The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-27
LOUISIANA E|X:3S TIME MOURN
 n More Tha Two Hundred Bic
 In Gulf Storm
RELIEF WORK IS S'NSN
Additional Bodies Are Being Discov- cred in Marshes of Louisiana and Mississippi-The Death List
 May Be Still Larger.

New Orleans, September 26.-One week ago tonight the white winged sea gulls flying wildly finland from the gulf gave proach of the much-dreaded West Indian hurricane fthat was to closely follow. Along the entire coast were countless happy fisher folk and sailor men. the thousands of trim craft and comfortable homes bearing token of the advent of q prospefous season. Today vast hocks of vultures lowered over the devastated lowands of southern Louisiana, strewn with finnumerable carcasses of animals and men. The scene was one of terror desolation and death.
 Stunned by the damage that was wrought by winds and waves the work of relief did not give the people time to mourn. All energies were bent for the remainder of the week in the task of rescuing those still in peril and succoring those who had suffered in the storm. AL most hundred human bodies have been buried in the marshes where they were drowned. Today Louisiana found tina to weep. Closely refraining from all forms of mirth, the people of the state irrespective of creed, adhered closely to the following injunction from Archbishop Blenk:
 Blenks Injunction.
 The loss of human lives and the wide- spread destruction of property in this archdiocese through the recent hurricane have given rise to so much sorrow and distress that any social function would at the present time be entirely out of keeping with the sad surroundings. With tears streaming down their faces, .he stricken pastors have told me of the utter complete destruction of the houses of God. But l trust and I am quite conf dent that those who have been so sorely tried will put 1t in my power to give prompt and substantial aid to the crush ed sufferers at this time of awful desola- tion"
 So completely cut off were many re- mote sections along the coast that it was not for several days affer the 3&rrivane that the appalling loss of life began to dawn upon those engaged in the colossal work of relief made necessary by the storm. Comparative small property dam age in the city of New Orleans with sev- eral deaths due to live wires and falling chimneys was all the damage that was recorded for some time.
 Those sections of the coast which re- established communication with the city first reported no loss of life, and rumors of many persons being drowned at Grand Isle proved to be without grounds. Then came further rumors of great loss of life in Terre Bonne parish. but these were not believed, and it was not for a day or more that 1t was definitely established that fully 50 persons had lost their lives there.
 Death List Increases.
 These together with persons killed here and there throughout Mississippi as well as Louisiana, brought the death list up to 75, but as the rescue boats pushed their way further south through tho bayous of Terre Bonne they returned only to report further loss of life. Finally the death list in Terre Bonne alone passed the hundred mark and yesterday con- servative estimates of the total number of dead ranged between 150 and 175. At a late hour last night dispatch boats re- turning from Dunbar, La, between New Orleans and Bay St. Louis, Miss, brought the news of the discovery of 36 bodies in one section alone.
 In1S made the nunDer or those de0n1tely known to have lost their lives approxi- mately 200. and led to the belief that there are possibly still more undiscovered bodies in the Louisiana marshes between this city and the Mississippi state line
 Many stories of endurance continue to be added to the incidents of Mondays s hurricane. One of the most striking ex- amples of courage in the face of almost overwhelming obstacles was reported at Morgan City, La, today Dick Taylor, residing several miles south of that town after seeing his wife and three children engulfed in an onrushing torrent, before he could save any one of them managed to keep his head above water for a few moments After some time he heard baby's cry and found the last of his chil- dren floating on piece of timber. At that moment one of Tay1or's hands was bitten by a moccasin snake. In some manner he managed to rip off part of his shirt bound up his wrist and guided the frail raft during a period of A hours be- fore help reached him. His child was saved and it is possible that he may re- cover.