▁Par ish , ▁there ▁was ▁severe ▁flo oding ▁and ▁miles ▁of ▁le ve es ▁were ▁was hed ▁away . ▁Th ous ands ▁of ▁people ▁were ▁left ▁hom eless . ▁The ▁h urr icane ▁also ▁w reck ed ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁o yst er ▁boats , ▁dam aging ▁the ▁local ▁economy . ▁ ▁Some ▁communities , ▁including ▁Bre ton ▁Island ▁and ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Saint ▁Mal o ▁were ▁completely ▁destroyed . ▁ ▁Though ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁as ▁dead ly ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁Chen ier ▁Cam in anda ▁h urr icane , ▁this ▁h urr icane ▁was ▁the ▁dead liest ▁Louisiana ▁h urr icane ▁until ▁B ets y ▁ 5 0 ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁Alabama , ▁Florida , ▁and ▁Mississippi ▁Early ▁reports ▁that ▁streets ▁in ▁Bil ox i , ▁Mississippi ▁were ▁in und ated ▁under ▁ 6   ft ▁( 1 . 8   m ) ▁were ▁initially ▁denied ▁by ▁Louis ville ▁and ▁Nash ville ▁Rail road ▁dispatch ers . ▁Mobile , ▁Alabama ▁did ▁not ▁experience ▁significant ▁damage ▁as ▁wind s ▁remained ▁under ▁ 5 0   m ph ▁( 8 0   km / h ), ▁though ▁storm ▁sur ge ▁ ▁A ▁local ▁train ▁carrying ▁relief ▁supplies ▁from ▁Mobile ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁affected ▁areas , ▁though ▁most ▁train ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁was ▁susp ended . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁Grand ▁Is le ▁h urr icane   – ▁Dead ly ▁h urr icane ▁that ▁struck ▁similar ▁areas ▁of ▁Louisiana , ▁causing ▁at ▁least ▁ 4