The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-07-16
SWEPT By A CYCLONE,
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION IN LOU
iSIANA'S CAPITAL. CITY.

Ihn Factory and Hospital OF tho Pcniten-
tiary DcmoIiShcd-Ten Persons KIlIed
CITY.
lEW ORLEANS, July GA cyclone
at Baton Rouge this morning brought
death and destruction to that city. The
steamboat Smoky City vas blown to
pie c5 there being nothn. left Of her but
lh" hUI. Several nt her crew were bad
y injured. rwu squares in the cast
s.dro Baton ltou"c were DESTROYED
The cyclone passed over the lower
portion o. the town, unroo!iny houscs.
t"arIn-: up immense trees and carrvil"
insists along the ar for many blocks.
E"@1F"rno"'5 Mansion was directly in
i!w path .: tn" hurricane, which mace q
''raH NA"rp al every chimney and clear
{" -" front lawn q! is large trees. The
r"'. 81 a handsome residence belonging
|" -'ir. Marsh. was carried away, and
HiIrf "Alia-c dome to the place. The
hpl!itN'NN j. "Hc mass Of trees that have
hern tern up by The wiHd. and thc street
iN iiI:''h W!tN pieces OF house tons and
"Ih"r tnh"rs "t almost every ,lcscrip-
tom.
Tn" NruUrn'jAYy walls were flown
'o"n and ten persons Killed and thirty
w""lIcd. The factory building was de-
m"lj>hcd aul thc hospital OF the ncnj.
tertiary blown down.
What lpU,; hpli goods have not been
carried away by The wind have been
ruined by the water. Streets and eel.
iAr> ar Hooded, and it is feared that
>"n!" i''r>nns nave been drowned in the
lower part a. he cLy.
NJ ihn prnilrntiAry the scene was a
terrible "M". Wilhnu! any warning the
wallis 81 tie factory, III which 100 con-
N.rl* Nrrc Il! work. were crushed in as
Il iArH l'aI been mere pAsteboard. The
"uA!G;, were hrlplcss, and as most Of the
n"M Il; W"lN were either Killed or wound.
rt, mai" rontd be dun" toward cXtricat-
i", ti!c unfortunate victims until help
arrived from the main prison building.
!" Nid - the horror OF the situation,
lHr RUNS caught ire from the iuanacc in
III" cn-in" room, hut owing to the heavy
!" Il W"'rh WAS falling the threatened
il"IA""U>t WAS avcrird. The rescucrs
went uU.rNiN 10 work and BEGAN tho
! task "i "Nir,rajjnat the dead and diving
from h"n'ath til" ruins. OF the force at
work Wh"M III" storm struck the build
! I"@, il was discovered thnt ten had been
allied and thirty seriously injured, and
al the others NOR" or less bruised.
Eh% W.,S not the worst. The hospi,al
-! 'h' pcnitcnuarv in which was lying
a number "l manned and helpless con-
vets, was luyrl"d Il the ground by
In" :ugY "t the storm. The work Of res
ca" from The factory building, where a
tT-rr humber OF lives were in danger,
diverted attention from the uniortunates
II l!:G hospital, and il was not until
NOS. % the working force had been res
rurd That the prison officials found time
| to lU!m ihcir attention to The hospital.
! iirfc the '|"rN was even more difficult
! tt!iN III iHc factory. owing to the weak
ness ot tH" Inmates, who were unable
even 10 civ" the rC>cucrS an indication
"' thrE presence in the debris by shouts.
ne work therefore. proceeds but slow
~. j. I" noon. however. il IS believed
lHNl most ni t!" ratiCnts have been res
cW.d
The ram Is sull falling in torrents and
shows no signs OF abatnw.
The storm approached from a south.
western direction and swept path three
hundred feet or more In width djayon-
ally arro>S the city, lcvclins cvcrythin.
KS IL vent. i'hc southern portion otthe
ely, Alcd "Callish Town." suffered
great loss Hnl damage 10 property. 1t
Is IA" greatest loss Baton Rouvc has
eyer IL stained, whether from a cyclOne
"r Il ire. The tu!al damage done will
reach several hundred tEUusnnI dollars