The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-29
APPALLING LOSSES
Reports from Stricken District Grow
Ss Worse Hourly.

F. Worse Hourly.
New Orleans, Sept. 29.-Hourly the
accounts Of the magnitude of Thurs
day storm in Mississippi became more
serious, as the interrupted telegraphic;
communication with that state is re-
sumed in every direction.
Town after town in the interior
wired here that buildings had been
blown down, lives endangered and
crops blown fiat in the fields.
simultaneously, there arrive the emu
wreckage Of, shipping on the gulf coast
in the direction of Mobile.
However, all reports Of this situation
ended abruptly at q point about fifty
miles west Of Mobile. In addition to
the shipping washed ashore on the
mainland first reports came in todaysof
vessels wrecked or stranded On tie
chain Of islands out in the gulf. which
form the Mississippi sound.
the Mississippi river delta added to
the property damage reported there,
but, altho the lower end Of the delta
had been submerged as far as the eye
could reach, and altho steamers com
ing pGsthe river reported that they
passed floating household goods no loss
Of life was reported.
It may be several days before the
details are learned about the fishing
country in the low delta lands which
are isolated even from Quarantine and
Pllottown, the only places on the lower
river having, Geographic communication
with this city. r a25E3}S
Firemen to Rescue. r..
Reports from Hattiesburg, Miss,
were that the town had suffered ahont
5000, 900 damage from wind and water.
During the latter part of the blow there
was such quantity, of wreckage in the
streets that few persons attempted to
walk about. The fire department was
called out in the vicinity Of Gordon
creek to rescue women and children I'M
prisoned in their homes by an overflow
blown down, one of them being large
warehouse, The First National bank
was unroofed. 3D. ''>"-~- -
|. = Brookhaven reported that an engine
and caboose, the latter carryinga. the-
atrical troupe ran into a Washout on
the Mississippi Central near this town.
The report said five trainmen were in
jured. 49,
Cotton Crop Suffers.
Many of the Mississippi reports ex.
jFpress apprehension about the rural
negro population, saying that their lit.
tie cabins have been blown down by
scores. All reports thus far received
| agree that damage to the cotton cror
will be the most serious result of the
storm in Mississippi. -
:. On the Mississippi gulf coast, in adj
dltion to the twenty-five small schoon.
ers reported wrecked last night Shin
and Cat islands in Mississippi sound
have five wrecked barks on their shores
| \ Reports from the s.1Oa miles Of pnif
coast thru which the louisville 6 Nash
vile opened communication last .nig6t
say several men were drowned during
the. hurricane while attempting to save
their boats. 49, -
&: ;. ~ = Resorts Suffer Little Loss,
Despite the large loss Of shipping o5n
the coast the towns and health resorts
dottlng the waters edge suffered al
most no damage up to the 5O-mile
radius out Of Mobile. -
j. Orange Growers Lose. Z
Pilots report fishermen s lugger boats
lying on the land high out Of water
They also bring complaints from orange
growers that about so per cent of TIC
oranges were blown from the trees
r., IN. The ~ Cid2reported that con Sept. "a
When twelve miles south Of Diamond
lsshoal a three-mastedr. 49, schooner was
sighted lying on her starboard side ana
that twenty-four miles south Of III
sboal dismasted water looea;l
schooner of about 700 tons disnIa ce'
menf was eirhfo6 e.