The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-29
70 TO 100 LIVES ARE LOST
DAMAGE REACHES MILLIONS
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ports came of exceedingly high winds.
I Towns along the Mobile and Bay Shore
road suffered immensely owing to their
exposed condition. No word of coast towns
along the Louisville and Nashville road
! has reached the city
Judging from previous storms, there Is
no doubt that many vessels have been
! lost and severe damage experienced both
to residences and business. Along the gulf
coast there have been erected many FASH
ionable and modern residents, some cost
ing $4,000 to $4,000
The lowest barometer reading was 2S.S4
at $3.50 a. m. Thursday morning; 1895 rec
ord was 20 .16. The barometer rose steadily
from that hour, and at p. m. read Is. Al.
The rainfall was: September %, twelve
hours, 4 inches; September 26, a. m. to 7
p. M, 1888 inches; September q, to p.
M, 1.5O inches. Total, 6.47 inches.
Average Wind Velocity.
The average velocity of the wind as Of
ficially announced by the weather bureau
was 65 miles an hour. The official record
for 1893 was 72 miles an hour
Even with this marked difference in
wind velocity, this years storm did far
greater damage to the city because the
wind of Thursday was of longer dura-
ton and more tornado-like, twisting
everything in its path and much more
destructive than former storms of like
nature that have visited Mobile.
The Louisville and Nashville and Mo-
bile Jackson and Kansas City railroad
shops were inundated. their machinery
| and interior sustaining heavy loss.
Fire luckily did not break out in the
city. Had such been the case no doubt the
city would have had another additional
terror to face and fight, which may have
| resulted in total destruction of the great
er part of Mobile, owing to the high wind.
All along the lines of the Mobile and Ohio
the Associated Press correspondent saw
huge trees lying levelled upon the ground
with limbs torn off.
Other Buildings Damaged.
The streams are all out of their banks
and for twenty-five miles north of Mo-
bile, looking to the right of the railroa y
one can see nothing but solid sheet OF
water running swiftly toward Mobile.
Many farm houses are located in this in
undated section and many people may
lose their lives.
The fruit trees. fall vegetable crop and
minor crops all over Southern Alabama
and Mississippi are ruined. so also is the
cotton, sugar cane and other crops. One
large Mississippi planter made the asser-
ton today that he would willingly accept
&c for his cotton crop, and feel afterwards
that he got the best end of the deal.
The roof of the Mobile medical college
was blown off, the college having a valu-
able collection of relics and curios which
were damaged considerably.
The st. Paurs colored Methodist church
was blown to the ground. The loss is
| total
The girls asylum and the Creole school
on Cont street are badly damaged.
The florists of Mobile lost heavily. Their
hot houses, plants and flowers were
strewn along the streets for blocks The
plants of A. F. Duphine, in George street,
| were devastated by the wind. c. Xavier
& Son on Charles street. the Industrial
| schools garden on Lafayette sustained
damage to the extent of 5000 EACH The
| Mobile county court house presents a
very wreck-like appearance The CLOCK
in its tower was blown completely out by
the wind and now nothing Of the clock
remains.
| The Union station, situated at the foot
of Government street, which caught fire
| several days since. Is damaged considera-
bly It's windows are bursted out and cor
nces, shingles, etc, removed.
Trunks Washed Down River.
The water came up SO rapidly when once
II began to rise, the railroad employees
were unable to remove the numerous
trunks placed there for transportation
to other destinations. Some We're saved,
others were seen floating down toward
the bay. One jeweler drummer was nearly
frantic. his trunk which it is said con-
tanned over $500 worth Of jewelry sam
ples being among the collection. He noti-
fed the railroad people, who quickly
placed 1t in a safe place and put two men
to guard it. 1t Is needless to say he was
much relieved to find 1t safe
An aged negro man discovered an old
"bIack nanny in imminent danger OF
death by drowning. Hearing her appeals
for help he quickly run into shop wnere
he was employed and Selling an unusually
large tub he placed her into IL ana landed
her safely on dry land
BienvlIIe Square Ruined.
ienville Square, one of Mobiles best
parks of which Mobile Is so justly proud,
presents a ruined appearance It's large
oaks are torn and twisted and many or
them will have to be cut down. The
bay shell road, one of the prettiest drives
in the United States, Is washed away in
many places but this can be repaired
in time At the extremity of the bay
shell road Is a suburb of Mobile called
South Eads. This place is well known
TO travellers all over the country and
famed for it's dinners" This, too. has
been totally destroyed. only one lonely
and small house out OF seven or eight
structures remaining.
Ravou La Batre, Coden, del Champs,
Theodore Parkers, all In Alabama, stu
ated along the lines of the Mobile and
| Raw Shore railroad have suffered great
damage. These towns besides being sur
rounded by extensive truck farms are
also popular summer resorts to northern
people. as well as Alabamians Here fresh
and salt water fishing is always in album
dance. To the Mobile and Ohio railroad
belong the honor of getting out the first
train which left Mobile Friday morning
in charge of Conductor ]. H. Cooper.