Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-09-27
GULF STORM
NOW RAGING
In States of South---
Heavy Rains and
Wind.
4 FEET OF WATER IN STREETS
Of New Orleans and All the
Wires Are Down-.-Mex-
leo Suffers Too.

New lOFK, sept. 2l.-RepOftS Ol
severe storms in Louisiana, Mississip
pi and Georgia were received here to-
day. One telegram reads that there
are feet of water in the streets OF
New Orleans. Heavy rainfals are re.
ported at Vicksburg, Mississippi, and
Macon, Georgia. Telegraph service to
New Orleans is badly crippled.
Weather Bureau at Washington
The weather bureau at Washington
today reported that tropical disturb
ances reach the Mississippi and the
southeastern Louisiana coasts and
were central this morning as a storm
of great severity. Reports from Mo
bile and Pensacola are missing by
reason of the general prostration of
the wires.
High Winds and Heavy Rains Prevail
A high wind and rain prevail over
Alabama. Mississippi and southern
Louisiana. The tropical disturbance
will probably move northward during
the next twenty.four hours and cause
general rains east of the Mississippi
and south of the Ohio, attended by
high winds.
Wires Down But New Orleans Known
to Be Damaged.
The Gulf storm which began to
show force last night, has destroyed
all wire communication to Mobile
and New Orleans with Louisville,
Kentucky.
The storm appears to be general
between Montgomery and the Gulf and
westward to the Mississippi. Water
is reported to be four feet in the
streets at Mosspoint, Mississippi A
high wind is blowing the water in
from the Gulf. At 2:40 o'clock this
morning communication was restored
for moment with Mobile which re-
ported a gale blowing with rain fall
ing in torrents and the barometer fall.
ing rapidly. No communication has
been received from New NrIeans since
midnight The last word said that one
suburb was damaged somewhat by the
wind and the sudden raise of water to
four feet in Lake Poncha train.
Heavy Rains do Damage in Tropics Of
Mexico.
Recent heavy rains have caused
much damage to the tropics in vast
portions Of the Mexican country.
Rains on the Pacific slope have been
unusually torrential and railroad work
has been temporarily checked.
Wind Blowing at 60 Miles an Hour.
Communication with New Orleans
was had for few minutes about TO-: As
o'clock this morning, via Louisville,
Kentucky. A telegraph operator there
reported the wind blowing about sixty
miles an hour but the center storm
was east of New Orleans. New Or,
leans had suffered no serious damage
and no loss of life has Deen reported.
1t is considered probable that the
storm hit Mobile hard.
Terrible Storm Raging Says Report
From New Orleans.
For more than twelve hours a
tropical hurricane has been blowing
at speed varying from thirty-five to
sixty miles an hour, over the city of
New Orleans. Wires are all down
between here and the Golf of Mex
leo points where the storm is report
ed to have struck heaviest. WashOuts
are reported on all railroads. The
damage thus far is confined mostly to
the havec Of tide driven upon the
Gulf coast to unusual heuights. AT the
mouth of the Mississippi, pilots are
compelled to abandon their tows. Yes
sells are riding the storm in the open
gulf and none have attempted to en-
ter the river since Tuesday night. All
rice fields are considerably damaged.
The damage to the city is small. That
part of New Orleans between Galvez
and Ursuline Streets Is under few
inches of water At noon there was
no Indications of an abatement of the
storm. Protracted delay of news
from towns along the Gulf coast has
aroused apprehension.