Numerous steamboats were wrecked on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain, and much of the Pontchartrain Railroad was flooded or washed out, with damage estimated at $100,000.
Numerous steamboats were wrecked on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain. Much of the Pontchartrain Railroad was flooded. Much of the Pontchartrain Railroad was washed out. This was with damage. This damage was estimated at $100,000.