The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-02

Mobile. October 1.-Haunted by the recollection of the great storm which has just passed, sustaining further injury, and increased financial loss from heavy rain- fall today, and fearful of what tomor- row may bring. the residence of the city of Mobile had today a most uncomfort- able twelve hours. and retired for the night filled with foreboding
 Many residents of the place were at
 times in state of semi-panic over the
 dispatches from Washington, which di-
 ,aSted E , storm E9aiuss en displayed
 along the Florida coast. There was a
 slight grain of comfort in the early morn
 ing, as they did not mention Mobile
 among the places likely to be visited by
 the storm now coming mp through the
 Gulf of Mexico.
 Cup of Misery OverfIows.
 Late in the day. however, the name of Mobile was added to the list of places in the path of possible tornado, and Mo- bles cup, which had been full of misery all day, commenced to drip over the edge. It Is a fact well known to every inhab- tant of the city that a second violent wind coming closely after that of We'd nesday, even though 1t does not reach the proportion of the recent hurricane, must cause greatly increased injury to the buildings of the city and possibly some loss of life. Many structures were weak ened by the blow of Wednesday so badly that they will not be able to withstand a second attack of even less vigor, and must surely collapse During the early Inc. ha,- at a. bor and had been almost stationary during the greater part of the gay
 The office of the weather bureau was overwhelmed by anxious visitors, who called by the hundreds to learn of the probabilities of another storm. Local Ob- server Ashenberger was able to give only slight information and announced low condition of his barometer which was poor consolation for his visitors.
 Rains Cause Immense Losses.
 The business houses of the city to- day sustained almost as much financial loss from d heavy ralnstorm which set in shortly after midnight and lasted about twelve hours, as from the recent disaster There is scarcely a building ir the business section of the city which has a roof capable of keeping out the rain. Many of them have no roofs at all. and during the storm of today. in which four inches of rain fell the water poured down through elevator shafts, leaking roofs and upon unprotected upper floors. running all manner of merchandise At 10 O clock In the morning one of the lead Ing merchants of the city declared that unless the rain soon stopped. he would be utterly ruined and compelled to go out of business. Others were in a condition almost as desperate. During the day fran tic efforts were made to protect goods as fully as possible from the heavy storm which is now believed to be a certain arrival within the next thirty-six hours. These measures were not entirely effect Ial, however, and another storm within I v -riod of q week must inevitably cause savy financial loss to the business in- teress of the city.
 During the rain today the water poured into the federal building on every floor At his office In the city hall Mayor Lyons sat at his desk with his feet drawn up under his chair to keep them out of puddles on his carpet, and wore his hat to keep the rain from falling upon his head
 "Our city hall is not the best Nn the world,' he said, and 1t Is hardly worth -erairing the damage 1t sustained during -Ht StDTfls Dut IL IS u sure lfliUR we can TUT business this way, and we have got 70 have a roof on this place that will at least hold out water during working lours.'
 The roof of the city hospital. which was ,adly damaged Wednesday night, and which had been temporarily repaired was leaking badly today. and Mayor Lyons despatched an emergency corps 10 make 1t fit place for the sick.
 Aid Accepted For Outlying Towns.
 At meeting of the citizens relief com mttee held this afternoon. 1t was agreed hat while Mobile is entirely able to care Tor the suffering within her own city
 limits, contributions from the neighboring sections of the country will be accepted Tor the aid of sufferers in the towns on he southern part of the bay.
 Reports from that section today are not different in character from those pre- .iously published. At Alabama Port there are .hirty-five people wholly destitute.