The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-07

in this parish. In Pontchatoula,
which the tornado reached about z
o'clock, George Halves and son, were
killed in the collapse of their house,
and two other children of Mr.. Halves
were fatally injured.
A negro was also fatally injured
there besides injuries to dozen 9TH
er persons.
Another tornado struck New Or
leans about o'clock. While no ives
We're lost here, property damage
reached 100000, and about fifty per-
sons were injured, one fatally. Fu!-
ly 500 buildings were damaged, about
seventy-five of which were blown
flat. Most Of the demolished build
ings, were small negro cabins and II
was here that nearly all the Injuries
occurred. The path of the toc1I!o
through the city was about mile
long, entering from the Mississippi
river at Audubon Park and travelling
northwest to Marengo and Caron 1olet
streets and then after circuilous
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 did it reach a hundred
feet in width.
The tornado here appeared at dis
lance as a cloud sweeping al,ng the
surface of the earth. Its course was
undulating some buildings being
skipped entirely as it bounded sky
ward. Frequently it demolished We
randas and fences on one side of the
street while not an object on the 9TH
er side was :.dmageu. The cloud o.
cupied several minutes in crossing
the city and hundreds of persons
who saw and heard it approaching
rad time to run out of its way. One
exciting race Cf this sort was made
by. a Corondolet street car, which
was loaded with passengers on their
way to work At Marengo street
the motorman, realizing that dan
gerous blow was approaching, threw
on full current. The flying car was
less than half a block past the Jai
Allah roller skating rink when that
structure went down.
Another street car was derailed by
the wind. A small negro girl was
blown SO far across the New Basin
Canal as to be rescued by persons on
the opposite bank.
The saving of the charity Hospital
from more than nominal damage was
attributed to a big gas tank which
stood between the hospital and the
tornado The tornado struck full
against the tank which withstood the
shock, although its iron sides were
dented by flying timbers. A curious
fact is that the big tank marks the
last place in the storms pathway
where serious damage was done and
many eye witnesses say it rose in the
aid and disappeared afer striking
this obstruction.
There were several forewarnings of
the storm Last night on Lake Point
chartrain, waterspout completely
demolished a frame cluD house be-
longing to the Anglers Club, tearing
the place apart almost board by
board AT sunrise to-day with the
entire sky red, low flying clouds rae
ing across it. while on the ground
there was scarcely breeze and the
humidity and heat were uncomfort-
able. Near Biloxi, Miss. the third
tornado swept 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 Pulley
Works, practically all RACED: BedelI
Structural Iron Works. most of Sec
ond story blown off; Charity Hospit-
al, roof damaged; tower of engine
No. II blown off; Columbia Cotton
OIL Mills damaged and warehouses
demolished and Jefferson. saw mill
damaged.