New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-10-06
Usb Orleans JlaiIp Crescent.
Terrific Storm.
GREAT DAMAGE IN CITY AND CoirNTpv arr /, NJ
EkS AsHOEE-E0AI. BOATS SUNK AVN 1TfsEfs
PROPERTY DESTROYED. 49,. 'N ~ ofhShs
Terrific Storm.

Tuesday last win be memorable il The history of
Baton Rouge and the surrounding country for ffe 6
sevsrest eqgnoxial storm that mas ever visited tIia
region. The wind began to rise about ten in The
morning and before three we were ID Tie midst Of
iurloHS storm. The rain fell In torrents while the
WIND swept wildly over the town tearing down
every direction 'o ~@s1A
t.a.n Ihe tin TN shsssng on the Harney House was lifted
from the roof and har1ed in q rnass across lie
street early in tAe evernr The bestnsifgi shae
Tees Whieh adors Lafayette Third Main and ofher
stres1s, we're srig2ea y their branches and many
OF them torn up By the reots Tie residence m
Mr. Felix Lenares, We iearn, waa entirely EgIoym
down, but fortunately no aayra DOR "a T
ber Of his family. y ~ 1.1 ~
Al about O'Clock The whasfsbost wasesev~v.s,
rifted from her moorinas, and went fisng m, IN.
river The steamer Carrier, lying aIoneside at IN.
time. was run into by the Natchsz and carried T.,
the middle Of the river, bat getting up steam she
| made her escape and landed at tAe moush of the
bayou. She must have sustained considerable
damage, Judging from the crash the contact pro-
duced. The wharfboat was carried up the river
on the opposite side, where she was secured With
ont any considerable loss to the propriesors
The heaviest loss was sustained By Mr. Paine
coal dealer, who had twenty-0n coal beats lying
near the Crosse Tete Railroad depot. They were
all sunk, and now lie in thirty forty feet water
His loss will be very heavy.
The ferry boat Sunny South. lying on The oppo-
site shore at the height Of the storm, was hfown
ashore, and this morning looks to be IN bad CON
dition.
The Railroad boat Uncle Ike lies near the depot
with her hull under water, and dredge boat be-
longing to the State was blown over and lies broad
side in the river.
From the country we have as yet little news but
that little is anything but cheering. The cotton
fields are said to have suffered heavily. The staple
is taken from the bos and lies scattered over the
ground The cane is prostFated everywhere, and OF
course badly injured. Both crops will be materir
ally shortened wherever the fury Of the storm has
reached it.
The wind during the whole afternoon came from
the East occasionally shifting to little North Of
that point. AT u O'Clock it veered to the South
Of East when it appeared to have reached its cH-
max. It doomed and roared away until about 10
O'Clock before it very materially subsided. Ths
rain which poured down all day, ceased at about
| s or o'clock, but by the moonlight old King
Storm kept up his warlike cannonade until the
| hour already mentioned
| 4 steamboat belonging to f. Arbour was sunk
| at his landing.
The gable end Of Potts & Bills, Gem Saloon was
blown down, and slightly injured one man.
/ P. S.-Since the above was written we have q
/ few other items to add from town and country
| The Deaf and Dumb Asylum suffered to the
amount of about 5000 from the destruction Of
shrubbery and damage to some of the outer build
4 ings. The beautiful china avenue leading from
the South to the United States Barracks, had it's
4 ornaments cruelty mangled, numbers Of the trees
being blown down. At the State-House, the cost
ly shrubbery recently planted was twisted, broken
and otherwise injured.
In West Baton Rouge the storm was very de.
| structive. Mr.. James Lobdellis fine brick sugar
house was leveed to the ground ]; that Of Mr
Stephen Pipes unroofed and otherwise damaged
The Poplar Grove warehouse, q large brick build
; ing, was totally destroyed. On Crosse Tete the
fire residence of Mr. Irwin was much injured.
! In East Baton Rouge we hear Of the falling o.
the sugar-house on the plantation Of Pike Castle
(formerly A. Adams, Esq.)
Altogether, this tornado has been the most de
strnctive to property that has ever visited US. Re
ports come to us of numbers of planters who's
:. cotton crops have been entirely swept from th
! stalks and beaten into the earth. Some that W
have conyersed with say that their loss will be full
. $50 bales The steamer vickshurg reports awft
4 | destruction to the crops above. The overseer o
| a plantation says that three neighbornE place
+ near the mouth of Red river will lose 1000 bale
ie The large along the coast is said to be col
: pletely prostrated.
\. These items are such as we have been able
o collect on the streets. If we have been in any !
y stance misinformed, those who can correct us w
o. do favor by SO doing. Any of our readers wi
on can furnish further particulars of the effects
= the storm would lay us under equal obligations
ia. The Sunny South has been got OH the bar
without damage, and is making her regular trip
a. The loss of Mr.. Paine on his coalboats is thoug
to be from $4,000 to $4,000.
In Up to this time we have heard OF no loss OF Il
to add to this terrible calamity.
s47#9N s8gs Baton Rouge Advocate