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Show I Death and Destruction. I; New Orleans, Oct. 4. Over 2,000 ; pcoplo killed and nearly U',000,000 1 wort'i of property destroyed la tho re- s-1- . curdof the gteat gulf stoiin InLouisaua. I Thorn never lias been anything approxi mating it rinco the country was settled. M'irothan half of tho population in the devastated district ia dead. Every t' tiling was wrecked and the survivors ore without food, shelter or clothing. Over 70 others arc reported lost in bogs and at urious places. Over 1&0 fishing e vessels wero in the gulf fishing when m lliu rtorm broke over Cliieuler.' Not a r word has been heard from them or their St. , occupant since. |