The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-30
STORMS IN THE SOUTH
NEW ORLEANS STRUCK BY TOR
NADO AND 100000 DAMAGE DONE.
Several Lives Lost in Tensas Parish.
La, and Postmaster and Wife
Killed in Ok IahOmn.

NEW ORLEANS. La, Oct. 29-About 400
O'Clock this afternoon tornado struck
this city on the river front just above Pen
iston street and swept over a distance of
about mile and u half or thirty blocks
from Pension to Robin street the track
of the storm being about 1900 feet wide
from the river to Annunciation street The
first building damage was the Independ-
ence oil mill, situated at the head of Pen
iston street. 1t was unroofed and the build
ing and contents damaged to the amount
of $4,000. The conveyors of the new eleva-
tor of the Illinois Central railroad were
slightly damaged. and John Whitemeyer
end John J. Beck. employed at the elevator
were lifted from the ground. dashed against
the elevator and the latter severely hurt.
Hundreds of buildings in the track of the
storm were DANA ged, many being parti-
ally unroofed and chimneys FRUSTRATED
trees uprooted and fences blown down.
The storm-swept section of the city is in
darkness tonight, owing to the prostra-
ton of the electric light wires and details
of the damage are difficult to obtain. At
first a number of lives were reported lost,
but far these reports have not been veri-
fed. The property loss is estimated al
$100 600
Skylot cotton sheds, situated on Robin
street, near the river front used by the
Texas & Pacific railroad for cotton stor-
age. were damaged to the extent of $4,000
A number of the sheds were completely de-
stroyed. George Bealer, d switch tender
was seriously injured an arm and hip being
broken, and Joseph Hennessy, laborer,
also injured at the sheds all the other la
borerS, about forty in number, having just
Knocked off work and fortunately got out
of the sheds before they collapsed
A dispatch from Newelhon says a tor,
much damage. Several cotton gins and
numerous barns and negroes cabins were
destroyed. Two colored were killed
a baby were blown into Lake Bruen ~
Lccustland and drowned.
Oxford. Miss, reports shat tornado
passed through the eastern part of Lafav-
cite county this afternoon at O'Clock, de-
molshng farm houses and nprooting trees
of all sizes. A dispatch says: Hon. W. V.
Sullivan, Democratic candidate for Con-
gress, had been speaking at Tula and was
returning to Oxford. expecting to speak
kins were caught in the storms path. the
wind swooping down upon them without
warning; They were driving double team
buggy. The wind lifted the vehicle, horses
and all and carried them 200 yards The
buggy demolished by falling timber
but neither men nor horses were seriously
hurt. The storm passed through the out
skirts Of the town Of Delay and demolished
several houses. The house of Milton
seven children escaped with slight bruises.
The extent of the damage cannot he given.
but no casualties have as yet been reported.
Not tree was left standing in the tor
nado's path
Coffeyville. Miss, reports that a violent
passed over that he s eodpnd
fist Church, which was used as "A public
schoohouse was blown down upon the
children were considerably bruised. one
having a limb broken. The pulpit; around
clustered was the means of protecting life.
Several other buildings were unroofed.