Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-28
STORM In The SOUTH
Hurricane Drives the Waters of the Gulf Of
Mexico Inland.
THREE CITIES PARTLY INUNDATED
Heavy Damage at New Orleans, Mobile
and Pensacola.
WIRES ALONG THE COAST ARE DOWN
Fear Of Loss of Life 10 Smaller Cities in
Louisiana.
STORM CENTER is MOVING NoRTHwARD
II IL Now In Mississippi and Heavy
Rain is Falling at Birmingham
and Memphis-wiId Rumors
Are Unconarmed.

the 1uU Ol MEXICO ana uOf udU-
age on the coast and far inlai p, e. light
whipping through north Aiabe N< u.
northeriy direction at velocity but
less than that recorded In New Orleah
ing the day. Reports received by the u.
ISOLATED Press do not indicate any '9ss
life. but the damage to property over the
territory touched by tho storm is something
enormous. Wire communication is seri-
ously disarraneed and in some instances
has resulted In cutting OF cities completely,
Mobile not having been heard from in
nearly twenty-four hour Numerous wash
outs have occurred, the interruption from
this cause In one case extending for thirty
miles.
Pensacola where the maximum velocity
of wind was probably felt early this morn
Ing. reports a property loss Of 100000 in
the city alone. and sends rumors of loss
OF life, which II Is impossible to confirm
tonight as the uncertain wire which held
long enough to CLEAN this information late
this afternoon failed with the coming Of
night.
wires Are Down.
New Orleans furnished the subject OF
numerous wild rumors during the day, but
authentic reports from there tonight .indi-
cate that while there was considerable dam
of life in the city Wires between New
Orleans and the gulf were Frustrated and
II will be several days before anything can
be heard from the vast territory between
the Crescent city and the gulf and before
anything can be heard from the shipping
which is riding out the storm in the open
B gulf. Biloxi. Mississippi City and Moss
Point. Miss. have not been heard from
for twenty-four hours, Moss Point report
ing the water four feet deep in the streets
of the little town at o'clock Wednesday
night
There was a heavy wind and rain at
Montgomery. Ala, during the day. but no
serious damage was done.
A gale. Js. bleg wing az birmingham tonight
after day of steady rain. and at Memphis
the rain has been continuous for thirty-six
hours. ~
Atlanta began TO feel the storm at noon
today but up to 5 o'clock tonight its force
had not been increased to an extent por-
tending serious results. The damage tC
railroads is very heavy. Reports to the
officials of the Louisville & Nashville roaC
from the superintendent of the Mobile and
Montgomery divisions indicate that ths
losses approximate 100000. The tracks
between F1omaton, Ala, and Pensacola
Fla, are obstructed in many places and II
some places badly torn rp by falling trees
while the section between Georgian anC
Gracevllle. Fla, has suffered similarly.
Damage to Railroads and Docks.
Al Pensacola, the Louisville & Nashville
grain elevator has been destroyed and thu
entire trstckage to Escambia Bay is ruined
The railroad wharf at Pensacola is reported
to be total loss and thirty-nine cars o
coal OF the company was washed into tn
bay. Further reports indicate that tn
roadbed between Bay Minette. Ala. ant
Mobile. a distance of thirty miles, has beei
washed away, rendering traff.c Impossible
Five hundred section workmen are beinl
rushed tonight to Montgomery and Birm
ingham to the scene of the damage.
The Louisville & Nashville also suffere,
several washouts near New Orleans an
no trains are being run tonight over Ger
tain sections of this track. The Ne,
Orleans Il Eastern railroad reports 1t
tracks under water at several places in tn
vicinity OF New Orleans. No word ha
come from any Of the other railroads hav
ing their terminals at Mobile.
The waters Of Lake Pontchartrain. whic
for the past twenty-four hours hav
been Ave feet above normal. causing
serious overflow In parts of New Orleans
receded appreciably The water In the sui
merged districts began to drain of an
the wind, which veered TO the northwes
began 10 drive the waters of the lake tc
wards the gulf
Louisiana Towns Cat on.
- NEW ORLEANS La. Sept. 2T.-Ail ei
forts TO penetrate even the edge OF I'll
food caused by the hurricane OF the Gu
OF Mexico coast, to the east and sout
OF here, has been fruitless' tonight UP I
a period almost twenty-four hours aftt
receipt of the last message from the e,
: posed towns. Apprehension was Increase
by the fact that these places beginning .
Lake Catherine, the scene of the loodin
Of the Louisville & Nashville tracks san
the farthest point east reached thus ia
are much more exposed to wind and wat,
than the larger s,ilf cities which ha,
harbors.
From Lake Catherine eastward thes
towns are Bay ST. I.ouis. Pass Christian
Mississippi City. Biloxi Ocean Spring
Pass Cagoul and scranton. These plae,
face tho Mississippi sound across whiC
the wind has long sweep. Some OF the
extend up TO the very brink OF the soun
which Is IN places no; more than six
ten fet above the normal sea level. Mar
of these banks are moreover of soft cart
stan correspondents of local newspape
who left here yesterday afternoon an
distributed themselves along the shore
Mississippi sound In anticipation OF Il
storm have not been heard from, Althons
their papers have tried to reach them J
roundabout kilograms inorthward into u
middle Of Mississippi sound and thence
the coast, not an intimation OF the situ
tion has been received long after dark I
night. Not only was all rail and tel
graphic and telephone communication c
on with the Mississippi sound towns b
there was no immediate prospects OF ne,
by boat. NO craft Of any sort has cor
up the Mississippi riyer after dark.
New Orleans IL IsoIsted.
The wireless station az The mouth OF d
river was abandoned early IN the storl
the Last rspoEi bsins that there was sbo