Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-10-11
STORMS IN SOUTH
A Tornado at New Orleans Dam
aged Property and Injured
Many Persons.
ONE NEAR MOBILE. ALA. ALSO
Path of the Disturbance Was fro"
80 to 100 Feet Wide - Rains
Threatened to Tie mp Rail-
roads i'm MlSbissippi'

New Orleans, Oct. 6.-This region
was Friday the center of cyclonic dis
tufbances at least three OF which
were tornadoes and caused the loss
Of six lives with nine persons fatary
injured. About daylight heavy
storms broke within 100 miles west,
north and east Of New Orleans.
Friday night reports of sugar cane
and cotton crops blown down or SUI
gar mills demolished were coming In
from this section. The damage, In
GLIDING that done in New Orleans, is
placed at over 100000. The worst
Of the tornadoes was north Of New
Orleans, where, between $3.50 and
o'clock, It devastated portions OF
three parishes. New Orleans was
Visited by another tornado and
third passed northward of Biloxi on
The gulf coast.
The first tornado struck West Ba'
ton Rouge parish about six O'CLOCK
4illing Mrs. Theodule Forel and her
daughter, a Mrs. White. Mrs. Fo-
,els body was found in a field near
her demolished house..
In St. James parish one woman
whose name has not been learned
was killed, while Mrs. H. R. Weber
snd daughter, Mrs. John Meyer, and
a negro are reported fatally injured
Fifteen buildings were blown com
pletely down in this parish.
At Pontacha Loula, which the
tornado reached about Z o'clock,
George Halves and son were killed
by the collapse OF their house and
TWO other children Of the family
were fatally injured.
A negro was also fatally injured
there, besides injuries to dozen 9TH
er persons.
The third tornado struck New Or
leans about 8 o'clock. While no
lives were lost here property damage
reached 100000 and about 50 per-
sons were injured, one fatally. Fully
800 buildings were damaged, about
rs being blown flat. Most of the de-
molished buildings were negro cab
ms, and It was here that nearly all
the injuries occurred.
The tornado entered the city near
Audubon park, having crossed the Mis-
gissippi river from the farming coun-
try opposite that point. The WIND
was accompanied by a low hanging
cloud and a heavy rumble. 1t trav-
elled northwest until 1t reached the
fine residence 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 proceeded
straight ahead to Marriage and Caron-
delet streets where 1t veered sharply
to the northward and In this direction
passed out Of the city. :,
The path Of the tornado through
the city was from ~ 10 oU Ieet "luo'
This narrow zone was strewn with
bricks from demolished chimneys de-
tached boards, uprooted trees, fallen
telegraph poles and an occasional
roof. 1t was the falling of these OBJ
jects which caused most Of the In
iuries.
Birmingham, Ala, Oct. GA specia
from Jackson, Miss, says that tive
and half inches Of rainfall has been
recorded during the past "a hours an'
unless clearing weather intervenes
soon another tieup Of the railroads
will result. The precipitation beweer
o'clock and 8 o'clock Friday morn
ing was heavier than during the equi
noxal storm last week. Trains are
from one to four hours late.