Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-29
STORM PUTS AN END TO TRAF-
FIG ON THE LOUISVILLE AND
NASHVILLE ROAD
COMMUNICATION is CUT
Between New Orleans And The Cult
Points Report From Hurricane
Indicate That Great Damage Is Done
To the Cotton crop-one Death.
Rl,lzLETIN.

ST Louis. Sept. 2s.-At 1880 this a1t.,
ernoon communication by wire was
restored to Meridian. Miss, l3o mlles
north of Mobile. Meridian reports ap.
sclutely nothing known concerning
the storm at Mobile.
New Orleans. Sept. 2S.-The nrst
news from the gulf coast towns in Mis-
s,ssippi. which had not been heard
from In over So hours, was received TO-
day and indicated that there probably
was no loss Of life there. There IS no
word to indicate anything like a catas-
trophe has been received from THIS par
ticular section Of the coast. The prop
erty damage along the lower river
however, is widespread, especially TO
cotton. The excursion steamer Ca
melia on Lake Ponchartrain, about
whose safety fears were expressed, to-
day landed safely.
The storm has not interfered with
the scheduled sailing for Havana to-
morrow of the small body of marines
stationed here.
From Washington Bureau.
Washington, D. c., Sept. 2S-Re-
ports received by the weather bureau
today indicate that the southern storm
is now central in Arkansas and much
diminished in strength. 1t is stated
that the storm will doubtless continue
in northerly direction and merge
with the second disturbance that is
moving eastward north of the Dakotas.
New Orleans Cut off.
New Orleans. Sept. 2S.-The city to-
day iiss5s.es,s cut Off absolutely from
communication with points on the
gulf coast east of here. For thirty-six
hours no information of any sort had
come from towns less than an hours
ride by rail in the direction of Mobile
& Anxiety regarding the situation In
those places has become intense. This
morning Lake Pontchartrain had calm.
ed and the high wate- has fallen to
very near it's normal level. The Louis.
vile & Nashville road today cancelled
all trains until further notice.
Damage to Cotton.
The first reports from the interior
Mississippi towns indicated that the
hurricane did great damage N Its
northward progress. Vicksburg and
jured and Jackson and Brookhaven re
ported damage of ten per cent to the
otton crop.
In addition to the reports Of cotton
rop losses, passengers on incoming
trains tell of widespread damage tc
timber. The verified loss of life thus
far is confined to the death of an EN-
ploye of the New Orleans and North
eastern railroad
Strewn With Furniture.
New Orleans, Sept. 2S.-The first
ews OF the havoc wrought by the hur
.icane on the lower Mississippi river
delta was given today by Cansel, pill
ot, who came up from the mouth ot
the river. He saw the lower river
banks strewn with household furniture
of fishermen, but most of the families
had escaped from the highwater BY
taking to lugger rigged boats. He saw
the wreckage of two or three luggers
but was unable to learn what became
of the occupants.
Mobile Service Cut.
Louisville, KY, Sept. 28.-Telegraph
ic communication is badly crippled
again today by heavy rains Throughout
the central south. The service to Mo
bile, Pensacola, Birmingham and Mem
phis is entirely cut off. The communi
cation with other southern cities |.
maintained under the greatest diff
cu1ties. Train service throughout low
er Alabama, Louisiana and Mississip
hi is seriously interrupted.