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Subj: Today in History - Aug 11
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1856
Hurricane submerges Louisiana resort
A hurricane hits the Louisiana coast, killing more than 400
people, on this day in 1856. Isle Derniere, a resort community,
was totally submerged by the storm surges.
This hurricane, which came before scientists began naming big
storms, probably formed in the southeastern Gulf of Mexico and
moved northwest toward the Alabama coast. At that point, it
veered due west and just missed a direct hit on Mobile, Alabama.
Instead, the storm headed right for the mouth of the Mississippi
River and devastated the Louisiana coast. Written reports of the
storm describe it as the worst that anyone at the time could
remember.
The worst-hit place was Isle Derniere (Last Island), a resort for
Southern aristocrats near the Terrebonne Parish. The storm first
brought blinding and torrential rain, which, when combined with
strong winds, felt like daggers to the people on the ground.
Next, storm surges carried water from Lake Pelto onto the small
island from the north. Then, a tidal wave of water from the south
devastated the residents. Reportedly, upwards of 150 people were
carried off with the wave, with some bodies ending up six miles
away. The only survivors from Last Island were those who were
able to make it to a steamship moored on the island's shores.
Every building and home on the island was submerged under water
for days after the storm.
Also hard hit was nearby Bayou LaFourche, where a mysterious sea
creature was rumored to have come ashore due to the hurricane.
Although it avoided a direct hit on the Louisiana coast, the same
area was further damaged less than a month later by another
hurricane.
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