Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-23

New Orleans, Sept. 22.-Reports OF
tidal wave having swept Terrebonne
Parish. La, drowning 200 people APP
near today to have been erroneous. In
dications are however, that the hurrl-
cane did much damage among the
fishing companies of Terrebonne and
that the loss of life will be greater IN
+b;e nar;sh than any other in the
state. The death list may reach so.
1t is impossible to give correct es-
innate of property loss, as reports or
damage are coming in hourly. Many
towns suffered from the storm and
numerous plantations felt it's disas-
trouc effects. The cane and cotton
crops of Louisiana sustained serious
damage.
Tho list of known dead includes
about Is persons while the fate of the
others is in doubt.
MANY towns of Louisiana sustained
great property loss. In Baton Rouge
and vicinity the damage will exceed
s2.OO0,00O. The state Capitol is UNI
rooted and considerable part Of the
building flooded.
A banquet to be held in honor of
Archbishop Blenk, recently returned
from Rome, was indefinitely postpon-
ed at the request of the prelate.
With 100 refugees from Grand Isle.
small island on the coast OF Louisiana,
about Gu miles south of New Orleans,
the mail steamer Grand Isle arrived
today bringing the first news from
Grand Isle and Cheniere Caminade,
and the island Not life was lost on
either island, but every head OF hVe-
stock on both was swept into the gun.
Hundreds of small pleasure craft
which were torn from their moorings
along the coast and the river have
been swept away or sunk. The dam
age to craft and shipping alone will
amount to $1,500,000.
Refugees at Houma say the death
list win be at least so. The entire low
er section of the parish was swept by
the storm, although there was no It'd
al wave. There is no telegraph nor tel
ephone communication with Houma
and it will be several days before wires
will he in operation. Today's advices
from there were mailed last night
But one death resulting from the
hurricane of last Monday has been
definitely reported from the Misslss-
ippi gulf coast. This was fisherman
drowned near Bay ST. Louis. The prop
erty loss between New Orleans and
Mobile will run into the millions.
Jackson, Miss, Scpt. 22.-SomeWhat
reassuring news concerning the dam
aga done by the hurricane in Missis-
sippi reached here today. There was
comparatively small timber destruc-
ton.
The crop damage. especially to cot
ton, was smaller than indicated by
early reports The Mississippi Coast
Traction cos. road of Is miles between
Long Beach and Biloxi is almost
complete wreck and the loss will be
$1,000, 900.
Save only the Ship Island pier at
Gulfi,ort not a bathhouse or pier has
hccn left standing from Pass Chris
structures is from S5O0,00O to S750.000.
The damage TO small shipping is
great Hundreds of fishing boats,
schoonefs. catboats and launches were
crushed like eggshells on the beach.
Judge J. H. Nevll of Gulfport states
that he woke up yesterday morning
to find large two-masted schooner
heavily laden with oysters, reposing
snugly N mis- front yard.
In several instances schooners crash
ed through residences, one home at
Gulfport being cut in twain in this.
manner The Illinois Central main,
line between Jackson and New Orleans
is still tied up. The damage in Jack
son was $4,000 ''t l'-
Biloxi, Miss, Sept. 22.-Two hundred
boats. approximately. have been broken
up and cast on the beach. The fine
yacht Of Frank How ard. New Or
leans millionaire. was carried away.
The fishing smack Cincinnati broke
through barb wire fences near the
beach and finally landed high and dry
Oh the beach.
The government mail boat Hernes
Is aground in front of the Magnolia
Hotel. Five slipwrrcked crews We're
brought into Biloxi last night. Many
schooners are high and dry along the
beaches in this city.
SCORES OF LIVES LOST.