Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
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. 2.-The 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 70.
Property damage, according to latest
estimates, will amount into the millions.
The losses SO far as now known are
distributed as follows:
New Decentralization dead, 200 in
jurcd; property loss more than $2,000.-
900.
Mississippi coastAThirteen dead,
scores injured OF missing; property
loss estimated at $4,000. 900.
Frenier, La.-Twenty-five dead,
about 20 injured: heavy damage to
railroads.
Automobiles arriving here from
New Orleans early today reported that
the work Of restoring order in the city
was progressing rapidly. Streets are
being cleaned of debris. Buildings left
In a dangerous condition are being
torn down. Railroad traffic from the
west into the city has been partially
resumed, and telegraph and telephone
gangs are working day and night to
restore communication to the outside
world. 1t was stated that no outside
aid viii be asked for New Orleans.
New Orleans, Sept. Body courier
to BATON Rouge, Oct. 2.).-Nineteen
known dead, probably 200 injured and
damage to buildings, wire circuits, rail-
roads, shipping and other property in
New Orleans and vicinity estimated at
several million dollars was the toll ex-
acted by the hurricane which swept
the city Wednesday and was conceded
to have been the worst ever expert
enced in this section. These figures
were compiled here late today. OF the
known dead 10 were white and nine
were negroes.
Three negroes lost their lives in AL
giers, across the river from here and
six in New Orleans and suburbs.
That the storm caused heavy prop
erty loss m possibly many casualties
In southern Louisiana as far west as
Morgan City and especially near
Hnuma is feared. Railroad men ar
irving from Morgan City reported no
loss Of life at that place.
From indications the full force of
the storm swept over the neighborhood
of Houma, a city of 5000 inhabitants.
The last report received from Houma
at about 9 a. NJ, Wednesday. stated
that many refugees We're arriving there
from gulf coast points.
Crops are Destroyed.
Crops throughout the district visited
by the hurricane were almost totally
destroyed.
Fears are felt for the safety of resi-
dents along both banks Of the Missis-
sippf south of here. The last word from
the section around the mouth of the
river came today in a wireless message
from the steamer Creole, anchored off
Fort st. Phillip. Captain Jacobs re-
ported that the water was flowing over
the levees and that many houses along
the banks a been swept away.
Captain Mengas 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 it's height last night. The fleets
Included more thar 200 barges loaded
with coal valued at 81. 500, 900.
The clearing of debris from the
streets was begun and street car serv-
ice was partially resumed this after
of the city, about 80 blocks long and
Ii. wide was flooded today from one
to four 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 environs
would reach several million dollars.
Eleven small crafts sank in the har-
Dor here during the storm and six
steamships were damaged. The bark
Helena sank and two members Of the
crew were drowned. The United States
converted yacht Stranger, assigned to
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
at the time. The monitor Amphi-
trite was driven aground.
There was no wire communication
with the outside world throughout the
day. and 1t is believed direct communi-
cation will be impossible for several
days. The cotton market and all ex-
changes remained closed today.