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

Louisville, KY, September 27.-The
tropical storm, which for "a hours has
been churning the waters of the Gulf of
Mexico, and doing much damage on
the coast and far inland, is tonight
whipping through north Alabama in
a nOrtheasterly direction at a velocity
but slightly less than 48 miles an
hour recorded in New Orleans during
the day. Reports received by the AS
ISOLATED Press do O indicate any loss
of life, but the damage to property is
enormous. All wire communication is
seriously disarranged and in some i'm
stances has resulted in cutting off
cities completely, Mobile, Ala, not nav
ing been heard from for nearly "a
hours. Numerous Washouts have oc-
cur ed, the interruption from this cause
in one case extended 80 miles.
Pensacola, where the velocity Of wind
was probably felt this morning. reports
a property loss of So, 1000, 900, and sends
rumOrs Of loss of life, which it is i'm
possible to confirm as the uncertain wire
which held long enough to CLEAN this
impression this afternoon failed with
the coming of night. New Orleans fur
nished numerous wild rumors during
the day, but later reports from there
indicate that while there was consider
able damage to property, there has
been no loss of life. Wires between
New Orleans and the gulf are down,
and it may be several days before any
thing can be heard from the territory
between the crescent city and the guilt,
or from the shipping which is riding
out the storm in the open gulf.
Biloxi, Miss. and Moss Point. Miss.
have not been heard from for nearly
"a hours, Moss Point reporting the
water five feet deep in the streets at
10 O'Clock Wednesday night.
There was a heavy rain and high
wind at Montgomery, Ala, but no
serious damage was done
A gale is blowing at Birmingham
after a day of ste lady rain, and at
Memphis the rain has been continuous
for Sc hours.
Atlanta began to feel the storm at
noon, but up to s O'Clock it's force had
not been increased to an extent POI
tending serious results.
The damage to railroads is heavy.
h6IOIIS W Tic OllC1dlS vi tuO AOulS
vile and Nashville railroad from the
superintendent Of the Mobile and Mont
gomery divisions indicate that the
losses approximate $1,000 600. The
tracks between Flomaton, Ala. and
Pensacola, Fla, are INSTRUCTED, and in
some places are badly torn up by
falling trees. The section between
Georgiana and Gracaville, Fla, has
suffered similarly.
At Pensacola, the Louisville and
Nashville grain elevator has been des-
troyed, and the trackage to Escambia
bay is ruined. The railroad wharf at
Pensacola is reported a total loss and
SO carloads of coal were washed into
the bay. Further reports indicate that
the roadbed between Bay Minette, Ala,
and Mobile, a distance of 80 miles, has
been washed away. Five hundred sec
ton wOrkmen are being rushed from
Montgomery and Birmingham.
The Louisville and Nashville also
suffered several washouts hear New Or
leans, and no trains are being run to-
night over certain sections of this
trackage. The New Orleans and North
eastern reports it's tracks under water
at several places in the vicinity OF New
Orleans. No word has come from any
other railroad.
The waters of Lake Ponchartrain.
which for the past "a hours have been
five feet above normal, causing q
serious overflow, in parts. of New Or
leans. have receded appreciably. The
water in submerged districts has begun
I'd drain off and the wind, which veered
to the northwest, is driving the waters
of the lake toward the gulf.
GDEAT DAMAGE IN PENSACOLA