Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-10-06
New Orleans Suffers Severely
As Result of West Indian
Hurricane Which Swept
Over City.
WIRE SERVICE DESTROYED
Several Large Ships and More
Than 200 Barges Sunk
Feared Other Gulf
Points Suffered.

batOn Rouge. La, oct. Z.-Ine death
list resulting from the hurricane which
swept New Orleans, it's vicinity and
the Mississippi gulf coast Wednesday
now is expected to reach IS or 20.
Property damage, according to latest
estimates, will amount into the millions.
The losses sc far as now known are
distributed as follows:
New Orleans-Nineteen dead. 200 I'M
jured; property loss more than $4,000
900.
Mississippi coast-Thirteen dead.
scores injured or missing; property
loss estimated at S 1000, 900.
Premier, La.-Twenty-five dead.
about 20 injured; heavy damage to
railroads.
Automobiles arriving here from
New Orleans early today reported that
was progressing rapidly. Streets are
being cleaned Of debris. Buildings left
in a dangerous condition are being
torn down. Railroad traffic from the
e into the city has been partially
resumed, and telegraph and telephone
restore communication to the outside
world. 1t was stated that no outside
hid will be asked for New Orleans.
New Orleans, Sept. 30.-(By courier
10 Baton Rouge. Oct. 2.).-Nineteen
NIlOWu O0dU, PIODdOly GUV l1AJuIOo oA0
damage to buildings, wire circuits. rail-
roads, shipping and other property in
New Orleans and vicinity estimated at
several million dollars was the toll
acted by the hurricane which swept
The city Wednesday n was conceded
o have been he worst ever expert
.nced in this section. These figures
we're compiled here late today. OF the
Known dead 10 were white and nine
we're negroes.
Three negroes lost their lives in AL
siers, across the river from here and
six in New Orleans and suburbs.
That the storm caused heavy prop.
.rty loss and possibly many casualties
n southern Louisiana as far west as
Morgan City and especially near
douma is feared. Railroad men ar
living from Morgan City reported no
oss of life at that place.
From indications the full force OF
he storm swept Owe the neighborhood
IF Houma, a city of 5000 inhabitants.
the last report received from Houma
1t about 9 a. m, Wednesday,, stated
that many refugees were arriving there
rom gulf coast points.
Crops are Destroyed.
Crops throughout the district visited
~ the hurricane were almost totally
destroyed.
Fears are felt for the safety of resi-
tents along both banks Of the Missis-
sippi south of here. The last word from
The section around the mouth of the
liver came today in a wireless message
rom the steamer Creole, anchored off
Fort ST. Phillip. Captain Jacobs re-
ported that the water was flowing over
the banks nae been swept away.
Captain Menges and three members
Of the crew of the tug Corsair were
drowned in the Mississippi off Nine
Mile Point, when the Corsair and three
fleets of barges sank while the storm
was at its height last night. The fleets
included more than 200 barges loaded
with coal valued at ST. SOC 900.
The clearing Of debris from the
streets was begun and street a serv-
Ice was partially resumed this after
aoon. A section in the western part
of the city, about 80 blocks long and
Is wide was flooded today from one
TO o feet deep.
Damage Totals Millions.
Mayor Behrman today issued a state
ment declaring the city had no need OF
outside assistance. He believed the
property loss in the city and envtrons
would reach several million dollars.
Eleven small crafts sank in the har-
Dor here during the storm n six
steamships were damaged. The bark
Helena sank and W. members OF the
crew were drowned. The United States
the Louisiana naval militia, was
rammed by the huge drydock at the
naval station and went to the bottom.
The gunboat Petrol was In the dry
dock at the time. The monitor Amphi-
trite was driven aground.
There was no wire communication
with the outside world throughout the
day. and It is believed direct communi-
cation will be impossible for several
days. The cotton market and all Ak
changes remained closed today.
ROCKEFELLER HAS SPENT
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