Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-29
HUNDREDS OF TREES
Frustrated Before the Wrath Of the
Swift Wind.
ALL TOWNS DAMAGED
Along the Lower Mississippi River
the Banks Are strewn With
the Household Belongings
Of Fishermen.

New Orleans, Sept. 2s.-New Or
leans early Friday was stlll cut OF abb
solutely from communication with
points on the gulf coast east OF here.
FOR thirty-six hours no Information Of
any sort has come from towns less
than an hours ride by rail in the di.
rectlon Of Mobile. and anxiety regard.
INK the situation at these places has
become intense. Gulf towns are sum
mer resorts for New Orleans and mem
bers Of many families have been sep
arated by the storm. A washout on
the Louisville and Nashville railroad
twenty-five miles from here marked
the fathest point eastward reached
by rail. telegraph or telephone. For
hours after the hurricane passed two
miles Of railroad track which were
submerged by the incoming tide were
exposed TO the equally dangerous out
ward flow OF the receding high water.
Local Louisville and Nashville officials
announced that all trains were can
celed until further notice
: Friday morning Lake Ponchartrain
had calmed and the high water had
fallen very near It's normal level
First reports from interior Missis
sippi towns inAicated the hurricane
did great damage In It's northward
progress. Vicksburg and McComb
/ City reported buildings injured. Jack
son aud Brookhaven reported damage
Of 10 per cent 10 the cotton crop.
DR.. W. y. McGallaird. a passenger
on the first New Orleans and North
eastern train. which came into this
city late Thursday night. said the train
was compelled 10 run slow through
the storm, with trees continually fall
ing. some Of them threatening TO
block the tracks In the crash. Un-
rooted or demolished negro cabins
were continually passed. Frequently,
he said. the lashing OF the wind and
crack OF trees made a roar which
drowned out the trains rumble.
/ Reports from Monticello, Miss. say
considerable damage was done pine
forests near there. hundreds OF trees
being uprooted and falling across the
I railroad tracks 20 such an extent as
practically 20 suspend railroad trafiic
Brief dispatches received here lhll'
cate losses az interior towns In Missis-
sippi alone which viii reach hundreds
OF thousands OF dollars. No heavy
damage Is reported az any one point
but the storm appears 70 have demof
ished few thousand dollars worth OF
property IN every county and Town
/ Vicksburg reported damage 20 steam.
boats In addition 20 the reports OF
cotton Crop losses. passengers on IN
coming trains tell OF widespread dam
nge 10 timber. Telegraph and tele
nhone wires seem universally dam
aged
The verified loss OF life up 20 noon
Friday was confined 20 the death OF
one employe on the New Orleans ana
| Northeastern railroad, who was run
down by a train durin the storm.
Reports OF the collapse OF a frame
hotel al McComb City. Miss. brought
IN by messengers on an Illinois Cen
trail train. had not been confirmed up
90 noon Friday.
The first news Of the havoc wrought
by the hurricane on the lower Mlssls
sippl river delta was given by Z. An
sci, q pilot, who came up from the
mouth OF the river on the tug Charles
/ clark. Ansel says the lower river
hanks were strewn with household fur
niture OF fishermen. but most OF these
families escaped from the high water
bv taking 20 lugger-rigged boats. He
saw the wreckage OF two or three lug.
gers floating down the river. but was
unable 20 learn what became OF their
occupants. At the Mississippi river
quarantine station two houseboats
used for quartering crews OF river
boats were sunk. The crews were
taken of In safety.