The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-25
STORMS TOLL LARGE
MORE THAN HUNDRED DEAD
 MANY MISSING.
Stories of Rescue Read Like Fiction Chfld of Four Found Alive in
 Tree After Three 'f unyN.

New Orleans, La, Sept. z4-With the list of dead from Mondays tropical hurricane well above 100 tonight. ey- cry indication points to P much larger inSrease of the number 'of perished. 5
 Many small sloops and launches are lying wrecked on the Calf shores of Louisiana and Mississippi. and there seems to be little doubt but that at least some of their occupants were lost.
 Anxiety for the safety of steamers bound for New Orleans during the hur- ricane period on the Gulf has been re- lievad. Nearly all Of these vessels were many hours late but finally ar. rived, at this port with the exception Of the Utstefn, operated by the John B. Cefalu Company in the Central Ameris can trade. Tue Utsteln. four days over due from Puerto Cortez was reported by incoming vessels 10 have gone aground off seashore light near the mouth of the Mississippi River No loss of life Is reported.
 News of the loss of the oyster lug ger Washington and the drowning of her captain. Dominic Bondy, was re- ceived here today. The poat went down in Lake Ponchartrain. Many other vessels of this c.ass are reported missing.
 The steamboat wiIiiams arrived at Morgan City, La. late today towing i've disabled luggers and bringing in a number of refugees from the coast swept section. The rescued families report having buried snany bodies in the marshes, Similar reports have been received from Houma in the Terre Bonne Parish, Louisiana. Many ad. ditional stories of suffering were brought in today. ~
 Stories brought here by persons arr irving from the stricken districts re- veal many pathetic and unusual occur rences. A 4-year old child was found lodged in the branches of a tree on the lower coast of Terrebonne Parish, hay Ing survived for three days without food or water. Two other children about the same age, were found on a mound in the middle Of the prairie be- tween Terrebonne Bayou and Little Caillou. No other signs of human life were in evidence in the vicinity.
 Trayeling on foot to his home in Lower Terrebonne after being released from the penitentiary. where he had served many years for manslaughter an aged white man vas swept to his death just as he came in sight of his home. Another story Is told of man WIlOs altCI cOasSbAhB AoA AANAAoN AOi NAs wife and four children. discovered their dead bodies. Without help in sight alone he dug their graves and buried them. One of the striking incidents of the relief work along the coast was the rescue of a family in q small boat in which a baby had been born but an hour before the relief steamer arrived An appeal to Governor Sanders for the storm sufferers of Terre Bonne parish was made late today by of. ficials of that parish, The message to Governor Sanders states that at least 1000 persons in the parish are entirely destitute. The people of the surrounding country are furnishing food and shelter to the refugees; but clothing and other supplies are de- clared to be urgently needed.
 The chairman of the storm Suffer- CTS Relief Committee at New Orleans received a telegram from Governor Sanders in connection with the appeal from Terre Bonne, asking if help could he furnished. The chairman of the committee took steps to provide the desired relief and the articles asked for were forwarded to the scene to- night.
 A storm Warning.
 Mobile. Sept 24-Local Weather Ob- server Ashenburger received the rol- lowing warning at p. m. from wash inRton;