Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-16
TIE STORM SUBSIDIES
The Situation in the Storm Dis.
trict South Much Improved
Today.
Both River and Lakes Falling at
New 0rleans.-Steam
comus Sale.
Reports Along the Gull Coast In.
dicate Much Loss Of
Life.

New Orleans. Aug. 16.-The big storm
has practically subsidized here and both
the river and lake are falling. Large
bodies of men have gone to work to re-
pair the damage at the various lake re-
sorts. which bore the brunt of the
storm. Little news comes thus far from
Mississippi sound, but there was no loss
OF life in that territory. The Louisville
and Nashville railroad is still badly
crippled. The Cromwell liner Comus
reached the city today. DR.. Thomas, of
the quarantine station, boarded the
Comus near the mouth OF the river and
was told by the captain that an un-
known schooner and small boat were
wrecked in that vicinity and six lives
lost A report from below says the tug
Biloxi and two barges went ashore and
the fate of those on board is unknown.
The United Fruit Company's steamer
Ester which arrived today reported
there was no serious damage at quar-
antine station, but considerable prop
erty was swept away at Port Eads. The
fruit company fears for the safety of
another of its ships. The Fulton is now
ten days overdue. Captain Stevenson,
OF the Ester, brought up with him Cap
tain Ditham, and four members of the
crew OF the tug Biloxi capsized during a
storm and five of the rescued men made
their way to a tree to which they clung
until recued. They reported seeing a
ships mast, possibly fruiter, sticking
out of the water nine miles from the
southwest pass. He was unable to
identify the vessel and saw none Of the
crew.
New Orleans. Aug. 16.-Reports from
points in Alabama and Texas show
that hurricane of unusual fury has
been devastating an immense strip of
country. 1t is regarded as probable
tonight. from the nature of the latest
bulletins. that not only have railroad
and factory properties been extensively
damaged and traffic crippled, but that
hundreds OF people have been drowned.
It is also feared that thousands OF
acres of rice fields have been laid low
by the wind or covered deeply by the
water Every new bulletin indicates a
general tie-up along several bmranches
OF railroad lines, the Loisville& Nash
vile being particularly hard hit. Ship
ping interests are also imperiled, and
there are many stories, partially COR
roborated. that number of ships have
gone down, all on board being lost.
The tugs in the harbor were engaged
all day in trying to save 200 boats ly-
Ing above the city. Nearly ten ships
are believed to have been lost at this
writing.
The storm which has been sweeping
the gulf coast from Pensacola and
moving westward during the last two
days has prostrated telegraph and tele-
phone wires to such an extent that
news from the outlying sections is hard
to get. The greatest fears have been
for the safety of the people
living at Port Eads, which is at the
mouth of the Mississippi river, and for
the ships that started for sea Just be-
fore the storm began.
The wires to Port Eads have been
since Tuesday night at 8
o'clock. A man who left there at 2
o'clock yesterday was at Burns, which
Is sixty miles down the river and the
farthest point with which there is
wire communication at the present time.
He describes the storm which swept
that section as regular tidal wave
similar to the one which resulted in
such awful loss Of life in 1893. He says
all the people living on the east bank
Of the river have moved up to the
jump" which is fifteen miles from the
mouth of the river.
The house of man named Golden,
half mile above the quarantine sta
ton. was swept away, and the fifteen
members of the family. including nine
children were drowned. The quarantine
buildings were badly damaged, but no
one injured. The big tow boat Cham
berlain was driven high and dry in the
marsh, but her crew are safe.
The government boat Gen. Reese Is
believed to have been lost. Captain
O'brien's house was swept away. but
he was on the boat which was believed
to be, outside. The pile driver at Port
Eads was sunk. The steamboat Buras
was driven ashore near the lighthouse,
and later it was reported that she had
sunk. Her crew were said to have been
saved. The tugboat yelasco went down
TO Pass iOutre, which Is the eastern
mouth of the river. with two barges.
When last seen she had her decks awash
and is believed to have gone down. If
this boat and her barges have been lost
twenty more people have been drowned
There are numerous reports of indi-
vidual Casualties all along the river
from Buras down to the Passes. Ali
the steamers which started for the sea
remained inside the Passes
until last evening, and then went out
safely, among the number being the
Cromwell liner Proteus and the British
Mechanician. which was dy-
while in port few days ago. Not
a single vessel has passed up the river
since the storm began, and great fears
are entertained for the ones which are
expected
There is serious apprehension concerns
Ing the Cheniere Caminda and Grand
Isle sections. on the south Louisiana
coast, west Of the Mississippi river,
where 1000 lives were lost. In 1893 by the
tidal wave. Up to this writing no word
has been received from that section.
which is largely Inhabited by fishermen,
mostly Chinese and Malays
Up to last mldnisht everything seemed