New-York tribune., 1906-10-02
TERROR In MOBILE.
ANOTHER STORM FEARED.
HeaOy Rain Floods City-Trdin
Seraice North Restored-Tugs Flee.

aSerflce North Rest0red-IHgS Flee.
Mobile. oct. Haunted by the recollection OF
the great storm which has just passed. sustain
ing further injury and increased financial loss
from a heavy rainfall to-day. and fearful Of
What Tomorrow may bring. the residents Of tho
city Of Mobile had to-day a most uncomfortabl BILE
twelve hours and retired for the night filed
with foreboding.
Many residents Of the place were at times IN
a state Of semi-panic over the dispatches from
Washington which directed that storm warnings
he displayed along the Florida coast. There was
n slight grain OF comfort in the earlier messages
however. as they did not mention Mobile among
the places likely TO be visited by the storm no"
coming UP through the Gulf of Mexico. Late
IN the dav however the name Of Mobile was
added 70 the list OF places in the pam OF poS-
sible tornado, and Mobiles cup which had oeeh
,,,,, If misery all dav. commenced to drip over
tn. edge.
II is a fact well known TO every inhani'ah'
Of the city that second violent wind coming
SO closely after that Of "Wednesday even thoush
4 does not reach the proportion OF the recent
hurricane must cause greatly Increased iilJufs ~
the buildings of the city. and possibly some ios'
Of life Many structures were so paoly "eo"
ened by the blow Of "Wednesday that they "ouiu
10, be ablo "a withstand second attack Of even
less vigor
In the early evening the barometer here regis
,e-.a oo63 and had been almost stationary
6urine the greater part of the day. The office
o- the Weather Bureau was overwhelmed by
anxious visitors, who called To learn or the
probabilities Of another storm. The local OBJ
server was able TO give only slight information
and announced a low condition of barometer,
which was poor consolation for his visitors.
Tho business houses of the city to-day sus-
taincd almost as much financial loss from a
heavy rainstorm. which set in shortly after mid
night and lasted about twelve hours. AZ from the
recent disaster There IS scarcely building IN
the business section Of the city which has 6
roof capable Of keeping out the rain. Many Of
sbem have 70 roof - all and during the storm
Of today in which four inches Of rain fell the
water poured down through elevator shafts anu
leaking roofs and upon unprotected upper hoors'
running all manner ~ merchandise.
AT 10 O'Clock in the morning one OF the leadlhg
merchants Of the city declared that unless the
rain soon stopped he would be utterly rulheu
and compelled to go ou; Of business. Others
were in a condition almost as desperate. Fraiuc
efforts were made to protect goods as fully as
possible from the heavy storm which is now
believed to he a certain arrival within the next
thiriy-siK hours.
During the rain to-day the water poured into
the federal building through the elevator IN
such volume that large pools We're formed on
ever, floor At his Office in the City Hall Mayor
Lyons sat at his desk, with his feet drawn up
under his chair to keep them out OF the water.
and wore his hat to keep the rain from falling
upon his head.
The roof of the city hospital. which was badly
damaged Wednesday night, and had been tenn
porarily repaired. was leaking badly to-day. and
Mayor Lyons dispatched an emergency corps to
make 1t a fit place for the sick.
At meeting OF the citizens relief committee
held this afternoon II agreed that. while
Mobile is entirely able 10 care for the suffering
within her own city limits, contributions from
the neighborin sections OF the country VIII De
accepted for the aid of the sufferers in the towns
on the southern part OF the bay
The Louisville & Nashville Railroad tonight
brought trains into the city from The North for
the first time since the storm The bare an
nouncement Of this fact give no possible
idea OF the work that has been done along that
road under the direction of Superintendent J. o.
Mckinney The track is piled high for miles
with all sorts of debris. ana IL was the predlc-
tion Of those who witnessed the chaos on Thurs
day and Friday that the road could not possibly
be cleared for more than a week.
All Of the tugs in the Mobile River tonight
fed upstream TO escape a second hurricane
which they believe TO be at hand.
Representatives Of the Maritime Exchange
Were anxious secure a boat with which to
begin the task OF recovering timber and
logs lost i'm the storm. Not tug. however.
could he induced TO remain near the city and
all Of them are hiding up the river.
II has been decided that all The people on
Dauphin Island are 10 be brought 10 this city
IL another storm sets in. The revenue cutter
Winona viii visit the island tomorrow TO bring
them off if necessary. The crew or the Nor
wegian bark Norge. all Of whom werA reported
lost, SAFE having been picked up by a pass
ing steamer.
The bodies Of eight people We're picked up
to-day in the lower bay.