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Cyclone Ravages Alexandria Louisiana Killing Several
A devastating cyclone struck Alexandria Louisiana between 1 and 2 am causing multiple deaths and widespread damage. Four men identified as M I Dunn John Breck C White and Rose Dudley were recovered from debris and hospital intakes numbered at least thirteen. About one hundred buildings were wrecked or badly damaged and forty box cars were blown off tracks. The storm extended from three miles above Bayou Rapides to Red River areas with property losses reported around the region.
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Alexandria
M. I. Dunn
John Breck
C. White
Rose Dudley
Alexandria Tee and Cold Storage Company
Bayou Rapides
Pinewoods
Red River
Iron Mountain
Omer Beck
Carpenter
Matthew Dunn
Ora Dudley
Lydia Harding
T. P. Couvillion
Wilfred
Frank Mertins
Houston
Jee
Robert Harding
Thomas Archinald
City Electric
J. J. Thorburn
Caddo Rapides Lumber Company
Alexandria Ice Factory
International Planing Mill
Mat Dunn
Tom Archinald
Red Light District