Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-10-05
Few Are Killed but the De-
struCtion to Property Is
Quite Heavy.
THREE SEPARATE TORNADOS
SWEPT CRESCENT CITY
Mobile Not Affected Though Places
Near by Suffered Great Loss in
Damage to Buildings.

New Orleans, Oct. 5.-There were
at least three separate tornadoes in
the vicinity of New Orleans today,
including that which struck the city.
The verified loss OF life from these
disturbances up to noon was one man
killed.
What One OF Them Did.
A small tornado passed diagonally
across the residential portions of the
city about a. m. today taking off
roofs, tearing down fences and doing
other damage. No one is reported in
jured. The tornado crossed the river
about Jena street in the uptown dis
trict and cut across to the rear of the
third ward, on the side which is bound
ed by Canal street. The air was filled
with flying planks and other debris.
Great excitement was caused in the
districts affected by the twisted winds.
second One was Worse.
tornado crossing over near Au-
dobon park swept in a northwesterly
direction over the city, crossing Canal
street to Claiborne. 1t was preceded
by a thunderous noise. Along it's
whole path of 3S3 miles or more, dam
age was done. Telephone and tele-
graph poles were prostrated and COM
munication with many parts of the
city was rendered impossible. Debris
is strewn along its track which put
the Peters avenue line temporarily
out of business. At Toledano and
Saratoga streets a new market in
process of construction was leveled.
Five new residences in that neigh
borhood were raised. Negroes in Doug
las square were picked up bodily and
blown away. Some damage was done
at the gas works in the rear of the
third ward. Much damage was done
at the oil mill in the same neighbor.
hood. A warehouse at Liberty and
Poydras was blown down. A heavy
iron car was turned upside down.
Fuller Particulars Given.
A report brought in from the neigh
borhood of Lake Ponchartrain outside
the city limits, is that lives have
been lost there. Later, the death of a
man named Howes was reported at
the lake, but these reports lacked
confirmation. Although several deaths
are reported in the fower lands imme-
diately after the storm, investigation
showed that probably not a life was
lost here. Many of the injuries occur
red near Roberts street and River
front, where the Columbuia oil mill
and the Jefferson saw mill were bad
ly damaged. A woman and child were
injured by the blowing down of a
house at First and Magnolia streets.
The wind was accompanied by low
hanging clouds and heavy rumble.
1t Travelled northwest until it reached
the fine residence portion of the city
at st. Charles and Napoleon avenue.
Here the damage was the lightest
done in any part of the tornado's
course. From st. Charles the wind
proceeded straight ahead to Marengo
and Carondalet streets, where 1t steer
ed sharply to the northward and in
this direction passed out of the city.
The path of the tornado through
the city was from 30 TO so feet wide.
This narrow scene 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 objects
which caused the most injuries. A
peculiar feature of the disturbance in
the city was the fact that few persons
within a half mile of the tornado's
path knew there had been a storm.
Many Houses Blown Down.
Further reports of the tornado in
dicate that a number of houses were
blown down by the wind in different
parts of the city lying in the track
of the storm. At First and Magnolia
streets house is reported demolished
and woman and child hurt. A fac
tory at Erate and Magnolia is also
reported to have suffered severely.
Four Killed at Pentchatoula.
A special from Hammond, La, on
the Illinoois Central, about fifty miles
from New Orleans, says. that the tor
nado struck Pentchatoula near there
this morning and did heavy damage
TO property and killed four people.
Quite a number are injured.
Destruction Worse Than Reported
The Jaialai skating rink at Eslan
and CarondOlet streets was blown to
pieces and the debris scattered in
every direction. AS reports come in
damages in the way of houses de-
stroyed Increase. lnere are reports