Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-29

Mobile, A. Sept. 2S.-Nia Meridian.
MiSS.-Losef life VariouSly estimated
at from 5 80 persons, many people
injured. SO houses damaged, the bus
mess quar-. devastated and a prop
crty loss otllly $3,00o,Uo0 is the effect
Of a tropit hurricane Of the last As
hours in city Of Mobile.
The stor struck Mobile Wednesday
midnight II ragged for many hours.
the wind aching a velocity Of 80
miles an ur. Water from Mobile
bay was JWn into the city by the
gale and a time the sea stood seven
feet deep the whnlcSal" quarter of
Mobile wrh includes that part Of
the city i'm Royal street /" the
Alabama Yer.
The lie. OF life is believed to h."
many amg negroes, although con-
ditions aTso Chaotic that information
is indcfin Shipping suffered severe
~.
Amonghc steamers sunk were the
]. II. Sch. the Mary +. Staples, IN"
Mary $. YES, Cana, Hattie i. Moore,
Ovcrton fty Of Camden. The United
States Rrnuc cutter Alert and many
other srlcr craft. 1t Is feared that
the crcwnf these boats were lost, but
nothing Confirnatory nature can
be GivCat this time.
Mobilhas been placed under con-
troll of {. militia and nobody IS per-
mittcd / the streets except news
paper III and persons wearing
badges. Much apprehension is felt
for the 5h,Irnan towns, US it is feared
that III have been "blitcratcd.
The cnccs are thai the loss Of lif,
on Darlin island is heavy. Many
fishcrm9 live on Dauphin island and
other Giving tracts from which no
tidingslayc been received.
The altering in Mobii" is severe.
The aAihilation Of transportation
facilitie shut OF all supplies and, I'M
less HI reaches Mobile from the out
side wild soon great distress will re-
suit.
Ever church in Mobile was dam
aged, .,ugh Christ Chn Oh Cathedral
and Sjnt Francis Street Baptls'
churctsuncred more than others The
damae 10 Christ Church Cathedral
is esttated at $4,000 and st. Frances
Street8aptist Church at 10000.
Motn's shipping suffered more
than anything else. Many of the
river bats are now bcachcd or sunkcn
and eDplcte wrecks. The docks arc
fearfry wrecked. The revenue cut
ter ART was rammcd by some I'M
know. vessel in Mobile river and sunk
immlatcly. The crew is believed tf
havearcappd but nothing has beer
scent thcm. The city was put under
marnl law at dark Thursday. No
persa ;s allowed to enter the whole
sale district.
A.wharves from Frazier street, the
extrnc south end of the city, is far a:
up 10 river as Three-milc creek are
wrescd. This includes also the ne"
Mode and Ohio docks and the Louis
viEand Nashville docks.
Tsapraphic communication is para
Lis: with no prospects OF repairs lol
seT7al days.
lectric light companies. street rail-
was and in fact all business has sus-
Peeled. The Mobile & Ohio Raiiroac
VS. the first road TO get out Of the city
its fret train having left Mobile at
AN. Friday.
Nrnaro1s saw mills in the northern
al n,arsiy regions have been either
wshad away by the terrific waves 81
tn to Splinters by the wind. Then
ltsher and timbers said to be scatter
e3 oI.ar the city and floating down tht
sor,r,- falling river. The harbor steam.
3 Ramp carney. plying between No
b. and the eastern shore lines. beach
& lust across the river ana opposite
STINT Francis street. Her sides ar
ammed in and its superstructur'
town away.
Much fear ia entertained for For