Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-10-05
SECOND STORM
IN NEW ORLEANS
Kills, Injuries and
Destroys---Path
Thru City.
sTREETsF|LLED W|THDEB
From Wrecked Buildings.
Came Suddenly--.Reports
From Other Points.

Came Suddenly---Reports
From Other Points.
New Orleans, La, Oct. 5.-Bulletir
A tornado crossing near Audibor
park swept in northwesterly direc
ton over this city crossing the cana
to the Wood side of Cleyborne. II
was preceded by thunderous noise
Along its whole path of three miles
or more great damage was done. Tele
phone and telegraph poles are pros
trated and communication with many
parts of the city is rendered impos
sible. The debris strewn along Its
track has put the Peters Avenue cal
line temporarily out of business. Al
Toledano and Saratoga Streets a new
market in process of construction was
leveled. Five new residences in that
neighborhood were razed.
Negroes Picked Up and Blown Bodily
Away.
Negroes in Douglas square were
picked up bodily and blown away
Some damage was done at the gas
works in the rear Of the third ward
Much damage was done at the oil mill
in the same neighborhood. A ware
house at Liberty and Poydras was
blown down. A heavy iron car was
turned up side down.
Tornado Thru Residence Part of City.
New Orleans, La, Oct. 5.-Bulletin-
small tornado passed ,liagonally
across the residence portions of the
city about a. m. today taking off
roofs, tearing down fences and doing
other damage. No one is reported in
jured in New Orleans. The tornado
crossed the river about Jena Street in
the uptown district and cut across
to the rear of Third Street one side of
which is bounded by Canal Street
The air was filled with flying planks
and other debris. Great excitement
was caused in the district affected
by the twisted winds.
Several Reported Killed But Story
Not Verified.
A report was brought in from the
'neighborhood Of Lake Pontcharrtrain
outside of 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
confirmation Although several deaths
were reported in New Orleans, iu.
medately after the storm, an investi.
cation showed that probably not a
life was lost here. Many of the in
juries occurred near Roberts Street
and the water front. The Upper
Columbia wool mill and the Jefferson
saw mill were badly damaged.
Woman and Child Caught in Wreck Of
House.
A woman and a child were injured
by the blowing down OF a house at
First and Magnolia Streets. The wind
was accompanied by low hanging
cloud and a heavy rumble. 1t travel
ed northwest until It reached the fine
residence portion of the city at St.
Charles Street, and Napoleon Avenue
Here the damage was the lightest done
in any part of the tornados course
From ST. Charles Street the wind pro
ceeded straight ahead to Marengo and
Carondalet Streets, where 1t steered
sharply to the northward and in this
direction passed out of the city The
path of the tornado travelled in city
was forty to fifty feet wide.
Narrow Strip Filled With Debris
From Storm.
This narrow scene was strewn will
bricks from demolished houses and
chimneys, detached boards uprooted
trees, fallen telegraph poles and an oc
casional roof. 1t was the falling o1
these objects which caused the most
injuries to pedestrians.
A peculiar feature of the disturbance
in this city was the fact that few per
sons within half mile of the tor
nado's path knew tnat there had beer
a storm.
Many Houses Were Blown Down By
Tornado.
Further reports of tornado indi
cate that number of houses were
blown down by the wind In differen
parts of the city lying in the tract
of the storm. At First and Magnolii
Streets house is reported demolished
and woman and child seriousl!
hurt A factory at Erato and Magno
liza Is also reported to have suffered
severely.
-Four Reported Killed and Numbe
| Hurt.
A special from Hammond, Louisi
ana, on the Illinois Central abou
fifty miles from New Orleans say
that tornado struck Pentchatoul
/
near there this morning and di'
heavy damage to property and kille'
four people. A number are reporte,
injured.
Big Skating Rink Torn to Fragments
The Jaialai skating rink at Esla
and Aaerondolet Streets, New o.
leans was blown to pieces and the de
bris from it was scattered in ever
direction. As reports come in tn
damages in the way of houses dc
stroyed, increases There are report
also that many people were hurt b
flying timbers.
Three Tornadoes In Vicinity Of Ne>
Orleans.
There were at least three separat
tornadoes In the vicinity Of New o.
leans today including the one whic