Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-29
MOBILE RAzED BY STORM.
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by the hurricane on tile lower MiSSiS-
suppl river delta was given today by
{. Ansel. q pilot who came up from
the mouth of the river on :; tug. Ansel
said the lower riVci. banks were StrcWn
with household furniture of fishermen
but that most Of these families had
escaped in their luEger riggel boats.
He saw the Wrcckasc Of two or three
luggers Heating down the river lat was
unable to learn the tate Of their occu-
pants.
The first hopeful report since the
storm 2bated her. early last night. was
brought in Ly Grand Island train
which came up the bank Of the Mis-
Sis%i1li from q point of about 20 miles
below the city. The trainncn reported
that they had seen no serious damage
although at several places the water
was an inch deep ever the rails.
New Orleans. which apparently vas "n
the eastern edge Of tie hurr.caur. G:f
fercd image to property If about $500.
which Included the loss Of S"g, ral coal
barg"s. III but tw" Of them empty, which
foundcr"d in the ,!i,sisgIppi river.
The remainder of the darnag" was done
along tn" shor- Of LAKE pontcilartlafn
and along tn" railroad.
The tctphon" sr.li," N the city WIS
badly crippled BY tn blowing Uown Of
| pole s.
| New Orleans early today was still cut
| off absolutely from communication with
| points on the Gulf coast east Of here.
| For &c hours no Information Of any sort
had come from towns !, s. than ~ hours
ride 10y raj in tho direction of Mobile.
! and anxiety regarding III" situation IN
| thoS" places became iutni:"". The Gulf
| towns ara I summer +, sort of New or
! leans ard the members Of ,nany families
have been separated BY til" Stor:a. All
day yesterday and All last night tn"
washout on the Louisville x Nashville
Railroad, . miles from here, marked thu
farthcst point eastward reached rs rail,
telegraph or tclephOnc. For four hours
after the hurricane had passed the two
mile portion of railroad tracks which was
submerged by the incoming tide was tx
posed to the equally dangerous outward
flow of the reccdng high water. Local
Louisville & Nashville officials today am
nounced all trains cancelled until further
notice.
This morning Lake Pontchartran had
calmcd and the high wat,r fallen to very
near its normal level.
The first reports from interior MisSS-
snri towns indicate that the hurricane
did great damage in its northWari pro
gross VirlSburs and NcConb city re-
portcd buildings injured, and jackson and
Brookhaven reported damage Of 10 pr
cent to the Cntton crop. Dr. w. y. Gal
laird. n passenger on the first New Or
leans & Northeastern train which cane
into the city last night. said the tram
WAS compelled to run slow THROUGH the
storm yesterday. with tres continuity
falling some of them threatening To
block the trd, ks in their crash. Unr"oied
or demolished negro cabins were contiu-
uallv passed Frequently. h" SAID. lash
ing of the wind and crack of trees mad
q roar which drowned out the tram :
rumble.
Reports from Monticello. Mss, say
that considerable damage Was don" T.
pine forests near there. Trees had fallen
across the railroad tracks to such an *
. tent as practically TO susncnd railroad
traffic toward the east uf Monticello.
Rcnorts Indicate that tn" losses in in
terror towns Of Mississippi al"n" WI!
reach hundreds Of thousands Of dollars.
The storm appears to have demolished g
few thousand dollars worth Of property
. in every courty ana town. tearing on
roofs and blowing down scores Of "l'i
frame buildings NICkSbur;S r'l"ft''
: damage to shipping.
Adviccs from Jackson. Miss. stat" that
the loss to the growing cotton crop ~
Mississippi during the storm has been
very heavy.
, At Natchoz tho feet Of ~ haraos IF tn