The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-09-22
JACKSON SUFFERS
Wind Damages Roofs ON DID and New
Capitols.

Wind Damages Roofs ON Did and New
Capitols.
jackson. Miss. Sept. 21.--Ap equinoc-
stial hurricane Of great intensity swept
upward from the Mississippi coast line
last night, carrying death and destrue-
ton in it's wake.
Several lives have been lost and
property damaged to the extent OF
several million dollars
10 OBTAIN an accurate list of the
dead and injured at this hour. or form
a comprehensive estimate of the prop
erty loss. is impossible. Wires are
down In all directions and jackson has
oeen almost entirely cut off from the
outside world since last midnigh I.
Train service Is crippled and no pas
senser trains have reached this city
over the Illinois Central from the south
since Monday afternoon.
TWO lives were lost in Jackson last
night, Charles Clayton and Karl Woos-
ter. blacksmiths, who were caught be-
meath falling walls and badly man
gled. wooster was killed outright and
Clayton was SO badly injured that he
died today.
Damage to Capitol.
Hundreds of buildings were unroofed
In the city. fences carried away and
trees uprooted. The east dome of the
new Capitol building. consisting OF
heavy glass and structural copper, was
crushed In. several of the upper rooms
flooded ana damage caused amounting
to several thousand dollars.
sThe old Capitol building was unroof-
ed. several sections of the roofing be-
Ing carried hundreds of yards away.
The stables at the fair grounds were
demolished and several of the exhibit
buildings badly damaged.
In the business district, many signs
were carried away. roofs taken from
buildings, plate glass windows broken
and stores flooded
1t was sleepless night for the en-
tire population of Jackson. Few per-
sons closed their eyes during the night
and when morning came they found the
streets strewn with trees and other
debris. electric light and telephone
wires were In hopeless tumble and a
general property loss indicted that will
| amount to many thousands of dollarss
Meagre reports are coming In from
| South Mississippi and all carry a story
| similar to the damage inflicted in Jack
son, save that the destruction was rnucr
more extensive as the coast was ap-
| preached.
Loss Runs to Millions.
Virgin forests OF yellow pine. repre-
senting one-third OF the wealth OF the
State, were laid low and 1t is believed
that the timber destruction will equal
IL 1t does not exceed, that of four years
ago when more than 100000 worth
OF timber was felled.
Along the coast the water frontage
was swept clear OF piers and wharves
from Pascagoula to Bay st. Louis and
the damage to the cities and towns in
that section will amount to more than
$500, 900. 1t has been impossible to
ascertain the extent OF damage to ship
ping but 1t Is feared that many vessels
broke loose from their moorinGs and
were carried out to sea.
Up to 6 o'clock tonight telegraph and
telephone facilities had not been re-
stored in a sufficient measure to form
an accurate idea OF the extent of the
storm.
The Illinois Central is arranging 10
detour its trains from New Orleans via
Baton Rouge and Natchez, the tracks
south of here having been washed
away at several places.
Both of the power plants in Jackson
were put out of commission before
midnight last night and the city was
plunged into total darkness. Power
service was partially restored this
morning.