The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-16
FREED FROM
STORMS GRIP.
Train Gets Through From
Montgomery to Mobile.
Passengers Were Transferred
In Boats Last Night.
THE WORST is OVER.
The Water Has Begun to Sub
side Along the Gulf.
Wire Communication Re-estab-
Iished This Morning.
New Orleans and Vicinity Sus-
&-sr, fn-oo4 nonaacrn
Passengers We're Transferred
In Boats Last Night.
THE WORST is OVER.
The Water Has Begun to Sub
side Along the Gulf.
Wire Communication Re-estab-
Iished This Morning.
New Orleans and Vicinity Sus-
tain Great Damage.

Montgomery, Ala, Aug. 16.-The first
train since the storm between here and
Mobile was run this morning. The train
went a little south of Baymitte, but 1t
was found that the track was 20 inches
under water and the train was COM
PEELED to turn back. special train
with the superintendent of the Louis
vile & Nashville, which left here last
night has reached Mobile 1T is said
passengers who were on the train from
Montgomery were transferred to boats
which took them to Mobile. The wires
between here and Mobile are still down
and messages are subject to indefinite
delay.
COMMUNICATION REOPENED.
Atlanta. Ga. Aug 16.-Communica
tion with Mobile was esta tablished at >
o'clock this morning over an unreliable
wire entering the city BY way OF Mer-
idian.
The only information obtained is
that the water in Mobile began to sub
side after midnight, but is still high.
The tropical storm which mas been
raging along the Gulf coast for two
days last night completely isolated the
city of Mobile. Ala. from the outside
world 1t is known that considera BILE
damage has been done along the water
front in Mobile. but whether there has
been any loss of lie or not is mere
conjecture. Nothing has been heard
from the country south of Mobile up to
the time the last wire TO Mobile failed.
At 4.30 yesterday afternoon the
Western Union Office in Mobile was
abandoned. the water at that time be-
ing three feet deep in the operating
room.
Two hours later communication was
had for few minutes with Mobile. The
Associated Press operator there had
made his way to the operating room in
a boat. He took up his position on top
Of the switchboard, several feet above
the flooded office, and detaching the
Associated Press wire from its place In
the board, sent this message:
Am on top of the switchboard here
with lineman. The water is over
three feet deep in this room and it is
still rising. The wind is blowing a the
rate OF so miles an hour. and we look
for worse things tonight. The business
district IS deserted"
Here the wire failed and nothing
more could be heard from him. al
though the most persistent efforts were
made The water at o.. m was re-
ported as high as in the great flood of
1898, although at that time the wind
was not SO high.
From Mobile to Fort Morgan, dis
tance of 80 miles. and on both sides of
the bay, summer resorts and summer
houses are located These We're. it is
believed, in the direct path of the
storm The telegraph line to Fort Nor
gan runs around the bay through the
country and covers So miles before it
reaches the government reserva ton.
1t is feared there has been loss Of
life on some of the islands in Missis-
S1ppi sound. located lust outside the
bar below Fort Morgan. These islands
are inhabited by French fishermen. and
are only about four or five feet above
the water under ordinary stages. and
there was great loss of life in 1893.
IN nr77
lanta- the Louisville & Nashville rail-
road has had WashOuts near Chef Men
tour. Lake Catherine. Lookout and Rig
Diets Two miles of Louisville & Nash
Vile track through the Tensas swamp
west of Mobile is reported under water.
All trains have been abandoned for the
present Several bridges are reported
out of plumb
SUBSIDIES AT NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, La Aug 16-The big
storm has practically subsided here and
both the river and the lake are falling.
The water has rapidly receded from the
section OF the city which was overflow
eu yesterday Large bodies of men
nave gone to work to repair the dam
age done at the various lake resorts
&nien bore the brunt of the storm. Lit
tie news has come thus far from the
Mississippi sound but there has beer. NO
loss Of life in that reach OF territory.
Louisville and Nashville railroad il ST IN
badly crippled. No trains have come il,
fore last. The subsidence of water
however, makes it probable that the
damage to the tracks Will be quickly
repaired and that the traffic win Be- re-
suned by tonight A large number of
cotton and other business men are still
bottled UP on the coast and unable to
get 70 their offices The Northwestern
road has had some trouble huf tba
Illinois Central has aided both the
Louisville & Nashville and Northeast
ern in handling their passenger Htraffic
The Cromwell liner Conus reached tha
city today She had no trouble in the
storm and reported no vessel in dis
tress- Dr. J. n Thomas of the o1aran
tine station boarded the Comus near
Inc mouth Of the river and told CAPTAIN
FRANKLIN that an unknown schooner
and a small boat had been wrecked in
taat vicinity and six lives lost No SER
Aous dana y was done at quarantine
sLatlon. report from below saws Thar
the tug Biloxi of Slidell and two harpes
on board is not known The renort ~
the loss of the Golden family of X
above quarantine station has nor bas,,
confirmed. AT Shell Beach the wind bas
ceased but the water is rising and there
has been considerable damage to e.roDs
Hlce mas been damaged considera fIv
down the river.
MOVING NORTHWARD.
Atlanta. Ca. Aug. I6.-Weather. Fore
easter hardSby said Of the storm con-
ditions today
The storm that has prevailed alone
the gulf for the past few days fss~s AZ,
confined principally to the eastern
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