The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-04
THE GREAT GALE.
It's Ravsges in and Around Baton
Rouge.
Destruction of Buildings, Watercraft,
Crops and Other Property-A
Sad Story Of Devastation
One Man Missing and
O. Number Of
Mules Killed.
Baton Rouge Advocated


from the northeast and continued until about
half-past IL o'clock, when 1t increased In
strength, and by / O'Clock was blowing q
regulrr gale, leveling fences and uprooting
oak trees on nearly every street.
The wind continued with unabated fury
until near o'clock, when there was slight
Iull, which lasted probably fifteen Or twenty
minutes, when the wind shifted to the north,
and almost Immediately to the northwest,
when 1t increased in force until 1t became as
strong as 1T had been blowing from the north
east.
This storm lasted from about 10 o'clock to
near O'Clock at night, and has done great
deal Of damage to property In town, and the
loss In buildings, fencing and crops In the
country Ia incaculable. From every section
Of our parish comes the sad tale Of the very
great destruction OF the cotton and corn
crops and the cane is lsveled with the ground,
and will hardly be able to recover from the
terrible dOInage done to 1t.
-Four out OF six chimBeys OF DR.. Laycock's
residence were blown off, damaging the roof
OF his house considerably.
In town it is impossible TO state the exact,
or even O near approximation to the extent Of
the damage dohs In money value. Nearly
every residence in town has suffered some
loss. either from leaking, falling Of fences.
destruction OF buildings, etc.
In the lower part OF town there are several
wrecked negro cabins. Mr.. Kaufman 3 stable
and fences are down, a part OF Connor's gin
was blown down, the gable end Of Mr.. Cas-
tro's residence Is down. the blacksmith shop
and sheds at the factory are down, O tree is
across Mr.. Albert Templets residence on
Royal street, and tree fell ON, but did not
seriously damage, Mrs. VIM. Swenkie's resi-
deDce. Mr.. Henry Gasselfs sbop. on Someru-
.ff,I
trees and broken fences mark nearly every
street In the first ward
During the storm two shanties were blown
down back OF the residence Of III. Skoifleld,
Esq. the. occupants narrowly escaping with
The colored Baptist church, beyond Prof
Magrader's, on Convention street, is level
with the ground, and is D IDass OF debris.
suburbs Of the first ward.
At the coal yards there was great destruc-
tion. At the coal yards OF Messrs Coyle,
Wilmot IL CO., the flats all broke loose and
are scattered along down the liver. Five Of
their flats are sunk. One barge sunk which
can probably bs raised. As far as known
their loss is about $500.
At the coal yard Of Messrs. Wood d Wild
ney everything is sunk except the tug Mamie
We Wood, %. Their loss ls estimated ct about
The steam ferryboat Sophie sunk at her
wharf on the west side Of the river, and 1t is
thought she is broken In two. Her cost when
new was $4,000.
ing next to Free Market Hall, ON Florida
street, i5 a6wH and the building otherwise
damaged,
The iron roofing on the front gallery at VIM.
Garig's wareToOm was torn OIL LII several
places
The roof Of Capdeville's store, corner Front
and Laurel streets, is badly damaged. The
loss there is estimated at from 800 to $500
Some damage was done to the roof at Mr..
M. j. WilIlams's boiler and steam train fac
tory on Front street.
The greatest damage done by the storm
was along Main street.
The Harney House and Odd Fellows Hall
suffered considerable damage.
A part Of the front gable end Of Finck's
gunshop, O. one-story BRICK Is down.
Across the street the west gable end Of
Febleman's store, the property Of Henry
Jones, ESQ., fell over ON DR.. Brook drug
store, crushing 1t In q mass of debris to the
floor. Fortunately, large portion Of DR.
Brookss shelf-goods were unbroken. The
damage done, though, was very great. His
fine soda fountain WAS crushed In at the top
is estimated at not less than $1,000. When the
clerks noticed the gable end Of Feibelman's
store shaking. they Immediately closed the
drugstore and took refuge In Mr.. Henry
Jones's produce-store adjoining.
There is large hole also broken In the
roof Of the latter, doing some damage To the
building and the produce n that part OF the
store. Mr.. Jones estimates his loss In oil To
be about fifteen hundred dollars.
Some OF the goods in the west end OF Mr..
Feibelman's store got wet but most Of them
are OF a class Of goods water won't hurt
Very thoughtTully the clerks spread OIL
cloths, blankets, etc, so as to protect most OF
the goods In that end OF the house.
No serious damage was done to any Of the
buildings along Main street from Feibelman's
to Mrs. Kaufmans store The west gable end
Of her store was blown down, crushing In It's
fall small Wareroom adjoining. Consider
able damage WAS done there, but we were ur-
able to ascertain the amount.
From Mrs. kaufman5 out TO the Stevens
property there was not much damage done 70
buildings. The fences generally were down
and in many places there were fallen limbs
and trees on Main and the cross streets. At
the Stevens place, back Of Mrs. John Wolrs,
a long story-and-a half stable was blown
down.
the store kept by Mr.. Eli Thomas, large
frame ware-room, used by him for storing
purposes, was leveled with the earth. The
loss is about four or five hundred dollars.
Mrs. Chaney,s stable on North street is also
down Losa, about four hundred dollars.
The amount Of damage done to Mr.. Farm
bacher's buildings and fences Ii In the neigh
borhood OF two hundred dollars.
The north gable end Of Mrs. Walsh's brick
store was badly damage. Loss probably four
or five hundred dollars.
From there out to Dufroca street, not much
damage was done to buildings. Fences gener-
ally are down.
Sam CampbeIrs new house In Spanish town
was blown down.
About fifty yards OF the brick wall on the
north side Of the back yard OF the Peniten-
1iary Is down and nearly all OF the bricks
tumbled into the pond.
The roof Oh the west side Of the Penitenti-
ary cell room was torn Off. The factory
building leaked very fradiy and considerable
water fell on the machinery. Hands are at
work putting the machinery In order again;
We caRnot close without mentioning Inc
fact that Mr. Paul Granier, whose post Y & gsei en
yards OF wall fell, stood at bis post Of duty
through the whole OF the storm, as dIa; alSo, ~
Mr.. Jos. Musselman, whose post 70 - 0op =
the south wall. ,. - +t,o Mis-
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