torrent of seawater or crushed by the collapse of their homes. Several mutilated corpses were found in lagoons, hanging in trees, and scattered among debris. Sixty-two people survived under the remaining roof of a mostly destroyed home. Many others survived clinging onto floating debris. Only four of Cheniere Caminada's 450 homes remained following the hurricane. Grand Isle was also heavily impacted; 27 people were killed there. The storm surge first began to inundate parts of the island at 10 p.m. CT, beginning gradually before escalating to a sudden and destructive wave that razed structures on Grand Isle prior to the passage of the storm's eye. At the height of the storm, the island was submerged under of water. Summer homes and hotels along Grand Isle were all destroyed. The Chandeleur Island Light was tilted by several feet during the storm, with waves reaching high enough to batter and wash over the lighthouse's lantern above sea level; 39 people were killed on the Chandeleur Islands. The Barataria Bay Light and the Lake Borgne Light also suffered heavily, with the latter losing its roof due to strong winds and the former nearly being destroyed. Two hundred people survived the storm after sheltering at the Port Pontchartrain Light. Entire communities were wiped out by the hurricane, including Bohemia and Shell Beach. One person survived on a makeshift raft and was rescued away from Cheniere Camianda where they were initially located. The Catholic church in Buras, Louisiana, was sheared from its supporting pillars and destroyed. The state's quarantine station, located in Buras, was also destroyed. Only two homes remained standing in Buras. At least 200 deaths occurred along Bayou Cook, where homes were leveled. Significant damage also occurred in the towns of Doullut, Grand Prairie, Home Place, Neptune, Ostrica, Point Pleasant, and Venice. The strong winds generated by the storm were felt as far west as Abbeville. The storm's effects in New Orleans were first felt at 6:30 p.m. CT on the evening of October 1 and lasted through the overnight hours, resulting in flooding within the city. The highest documented wind gust in the city proper was , though the recording anemometer was knocked out of commission after sampling the gust at 8:20. Another anemometer in the West End recorded a wind gust of before it too succumbed to the conditions. Many vessels known and unknown were sunk in the hurricane throughout coastal