lives Reported Lost.
The Cromwell liner Comus reached
the city today. She had no trouble in
the storm and reported no vessels in
distress. DR.. J. N. Thomas of the quar-
antine station boarded the Comus near
the mouth of the river and told Captain
Franklin that an unknown schooner
and small boat had been wrecked in
that vicinity and six lives lost. No Sc
rious damage was done at the Quaran-
tine station. A report from Below says
that the tug Biloxi of Slidell and two
barges went ashore and that the fate of
those on board is not known.
The news of the loss of the Golden
family of 10 above quarantine station
has not been confirmed. At Shell Beach
the wind has ceased, but the water is
rising and there has been considerable
damage to crops Rice has been dam
aged considerably down the river.
The United Fruit company's steamer
Esther arrived hepe today. She expert
enced heavy winds, but was not injured
and saw no vessels in distress. The
Esther reported that there was no seri-
Gus damage at the quarantine station,
but that considerable property had been
swept away at Port Eads.
Frutter May Be Lost.
The fruit company fears for the safety
of another of it's ships, the Fulton. The
Fulton left Ceiba AZ days ago and is
now 10 days over due. She has never
been reported.
Captain Stevenson of the Esther
brought up with him Captain Dunham
and four members Of the crew of the
tug Biloxi. The Biloxi capsized during
the storm, and the FIVE rescued men
made their way to tree, to which they
clung until rescued. They reported that
two Of the crew of the tug were miss
ing.
Captain Stevenson also reported that
he saw ships mast, possibly a fruit
er's, sticking out of the water about 8
miles from Southwest pass He was
unable to identify the vessel and saw
none of her crew.
The Esther had as passengers Juan y
GARLIC, family Of 10 and four servants.
all of Belize. They had been at the
quarantine, station for several days and
passed safely through the storm. Cap
tain Stevenson said a houseboat and
some small craft had been battered
to pieces in the vicinity of the station,
but he had learned of no loss of life.