St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-09-25
IN ST. TAMMANY PARISH.

A brisk breeze all day Sunday was
followed Monday morning with vino
enough to cause uneasiness to those
who doubted the strength of their
outhouses and fences or who antici-
pated danger from trees standing near
residences. The strength of the wind
seemed more dangerous in the country
districts than in the towns, except at
Vaudeville, where it had clean
sweep from the lake. Most of the
roads are obstructed with fallen tim
Der and large areas of timber lands,
where the trees had been boxed for
turpentine orchards, are covered with
fallen timber that will be complete
loss if not handled before the worms
get to work in them. The telephone
and telegraph service suffered greatly
and trains had to be run very slowly
in anticipation of distractions. By
Monday night trains began arriving
late and the evening train over the
New Orleans and Great Northern
from New Orleans laid over in Cow
ington, considering it unsafe to go on
to Folsom. This train was the last
to cross the big trestle over the lake.
Three times the attempt to cross was
made before being successfully ac-
cohnplished, each time the fury of the
gale throwing the water high over
the trestle and threatening to wash
out the fire boxes of the engine. The
passengers huddled together anxiously |
and all who could got into the last coach |
when the final attempt was made, and
q long-drawn breath of relief came
like sigh from every passenger as
the train reached terra frma. Trees
had to be cut all along the road before
trains could pass.
CovINGToN.
Covington has always enjoyed a
peculiar exemption from the devasta-
tion of storms. When the amount of
damage done in other portions of the
State is considered, the loss in Coving-
ton is trivial indeed, with no fatalities.
On the River the Anita ID was cast
ashore and was left stranded on the
of the water.
The greatest amount of damage
done in Covington was the blowing
down of fences, shade trees and old
outhouses. The new residence of Mr..
Noise, in course of construction, was
badly damaged. The loss will be three
or four hundred dollars. The damage
to the new uncompleted residence of
X. p. Kentzel was to the extent
of ten or fifteen dollars, including
broken fence, by the falling Of
a tree. Newly painted houses had
leaves thrown against them by the
wind and will have to be repainted.
In the colored district several houses
were blown down, the church was
taken from its foundation and franz
ing Of lodge hall was demolished.
The house occupied by Mr.. Trepagnier,
near Milo Branch, belonging to Mr..
Aoueille, was entirely demolished.
The loss is probably over thousand
dollars. Fortunately the occupants
escaped before the castrophe happen
ed.
ABITA SPRINGS.
At Abita Springs the dancing pa
vilion and arbor of the New Abita
Hotel were blown down, also resi-
dence belonging to Jos. Steckler.
Several houses in the outskirts Abita
were moved from their foundations.
The Central Store lost its ventilator
from the roof. Judge A. O. Pons, |
Jessie Page, III. Loubat, w. Duprat, |
John Mather, Frank Brown, Joseph |
Bordes and several others suffered |
slight losses. : Slight damage oc-
occurred to other property. Several
houses in the country surrounding
Abita were damaged, among them be-
ing the new house of Arthur Kretzman
which was blown from its foundation.
Pine trees IN the woods were blown
down in large numbers.
The violence of the storm and the
shaking and trembling of the houses
alarmed some families so that refuge
was taken in several outside places.
Some went to the butcher shop of r.
G. 5Abney and quite number secured
shelter in the station of the New Or
leans Great Northern railroad.
RAMSAY.
Little damage was done at Ramsay.
The new blow pipe of the Greenlaw
Lumber Company was blown down.
Vaudeville.
The water backed up into Mande-
vile, causing considerable damage.
The bath houses were washed away.
The New Camelia's pier is gone. The
railroad pier is badly damaged and
much damage was done to property.
The Bibava and other houses were
flooded as well as the Valdoff place.
Paul Arceneaux's barroom was filled
with driftwood The big oaks on the
beach were blown down and the mag
nifiicent pecan trees have shed their
harvest Of nuts. The storm was the
most severe ever experience at this
point, not excepting that of 1898. A
fisherman, Stephen Ponzo, living on the
bayou was found drowned near the
wreckage Of bis home.