The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-28
WEATHER AT SELMA
PROPERTY BADLY DAMAGED IN
CENTRAL CITY.

Advertiser Bureau.

blew at rate of forty miles an hour
while 1t is believed that since 1t star
ted II has not been less than twenty
| I'VE miles an hour
! With the wind there has been a con-
tinuous rain which has not stopped for
moment. The storm broke over the
city last night shortly after 10 o'clock
and since then a great deal of damage
has been done Reports so far as can
be heard from the outlying country is
to the effect that much damage has
been done in every direction.
The heaviest part of the storm was
believed to have been between l and
q o'clock this morning. Between
those hours the wind was most severe
and many of the residences were sha-
ken and the sleeping inmates were
awakened by the noise OF the wind
During the Night the limbs from
many shade trees were blown down.
Fences in every part of the city suf.
fered to a great extent. as well as
the roofs of many houses. But with
all of the fury of the wind no cas-
nalities have been reported.
Probably the greatest damage that
the wind caused was to the plant Of
the International Ice Company at the
corner of Selma street and Range Line
Avenue. The company has been hav-
ing erected a new smokestack to the
NHkine HOuNc ana the WOTk mas Deer
going on for some days, and was
nearly finished Early this morning
a gust of wind. stronger tf.n usual,
blew the stack down and 1t crushed
through the roof of the engine house.
badly damaging, that structure.
During the night the wind also
blew down the high fence in the roar
of the county jail The fence was
of steel and it's being blown down
mi bA W ~
rerlace IT,
In the early hours of the morning a
tree was also blown across the resi-
dence of III. c. Keible. on Mabry
street But fortunate the tree was
caught by some others and did not
break the roof or damage the resi-
dencA
The street railway line to certain
extent was affected by the storm this
morning about o'clock on Alabama
street. In front of the residence OF G.
II. Craig. Jr. limb from a large
water oak was blown across the troll
ley wire. The wire was broken in
two and the cars on the lines through
the western part of the city were
delayed for about an hou-.
The large building on Lauderdale
street, between Alabama and Selma
streets, had the tin roof on II prac-
tically blown from one side. Numer
Gus tents on vacant lots around the
city were blown to threads and this
morning but small portions OF them
were to be seen where they had been
left last night.
The telegraph companies, telephone
company and the Selma Lighting Com
pany have also suffered considerably
by the storm. The telegraph compa-
niles suffered the most and on account
of broken wires, communication with
the outside world was cut of for
time this morning Later during the
day some of the lines of each of the
telegraph companies were patched up
but they have been in bad working
order all day long and little business
has been done.
From country visitors to Selma to-
day II Is learned that many miles os
the telephone line from this city to
Tyler and other places, across the riv-
err south of here. have been blown
down by the heavy winds. Damages
Of many other kinds are reported In
the territory south of Selma
The business part of Selma especial
ly on Broad street, suffered some loss
on account of the heavy wind. Awnings
in front of stores were blown to
pieces. Signs and glasses We're blown
down and broken and in once instance
about II o'clock this morning man
GSCdPGQ hdtEOWAf lIOEl pCNilS AhJ
A few days ago the roof of the store
occupied by the Harren drug company
at the corner of Alabama and Broad
streets had a new tin roof put on 1t.
The old tin was left on top of the build
Ing by the timer and about IL O'Clock
this morning as Charles Strider was
crossing Broad street towards the
drug store, the wind lifted a big block
OF this tin from the roof of the build
ing and blew 1t out into the middle
OF the street. Mr.. Strider saw the fly
ing tin and lodged 1t or 1T would have
fallen upon his head.
business In Selma today has been
practically at a standstill. No store
in any part Of the city has sold a bill
Of goods that paid for the trouble OF
keeping open. The streets were de-
serted Of all citizens except those whose
occupation forced them to be out in the
weather. Not a small item which Will
figure In the loss caused by the storm
in Selma today will be that of umbreI-
las.
They were useless in the rain and
many hundred of them were broken
up by the wind and thrown in the GUT
tiers by their owners.
None of the cotton exchanges in the
city were. opened today. The wires into
all of the exchanges were put out OF
business bv the wind and not a quota
ton was placed upon any of the
boards
From rural visitors here today 1t is
learned that the cotton crop through
out this section of the State suffer ed
great deal from the storm of last
night.
In fields where the cotton has not
been licked the stalk with the open
boil were beaten to the earth and bur-
led in the mud of the field. In orher
fields where the wind was not so strong
IL Is believed that the cotton to a great
extent will he damaged by rug.
The country visitors also report con-
siderable damage TO gins and barns
In many instances they say that the
heavy winds of the night blew the
roofs OF Of these structures The con-
tents of these houses, cotton, corn and
fodder, were badly damaged by the
rain which accompanied the heavy
winds
No word can be received here today
from the territory adjacent to Selma
but 1t is not believed that very, much
damage has been done by the storm.
While tho wind has been blowing 1t 81
high rate with occasional heavy gushers
- Is not belitfg1d TO have been st,nu.
enough 10 blow down any houses in
the country and cause fatalities.
The storm is said to be the greatest
that has ever visited this section Of the
State The oldest resident of the CITY
said today that during the time thar
they have lived here they have never
seen anything to equal II in the Veto
city of the wind or the length of the
storm.
With the arrival of darkness to-
night. the heavy wind storm which has
been passing over the city since 10