Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-16
GULF COAST SWEPT
BY SEVERE STORM
Trains Are Belated and Wires
Frustrated.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER HIGH

at New Orleans Parts of the City Are
Under Water and There Is Much
Suffering Among the Poorer Glasses.
Rice Crop In Danger.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. l5.-The storm
which developed here yesterday has
continued throughout the night, and a
heavy wind was still blowing today.
The wind and rain was general along
the coast, and many trains are belated.
Reports from the Mississippi sound in
dicate that considerable damage has
been done to small bridges, bathing piers
and wharves. Some small boats were
damaged, but no lives were lost.
The wires running to Port Eads are
still down and communication with that
section is difficult. The backing up of
the water into the river caused the
overflow of much land lying along it's
banks around and below the forts.
Much of the rear sections of New Or.
leans Is under water. A number Of
manufactures have been invaded and
temporarily put out of business.
There is a foot of water in many
homes. The IRENE market is flooded
and sCOws have been brought into requi-
sitlOn to enable people to get from their
homes to the higher portion of the city.
The hard winds backed up Lake Pont-
chartraln into the old and new canals
and both Of these overfowed their banks
for a considerable distance.
Trains Badly Delayed.
The Louisville and Nashville train
from the east due at 1895 has not yet ar
rived nor have the coast trains over that
road. The high water has doubtless
caused the delay in their arrival. Hun
dreds of business men now living on
the gulf coast for the summer have thus
far been unable to reach the city. The
reports from Milneburg say that the big
excursion steamer New Camelia, which
was lying at the wharf there, capsized
during the storm and is pounding heav-
lily against the pier. No report of loss
has been received. The tug Neptune is
also reported to have capsized.
Much apprehension Is felt in the city
of extensive damage to rice by the
storm, though the prostratIon of tele-
graph and telephone lines makes it diff
cult to obtain accurate information.
Reports from the rear of the city say
that an area about 2 miles IN extent
thickly populated is flooded to a depth
of feet and that there is much suffer
ing among the poorer classes in conse-
quenCe.
Local Forecast Official Cline gave out
the following today:
Hurricane signals along Louisiana
and East Texas coast. Storm off Louis
lana coast undoubtedly Of great intensi-
ty and moving northwest, and will
strike the coast between the mouth of
the Mississippi and Galveston, causing
hurricane winds from an easterly di-
reCU1on on the Louisiana coast and
northerly on the Texas coast.
No advices have been received today
by the Fort Jackson and Grand Isle
road from Grand Isle and Chencre
Oaminada. Many Louisiana people are
spending the summer at Grand Isle,
which is adjacent to Cheniere. OvAI
1900 lives were lost at Cheniere when
that neck of land was swept by the
| storm a few years ago.
Cotton Towboat Sinks.
The big cottonseed towboat Horny
Marx sank at Gretna during the storm
today. The Marx was owned by the In.
terstate Transportation company, now
in the hands of receiver.
w. c. Coyle & Co., agents of the New
Camelia, say that vessel is safe.
The Mississippi river today in front
of the city is like a miniature gulf and
Epany Of the harbor craft have had tC
hug the shore in order to avoid being
swamped. The regular westbound Texas
and Pacific trains could not be sent out
because the transfer boats which carry
the trains from this side to the other
side Of the river were unable to make
their landings.
All the tugs in the harbor are engaged
today in trying to save the fleet OF
about 200 boats lying above the city.
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