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Show oo TROPICAL GALE MOVING NORTH NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 2S. The tropical hurricane passing Inland from the Gulf of Mexico, was central early today about 75 miles south of New Orleans Or-leans and moving in a northerly direction. di-rection. Reports from Pilot Town, near the mouth of the Mississippi river said the wind's velocity there was more than 75 miles an hour at 5:30 a. m. and the barometer had fallen to 29.18. Weather bureau officials were inclined inclin-ed to the opinion thatf the full force probably would pass a little east or west of New Orleans. nn |