Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-06-01
THE TWO TORNADOES.

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of this place, the Louisiana Democrat,
of the Goth inst, we copy the follow
inc account of the two destructive tor
nadocs, which swept through portions
of our parish, on Friday and Saturday
last, carrying destruction and dcssela-
ton in their paths, merely prefixing
an item or two, which the Democrat
omitted, or had not heard OF. We
have not yet learned how far the
storm extended, but have no doubt we
shall continue to hear additional de-
tails of their effects for some time.
At Capt. T. j. Stafford's plantation a
few miles below our town, the gallery
of the dwelling house, was blown
off, and the roof considerably damaged.
The tornado appears to have divided
about there, there principal portion
crossing the River, and cutting as we
are informed, clean path through the
Pinewoods, for some distance. At
Big Creek, a large tree was blown
down on a dwelling house, and
young man of the name Of Wiley or
Willett killed.
A large portion of our Parish and
Town were, ON last Friday evening
visited with a terrible and destructive
tornado. About half.past IL o'clock
the wind commenced blowing at a
furious rate, accompanied by heavy
rain, and for about thirty minutes the
hurricane continued with fury. The
damages to houses, fences and the
corn is serious indeed. As we'll as we
can learn the destruction commences
i on the plantation Lewis Texada, on
Cotile, and comes down to Town, spar.
ing only two or three places. On the
plantation of Texada were blown down
four or Ave cabins, the entire r0offrom
Of his saw mill and his fences. Webb
TayIOr's residence was half blown
down, a. we'll AZ his fences. On the
plantation Of Sims and HawOrth the
| damage was awful, nearly every build.
ing on the places as well as new Gin
house are total wrecks. Both of Gen
eral Graham's places suffered terribly
Nearly all the cabins, two stables and
both Gin houses were all blown down
aud are q mass of ruins. Lower dowr
the Bayou and nearer Town. the plan
tation of e. Archinard, the Beatty
| place and that of Or. Maddox suffered
. seriously, many cabins and out-house'
being blown down and perfect wrecks
. The Gin house of w. l.. Sanford wa,
. blown d0wn, and on the Innis planta
serious damage was done. In. Tow
: the new and fine Episcopal Churcl
) was levelled to The ground and is on
. mass of ruins. The steepls was blow
: into j. G. Whites front yard, barrel,
missing his house. Mills carpente
shop, house belonging to- j. Murph
! and a new and unfinished Que, tn
property of Mrs. Price were all blow
down and are total losses. The entir
T gallery of the Hetherwick store wa
, blown down, and nearly the entir
reef of Che Exchange Hotel is gon,
MaLy fine shade trees and fences wer
entirely destroyed in Town. On Bayo
|. Robert, the tornado only travelled
small distance, blowing down eigi
> cabins on the Kelso place and the rot
y of the Willow Glen Sugar House. "
Q learn that part of the Sugar Hous
on Lodi was blown down. As Il
chimneys both in. Town and countI
Is the number blown down is immens
We only learn of one death, that OF
son of Lloyd Shorter, q cOlored ma
living on the back portion Of d
q Beatty place; Shorter himself wi
b badly hurt, his arm being broken
\. three places. A cabin Was blow
down on Captain Calvit's place, tv
miles below Town.
And again we have to record q
other fearful and devastating to;nad
q. which occurred on Saturday evenin
ID This was in the vicinity of Cotile al
rs on the river above US. As far as '
n, can learn the damage done was equ
- to that of Friday. Judge Boyct
S plantation and that of the Estate
m Blanchard suffered terribly, hayil
10 lost Gin house and most of the cabiI
in and much harm to the crop. T
). Mead Estate and the plantation
W Colonel French have b Ell terrib
10 torn up. t
II. Those who have suffered by II
ID calamity certainly deserve sympatf
However, we think we have reasons
be thankful that it is no worse, a
ne that such loss of property shou
be have occurred with SO little loss
be life.
u ~ A gentlemen of this parish
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