The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-04
DISASTROUS STORM IN LOUISIANA.
Many Lives Lost-AD Awful Destruction at
Property and Crops.


NEW YORK, oct. 3.-The SUMS spe-
ciaI from New Orleans says: A terrible
storm struck New Orleans late Sunday
night. coming from the northeast, and
ragged here all night and part OF yester-
day. sweeping 20 the south from here
along the line of the Mississippi fiyer'
through the parish Of Plaquemine to The
Guif The storm was one OF the worst
which ever visited this part Of the eoun-
try. and. as far as can be learned,
twenty-four or more persons were Killed,
and probably three times as many wound
ed. some fatally. The wind had reached
the velocity Of forty-eight miles an hour
at 5 o'clock Sunday night, when the
thermometer Of the weather bureau was de-
strOyed, and il constantly Increased In
force until A. NJ, when It's velocity was
estimated al sixty miles an hour The
crash OF sheds and buildings blown down,
trees torn up houses unroofed, caused
intense alarm, and most OF the popula-
ton OF the city remained up all night
expecting their houses 90 be blown down.
Among the buildings destroyed was Sara
paru-street Market, which crushed sew
eral buildings in It's fail; Burdette-street
Mission church, the cotton yards Sheds
Of the Northeastern railroad, Coleman =
boiler-shop, the Pythian Hotel, and a
number OF other buildings unroofed. The
Revetment levee. on Lake Pontchar-
trsin which protects New Orleans from
overflow on the rear, was washed away
II lIIgeu ltEt or
more. Many Of the yachts theFe were
s,nI<en or injured. The track OF the
T,oi,isville and Nashville railroad was
badly washed for fifteen miles, and u
will be several days before u can run
trains. Three deaths, one person wound
ed severely II not fatally, Is the mortality
record In New Orleans. Below the city
it Is far worse, especially In Plaque
nine Here the wind reached veioc-
ifv Of one hundred 70 one hundred and
tv,entv-gye miles an hour. sweeping
everything before II.
The parish seat OF justice, Polnte Ala
Haohe. with a population or 2'VeD, Is
the worst sufferer. In the town not
single house escaped injury. The court
house and Catholic church. the prime ipa
buildings in the town. and some twenty
other buildings, were destroyed, and th'
situation was 50 threatening the greater
part OF the people, fearing desUuetlof
| i'm their buildings. camped out Ia th'
street all night IN the heavy rain. IN
air is filled with debris, and the WIND i
blowing so nerceiy that many OF then
had 10 anchor themselye< against tree
10 prevent being blown away. Fon
grown people are known to have beer
| killed I'm Pointe Ala Hache, and hevera
| calLren, how many Is not exactly known
| Among the killed are Mrs. Leon IL
| Franche. wife of one OF the leading 'ner
chants of the town. and Mrs ~ Levand
err, wife OF weil-known lawyer. l
| Is probabie that the mortality VIII D.
| greatly increased when news Is receives
| from far away settlements on the dui
| coast below Pointe Ala Hache, In tn
| orange country OF Louisiana. The oroI
ripe upon the trees and about to be har
vested. was completely destroyed In IN
stortn. with loss OF S3jo.U0 on this on
item. The crop on the orange farms Q
Bradish Johnson, tho largest In the Soutf