The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-05
IT LIFTS ROOFS.
A Tornado Sweeps Across the
City Of New Orleans.
A Number OF Houses Blown
Down in Its Path.
MANY PERSONS HURT.
Four Persons Killed at Town so
Miles Out.
Damage to Property at POntcha.
tOuIa Is Heavy.

tornado passed diagonally across the
residential portions of New Orleans
| about 8 a. m. today, taking OF roofs.
tearing down fences and doing other
damage. The tornado crossed the river
about Jena street in the uptown district
and cut across to the rear of the Third
ward, one side OF which is bounded by
Canal street
Further reports indicate that q num-
Der of houses were blown down by the
wind In different parts of the city. At
F'irt and Magnolia streets, a house is
reported demolished and a woman and 4
child severely hurt. A factory at Erato
and Magnolia is reported to have suf-
fered severely.
The Jai Alai skating rink at Milan
and Carondelet streets was blown to
pieces and the debris from it scattered
in every direction. AS reports come in
the damage in the way OF houses des-
troyed increases. There are reports also
OF people hurt by flying timbers.
A special from Hammond, La, on the
Illinois Central road, about so miles
from New Orleans, says that a tornado
struck Pontchatoula near there this
morning killing four people and fnjur-
/ Ing number. The damage to property
was heavy.
The tornado crossing the river near
Audobon park swept in a northwesterly
1 direction over the city crossing Canal
/ to the woodside of ClaiDorn- It was
/ preceded by a thunderous noise. Along
atsc whole path of three miles or more
damage was done. Telephone and tele-
graph poles were prostrated and com
munication with many parts of the
city was rendered impossible. Debris
strewn along its track put the Peters
avenue line temporarily out OF busl-
1 ness. At TOledanO and Saratoga streets
a new market in process OF construction
was levelled. Five new residences In
that neighborlTood were razed. A negro
| in Douglas square was picked up bodl-
/ " and blown away. Some damage was
done at the oil mill in the same neigh
/ bOrhood. A warehouse at Liberty and
| Poydras was blown down. A heavy
/ iron car there was turned upside down.
A report was brought in from the
neighborhod of Lake Pontchartrain,
| outside the city limits, that lives had
been lost. there. Later the death of a
man named Howes was reported at the
lake, but these reports lacked con-
/ flrunation Although several deaths were
reported in New Orleans Immediately
| after the storm investigation showed
that probably not a life was lost here.
! Many of the injuries occurred near
Roberts street and the river front where
/ the Columbia Oil mill and the eJIer-
son saw mill Were badly damaged.
A woman and child were injured by
the blowing down of a, house at First
/ and Magnolia streets, and negro In
Douglas parish was reported to have
been picked up bodily by the wind and
/ carried several feet, being badly bruised.
| The tornado entered the city near
/ Audubon Park, having crossed the
| Mississippi river from the farming
country opposite that point. The wind
was accompanied by low hanging
| cloud and a heavy rumble 1t Travelled
northwest until it reached the hne resi-
| dence portion of the city at St Charles
/ and Napoleon avenues. Here the dam
age was the lightest done in any part
OF the tornado's course From st.
! charles the wind proceeded straight
ahead to Maringo and Carondelet
streets where it veered sharply to the
| northward and in this direceloh passed
out of the city.
The path of the tornado through
the cftv was from 80 to so feet wide
This narrow zone was streWn with
bricks from demolished chimneys, de-
fached boards, uprooted trees, fallen
telerraph poles and an occasional roof
It was the falling of these objects which
caused most of the injuries.
A peculiar feature of the disturbance
in the city was the fact that few per-
sons within half a mile Of the tor
nado's path knew there had been g
storm and the local United States
woather bureau received the first in
tirnation of a tornado from a newspa-
Forecaster I. NJ. Cline said the tor
inado probably was a local disturbance
Buildings unroofed included the st
Eliza beth convent on Napoleon ave-
nue., the New Orleans Furniture
company at the foot of Bell Castle
street. the Jai Alai roller skating rink
and the gas works at the corner OF
Pydras and Magnolia streets. At the
gas works a stand pipe was blown
down.
other buildings damaged included
the St stephens church (Roman
Catholic), a market house in process
of construction at Toledano and Sara
toEa streets and the two mills pre-
viously mentioned. About 25 small
houses and cabins were either rem
dered unsafe or blown down com
pletely.
FIRE AT OKLAHOMA CITY.