Passaic City record., 1893-10-07
CYCLONE IN THE SOUTH.
ITS DESTRUCTIVE PATH IN
LOUISIANA AND ALABAMA.
tThe Storm Began in New Orleans,
Swept Down the River to the Gulf
and Then on to Mobile-Many
Lives Lost-Crops Ruined-Not an

II n CllibfC otOllu ctIuCk Lu6 OulI coast UlS-
trict between New Orleans, La, and Mobile,
ALA, coming from the northeast, and ragged
there all night and part of the next day,
sweeping to the south from New Orleans
along theline ofthe Mississippi River, through
the parish of Plaquemine to the Gulf The
storm was one of the worst which ever visit
ied that part of the country, and, as far as
could be learned on the day following
fwenty-four or more persons were killed and
probably three times as many wounded ,some
of them fatally.
The wind at New Orleans reached veloc-
fly of forty-eight miles an hour at 8 o'clock
70. M, when the thermometer of the weather
bureau was destroyed, and it constantly in
1ty was estimated at sixty miles an hour.
The crash of sheds and buildings blown
down, trees torn up and houses unrooted,
caused intense alarm, and most Of the popu-
lation of the city remained up all night, ex-
pecting houses to be blown down.
Among the buildings destroyed was the
Saraparu street market, which crushed sew
eral buildings in its fall. The Burdette
Street Mission Church, tho cotton yards of
the Northeastern Railroad, Colcman's boiler
shop, the Pythian Hall, and a number OF
other buildings were unroOfed.
The Revetment Levee on Lake Ponchar-
train. which protects New Orleans from over
fiow on the rear, was washed away, the
water sweeping over it fifteen feet or more.
Many of the yachts there were sunken or in
jured The track of the Louisville and Nash
Vile was badly washed for fifteen miles.
Three deaths and one person wounded Sc
& verely if not fatally, is the mortality record
in New Orleans. Below the citv il was far
worse, especially in Plaquemine. Here the
wind reached velocity Of 100 to 125 miles
an hour. sweeping everything before it. The
narish seat of Justice. Pointe 4 la Hache. a
TOWN az 1000 neople was the worst sufferer
n that town not a single house escaped in
iurv The Court House and Catholic church.
the principal buildings in the town, and
some twenty other buildings. were DESTROYED,
and the situation was SO threatening that
fhe greater part of the people. fearing de-
str11etion in their buildings. camped out In
the street all night in heavy rain.
The air was filed with debris, and the
wind blowing so flercely that many of them
had to anchor themselves against trees to
prevent being blown away. Four grown
people were killed In Pointe q la Hache and
several children. Among the killed were
Mrs. Leon Ia Franche. wife of one of the
leading merchants OF the town, and Mrs. E.
Levanders, wife OF well-known lawyer.
The crop was ripe upon the trees and
about to be harvested. It was completely de-
stroyed In the storm. with loss Of $3.50, 900
or more on this one item.
The crop in the orange farms of Bradish
Johnson the largest in the South, had been
sold to frult IT, dealer oi new urleans, Mr. I.
Oteri, for 500 900. 1t Is said tnat there is
not an orange LETT on the trees, and IT Is the
same all the way down the coast.
Skins were sent out 1n the sWamps aooul
Like rontcnaltla'n' anu loi'y p0lsons !" oAo
rescued.
The sugar district escaped the worst OF tne
blow. There was much damage 70 rice ana
sugar cane, ~ a.. .,a q. ha,,.,,.
At Mobile, the storm reached It's neignt
about O'Clock p m, wnen tne vino nad at
tanned velocity OF about seyenty-nve miles
an hour: The rain fell IN torrents the entire
day. and at night the city was IN darkness;
There was not an electric light OF any KIND
burning
The bay steamer Crescent City dragged ner
anchor seven miles and vent ashore on the
beach between Arlington and Monroe PARK.
Inc Magnona ana Cooieys Warenouses
were blown down and two unknown colored
men drowned in the cotton yard Masnih-
cent oaks all over the city were laid low ana
the earth was covered with green leaves
whipped from the trees by the winds.
Houses all over the city were un-