The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-29
MOBILE SUFFERS
TREMENDOUS LOSS
FROM GULF STORM
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tense. Tne gut TWINS are summer re-
sorts for New Orleans and the mem
bers of many families have been sep
arated by the storm. The washout on
the Louisville & Nashville railroad, q
miles from here, marked the farthest
point eastward reached by rail, tele-
graph or telephone. For hours after
the hurricane had passed the two
mile portion Of railroad tracks, which
was submerged by the incoming tide,
was exposed to the equally dangerous
outward flow of the receding high
water Lake Ponchartrain is calm
and the high water fallen to very near
its normal level
The first reports from interior Miss
issippi towns indicated that the hurri-
cane did great damage in its north
ward progress. Vicksburg and Nc
Comb City reported buildings injured
and Jackson and Brookhaven reported
damage of 10 per cent to the cotton
crop.
Reports from Monticello, Miss, say
that considerable damage was done
pine forests near there. hundreds of
trees being uprooted Trees had fall
lGu dCIOSS Tic IGlil " ouS-i
an extent as to practically suspend
railroad traffic toward the east of
Monticello.
The dispatches received here indi-
cate that the losses in interior towns
of Mississippi alone will reach hun
dreds of thousands of dollars.
The first definite news from the
Mississippi delta shows that the delta
land had been flooded, that hundreds
of fishermen had been driven from
their homes into luggers, but that de
spite the wrecking of some of these
boats, loss of life was probably very
small. Property damage along the
lower river, however, was widespread.
Destruction in Florida.
Pensacola. Fla. Sept. 2s.-Much
damage was done by the tropical
storm. Bath houses and wharves have
swept away, small craft driven ashore
and crushed timber sent adrift and
many cottages along the bay shore
damaged. In some sections of the
city the tide overlooked many blocks.
driving people from their homes, COW
ering street car tracks and stopping
traffic on one line. A fleet of fishing
schooners anchored in the bay were
seen to part from their cables when
struck by severe gust of wind and
the last seen of them they were be-
ing driven down the bay with every
prospect of being wrecked.
Damage in Mississippi.
Memphis, Tenn. Sept. 2S.-Advices
=
loss to the growing cotton crop in
Mississippi, due to the tropical storm
which ragged over that state since
Tuesday last, has been very heavy.
At Natchez the feet of the Pittsburg
Coal company sank in deep water. two
miles below the city, with an estimat
ed loss of 100000. There were nine
teen bargcs in the feet The storm
caused severe damage at Brookhaven.
Miss, blowing down a number Of
buildings, including the Masonic tenn
pie.
Thought It Was a Sewer.
He had nice little business, bu.
the octopus came along and swallowed
him up
II should think he would have a cas-
against the city. They ought to be
compelled to keep the streets in bette,
shape than that"
Steady Companion.
Haven't seen Mrs. Lighthead 70,
several days"
NO; her bark is on the sea-
Say, that woman can't go no place
without taking that pug dog of hers"
Went Some One to Talk To.