The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-09-25
THE STORM.
Ihe Soverest Storm. Since
1919. Swept over this Sec
''on on Monday.

On Monday morning. bef,r
dawn. the ram commenced ~
continued ~ G,fnl Shove,
throughout the forenoon Il
noon Q good stiff wind was ,n,
nlng from the northeast and In,
Tow vent"red ont Hy thre
o'clock In the afternoon IN huei
ness was abandoned The ~,
was blowing IN sheets. lending
log elect to every ro,aportiyn
Weak fences. loose planka shin
giles and sheet iron on hulldinps
commenced yielding to the tnnn
ence of wind AMI rain.
At 4:3O tho wind had attained !,
greater velocity. but continued tn
come in gusts. Store sheds and
awnings were torn away. From
5:JO till after Z at night the wind
continued with great violenc.
After night fall il veerod 10 north
northwest without dmluuiion in
force, sweeping almost straight
down Main street.
At nine o'clock the rain had
ceased and at midnight the wind
had lulled. The mercury on Mon
day varied but three degrees All
day. Min. II; max. ~.
The electric light plant was I'm
able TO charge It's lines Oil Monday
night. 80 that the city was in TO-
tai darkness. AT 8 o'clock it was
thought that the new boiler hoi,se
would go; so the night engineer
started the fires under the old
boilers and prepared to change
over as soon as possible.
TUESDAY MORNING.
The sky waa clear, the air
balmy and a gentle breeze was
from the south, but on ev
sry hand was abundant evidence
IF the force Of the wind of the
previous night.
The parish Court House and
all roofs we're considerably dam
lged.
The City High School building
ost q good part of it's metal roof
ng.
The uptown Live Oak school
new large two story
'ui'ditg-lost practically all Of
ts metal covering.
The Rice Mill had it's smoke.
tack to 60 down and the ware
Oh 'es lost part of their covering
The City Electric Light Plant
'as badly damaged. Failing {
rees and limbs and sheds in all !
arts Of the city badly crippled y
ne lines. At the plant the north t
ast end of the new boiler house y
as slipped off its foundation and d
'usbed IN by the wind. The "
hiding is pretty badly twisted
ut hardly beyond repair. 9
The upper gallery shed Of the II
'eria Building Association vas u
'opped upon the gallery. f.
The entire metal awning and
On frame work in front of Noah's q
rk was torn away breaking one il
the large plate glass windows. W
AT j. ImmeTgluck & Co.'S es "
blishment the iron shed gave ir
ray at the upper end, smashing q
large plate glass window. b.
just across the street Max Mat ~
y confectionery store had it's Of
ble end blown out, which car b'
I'd the shed over the sidewalk IL
tn it, all piled in confused h'
ap in Swain street. "
The whole Of one side Of the st
.tal roof Of the Leon Dreyfus
rdware store was lifted and de
,hed from it's stays, except at pc
front of the building. The III
nd then swung this great sheet re
metal across Weeks street and GO
bg the end, which covered the to
* Of the building, into the ne
ks of the Weeks yard. while the da
Mt end still remained attached bt
the building. Thus was pre- M
ted to the early sight-seers of ia
psday morning suspension
dge from The Dreyfus building y
the Weeks oaks across Weeks ba
eet. This was undoubtedly one WI
the greatest freaks Of he tb
rm. wi