Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-04

| Newelton, La, Oct. 29.-Tensas
Parish has again been visited by
q most destructive cyclone, The
atmosphere had been heavy and
sultry all day, the clouds growing
blacker and blacker, and at 2
o'clock terrific wind and rain
storm reached. Lake st. Joseph.
Telegraph wires were torn down,
and a most unsatisfactory report
reaches here from the lower part
of he parish, where the tornado
originated. Information is that
the immense brick gin on the
mound plantation, belonging to
Mr.. Joe Curryn, was practically
destroyed. The course CT the storm
was from S )uthwest to Northeast,
striking Brueu Lake at Locust
Land, tearing down and destroying
the public bridge over Cheraw
Bayou. Twelve cabins on Locust
Land were completely demolished
aid two colored men and two col
ored women and a baby were
killed by lightning or blown into
the lake.
The next place reached was
Johnson's Bend, on Lake St. Jo-
seph. The scene is one of desola-
tjon. Johnson's Bend is leased by
Mr.. A. Bland. The gin house con-
tanned great quantity of hay and
was totally wrecked. Three barns
containing corn were also destroy
ed and a great deal of corn was
blown away. Six cabins were blown
to pieces entirely and many tim
bers were blown into Lake st. Jo-
seph. Several persons were badly
cut and bruised, but no lives were
lost. The tenants living in the
houses had their clothing and
household effects blown away.
Telegraph and telephone wires are
down and the public road on Lake
st. Joseph front is covered with
fragments of houses, furniture,
clothing, cotton, corn and house
hold effects.
New Orleans, Oct. 29.-About
4:3O O'Clock this afternoon a ely
clone struck this city on the river
front lust above Pension street.
and swept over distance of about
a mile and half, or thirty bloocks.
from Penison street to Robin
street, the track of the storm be-
ing about fifteen hundred feet wide
from the river to Annunciation
street. The first building damag-
ed was the Independence Oil Mill,
situated at the head of Pension
street. 1t was unroofed ard build
ing and contents were damaged 10
tho amount of $4,000. The con-
veyors of the new elevator of the
Illinois Central Railroad were
slightly damaged, and John W.
Hitemayor and John j. Buck, em-
ployed at the elevator, were lifted
from the ground, dashed against
the elevator and the latter was
severely hurt. Hundreds of build
ings in the track of the storm
were damaged, many being par
TALLY unroofed and chimneys p1os-
trated, trees uprooted and fences
blown down. The storm-swept
section Of the city is in darkness
tonight, owing to the prostration
of electric light wires, and details
of damage are difficult to obtain.
At first number of lives were
reported lost, but so far these re-
ports have not been verified.
The property loss is estimated
at 100000. The Sylot cotton
sheds, situated on Robin street,
near the river front used by the
Texas and Pacfc Railroad fer
cotton storage. were damaged to
the extent of $4,000. A number of
other sheds were completely de-
stroyel. George Barber, q switch
tender, was seriously injured, an
arm and hip being broken, and
Joseph Heanesy. laborer, was also
injured at the sheds-sll the 9th
er laborers, about forty in num-
Der, having just knocked 3ff and
fortunately got of the sheds be-
fore thev cnllansed.