Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-06
SIX LIVES LOST
In Series Of Tornadoes in
and Around New Orleans,
Nine More Fatally Injured
Damage TO Property a Million.
Storm After Storm Sweep The Sscilon.-.
Half the Damage in City.

New Orleans, La, Oct. o.-ThlS re-
zion was today the center OF cyclone
disturbances at least three OF which
,yare tornadoes and caused the loss Of
six lives. with nine persons fatally IN
jured.
About daylight heavy storms broke
throughout the county within 100 miles
west. north and east of this city. To-
night reports of sugar cane ana cotton
Crops blown down or sugar mills aenlo!-
ished are coming in from this entire
section The damage, including that
done in New Orleans, is placed at over
100000.
The worst tornado was north OF New
Orleans. where it devastated portions
Of three parishes New Orleans was
visit ID bv another tornado. and another
passed northward Of Biloxi on the Gulf
coast.
The first tornado struck west Of ia
ION Rouge parish about e o'clock, kill
ing Mrs. Theodore Fnrcl and dauGh
Tor Mrs White. Mrs. Fnrcl'S body Waa
fcunl in the field near her demolished
house. Two children in Mrs. For'IS
bouso were fatally injured and five
men were injured in tn" collapse If a
plantation. The city Of EatoE R"us"
was slightly DANA god. In ST. James
narish one woman whose name WaS not
learned, was killed, while Mrs. II. X
Webber and daughter and Mrs. John
Never and also A negro were reported
fatally injured Fifteen buildings Wcr"
blown down in this parish. At f"nrha-
toula. which the tornoio reached about
7 O'Clock, George HaWcS and son Wo"'
killed in the Collaps" Of their house ahn
the two other children Of Mr.. litW"S
were fatally injured. A dozen other
persons were injured.
Another tornado struck N.W orleans
about s o'clock and while no l"vecS
were lost h..rc. the property damage
reached 500 600 and several p"rS' ~
were injured. Fully 100 buildings W''r"
demolished. about I" of when We're
blown fat Most IF the dem"liSft"
buildings were negro cabins an! 1t was
here that nearly all the injuries ""-
Cured The path Of tn" t"rnad"
through tn. city was eight miles long,
entering from the Mississippi river At
Audubon park and travelling northwest
70 Marengo ana Carondcl3 streets anu
then after CircuitCuS course - 'laN-
or and Magnolia streets it went north
ward out Of the city.
In places the storms path was ah"u'
40 feet wide and only mt two points
did il reach 100 feet in width. The tor
nado here appeared at a distanr' as Il
cloud sweeping along ~" surface ul 'h'
earth. IlS course WrS und1lidlliE;. SOM
buildings being skipped entirely "h a
II bounded skyWard Frequently = d"-
molished verandHi aud f"u'"' 81 'n'
side Of the street Whll" r"t ""t '"l'''
on tho other was disturbed. TIN '''H :
occ,pied several minutes III "l"'.@ih- :
The CITY. and hundrt Is of persons WIZ
saw and heard It approaching ma 'i'i'
70 run out Of its pathway.
There Uerc :nvort;i forln3floii% u w
storm. Last night on Lake f"n''ha'-
train water spout c"mpl"t"lE "'h"-
ishc1 frame club houS" h"''hGIh" -
the Angels club tearing It "ihf' ~
most board for board. Near f'il"N'.
Miss. the third tornado swept through
the woods. demolishing part "' Il TIM
Der train and injuriEg two men,