The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-29

In MOBILE


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| So also Is the cotton. sngarcane and
other crops. One large Mississippi
planter made the assertion today that
| he would willingly accept SIS for his
cotton crop and feel afterwards that
he got the best end of the deal.
| The roof of the Mobile Medical Col
| lege was blown off. the college had q
valuable collection of relics and curl
osities which were damaged considera-
| bly,.
The st. PauIs coiored Methodist
Church was blown to the ground. The
loss is total.
| The girls asylum and the Creole
School on Cont street are badly DAM
aged.
| The florists of Mobile lost heavily.
Their hot houses, plants and flowers
| were strewn along the street for
| blocks. The plants of A. F. Dauphin.
Elmire and George streets. were devas-
tated. by the winds.
c. Xavier and Sons and the Indus
trial school gardens on Lafayette sus-
tanned damages to the extent of $4,000.
| The Mobile county court house pre-
sents a very weird appearance. The
clock on its tower was blown COM
pletely out by the wind and now moth
ing Of the clock remains.
The union depot situated at the
foot of Government street, which
caught fire several days since, is dam
aged considerably. Its windows are
burnt out and cornices, shingles, ETC..
removed. q
The water came up so rapidly when
once it began to rise, the railroad en-
ployes were unable to remove the
numerous trunks placed there for
| transportation to other cities and
| towns. Some were saved. others were
seen floating down toward the bay.
One tewelry drummer was nearly
frantic. his trunk which it is said con-
tanned over $4,000 worth of jewelry
samples was among the collection.
He notified the railroad people who
quickly placed 1t in safe place and
put two men to guard 1t. 1t is needless
20 say he was much relieved 70 find
1t safe.
An aged negro man discovered an
old BLACK nanny" in imminent dan
ger of death by drowning. Hearing
her appeals fore help, he quickly run
into a shop where he was employed
and. selling an unusually large tub,
he placed her into it and landed her
safely on dry land.
Bienville Square, one of the parks
of which Mobile is so justly proud pre-
sents a ruined appearance. Its largo
oaks are torn and twisted, many of
them will have to be cut down. The
bas shell road, one of the prettiest
drives in the United States is washed
away, in many places, but this can b.
repaired In time
Charlie Frederick Ruined.
AT the extremity of bay she'll road
is a suburb of Mobile called South End.
This place Is we'll known to travellers
all over the country and famed To-
its dinners" This too has been total
ly destroyed only one lonely and small
hut out of seven or eight structures
remain.
Bayou La Batre, Coden, Delchamps,
Theodore, Parkers, all in Alabama, sit
uated along the lines of the Mobile and
Bayshore railroad have suffered great
damage. These towns besides being
surrounded by extensive truck farms
are also popular summer resorts to
northern people as wei as Alabamians
Here fresh and salt water fishing is
always in abundance, and bathing
luxury.
To the Mobile and Ohio railroad be-
longs the honor of getting out the first
train which left Mobile Friday morn
ing in charge of Conductor ]. H. Coop
er All railroads entering the city
are trying to excel each other and
neither expense or labor is limited.
Wires along the road of the Mobile
and Ohio are PROSTATE with the ca
ception of one train wire, which does
not extend the entire length of the
road Conductor Cooper stated to the
Associated Press correspondent that
he had orders for every freight train
along the line of the Mobile and Ohio
which was the only means at the time
of conveying orders to the freight
laden trains Several freight trains be
tween Mobile and Meridian were de-
layed hours because of their inability
to get orders