Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-01
RECKAGE IN WAKE
OF FIERCE HURRICANE
as It Swept Along the Gulf
Coast.
oaIOA cITy ROUGHLY OsEO
Not IN Mere Than Century Has
Pensacola Been Visited by such a
storm--Fsatsd Definite News VIII
Show Loss Of Life.

ssorm--Fsatsd Definite News viii
show Loss Of Life.
New Orleans. Sept. 20.-New Or
leans early Friday was stilI cut of
hhsoIutely from points on the gulf
coast east Of here. For 80 hours no
Information Of any sort had come from
towns less than an hours ride by rail
~ the direction Of Mobile and anx
fety regarding the situation In those
places became intense. The gulf
Gowns are a summer resort for New
Orleans and the members of many
families have been separated by the
storm All day Thursday and all Of
Thursday night the washout on the
louisville and Nashville railroad %
miles from here marked the farthest
point east reached by rail-, telegraph
or telephone.
For hours after the hurricane had
passed the emile portion Of the rail.
road tracks which was submerged by
the incoming tide was exposed 10 the
equally dangerous outward flow OF
Che receding high water Local Lou.
isville and Nashville officials Friday
announced all trains cancelled until
further notice. Friday morning Lake
Ponchartrain had calmod and the high
wafer fallen TO very near It's normal
level.
The first reports from interior Mis-
nlsaipp towns indicated that the hur
ricahe did great damage IN lts north.
ward progress Vickshurg and Nc.
Comb City reported buildings injured
and Jackson brokehayen reported
damags Of 10 per cent 70 the cotton
crop
Or w. ~ MeGallaird q passenger
on the hrst New Orleans and North
eastern train which came into the
city late Thursday night said the
train was compelled TO run slow
through the storm, with trees ooutln.
ualiy falling. some OF them threatening
10 block the tracks In their crash
Unrootod or demolished negro cabins
were continually passed. Frequently,
ho said, lashihg Of the wind and crack
ina trees made roar which drowned
out the trains rumble.
Pensacola Fa- spt 9s.-The
worst sea storm and hurricane that
che gulf coast has experienced since
the village Of Pensacola, on san Rosa
island, was swept away 100 years
ago. began Wednesday nleht and Il
still raging Every Reuse Ia the City
has suffered damage Roofs are
blown %. telegraph. telephone and
e1eCtric light wires are tangled
mass. the water front Il slrcWn With
wn,ckagc for miles on either side OF
; the city. and vessels are piled ON the
whArvee. or whore TIE wharyes we're
N utter ruin,
hlg iron steamers. and many larger
sailing ships. are now lysng hieh up
~ the eity where the tide has never
known 10 have reached before. and
every wharf Tor miles arOund has bern
swept aWay or "a tamaged beyond
fapair
Il d reported that many lives be-
TWEEN TIE elty and the maynard have
hesn host, bat no dohnlte details can
~ secured II d known. however.
thai many o. the hoases ln that &c.
tion are nov uDdoF from 8 10 10 feel
ef water. AID many Womea have been
taken irom ne secoad sorry windows
and carried 30 safety In eoaia
There d no street car frame and
communication With me outside world
Is entirely cat oR
rhe scoaes Ia parts ~ Tho cts A.
uaosl bogear description and ~
strcets are sirewn uith Um,lert, uu
roonng and bnoken glass,
The Wpsaern ,Nnieo has mcn hart
A. work trying % clear tAe Wires
Telegnpsic alaiief b csrried 10 no
maton Ala. hy the Western pnioe
nknager Who snakes tap fip ey ,rsin
~ ascertain the exac, eNspa ~ aau
as done a "a feanea ggtai aavoe
ana ass q Ntt 40, D. saenn aAea
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