The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-17
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DAMAGE AT MOBILE.
Business of Lower Part of City AL
most Suspended.

business OF Lower Fart OF CIty Al
most Suspended.
Mobile, Ala, Aug. 16.-The Gulf
storm, which began with wind and
rain Wednesday, reached it's severest
force about o'clock Thursday, the
maximum velocity being sixty-two
miles an hour. Considerable damage
was done in Mobile in the way of up-
roofing trees, unroofing houses and
topping chimneys. A falling wall de-
molished the rear end of Charles Mohr
Sons drug store, 161 Dauphin street,
BADLY damaging his stock. The flood
water was backed by the southeast
gale over the cotton wharf and Front,
| Commerce, Water and part of Royal
streets for several blocks north of st.
Anthony were covered. The water was
eighteen inches deep in the Cotton Ex-
change and both the Western Union
and Postal Telegraph offices were
NODDED. The power houses of the cleo
tlc railway was flooded and electric
car service was shut down after 3
O'Clock. All business in the wholesale
district was suspended. Care has been
taKen to elevate lower floor goods upon
temporary platforms and the grocers
suffered little loss. The grain men were
caught TO some extent. Owners
ol cement lost 1900 barrels.
Inc tracks of the Louisville
ana Nashville, Southern and Mobile
ana Ohio pass through Commerce
street and were under water, traffic,
ol course, being entirely stopped. The
MOBILE and Ohio are operating trains
from Whistler, ten miles out, and the
louisville and Nashville received
one train during the afternon at Mag
dzhe Point, from the north. No aft
Ihoon and night trains came over
mat road from the South and none is
expected tonight. The bay boats made
theif morning trips from the eastern
snore of the bay to Mobile, but no aft
elnoon trips were made to the other
side
Ihey went up the river when the
S,oIm came and took refuge behind
4Weve Mile Island.
~ ne schooner George E. Bently, Capt.
towards, left few days ago for Glen
iuegos, but meeting the storm they
Iu' pack, arriving here. The schooners
nary o. Morse and Mary r. Judge
ssdHed Monday and have. it is feared,
0geh T, involved in the storm.
Inc fruit steamer Espana from Puer-
Cortez. with Gen. Cabell on board,
was due yesterday, but waited outside
h
nedVy weather. The schooner Asa Sto-
vel bound from Havana to Pasca-
tSouid' td' was outside on Thursday morn
rs' "s' and when caught in the storm.
10y 10y INTO this port. Her anchors would
~, o' nold and she drifted all the way
a. lhe bay, and lies upright in the
'tS OF Little Island, opposite the city.
~ small schooner laden with 500 bar
S t, oil rosin for New Orleans, over
ho.uea at the rosin wharf. The tug
nv venture sunk at this wharf.
TolHe pleasure yacht Mayfiower with
ioepn McPhillips, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
IL, fattison and wife, Miss Retta
~ eutlS ~, and Miss Marie Davis on board,
S., plown upon Cat Island, Mississippi
reCu' Thursday. The party took
sose resose m a small house there and were
sued to-day by searching party.
oy.sN sral yachts and naphtha launches
nori,eu mere and at Portersville are re-
to,,. wrecked. and the canning fac
sboSd dt Bayou laBatre on the southern
"Hoie is damaged.
Poi. tle wharves and bath houses at
We. Clear, eastern shore of the bay.
80 go washed away. The bay shell
sbo,', the noted drive on the western
. Gi OF the bay was washed out for
: 0'aIance of half a mile, and the en-