Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-10-07
Elk LIVES LOST.
Property Damaged One MILO" ~
iara IN Louisiana.

New Orleans. oct. 6.-This region
was Friday the center OF cycionic dis
turbances. at least three OF which were
tornadoes. and caused the loss OF six
lives. with nine persons fatally inlur-
ed. About daylight heavy storms
broke throughout the country for 100
miles north and east OF this city. Re
ports state that crops and mills were
destroyed The damage, including that
done In New Orleans, Is placed at over
81 900. 600
The worst OF the tornado was south
of New Orleans. where between 5:Sp
and O'Clock Thursday morning. II
devastated portions Of three parishes.
New Orleans was visited by another
tornado and a third passed northward
OF Bolixi. on the gulf coast
The first tornado struck West Baton
Rouge parish about o'clock. killing
M T Foret and her daughter. Mrs.
White. Mrs. Foret's body was found
IN field near her demolished house.
TIE two children IN Mrs. Forets house
were fatally injured.
In 81. James parish one woman was
Killed while Mrs. II. r. Weber and
daughter and Mrs. John Meyer ana
also a negro were reported fatally IN
iured. Fifteen buildings were blown
completely down In this parish.
Al Pontchtcula George Hawes ana
son were killed In the collapse OF their
house. a daughter died ~ injuries and
another child was fatally hurt. A ne
gro was also fatally Injured there. be-
sides injuries TO a dozen other per-
sons.
Another tornado struck New Orleans
about o'clock. While no lives were
lost here, property damage reached
$500. 900 and about fifty persons were
hurt. one fatally. Fully 500 buildings
were damaged, about seyenty-fiye OF
which were blown flat. Most OF the
demolished buildings were small ne
gro cabins, and II was here that nearly
J all OF the injuries occurred. The pain
Of the tornado through the city was
, ABOUT eight miles long. entering from
the Mississippi river az Audubon Parh
and travelling northwest TO Marengc
7 and Carondelet streets. and then. aftei
a circultous route TO Grayier and Mag
nolIa streets. Il vent northward ou
y Of the city. In places the storms pau
;. was but thirty feet wide. and at ont
. or two places 100 feet wide.
The tornado appeared at distanc'
as a cloud sweeping along the surfac'
OF the earth. Its course was undula'
Ing. some buildings being skipped en-
tirely as II bounded skyward. Fro
ouently IL demolished verandas an
fences on one side OF the street, Wnii
y not on object on the other SIDE wa
= disturbed. The cloud occupied sevel
al minutes in crossing the city, an
u hundreds OF persons who saw an
ID heard Il approaching had timo TO ru
IT. out of its pathway One exciting rae
!, Of this sort was made by Carond
let street car, which was loaded VII
y Messengers on their way TO work.
~ Marengo street the motorman. reco
," MIXING that a dangerous blow was a
- proaching. threw on full current II
ns living car was less than hall blo'
~ uast the Jai ALL roller skating I'll
% when that structure went down.
~ Another street car was derailed
et the wind. A small negro girl vi
- b.own so far across the new basin 6
~ nal as 10 be rescued by persons on u
1, opposite bank.
le The saving Of the Charity hospit
nc from more than nominal damage "
attributed 20 a big gas tank Whi
stood between the hospital and tort
do. The tornado struck full again
the tank. which withstood the sho'
y" although it's iron sides we're dent
by flying tlmbers a curious fact
w that the big tank marks the last pa
~ IN the storms pathway where serio
!" damage was done. and many eye y
iie nesses say II rose in the air and d
he appeared after striking this obstrl
'ou ton