Arizona republican., 1906-10-06
BY WAVES
 THEN WIND
4 Cyclone Follows in the
 Path of Late Storm
Great Damage Wrought In the Vicinity of New Orleans.

New Orleans. Oct. 5.-This region
 was today the center of cycIonic dis
 turbances. at least three or which were
 tornadoes and caused a loss of six lives
 with nine persons fatally injured.
 About daylight heavy storms broke
 within one hundred miles west. north
 and east of New Orleans. Tonight re-
 ports ot sugar cane and cotton crops
 blown down or sugar mills demolished
 are coming in from those sections. The
 damage including that done in New
 Orleans is placed at over Sl, l,00OOOO The
 tornauo north was. between 5:SO and
 o'clock IL devastated portions or
 three parishes. New Orleans was wis
 ited by another tornado and third passed northward Of Biloxi on the gulr
 coast.
 The first tornado struck West Baton
 parish about o'clock. killing Mrs. Theodore Faret and her daughter Mrs.
 White. Mrs. Faret's husband was
 fatally injured and two more men were badly injured in the collapse of a sugar mill on the St. Daphne plantation
 Baton Rogue was slightly damaged. in St. James parish one woman whose name has not been learned was killed and Mrs. H. F. Webber aRd daughter
 Mrs. John Meyer. and a negro are re- ported fatally injured. Fifteen build ings were blown completely down Tn this parish. Geo. Hawes and a son and daughter were killed by the collapse of their house and another child of the family was fatally injured. A negro was also fatally injured there. beside injuries to a dozen other persons.
 The third tornado struck New Or leans about s D. m Although no lives were lost here the property damage reached S50O,00O and many persons were { injured. one fatally. Fully 500 build i inss were damaged. about seventy-five ! being blown down. Most of the dam ! aged buildings were negro cabins and it 1 was here that nearly all of the injuries ! occurred.
 The path of the tornado through the city was about eight miles long. enter l ing from the Mississippi river at Au-t dubOn Park and travelling northwest to Cardt street and then after cir cuitous course to Xavier and Magnolia ! streets. it passed norahwar- ou- or tnel city. The path was about thirty feet wide and at two or three points it reached a hundred feet. The tornado at a distance as cloud sweeping the surface of the earth. Its course was Undulatinc. some buildings being skipped entirely as it bounded. skyward. Freouently 1t demolished fences on one side of the street while not an object on the other side of the street was disturbed.
 The storm was several minutes in crossing the city and hundreds of per sons who heard it approaching had time to get out of it's path. An eNCit- ng race was made by a car which was Oaded with passengers on their way 10 work. At MarenEo street the mo- .orman threw on full power. The fly ng car was less than half a block past roller skating rink when that struc- .ure went down. Another car was de 'ailed. A small negro girl was blown 10 far across the canal as to be rescued Dy persons on the opposite bank.
 The saving of the Charity hospital rom more than a nominal damage was attributed to a big gus tank which stood between the hospital and the ornado The tornado struck full Sainst the tank. which stood the shock although it's iron sides were dented by lying timbers. A curious fact in that he tank marks the last place in the torm's path where damage was done md the many witnesses say that the loud arose and disappeared after triking the tank. There were several of the storm. Last night m Lake POntchartrain Q water spout demolished a frame club house of the Nngelus club. tearing it apart almost 'oard by board. At Biloxi. Miss. the oTnado swept through the woods do- ( part of lumber train and niuring two men.
 The following is a partial list of the amage in this city: Illinois Central warehouse No. 1. blown down; New orleans Pulley Works. all razed: Bell Structural Iron Works. most of the econd story blown of: Charity. hos ital. roof damaged; tower of engine ouse No. II. blown down: fColumbia ,il mills destroyed and warehouses de- nOlished; Jefferson mill damaged. I