The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-10-06
TORNADO PASSES THROUGH RES.
IDENcE AND FACTORY SEC
TioN OF NEW ORLEANS.
THREE DISTINCT STORMS IN VICINITY
FOUR PEOPLE KILLED AND MUCH
PROPERTY DESTROYED AT
PONTcHATOULA.

New Orleans, Oct Ga tornado
passing through five miles Of the resi-
dence and factory section Of New Or
leans during the day ilAlred at least
fifty persons and did fully $780,.
900 damage. Half an hour after the
tornado had left the city. travelling In
northerly direction. telegram from
Hammond, La. fifty miles north of
here, said that four persons had been
killed in a tornado at Pontchatoula, a
nearby town. Great property damage
at Pontchatoula was also reported.
A report was brought In from the
neighborhood of Lake Pontchartrain,
outside the city limits, that lives had
been lost, but the report lacked con-
firmation. Although several deaths
were reported In New Orleans imme-
diately after the storm investigation
showed that probably not life was
lost here. Many of the injuries to
persons occurred near Roberts street
and the river front. where the Colum-
bia oil mill and the Jefferson saw mill
were badly damaged. A woman and
child were injured by the blowing
down of 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
Accompanied by Heavy Rumble.
The tornado entered the city near
Audubon park, having crossed the Mis-
sissippi river from the farming coun-
try opposite that point. The wind was
accompanied by low ranging cloud
and heavy rumble 1t travelled north.
west until 1t reached the fine resi-
dence portion of the city at St. Charles
and Napoleon avenues. Here the
damage was the lightest done In any
part of the tornado's course.
From ST. Charles the wind proceed
ed straight ahead to Maringo and
Carondelet streets, where 1t veered
sharply to the northward and In this
direction passed out Of the city.
il
city was from thirty to fifty feet wide.
This narrow zone was strewn with
bricks from demolished chimneys, de-
tached boards, uprooted trees, fallen
telegraph poles and an occasional
roof II was the falling Of these OBJ
jects which caused most Of the In
1uries.
A peculiar feature of the disturb
ance in the city was the fact that few
persons within half mile Of the tor
nado's path knew there had been
storm and the local United States
weather bureau received its first init
nation of tornado from newspaper
reporter.
Three Distinct Tornadoes.
Later reports indicate that three
distinct tornadoes struck New Orleans
and vicinity. The first was at Pont-
chatoula, La, about fifty miles north
of here the second In New Orleans
and the third near Biloxi, Miss, about
half way between here and Mobile, on
the Gulf coast.
The tornado at Pontchatoula struck
the southern end Of the town about
q. m. George Hawes was killed In his
home which was blown down. and his
wife and four children were badly in
jured. Three negroes were also re-
ported killed at Pontchatoula.
The second tornado appeared In
New Orleans soon after 8 o'clock, rip.
ping narrow path through five miles
OF the city's residence and business
section.
The third tornado passed seven
miles northwest Of Biloxi, Miss. I'm
mense trees which withstood last
weeks hurricane were yuprooted in
this section. Several persons were
slightly hurt.