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Semi Weekly Standard
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
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A severe storm struck New Orleans and surrounding areas on October 2-5, 1860, causing building collapses killing two workmen, flooding submerging parts of the city, $150,000 in damages, destruction of 11 miles of Jackson Railroad, loss of houses, several lives, and heavy river damage including sunk boats and steamboats. Reports from Baton Rouge note 71 coal boats and 4 steamboats sunk; Augusta reports storm in lower Georgia and Florida.
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New Orleans, Oct. 5, 1860.—A severe storm raged in this city and vicinity on Tuesday, which was the most severe experienced for years. The walls of the new buildings in Camp street fell, killing two workmen. Two coal boats were swamped in the river. The total loss by the storm in this city is estimated at $150,000. The back portion of the city was entirely submerged. Eleven miles of the Jackson Railroad was washed away, and a large number of houses on the route carried off by the flood. Several lives were lost, but particulars have not yet been received. The damage on the river was very heavy. Many steamboats were blown ashore and numbers of others sunk. Some thirty-five or forty sugar houses were blown down, and the crops greatly injured.
Baton Rouge, Oct. 2, 1860.—Seventy-one coal boats were swamped and four steamboats sunk at this place by the storm to-day.
Augusta, Ga., Oct. 4, 1860.—Passengers arrived here to-day report a severe storm raging in the lower portion of Georgia and in portions of Florida,
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New Orleans
Event Date
October 2 5, 1860
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two workmen killed by falling walls; several lives lost; total loss estimated at $150,000; 71 coal boats and 4 steamboats sunk at baton rouge; many steamboats blown ashore or sunk; 35-40 sugar houses blown down; crops injured.
Event Details
A severe storm raged in New Orleans and vicinity on Tuesday, the most severe in years. Walls of new buildings in Camp street fell. Two coal boats swamped in the river. Back portion of city submerged. Eleven miles of Jackson Railroad washed away, large number of houses carried off by flood. Damage on river heavy. Storm also affected Baton Rouge with swamped boats and sunk steamboats, and reported in lower Georgia and portions of Florida.