The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-10
HEAVY STORM WREAKS RUIN
PROPERTY AND PEOPLE IN
ALABAMA AND OTHER STA TIES
A FLOOD In SELMA
BUSINESS HOUSES DAMAGED BY
LEAKS.
stock of Big Furniture Company
Soaked when Roof Springs
Leak-Running Water
In Streets.

Selma. March Especial. Selma
was flooded today by one of the hard
est and most damaging rainfalls that
has ever visited this section. The rain
fell in torrents from 1880 o'clock I'M
til nearly l o'clock, and during the
hour and q half the rainfall measured
2.35 inches.
The heavy rain caused considerable
damage in the business section as
well as in the residential sections to
property. In the business section sew
eral stores suffered considerable dam
age, while in the residential sections
considerable household goods and
the rain being so hard that 1t caused
large leaks In a great number of
houses.
In some sections OF the city the
streets for blocks were flooded and
for an hour or SO after the rain. they
were almost impossible. In the
northern part of the city the street
car line had to temporarily suspend
operations as the car tracks for blocks
were covered by water.
The stores of the l.. c. Adler Furni-
ture Company. II. Lilienthal & Co..
and Hubbard & Clay. were the princi-
pal sufferers from the rain in the bust
ness section Of the city. The combined
loss OF these stores will amount to
several thousand dollars. Other stores
in the business district also suffered,
but their loss will be nominal.
The l.. c. Adler Furniture Company
was the greatest sufferer from the
heavy rain. This company occupies
two-story building at the corncr OF
Water and Franklin Streets. the two
floors and the cellar being stored with
furniture. mattresses. curtains. and
household goods. While the rain was
the hardest huge leak was sprung In
the roof OF the building. The rain
flowed into the two floors and the cell
lar in great streams.
The office of the arm in the rear OF
the building as well as the store rooms
were flooded. The books and papers
of the company in the Office were
drenched and damaged before they
could be saved.
The wholesale grocery Arm of Hub
bard & Clay suffered to some extent
from the hard rain. but their loss Is
not as great as was first expected.
Some Of the windows of the warehouse
of this Arm were open during the hard
rain and through which blew,a great
volume of water. Close to these win
dows there was stored car load OF
corn and a car load OF oats. which We're
drenched. Many sacks of both the
oats and corn. 1t 10 now believed, were
not damaged, and 1t IL also thought
that the most of them can be saved.
The establishment of II. Iilienthal d
lCo., the tsouthside OF Alabama
| street, between Broad and Lauderdale.
suffered by the hard rain to the ex-
| tent of several hundred dollars.
The hard rain was whirled against
the front of this building with great
force A leak was sprung In the glass
front on the second story of the build
| ing and the rain flowed down Into the
display windows on the ground floor.
| badly damaging the fine goods which
were on display.
| Topper Brothers and the Toggery
| Shop, on Broad Street, suffered slight
ly from leaks which caused the rain TO
flow through and damage goods. The
damage sustained by those two firms
will amount to only few dollars.
From reports received here this az
ternoon, the hard rain of today seems
To have been general throughout this
| section. While the rain was hard In
the country districts. no damage has
been reported here.