The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1909-09-25

The following brief story OF the aW1ul
storm of Monday and Monday night was
written the morning following IN the
Echo office, when it was intended to get
out a special edition of the paper that
afternoon, but the force and plant OF
this office was entirely too demoraLzed
to continue the attempt, and the story
remained partially set in type. How
ever it is given today for what 1t is
worth. It tells the story in a brief and
general manner, covering the situation
pretty we'll, without particularizing.
The story for Tuesday is as follows:
Bay ST. Louis today presents scene
of destruction and desolation from one
end of the beach to the other, as re-
suit of hurricane that ragged here with
out cessation for twenty-fOur hours,
with binding rain and maximum wind
of so miles an hour. Hardly one resi-
dence and place of business on the beach
has escaped damage, and some OF the
business houses on the beach were COM
pletely demolished.
Thsse were the buildings owned by
Jos. Combel, of Biloxi, Miss, and occu-
pied by Sylvan Ladner as hardware
establishment. The building adjoining,
owned by O. Sange, of Bay St. Louis,
and occupied by G. O. Johnson as a
jewelry establishment, was completely
demolished, as was also the market
building and residence on the beach
front of August Quintini. The pool
room building, owned by George Muller,
of New Orleans, and occupied by Jo-
zeph Laurent, was completely wrecked.
The neighboring building, not occu-
pied, owned by F. C. Bordages, Sr.,
resting on pilings in the rear and the
front end on the beach sidewalk, top
pied over with the washing away OF the
front support. This building was not
demolished and can be raised. It's con-
struction is one of the best, with its
triple walls and donble flooring.
The Bay Pictorium and the Echo
Barpershop, in one building, remained,
while the soil and sidewalk surrounding
were washed into the sea.
The buildings owned by Jos. O. Maui
fray, merchant, and occupied by w. l..
Bourgeois as a store, and by Power
Bros. as a drug store, respectively; the
building owned by Mrs. Polatsek and
occupied by Saucier G. Zimmerman;
that of L. A de Montluzin, owned and
occupied by himself as a drug store;
store of John Osoinach, known as the
Bays Mercantile Company; building
owned and occupied by Miss Josie
WeIch as news stand; the building
owned by Capt. John F. Markey and
occupied by DR.. Thos. L. Evans, drug
gist; the building owned and occupied
by Mrs. o. Planchet-all located on the
beach front-were seriously damaged,
and a force of men were Immediately
put to work after the cessation of the
storm and the buildings strengthened,
so that these merchants could continue
their business.
In the vicinity of the head of Wash
ngton st rect, on the beach front, the
Dreamland Theatre, owned by Mrs. K.
Edwards & Sons and occupied by the
Abbey Amusement Company, OF Biloxi,
was badly damaged in its entirety, but
did not collapse, three small pilings IN
the rear, remarkable as it may appear,
la,l:.os +bo orf;ra ctr11otura save fha
front portion, which rested on the side
walk.
The building owned and occupied by
Andrew Manieri, at the head OF Wash
ington street, was badly damaged in the
rear by the high water, but, afterTe-
pairs are made, will be used again, as
will the Dreamland Theatre. The hotel
building and restaurant owned by Aug
ust Quintini, new two-story structure,
was damaged to considerable extent,
the occupants moving out during the
night. The building owned by the es-
tate of L. Spotorno and occupied by P.
J. Scheib on one side as tonsorial es-
taDllSnmcnb anu oll eiiC oeiCi siuo uy a.
F. Page &c Co. as plumbers, was seri-
ously damaged in the rear, and much OF
the beach embankment was washed into
the sea. The building adjoining, known
as the Quintini market and residence,
as stated above, was completely demol-
ished by both the water and the waves.
At the head of Main street the mar
ket building, owned by John Taconi and
occupied by Thos. L. Bourgeois,
butcher, was blown off its pillars, but
it can be raised and placed in position
again. The building, owned by John
Taconi and occupied by him as an oyster