The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02

Meridian, Miss, September 29.-Ad-
vices just received from Mobile state
that the only outlet is via the Mobile
and Ohio railroad through this city.
The first fast train loaded with ban
anas reached here this afternoon, men
accompanying it stated that not half
fering and terror Of the storm. The
Louisville and Nashville railroad has
every engine under water in Mobile.
The Southern Railway, II Is reported,
is in almost as bad condition. Public
mass meetings are being held in Mo-
bile today and tonight TO organize re-
lief committees.
Information today confirms the re-
port that Coden. Ala, Port Alabama,
and Bayou La Batre, have been wiped
off the map, and that but one house,
the Julius Home, is left standing at
Coden. Among the dead are some of
the most prominent people Of the
coast, including the wife and young
est daughter of State Senator S, Nc
Rae, of Washington county, Major ID.
J. Stevens, Olive Werneth, wife and
youngest daughter, and H. G.. Turner,
leading lumber man.
The entire west shore, below Mo
bile, is reported completely devastated.
Twenty five bodies have been recover
ed and thirty more were reported as
known 10 have perished. Many
bodies of negroes are included In this
report. The surviving negroes are
terror-stricken and helpless.
The whites of the vicinity as well as
many from Mobile, are said TO be
heavily arming themselves and To be
patrolling as much of the devastated
territory as possible in order TO PRO
tect property and to compel the unin-
jured and terrified negroes to assist
in the work Of salvage
Advices from along the. eastern
shore of Mobile bay are that the en-
tire shore has been wrecked. The
wharves at Fairhope. Battle Point.
Clear, NARROW, and other places, were
destroyed. Conductor David Rice, of
the Mobile and Bay Shore railroad re-
ports that la~~e number of dead
bodies had foatei ashore from the dt-
rection Of Dauphin Island which leads
TO the belief that ,he settlement on
this island has recn swept away. One
boat from Dauphin Island, containing
| thirteen members OF a family, is re-
ported lost
Reports from along the line Of the
Louisville and Nashville railroad show
| destruction. J. X. Dunn, a st. Louis
| trveling man, who left Gulfport yes
terday afternoon and reached here
| this afternoon, says no lives were lost
at that point, but tie property dam
age will run into the millions, the
Gulf and Ship Island railroad being
| the principal loser. A passenger train
Of that road is lost In the woods. The
great pier was wrecked by some 30
schooners and other vessels being
dashed against IL, the boats being re-
| duced 10 kindling wood. The new
opera house was destroyed and hum
dreds OF buildings unroofed and other
wise damaged The town liz In dark
ness.
Delayed mail from Hattiesburg.
Miss, brings advices chis afternoon Of
great havoc wrought in that section
and south Mississippi by the storm.
1t is estimated that so per cent Of the
yellow pine timber has been destroyed.
and ii is feared that many lives have
been lost In the woods. All turpentine
orchids are ruined and the loss Is es-
timased at several million dollars In
Hattiesburg alone the loss is estimat-
ed at 81 900 COO
Scranton and other towns are re-
ported I'm a deplorable state. but no es-
innate Of the damage, nor mention OF
fatalities.