Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-28
DAMAGE By
STORM GREAT.
Reports From Interior Mississip-
pi Towns Say Hurricane
Played Havoc.
TRAINS RUN AT THEIR PERIL.
Trees Constantly Falling Across the
Track-LOWcr River Banks
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New Orleans, Sept. 2S-New Orleans
early today was sin cut of absolute
~ from communication with points on
the gulf coast east Of here. For sc
hours no information Of any sort had
come from towns less than an hours
ride by rain IN the direction OF Mobile.
and anxiety regarding the situation in
those places became intense The gulf
towns are a summer resort Of New
Orleans nld many members OF many
families have been separated by the
storm.
All day yesterday auG last night the
washout ON the Louisville q Nashville
railroad. % miles from here, marked
| the fartherest point eastward reached
! 10y rail, telegraph or telephone. For
hours after the hurricane had passed
the two mile portion Of railroad tracks
which was submerged by the iucom-
| ing tide was exposed 10 the equally
| dangerous outward flow Of receding
| highwater Local Louisville q NASH
VILE officials announce today M trains
cancelled until further notice
This morning Lake PonJchartrain
had Gained and the high water fallen
to very near its normal level
REPORTS OF DAMAGE.
The FIRST reports from interior Mis-
siSsppi towns indicated that the hur-
ricane did great damage iu It's north
ward progress NicksbuTg and Nc
Comb city reported buildings injured
and Jackson and Brook Haven report
ed damage Of 10 per cent to the cotton
crop
Or. W n. McGallaird. a passenger ON
the first New orleans * Northeastern
train. which came into the city late
last night, said the train was compelled
10 run slow through the storm yester-
day, with trees constantly falling. some
~ them threatened 10 block the track
in falling Unroofei or demolished ne
gro cabins were continually passed.
Frequently. he said, lashing OF the
wind and crack of trees made a roar
which drowned out the trains rumble.
Reports from Monticello, Miss, say
that considerable damage was ,lone TO
pine forests near there. hundreds OF
trees being uprootcd. Trees had fall
len across the railroad tracks to such
an extent as practically to suspend
railroad traffic toward east Of Month
cello.
LOSSES IN INTERIOR.
The brief dispatches received here in
dicated that ihe losses in Interior towns
OF Mississippi alone wiil rcach hun
dreds of thousands OF dollars. Heavy
damage was reported at many other
points. but the storm appears 10 have
demolished a few thousand dollars
worth OF property in every county and
town. tearing OF roofs and blowing
down scores OF old frame buildings
Vicksblrg reported damage TO shipping
In addition to reports OF cotton crop
losses passengers on incoming trains
tell OF widespread damage 20 timber
Telegraph and telephone wires were 50
universally damaged that every town
vet heard from reported that al some
time yesterday II was cut on from
communication with the outside world.
Verified loss Of life thus far Is con-
fined 10 the death OF one employe on
the New Orleans & Northeastern rail-
road. who was run down by a train
during the storm Reports Of the coll
lapse OF a frame hotel az McComb city
brought IN By passengers on the Illinois
Central. have not been confirmed.
Fourth add damage q
A PILOTS STORY.
The first news % the havoc wrought
by the hurricane on the lower Mississip-
ri river delta was given by C.. Ansel,
pilot who came up from the mouth
on the tugbo0t Charles Clark.
Ansel said he saw the lower river
banks strevn with household furniture
OF fishermen. but that most OF these
families had escaped from the high wa
ter by taking TO their lugger rugged
boats. He saw the Wreckage Of two or
three luggers floating down the river.
but was unable 10 learn What became
Of their occupants AT the Mississippi
river quarantine station two house
steamers were sunk. The crews we're
taken OF IN safety
Ansel said
As came up the river from Port
Eads yesterday afternoon We found
the quarantine station unframed. but
the two boats used 10 quarter crews
which are taken on fruit ships at quar-
antine had been broken 10 pieces by the
storm and had sunk. Their occupants
we're rescued without much difficulty.
AT several places saw wooden els
terms which stand above the ground and
are used by fishermen lying on the riy-
er banks. There we're also quantities OF
household furniture, especially bedroom
articles. do not. however, believe that
there was much. II any. loss OF life
among the fishermen. They put their
families aboard their luggeTs and took
shelter in the bay when the storm
drove the water inland. We saw the
Wreckage Of two or three luggers float
ing on the river Unless their occu-
pants were rescued by other luggers
they were probably drowned. ] saw
few persons along the shore when We
passed this place at 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. There was probably 10 4
feet 81 water over this part Of the land
when the food was az It's height
THE two United states mail boats
are safe During the hurricane al Pilot
/ town We spent an uneasy night. but I
am certain that no lives were lost there.
All the inhabitants Of the jetties came
aboard the two pilot boats. Wharyes
| and gangRays were broken or washed
away al Piloitown.
Southwest Pass must have had a
cleaning out. Judging from the direc-
! ton 81 the wind and tide and up 10
the time left no one had come up from
there"
Southwest Pass is the new entrance