The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-08-31
A FRlGnrrUL TORNADO.
Great Damage Done to shipping at New Orlcans...
Lives Lost and Crops Destroyed,


New Orleans I.n. Aug. 21.-At G.:i0 O'Clock
whrll l'y . n. M. Sunday was blowing a gale.
The signal service reports the rainfall for
the twelve hours ending Z o'clock
Sun'lny morning ut 7.OS inches The
tot, total for twcnty-four hours was 80 inches
sixtr ,t ''sirs' iIs ,, I". Of .. ;:;.a observed
done in the city and throughout the sugar
belt, from Baton Rouge to the gulf. inclIl.
ing he rice section of the state. Much ui
tn" sugar cane and rice was blown fiat ON
the ground and many sugar houses and
dwellings, were damaged The damage to thu
sugar crop is roughly estimated at from 10
to- 10 per cent; to the rice crop. 20 to 80
per cent. In the city many houses were u,l-
rooted. fences pIostratcd aud trees uprootetl.
The heavy rain OH. the night of the
18th nearly flooded the city. The storm
drove the waters of the gulf up against
and over the Louisville" &. Nashville rail
rnad cmbnnkmrnt, extending from Mi
cllon to Lookout station, Al distance of
twenty miles, caused many wnshouts nnd
the suspension oftrnffic Oscr that portion of
the rond. The lOss on coal bar,srs sunk s
now estimated ut S3OO,OOO The crops
along he river for n distance of over twenty
miles have been entirely destroyed. A num-
ln'r Of vessels are overdue and undoubtedly
encountered the storm in the gulf. The
land with six bnrgcs, from st. Louis. duclere
Sunday, have not yet arrived, and thing
has lmcn heard from them. Passengers ar.
irving by the Texas 4 Iacitic rnlruad from
Shreveport report dnmagcto huil,lings and
crops similar to that done nj Donal,lsonviic
and laT,cmine. Sugar houses and other
buildings w"r" dnnI,gml or destroyed and
condition Of affairs is reported from muny
points on the Morgan road.
IN MORGAN COUNTY.
News from Morgan county is to the affect
that dozens of houses were wholly or purity
unrUOErl and fully fifty buildings are off heir
foundations. The fonting elevator GEORGE
Gilchrist. valued at S13 900, was destroyed.
Among the heaviest losers Of property along
the river are the coal dealers. When the
las, news was received eighty lon,lrd coni
bargcs and boats and one boat of Coke had
sunk md number of others were reported
sinking The Pi,tsburg 4 Southwestern,
Coal company lost forty ut Willow Grove,
twcnt y-srvrn nt Ninr-Mile Point and ten at
Brown l. Jones coal yard at Almiers. Brown
4 Jones lost one boat of coke aud one
barge and one boat of coal. W.
q. Cuyle lost one boat. The total loss is
$40 900. The steamer krOkuk wills wrecked
at Baton Rouge. She was valued at 500
900. and was insured for S1O. 900 in Western
companies. On the shores of the Mississippi
the surf washed over the bay ut theSt. Louis
bridge. At Pass Christian trees were cuproot-
ed, bath houses blown down, including those
of the Mexican Gulf hotel. At Oakawn
plantation, owned by Col. Robert Il. Rivers,
eight cabins, sugar houses and reed sheds
were blown down and completely wrecked.
At Tom Scllafier's Anna plantation only
three Of the houses were left standing. At
Franklyn eighteen dwellings, were unroofetl.
All through the Tcrhe country the cane has
been blown down, bnt it is
not estimated that the total damage
will exceed one-thirl Of the crop of
that section. Last Friday Mr.. Caffrey. ac-
comlnnicd by his three sons, and several
companions lrf. Belle Isl" for Lost Island on
Il pleasure trip. No news has been received
from them and grave nppr.lcnsions for their
safety are entertained. The Baton Rouge
steamers Tcclle aud Warren. bot. here. were
badly damaged. The up coal fleet is IL total
wreck. Wood, Bodley 4 Go. lost tifiy-sevcn
coal boats. and Coylc, Wilinot 4 Co.. twenty
five. cn.ailing loss Of about *29O. 900.
Wood. Bo,llcy 4 Go. also lost two coal ceva-
tors at the city wharf. The steamship J.. IL
Ward Jr, from Truxillo. arrived at So'rlock
last night. Within 100 miles of Pnssicn
she encountered storms and was driven
rrventy five miles beyond Mobile bay. She
threw over portion Of her cargo, but sus.
tained no damage.