Cheniere Caminada, or, The wind of death; The story of the storm in Louisiana
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This item is printed on demand. 36 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.1in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 Excerpt: . . . sleep was out of the question. The trees creaked and cracked. There was a deep booming along the shore, and over all the wind rushed and whistled and the rain pelted in torrents. Chimneys and openings of every kind leaked, and the town awaked and prepared for something to happen. About 4 oclock the first touch of light crept up, and then we saw that the sea had left its normal bed and was dashing over bluffs and pouring across roads, while beyond and ahead of all flew the scud as high as our trees. Just as day broke the sight was most impressive; the great waves swept unimpeded over the shore and broke in the road, with a mighty roar that could be heard above every other sound; the horizon seemed only across the way, --a mighty upheaval of water clouded by mist and full of spoil. , . Between 2: 30 and 5 oclock the wharves and bathhouses succumbed, and soon there was not a stick of timber between sea and shore. The gale was then at its height and half an hour more it would have destroyed many a home. Just as it seemed that the sea would sweep houses and people away the wind changed round and blew equally against it. I saw the great rolling crests scatter their furious spray, thn flatten out and suddenly recede; moment by moment the victory was made surer, and in two hours the watery giant was conquered, and we had nothing more to fear, as he lipped the shore far below his previous usurpation. At Bay St. Louis, Miss. , the storm began on Sunday morning about 8 oclock with a heavy rain. The rain continued all day, and the wind increased in fury every hour. It rained and blew big guns all night, but the full force of the storm was not felt until about 5: 30 on Monday morning. Then it blew a regular cyclone, and every bathhouse on the beach from one end to th. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN.

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 Excerpt: ...sleep was out of the question. The trees creaked and cracked. There was a deep booming along the shore, and over all the wind rushed and whistled and the rain pelted in torrents. Chimneys and openings of every kind leaked, and the town awaked and prepared for something to happen. About 4 o'clock the first touch of light crept up, and then we saw that the sea had left its normal bed and was dashing over bluffs and pouring across roads, while beyond and ahead of all flew the scud as high as our trees. Just as day broke the sight was most impressive; the great waves swept unimpeded over the shore and broke in the road, with a mighty roar that could be heard above every other sound; the horizon seemed only across the way,--a mighty upheaval of water clouded by mist and full of spoil.,. Between 2:30 and 5 o'clock the wharves and bathhouses succumbed, and soon there was not a stick of timber between sea and shore. The gale was then at its height and half an hour more it would have destroyed many a home. Just as it seemed that the sea would sweep houses and people away the wind changed round and blew equally against it. I saw the great rolling crests scatter their furious spray, thn flatten out and suddenly recede; moment by moment the victory was made surer, and in two hours the watery giant was conquered, and we had nothing more to fear, as he lipped the shore far below his previous usurpation." At Bay St. Louis, Miss., the storm began on Sunday morning about 8 o'clock with a heavy rain. The rain continued all day, and the wind increased in fury every hour. It rained and blew big guns all night, but the full force of the storm was not felt until about 5:30 on Monday morning. Then it blew a regular cyclone, and every bathhouse on the beach from one end to th... Paperback, Label: RareBooksClub.com, RareBooksClub.com, Product group: Book, Published: 2012-05-14, Studio: RareBooksClub.com, Sales rank: 9172855.

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