Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-09-28
GULF COAST STORM SWEPT.
Great Damage to Towns Along Water
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Front.
The most furious tropical storm that
has been felt in the southern states for
years has been sweeping the coast Of
the Gulf of Mexico during the past
forty eight hours, and although its
fury has been spent, it is still matter
of impossibility to get full and salts
factory information.
The breadth of the storm seems to
have extended the entire width of the
gulf from Florida to Texas and there
has been heavy property loss along the
entire coast, especially In the towns
and cities directly on or near the wa
ter.
Pensacola, Fla, is probably the worst
sufferer, and the storm there Is de-
scribed as the worst that has visited
the town since the village of Pensacola
was swept off of San Rosa island 107
years ago. All the telegraph wires
having been destroyed, the Western
Union manager went to Flomaton,
Ala, to send information to the out
side world He described the storm
as having reached it's height at about
IL or / o'clock Wednesday night; but
as having not yet subsidized yesterday
afternoon. Every house in Pensacola
was more or less damaged, and hun
dreds of them were unroofed. The city
was literally strewn with debris and
there were rumors of loss Of life. A IT,
dal wave swept into the city, lifting all
kinds of shipping high on the shore
and carrying 1t to points never before
reached by the tide. The coast Is
strewed with wreckage for miles on
either side of the city and the docks
and wharves have been practically OBJ
liberated. The property loss Is hardly
short of $3,000,000.
The wind struck New Orleans at a
velocity of about fifty miles an hour
and brought with 1t a tidal wave five
Or six feet high. The Louisville and
Nashville and New Orleans and North
eastern roadbeds were submerged.
along with miles and miles Of trestle
over lakes Pontchartrain and Catha-
rine. A part of the city was submerg-
ed for several hours but last night at
dark the water began to drain away
because Of change In the direction OF
the wind. 1t is estimated that the
Louisville and Nashville railroad has
been damaged to the extent Of $1,000,-
900.
Telegraphic communication Is de-
stroyed in the case Of many OF the gulf
coast towns and 1t is feared that many
Iof them have suffered seriously. The
most consoling thought in connection
with the situation Is that they had at
least two days warning Of what was
probably coming.
The storm was last night headed up
the Mississippi valley, and is probably
now in Tennessee and Kentucky. 1t
Is expected that 1t will increase In vio-
lence as IL strikes the lake region.
The Situation Today.
BY Telegraph to The Enquirer.
CHARLOTTE, N. c., Sept 28.-Atlanta
special from Flomaton, Ala, tells ex-
perience of a man just arrived there
from Pensacola, Fla Spent twenty
four hours in fierce hurricane. Hotel
caught fire, rain fell in sheets, part city
under water All shipping crippled
badly. No estimate of loss of life or
property made. Special from Jackson
vile places loss at twelve million dol
lars Trackage from Pensacola to Es-
combia bay wrecked. Forty cars Of
coal washed into bay. Sidney Ormond,
veteran newspaper man arriving In At
lanta from Vicksburg having left We'd
nesday, says train rocked by violence
of storm Heavy wind storm at New
Orleans last night. Vessels ordered not
to leave harbor Nothing heard from
Mobile. Damage In Georgia except
crops in southern section slight. Rail-
roads and shippers have been heaviest
losers throughout. Weather bureau
says the storm Is now centered over
Little Rock, Ark, and Is headed for the
Great Lakes; but with decreasing force.
Most serious damage is feared In cotton
fields. THE CHRoSTcLE.