Warren sheaf., 1896-11-05
SOUTHERN .TEMPEsTS.
Cyclones In Louisiana. Mississippi, Okla
R homa and Indian Territory.

Cyclones In Louisiana, Mississippi, Okla
homa and Indian Territory.
New Orleans, Oct. 3O.-About 1880
o'clock Thursday afternoon cyclone
struck this city on the river front, just
above Pension street, and swept over a
distance of about ~ miles, or 30 blocks
from Pension street to Robin street,
the track of the storm being about 1900
feet wide from the river to Annuncia-
tion street. Hundreds of buildings in
the track of the storm were damaged,
many being partly unroofed and CHM
neys prostrated, trees uprooted and
fences blown down. Some lives were
reported lost at first, but so far these
reports have not been verified. The
property loss is estimated at 100000.
Newellton, La, Oct. 30.-Tensas par
ish was visited by destructive cyclone
Thursday. At Lake St. Joseph the
large brick gin on the Mound plantation
belonging to Joseph Curryn was practi-
cally destroyed. Twelve cabins on Lo-
Gust island were completely demoi-
ished, and one colored woman was in
stanty killed and several were blown
into the lake. At Johnson's Bend. on
Lake St. Joseph, leased by A. Bland,
the gin house containing quantity OF
hay was totally wrecked. Three barns
containing corn were also destroyed
and great deal of the corn was blown
away. Six cabins were in its path and
all were blown to pieces. 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
household effects. Two colored men
and two colored women and baby
were drowned in Lake Bruen, where
they were carried by the wind.
Memphis, Tenn, Oct. 30.-A cyclone
passed over Lafayette county, Miss,
late Thursday afternoon, destroying
farmhouses, uprooting trees and doing
other damage.
Pine Bluff, Ark, Oct. a1.-A terrific
cyclone passed through the eastern
part of Jefferson county, doing great
destruction to property and injuring
20 persons, some fatally.
Guthrie, o. T., Oct. 30.-A cyclone
swept over stretch of country about
20 miles east Of here at 1880 o'clock
Wednesday night, devastating a dis
trict several miles long and probably
100 yards wide. The farmhouse of Will
liam Toby was first in the path of the
storm. The building was destroyed and
Toby was probably fatally injured.
Half a mile further north the Mitchell
post office and store was lifted bodily
into the air, carried 100 yards and
dashed to the earth. The building was
smashed into splinters, and Postmas-
ter M. L. Mullin and his wife, who lived
in the building, were killed. The bodies
were found Thursday morning. They
died clasped in each others arms.
The Mullins family came here from
Rock Island, Ill. There was tremen-
dous fall of rain here and considerable
damage was done by washouts and the
carrying off OF crops.
At Wewoka, I. T., the cyclone de-
stroyed Gov. Browns store, new
church and four other buildings. Sew
eral persons were hurt, but none seri-
ously. At mine No. IL, near Krebs, it
is reported five people were killed.
In Lincoln county Mr.. and Mrs. John
Mclaughlin have been found dead in
the ruins of their home and Harrison
Jones will die of his injuries.
HIS PLOT FAILED.