The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-30
A Furious Cyclone Tears a PATH
Through New Orleans.
Path of Storm Was About / !
500 Feet Wide.
PROPERTY LOSS BIG.
Storm Also Visits Mississippi
and NewelltOn, La.
Many Lives Lost In Oklahoma
by a Cyclone.

New Orleans. La Oct. 90--About 30
O'Clock yesterday afternoon cyclone
struck this city on the river front just
above Pension street and swept over a
distance of about q mile and a half or
80 blocks from Pension street to Robin
street. the track of the storm being
about $50 feet wide from the river to
Administration street
The first building damaged was the
Independence Oil MILL situated at the
head of Pension street. Tt was I'm
rooted and building and contents dam
aged To the amount of $4,000 The con-
veyors of the new elevator of the Hi
nois Central railroad were slightly
damaged and John Whitemeyer and
John J. Buck, employed at the elevator,
We're lifted from The ground, dashed
against the elevator and the latter was
seriously hurt. Hundreds of buildings
in the track of the storm were dam
aged. many being partially unroofed
and chimneys Frustrated, trees uproot-
ed and fences blown down
The storm swept section Of the city
was in darkness last night. owing to
the proslration of the electric light
wires. AT first number of lives were
reported lost, but so far these reports
have not been verified
Inc property loss is estimated at
500 COO. SkylOt cotton sheds on Robin
street near the river front, were dam
aged to the extent Of $l0, 600. a number
of the sheds were completely destroyed.
George Bealer, a switch tender, was
seriously injured. an arm and hip be-
ing injured. All the other Iaborers
about the sheds were not injured.
NeWellton. La Oct 3O--Iensas par
ish has again been visited by a most
destructive cyclone The atmosphere
has been heavy and sultry all day. the
clouds growing blacker and blacker. At
o'clock a terrific wind and rain storm
reached Lake ST. Joseph. Telegraph
wires were torn down and most un-
satisfactory report reaches here from
the lower part of the parish where the
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the immense brick gin on the Mound
plantation belonging to Mr.. Joe Curtin
was partially destroyed. The course of
the storm was from southwest to north
east. striking Bruan Lake at Locust
land. tearing down and destroying the
public bridge over ChOctaw bayou.
Twelve cabins at Locustland were
completely demolished and one cOlOred
woman was instantly killed and two
negro women and a baby were blown
into the lake and drowned. The next
place reached by the unwelcome visitor
was JohnsOn's bend of Lake St. JO-
seph- a correspondent visited this
place ait 4 O'Clock and it was a scene Of
desolation Johnson's bend is leased by
Mr.. A. Bland. The gin house contained
q great quantity of hay and was to-
tally wrecked. Three barns containing
corn were also destroyed and a great
deal OF corn was blown away. Six cab
ms were in its path and all were blown
to pieces entirely and many timbers
were blown into Lake St. Joseph. Two
colored men We're killed by lightning
Several persons were badly cut and
bruised Mr.. Bland had a number Of
hogs killed by falling trees and tim
bers.
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. cloth
ing, cotton, corn and household effects.