The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-29

as indicated by the instruments in the
local weather bureau.
II was impossible yesterday for Local
Observer Lehman to make any map or Sc
cure much information about the storm.
He however received one telegram from
Washington. which said that showers
might be expected today, with but little
wind.
At times yesterday the rain fell in sheets
so heavy that persons were unable to see
across the streets On account of the wind
1t was impossible to keep UMBRELLAS up
and many of them were turned wrong side
outward.
Window glasses in some houses and Of
fees were blown in and smashed, the rain
beating into the rooms or offices, which
were left unprotected. Trees were blown
down in some places and others were up
rooted entirely. These instances were,
however few and far between
Many women and children were badly
frightened by the wind and rain Thursday
night and yesterday morning, and unable
to sleep. Entire households spent almost
the entire night sitting up for fear that
something would happen, they wishing to
NC pIepdIeu LOT pHo WOfSt.
No Schools Yesterday.
Only q few children ventured to schoo.
yesterday morning, the others staying at
home on account of the rain and the in
ability to reach the schools. Some of the
private schools dismissed entirely, and
the attendance at the public schools was
SO small that some of the rooms were al
most deserted entirely.
Water was very high in many instances
in the freight yards of the railroads,
impeding to some extent switching and
loading and unloading of cars.
The Frisco. Central of Georgia, South
ern, Louisville and Nashville and Ala.
bama Great Southern reported the worse
wire troubles they have had In a Ions
time. Some of the superintendent Of
fees were unable to get wire connections
with their local yards, either by tele-
graph or telephone
The Southern had a washout on its
main line west near East Birmingham,
but that was the only trouble 1t reported.
SO far as could be ascertained it did not
get any trains into or out of Mobile yes
terday although 1t does not seem to
have suffered heavily either in Mobile
or in the path of the storm between
Mobile and Selma.
The railroads with the exception of the
Louisville and Nashville seem to have
suffered comparatively little from the
storm so far, but trouble is expected IN
number of places on account of the
high water and the softening of the track
bed.
East Lake.
1t was reported In the city yesterday
that Lake Como was way over its bounds
and that the water was pouring over the
dam two feet above normal. 1t is said
that the flower beds and shrubbery at
the lake was damaged badly.
In Birmingham and in the suburbs 1t
is reported that a number of ferns, palms
and other flowers on porches were >ad-
ly damaged by the high wind.
Train No. Al on the Seaboard, due in
Birmingham about noon yesterday was
caught between two small landslides be-
tween Avondale and woodlawn. The pas
sengers were transferred to street cars
and brought into the city. 1t was i'm
possible to run the train either forward
or backward. Col L. B. Parsons, super
Intendent, carried a wrecker and force
out to the slides and cleared them away
In about three hours. He reported last
night that his line was open all the way
through. According to the reports he has
received, the rain did not extend further
east than about fifteen miles from Bir-
mingham.
The slides on the Alabama Great South
ern at Trussville and in the Irondale cut |
lid not amount to much and the track |
was opened in about three hours. The
rains yesterday afternoon late and last
night ran through on the rails of the |
although they operated on slow
,rders.
Every railroad In the city is running |
rains on the "slow order" which means
hat they must not exceed b certain |
'peed, and engineers and conductors have
been cautioned not to take any risks and
% run slowly where there is any dam
ger whatever.
The Seaboard will sell Tick