Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-28
Fearful Wind Did Great
Damage Through
out South.
DETAILS STILL FEW
Force of Gale is Spent---StOrm
Passing on North
ward.

new orleans, sept % ne HIbl
news Of the havoc wrought by the hur-
licane ON the lower Mississippi river
+ delta is given today by c. Ansela, a
pilot who came up from the mouth of
the river He saw the lower river
banks strewn with the household fur
niture of fishermen. but most of the
families had escaped from the high wa
ter by taking TO lugger rigged boats.
He saw the wTeckage of two or three
luggers. but was unable TO learn what
became of the occupants
VIII Merge with Nor'~ester.
Washington. Sept. 2S.-Reports re-
cpived by the weather bureau today iu-
dicate the southern storm is now cen
tral in Arkansas and much diminished
in strength. II is stated the storm will
doubtless continue in "A northerly di-
rection and merge with "A second dis
lurbance thai is moving eastward
north of the Dakotas.
SIN cut ON.
New Orleans. Sept. 2S.--The city
early today was still cut off absolutely
from communication with points on
the gulf coast east of here For 36
hours no information of any sort had
come from towns less than an hours
ride by rail IN the direction Of Mobile,
and anxiety regarding the situation in
those places became intense.
Lake Hcsumes Level
This morning lake Pontchartrain
bad calnlcd ard the high water fallen
to very near its normal level The
Louisville & Nashville Ioad today can
celled all trains until further notice.
Mississippi Towns suffer.
The first reports from interior Mis-
sissippi towns indicated the hurricane
did great damage in its northward pro
gress Vicksburg and McComb City
reported buildings injured and Jackson
and Brookhaven reported damage OF
10 per cent 10 the cotton crop.
Timber Damaged.
In addition to the reports of cotton
crop losses passengers on incoming
trains tell OF widespread damage to
timber. The verified loss of life thus
far is confined TO the death of an en-
ploye of the New Orleans e. North
western railroad.
Effects over Wide Area.
Brief dispatches received here indi-
cate losses in the interior towns OF
Mississippi alone will reach hundreds
of thousands of dollars. No heavy
damage is reported at any one point,
but the storm appears to have demo
lishod a few thousand dollars worth
of property in every county and town,
tearing off roofs and blowing down
scores of old frame buildings. Vicks-
burg reported damage TO shipping.
Trains Humble Drowned.
PASSENGERS on the first New Orleans
d. &Northwestom train which came into
the city late last night, said the train
was compelled to run slow through
the storm yesterday, with trees contin-
ually falling. Unroofed or demolished
negro cabins were continually passed.
Frequently the lashiug of the wind and
crack of trees made "A roar which
drowned out the trains rumble.
wires san Affected.
Louisville. Sept. Is Telegraphic
communication is badly crippled again
today by heavy rains throughout the
central south. Service to Mobile. Pen.
sacola. Birmingham and Memphis Is
entirely cut off. Communication WIN
other southern cities is maintained un-
der greatest difficulty. Train service
throughout lower Alabama and Missis-
sippi is seriously interrupted.
worst In ~ Century.
Pensacola. Fla. Sept 2S.-The worst
sea storm and hurricane the gulf coast
has experienced since the village OF
Pensacola. ON San Rosa island, was
swept away 1O7 years ago, began Wed
nesday night and Is still raging. IL Is
reported many lives between the city
and the navy yard have been lost, but
as many rumors Of this character have
been current all day. the report does
not obtain credeuco. Il is known, how
ever. that many streets in that section
are under five to ten feet of water and
many women were taken from second
story windows and carried to safety In
boats.
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