▁speed ▁of ▁ 9 9   m ph ▁( 1 5 9   km / h ). ▁The ▁inten se ▁wind s ▁caused ▁extensive ▁damage ▁across ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁where ▁nearly ▁every ▁building ▁sust ained ▁damage . ▁The ▁French ▁Market ▁was ▁partly ▁demol ished , ▁while ▁the ▁roof ▁of ▁a ▁prominent ▁Mason ic ▁temple ▁partially ▁col lapsed . ▁Com b ined ▁with ▁powerful ▁waves , ▁the ▁wind s ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁s inking ▁of ▁four ▁small ▁steam ers ▁at ▁the ▁Port ▁of ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁several ▁coal ▁b arg es . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁steam ers ▁and ▁small ▁craft ▁were ▁blow n ▁from ▁bay ous ▁and ▁b ays ▁onto ▁dry ▁land . ▁The ▁wind s ▁also ▁caused ▁w ides p read ▁power ▁out ages , ▁cutting ▁tele communic ations ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁city , ▁and ▁putting ▁over ▁ 8 0 0 0   tele ph ones ▁out ▁of ▁commission . ▁Electric ▁light ing ▁was ▁also ▁disabled ▁by ▁the ▁storm ▁following ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁city ' s ▁power ▁station . ▁Dam age ▁to ▁city - owned ▁property ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans ▁was ▁app ra ised ▁at ▁nearly ▁US $ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁though ▁the ▁total ▁amount ▁of ▁damage ▁to ▁all ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁property ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁estimated ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁at ▁least ▁ten ▁times ▁greater ▁at ▁US $ 5   mill ion . ▁Dam age ▁to ▁sh ipping ▁along ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁River ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁New ▁Orleans ▁was ▁estimated ▁at ▁US $ 1