The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-06
CRESCENT CITYS DAMAGE
 WILL REACH HALF MILLION
One Tornado Hits the Mobile and Ohio Railroad In Alabama and the Ter ritory About kushla Is
 Razed By the Wind.

New Orleans, October 5.-This region to- day was the center of cyclonic disturb hnces at least three of which were tor nadoes, and caused the loss of six lives, with nine persons fatally injured About daylight heavy storms broke throughout the country for 100 miles west, north and east of New Orleans. Tonight reports of sugarcane and cotton crops blown down pr sugar mills demolished are coming in from this entire section. The damage, in- rluding that done in New Orleans, Is placed at over $l,0O0,0OO.
 The worst of the tornadoes was north of New Orleans, where between 6:3O o'clock and o'clock this morning 1t de- vastated sections of three parishes. New Orleans was visited by another tornado, and third passed northward of Biloxi on the gulf coast.
 Hits Baton Rouge First.
 The first tornado struck West Baton Rouge parish about o'clock, killing Mrs. Theodore Foret and her daughter, Mrs. White Mrs. Foret's body was found in field near her demolished home. Two children in Mrs. Foret's house were fatal ly injured. and five men were injured in the collapse of sugar refinery on the Bt. Dolphin plantation.
 The city of Baton Rouge was slightly damaged. In St. James parish one woman whose name has not yet been learned was killed, while Mrs. H. R. Webber and daughter and Mrs. John Meyer. and also R. negro were reported fatally injured. Fifteen buildings were blown completely down in this parish
 At Pontchatoula, which the tornado reached about o'clock, George Hawes and son were killed and daughter died of her injuries in the collapse of their house, and one other child of Mr. Hawes was fatally injured.
 negro was also fatally injured there, besides injuries to dozen other persons.
 No Lives Lost In New Orleans.
 Another tornado struck New Orleans about o'clock. While no lives were lost, property damage reached s5O0,0O0 and about fifty persons were injured, one fatally. Fully 800 buildings were dam aged, about fifty dwellings were levelled. Most of the damaged buildings were small negro cabins and it was here that nearly all the injuries occurred.
 The path of the tornado through the city was about eight miles long, entering from the Mississippi river at Audubon Park and travelng northwest to Maren- go and Carondolet streets and then after a circuitous course to Gravier and Mag nolia street, it went northward out of the city. In places the storms path was but fifty feet wide, and only at two or three oinfe a hundred width.
 Many Buildings Skipped Entirely.
 The tornado appeared at a distance as a cloud sweeping along the surface of the earth. Its course was undulating, some buildings being skipped entirely as It bounded skyward. Frequently it demolish- ed verandas and fences on one side of the street while not object on the other side vas disturbed. The cloud occupied several minutes in crossing the city, and hundreds of persons who saw and heard 1t approaching had time to run out of its pathway One race of this sort was made by Carondolet street car which was loaded with passengers on their way to work At Marengo street the motor man realizing that a dangerous blow was approaching. threw on full current. The flying car was less than half block
  that structure went down.
 Another car was derailed by the wind. A small negro girl was blown so far across the basin canal as to be rescued by persons on the opposite bank.
 Gas Tank Saves Charity Hospital.
 The saving of the Charity hospital from more than nominal damage attribut- ed to a big gas tank which stood be- tween the hospital and the tornado. The tank withstood the shock. although its iron sides were dented by flying timbers. A curious fact is that the big tank marks the last place in the storms pathway where serious damage was done and many eve witnesses say 1t rose in the air and disappeared after striking this opstrnc- tion.
 There were several forewarnings of the storm Last night on Lake Pontchartrain water spout completely demolished a frame club house belonging to the An glers club, tearing the place apart all most board by board. At sunrise today with the entire sky red, there were lower ing flying clouds raced across 1t, while on the ground there was scarcely a breeze and the humidity and heat were uncomfortable.
 Near Biloxi, Miss. the third tornado swept through the woods. overturning part of lumber train, and injuring two men.
 Few Persons Knew of 1t,
 A peculiar feature of the disturbance in New Orleans was the fact that few per- sons within half mile of the tornado s path knew there had been a storm, and the local United States weather bureau !. received first intimation of serious tor i nado from a newspaper reporter. Forecas- ter I. M. Cline said the tornado was prob ably local disturbance.
 Buildings unroofed included the St. Elizabeth Convent on Napoleon avenue the New Orleans Furniture company at the foot of Belle Castle street, the Jai Alai roller skating rink, and the gas