The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-06
TORNADO HITS
NEW ORLEANS
Five Lives Have Been
THE DAMAGE Is 100000
Queer Freak Of the Wind in the
Crescent City.
The Tornado Appeared At Distance As
Cloud SWEEPING Along the
Surface of the

New Orleans. Oct 5.-This region
was today the center Of cyclonic dis
turbances. at least three of which were
tornadoes and caused the loss of five
lives with nine persons fatally injur-
ed
About daylight heavy storms broke
throughout the country for 100 miles
west. north and east Of New Orleans.
Tonight reports of sugar cane and cot
ton crops blown down of sugar mills
demolished are coming In from this
entire section. The damage. including
that done in New Orleans is placed at
over $l.000.000.
The worst of the tornadoes was
north Of New Orleans where between
$50 and Z o'clock this morning 1t de-
vastated portions of three parishes.
New Orleans was visited by another
tornado and a third passed northward
Of Biloxi on the gulf coast.
The first tornado struck west Baton
Rouge Parish about o'clock, killing
Mrs Theodule Foret and her daughter.
Mrs. White Mrs. Foret's body was
house. Two children In Mrs. Forets
house were fatally injured and five
men were injured In the collapse of a
sugar refinery on the st. Delphine
plantation. The city of Baton Rouge
was slightly damaged. In st. James
parish one woman whose name has not
been learned. was killed, while Mrs
w. r.. Weber and daughter and Mrs.
John Meyer and a negro were report
ed fatally injured.
Fifteen buildings were blown down
in this parish. In Pontchatoula, which
the tornado reached about o'clock.
George Halves and son, were killed in
the collapse of their house and two
other children Of Mr.. Halves were fatal
ly injured.
A negro was also fatally injured
there besides injuries to a dozen other
persons.
Another tornado struck New Orleans
about s o'clock While no lives were
lost here. property damage reached
100000 and about fifty persons were
injured, one fatally. Fully 800 buildings
were damaged, about seventy-five of
which were blown flat. Most of the
demolished buildings were small negro
cabins and It was here that nearly all
the injuries occurred. The path Of the
tornado through the city was about a
mile long. entering from the Mississip-
nj river at Audubun Park and travelling
northwest to Marengo and Carondolet
streets and then after circuitous
course to Gravier and Magnolia streets.
1t went northward out of the city. In
places the storms path was but thirty
feet wide and only at two or three
points ala IL reach d huhoiou ieo' III
width.
The tornado here appeared at dis
lance as a cloud sweeping along the
surface Of the earth. It's course was un-
dulating, some buildings being skipped
entirely as It bounded skywafd. Ere
quently 1t demolished verandas ana
fences on one side of the street while
not an object on the other side was
damaged. The cloud occupied several
minutes in crossing the city and nun
dreds OF persons who saw ana heard
II approach had time to run out OF IT'S
way. One exciting race Of this sort was
made by a Camondolet street car. which
was loaded with passengers on their
way to work. At Marengo street the
nootorman. realizing that dangerous
blow was approaching. threw on run
current The flying car was less tnan
half a block past the Jai Ailai rolieI
skating rink when that structure went
down. ..,,aa ~,
the wind A small negro girl was
blown SO far across the new DASH
canal as to be rescued by persons on
the opposite bank ,,..,
The saving of the Charity Hospital
attributed to a big gas tank which
atood between the hospital and the
tornado. The tornado struck fuii
against the tank which withstood the
sbock. although it's iron sides were
dented by flying timbers. curious
fact is that the big tank marks the
last place in the storms pathway
where serious damage was done ana
many eve witnesses say 1t rose IN the
air and disappeared after striking
this obstruction
There were several forewarnings OF
tho storm. Last night on Lake Poht-
chartrain a waterspout completely ue
molished a frame club house belong
INC ~ the Anglers Club, tearing the
nlace apart almost board by board.
A. sunrise today with the entire SKY
red. low flying clouds racing across It,
while on the ground there was scarce
" a breeze and the humidity ana neat
wore uncomfortable. Near Biloxl'
Miss the third tornado ;wept through
the woods. overturning part OF
lumber train and injuring two men
some Of the buildings demolished
were: ~
Illinois Central warehouse NO, =
blown down: New Orleans f"liey
works practically all razed: Bedet'
S,ructural Iron Works. most of sec
ana story blown off; Charity Hospital
roof damaged: tower of engine NO,
=, blown down; Columbia Cotton OIL
Minis damaged and warehouses demon
isbed and jefferson saw min damaged
rnuN>nO NEAR MOBILE.