Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-17
DAMAGED BY STORM
Shell Beach Almost Wiped Out
Of Existence by the
Waves.
Loss OF Life Is Small. But
Property Loss Is Over
S2.O0O.OOO.
City Of Galveston Escapes seri-
Gus Injury. But Had a Bad
Scare.

New Orleans, La, 17.-It is now pos
slple to get some idea of the damage
from the big storm. 1t is less than was
feared at first, for the storm turned in
land at night and the exposed places on
the gulf coast escaped Shell Beach,
the terminus of the New Orleans &
Southern railroad, and some small
places on the coast We're wiped out.
Galveston escaped injury. altho there
was bad panic and a small flood.
Grande Isle, about which there was
great apprehension, also escaped with
slight damage.
There was little loss of life, thanks to
the timely warning of the coming of the
storm The tug Biloxi was wrecked near
quarantine and two of the crew were
lost. 1t was also reported that the Cob
den family, on the lower coast, between
New Orleans and the passes, was
drowned. The Golden house was de-
stroyed. Not trace can be found of
any of its inmates, of whom there We're
fifteen in all. One man is said to be
drowned at Shell Beach.
The total damage from the storm is
placed at s1,215000. For New Orleans
and vicinity the damage was as follows:
West End, S2s0,000; Milneburg and
Spanish Fort. sl25,OOO; Mississippi sound,
from New Orleans to Ocean Springs,
100000; lower coast from New Orleans
to the Passes. s25O.00O; damage to river
shipping, $4,000; to sea vessels and
barges wrecked, $4,000; city damage
from overflow, $4,000; damage in other
parts of the state, $35, 1000.
The damage in New Orleans is small
The loss for other parts of the coast af-
fected is probably great, but the total
damage will amount to not more than
s2.5oo,o0o, without including the possible
damage to the sugar cane crop. This
can not be determined for some time.
Besides the Neptune and Henry
Marks. already reported lost, the Buras,
Eunice, Hawkins, Chamberlain and
luggers and schooners The steamer.
Mabie Comeaux was blown ashore, but
Was not injured Six barges of the coal
greater number of the boats We're saved
by a dozen tugs that went up to their
relief from New Orleans
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Fort st. Philip was destroyed and the
fort was several feet under water The
new officers quarters at Fort Jackson
We're also destroyed. At Shell Beach the
big hotel was blown down. and $4,000
damage resulted. The train could not
get within seven miles of the town. Five
houses We're destroyed at Venice,
Plaquemfnes parish, including the school
house; seven at Buras. including the
Lopez canning factory The water stood
four feet deep in the town.
The Texas & Pacif1c elevator at Gret-
ma, Jefferson parish, was injured. AT
Bucktown half dozen houses including
the school house, We're blown down. The
greatest damage is to the rice crop.
which, in Plaquemines parish is in
jured from 80 to 10 per cent. Business.
which was completely suspended along
the river front at New Orleans was re-
opened yesterday. The Louisville &
! Nashville and New Orleans & North
eastern railroads, which We're badly
crippled by washouts, will be able to
resume their train service today.