The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-28

Louisville. Ky. Sept 27-The tropical
hurricane which for the past twenty four
hours has been churning the waters of
the Gulf OF Mexico and doing much dam
age on the coast and far inland Is to-
night whipping through North Alabama
IN northeasterly direction at velocity
but slightly less than that recorded in
New Orleans during the day. Reports
received by the Associated Press do not
indicate any loss of life. but the damage
TO property over the territory touched by
the storm is something enormous.
Mobile Isolated.
All wire communication is seriously dis
arranged and In some instances has re-
suited I'm cutting off cities completely
Mobile not having been heard from i'm
nearly twenty-four hours. Numerous
washouts have occurred, the interruption
from this cause in one case extending for
thirty miles. Pensacola. where the max
1Tnum velocity OF wind was probably felt
early this morning. reports a property
loss OF S3000.00O in the city alone, and
sends rumOrs of loss of life. which it is
impossible 10 confirm tonight as the un-
certain wire which held long enough to
CLEAN this information late this afternoon
failed with the coming OF night.
Wild Rumors From New Orleans.
New Orleans furnished the subject of
numerous wild rumors during the day
but authentic reports from there tonight
indicate that while there was consider
able damage to property. there has been
tween New Orleans and the gulf are
Frustrated. and it will be several DAYS be-
fore anything can be heard from the
vast territory between the Crescent CITY
end the gulf and before anyrsing can be
heard from the shipping which is riding
out the storm in the open gulf.
Torrent in the Streets.
Biloxi. Mississippi and Moss Point
Miss. have not been heard from for
twenty-four hours. Moss Point reporting
h r. -.
OF the little town at 10 O'Clock Wednes-
day night.
There was a heavy rain and high wind
at Montgomery. Ala. during the day, but
no serious damage was done.
gale is blowing at Birmingham to-
night after a day of steady rain and
which has been continuous for thirty
six hours.
Storm at Atlanta.
Atlanta began to feel the storm at noon
today, but up To s o'clock tonight it's
force had not been Increased TO an ex-
tent portending serious results. The
damage to railroads Is very heavy. Re
ports 10 the officials of the Louisville &
Nashville road from the superintendent
Of the Mobile and Montgomery divisions
indicate that the loss apprOximates 81
Ala, and Pensacola, Fla. are ObstruCted
In many places and in some places badly
torn up by falling trees. while the sec
ton between Georgia and Gracevlle
ria. has suffered similarly
Tracks Washed Away.
At Pensacola. the Louisville * Nash
Vile grain elevator has been destroyed
and the entire trackage TO Escambia bay
is ruined. The railroad wharf at Pensa-
cola is reported to be total loss and
thirty-nine cars of coal Of the company
was washed into the bay. Further re
ports indicate that the rOadbed between
Bay Minette. Ala. and Mobile. distance
OF thirty miles. has been washed away
rendering traffic impossible Five hun
dred section workmcn are being rushed
tonight to Montgomery and Birmingham
TO the scene Of the damage.
Trains Held Up.
The Louisville & Nashville also suf-
fered several washouts near New Or
leans AID New Orleans trains are be-
ing run tonight over certain sections of
this trackage. The New Orleans and
Northeastern roads report its track un-
der water at several places in the vicin-
fty of New Orleans. No word has come
from any of the other railroads having
their terminals at Mobile.
The waters OF Lake Pontchartrain.
which for the past twenty-four hours
have been five feet above normal caus-
ing a serious overflow i'm parts of New
Orleans. receded appreciably The water
IN the submerged districts began 70 drain
off and the wind. which steered to the
northwest. began TO drive the waters of
the lake toward the gulf.