The Dolores star., 1906-10-05
GULF HURRICANE
DOES IMMENSE DAMAGE IN
soUTHERN STATES.
PENSACOLA SUFFERS MOST
Fierce Tropical Storm Sweeps Over
Wide Area-Heavy Losses Re-
ported in Mississippi - Railroads

Wide Area-Heavy Losses Re
ported in Mississippi = Railroads
Washed Out and Wires Down.
Louisville. Ky.-The tropical hurri
| cane which for the past twenty-four
hours has been churning the waters OF
the Gulf OF Mexico and doing much
dam. ge on the coast and far inland
is tonight (Thursday) whipping
! through north Alabama in north
easterly direction at 4 velocity but
slightly less .han that recorded in New
Orleans during the day.
Reports thus far do not indicate any
loss OF life, but the damage to prop
erty over the territory touched by the
storm Is something enormous.
All wire communication Is seriously
disarranged and In some instances has
resulted in cutting OF cities com
pletcly, Mobile not having been heard
from in nearly twenty-four hours.
Numerous washouts have occurred
the interruption from this cause In
one case extending for thirty miles.
Pensacola. where the maximum We
locity of wind was probably felt early
this morning, reports property loss
of $3,000,000 in the city alone. and
sends rumors of loss OF life, which 1t is
impossible to confirm tonight as the
uncertain wire which held long enough
to CLEAN this information late this
afternoon failed with the coming oi
night.
New Orleans furnished the subject
of numerous wild rumors during the
day but authentic reports from there
tonight indicate that while there was
considerable damage to property, there
has been no loss of life in the city.
Wires between New Orleans and the
gulf are prostrated, and 1t will be sew
eral days before anything can be
heard from the vast territory between
the Crescent city and the gulf and be-
fore anything can be heard from the
shipping which is riding out the storm
In the open gulf.
Biloxi, Miss, and Moss Point. Miss,
have not been heard from for twenty
four hours, Moss Point reporting the
water five feet deep in the streets OF
the little town at 10 o'clock Wednes-
day night.
There was heavy rain and high
wind at Montgomery, Alabama, during
the day. but no serious damage was
done.
A gale is blowing at Birmingham
tonight, after day of steady rain. and
at Memphis the rain has been contin-
uous for thirty-six hours.
Atlanta began to feel the storm at
noon to-day, but up TO 8 o'clock to-
night its force had not been increased
to an extent portending serious results.
The damage to railroads is heavy
Reports to the officials Of the Louis
vile & Nashville road from the super
intendent of the Mobile and Montgom
cry divisions indicate that the losses
approximate 100000. The tracks
between Flomaton, Alabama, and Pen
sacola, Florida, are obstructed In
many places and In some places badly
torn up by falling trees, while the sec
ton between Georgian and Graceville,
Florida, has suffered similarly.
At Pensacola, the Louisville & Nash
vile grain elevator has been destroyed
and the entire trackage to Escambia
bay is ruined. The railroad wharf at
Pensacola is reported to be total loss
and thirty-nine cars or coal Of the COM
pany was washed into the bay. Fur
ther reports indicate that the roadbed
between Bay Minette. Alabama, and
Mobile, thirty miles, has been washed
away, rendering traffic impossible.
The Louisville & Nashville also suf'
fered several washours near New Or
leans and New Orleans trains are be.
ing run tonight over certain sections
of this trackage. The New Orleans &
Northeastern road reports its tracks
under water at several places in the
vicinity of New Orleans. No word has
come from any Of the other railroads
having their terminals at Mobile.