Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-18
HURT
ANDPROPERTY
Losses HEAVY
Several Parishes I'm
Eastern Louis / ana
Feel Effects of Ter
rifle Windstorm

NEW ORLEANS, La. Feb 1S.--tFf
--TOrnadocs that swept through
parts of Louisiana and Mississippi
last night killed az least S3 persons
and injured scores as well a. leaving
"a trail of heavy damage.
The heaviest toll Of dead was tnken
at plantations south 0f Newellton. in
TenSas parish, Louisiana. where four
teen persons were killed and scores
injured. with prospects of the total
fatalities being increased as other
neighbAring plantations were heard
from. Eleven persons lost their livea
and lS were badly hurt near Pleasant
Hill. Sabine parish, Louisiana and
eight were killed and several others
injured near Rosehill, Miss.
The storm apparently swept into
Louisiana near Shreveport and trnv-
eled eastward across the northern
sections NJ Louisiana and Miszjssip-
pi
IuurlHaM v-rs Killed -rhen the
storm struck NeNcllton, near tho
ssissippi-L0uisiana line. Many per-
sons were Injured .hpra.
Eight persons died AhL others were
inju4ed as thu tornado swept across
Mississippi with abatinE fury. The
deaths occurred at Kosehlll. where
seven members of one family wcro
killed and - other members nf tha
same family were injured
The hist uf identified dead at Pleas
ant Hill included Mrs. MI ~. Hickar
10. Keys Hicks. 33; Mrs. Jscar Ash
by. 4O. Opal Ashby, l6s Charles
Warren and willard A4hhy. small
boys; Mrs. I. ". Birdwell and Annia
Birdwell
Three injured are believed to ba
dying at Pleasant Hill and twenty
five or more were injured there
\ The known dead at Rosehillr MisA-s
include. MT. and Mrs. C. Boyd and
five children. and ohm Lewis. Jr.
Two other Boyd children were se-
r.0usly hurt and the three remaining
children less dangerously hurt John
Lewis. Sr.. also was injured
Most Of the dead in other places
were plantation negroes.
One storm struck first near Pleas
ant Hill. Sabine parish. on the Louis
lana Texas boundary Pleasant Hill,
which IA in "A newly discovered uil
field. reported III known dead. one
missing and two expected Nd die, with
more than M score injured. This
storm next was reported near St.
Joseph, TenKaS parish. On the line
between Louisiana and MiaHisAippA4
Seven negroes were killed on planta-
tions as Lake Bruin and scores I'm
Jured.
Nachitorhes, 0n direct line be-
tween the two points. reported only m
slight storm Wires were down Mt
many points along the supposed path
ard "A complete check could not ba
made.
Another storm was reported Mt
Leaf and RoAehill. Miss.
Several houses were demolished at
Leaf and persons reported killed NJ
R0sehill 35 miles southwest cf Me-
Fidinn.
AT Pleasant Hill. it was reported
that fifty houses had been levelled.
One five year oId boy was killed
when the wind lifted him from tho
ground. then hurled him back, crush
INK him.
Three plantations were hit at Lake
Bruin. "A negro was killed when har
house was klOWn into the lake.
III Al. Davis. manage. of the Leila
Mack plantation, TN Tensns parish,
said that his small ON was lifted
four feet in THE air hy the wind and
that Az waa with great difficulty thHt
ha prevented The boy from being
blown hwav.
Baton Rouge reported fhat tha
Arite river wHs rising md that w
WINS probable that all roads would hn
flooded