The Cairo bulletin., 1906-09-29
Fuller Reports From Storm Swept Coast Show
Great Loss Of Life and Property
MOBILE PLACES DEATH ROLL AT
FROM FIVE TO FIFTY AND
LOSS AT 100000.
BUSINESS IS SUSPENDED
FiVeThousand Homes Were Destroyed d
and r1oWn Town District Wrecked
Cotton Bales Carried to
Sea--Graphic Picture.

Mobile Ala, Via Meridian. Miss
Sept 2S.~The 10 of life is yaliousl,
estimated at from five TO 50 a
various points
Five thousand homes were dam
aged business sections were de
stroyed apd the property floss il
placed at over S3,000000
The storm VIII ch struck the cit,
"Wednesday, midnight, ragged for fou
hour; ana the wind reached a velocit,
Of % miles an hour. The water from
Mobile Bay was blown into the city
by the gale and for a time was sever
feet deep in the wholesale husines
district
The loss Of life IS believed TO be
mainly among negroes, although con
ditions are SO chaotic that definite in
formation is impossible
Shipping suffered severely The
United States revenue cutter, Alert
seven steamers and many smaller
crafts. names unknown, II is feared
We're lost but nothing of a confirming
nature can be given at this time.
The city has been placed under
control Of the militia and nobody Is
permitted on the streets except news
Dapermen and persons wearing
badges.
No News From Suburban Towns.
Much apprehension Is felt for tho
suburban towns and 1t is feared that
they have been ubliterated.
The chances are that the loss of 1iff
Un DaUphtn Island Is heavy as many
lived on the island ana
other outlying marshy districts from
which no tidings have been received
Suffering in Mobile Is severe. The
Of transportation faeili
Ties has shut off all supplies and un
less help reaches Mobile from the out
side world soon, great distress viii
result.
Every church IN Mobile is damaged
hough the Christ church cathedral
md the ST. Francis street Bapu,
'hurch suffered more than the others
rhe damageto the Christ church will
each $4,000 and the ST. Francis
street Baptist church $1,000.
Docks and those Of private corpora
ions are fearmlly wrecked
The revenue cutter Alert was
ahmed while in Mobile liver by az
Unknown vessel and sank immediate
y. Her crew rs believed to have es
aped
All Business is Suspended.
Telegraphis communication is para |
wed with poor prospects for several |
avs for repairing the lines.
The electric company's street rail |
Ways and in fact all business has |
cen suspended Numerous saw mill |
lcatcd in northern Gnd marshy dis |
istricts have been washed away by |
air Gc waves or torn to splintcrs by |
he wind. Their lumber and timber
re 10 be seen scattered end over On,
throughout the city
The harbOr steamer James 4. Car
ey. plying between Mobile and the l
lsteru shore. lies helchcd iu.t AFRO F.. !
ie river and its sides are iammed in
nj the upper structure blown away
Much fear is entertained fo- Fort /
organ, whore the government quai
ltiue alton is located ani man
.ldiers live.
Wholesale houses lost many thou
nds Of dollar from th' food. -
llinsly paid as high as $3.50 an
,ur for labor and earnestly begged
en- TO accept
These high wages were offered by
dealers. sD frantic were they in
cir efforts 10 ave goods. Even at
Is figure. Few men either white cr ?
lck would accept work.
Ragged For Eighteen Hours.
Words cannot describe the ter1ors "
the storm. During the hours be =
cen 8 D. m. Thursday a-d noon "
day. trees fell and roofs were
Ished hy the hundreds Through the s.
reefs. carried by the terrific wind
ire hurled thousands of pieces OF a.
te and tin roofing c1rnices g.
.ngles and att kind of debris. Blinds =,
10 torn from fastenlngs and win
VS. smashed as though Of tissue Iri.
per. "a,
Iany people were seriously injured ~
0 cur by fying slate and lin h.
-hc offices Of the Western Jn.on :,
.osTaph company. was six feet un- stI
wafer. It's batteries were fo1d-
and it viii b. some time before
.uess can be res med a.
The Postal Telegraph building. =
he not lying as l5w. als3 suffered