The Globe-republican., 1909-09-23
AWFUL GULF STORM
SOUTHERN STATES VISITED BY
DISASTROUS HURRICANE.
WIND GOING 60 MILES AN HOUR
Government Steamer at Mobile Had
to Swerve Around Large Water
Spout-Loud Roaring
Heard.
WIND GOING 60 MILES AN HOUR

all day at a velocity of between so
and 60 miles an hour, the wind in the
afternoon increased to hurricane
speed. Shortly before dark the
weather bureau displayed the hurri-
cane signals and all vessels in the bay
hurried to shelter. Ocean-going
steamships anchored in the bay and
put out all possible extra anchors.
Several barges loaded with lumber
lost their cargoes and two were sunk
near the western beach Small boats
all along the beach have been swamp
ed and pounded to pieces. Long RATS
of timber have been carried from
storage booms and are adrift In the
bay.
Residents of Woolsey and Warning
ton and all along the bay shore west
OF the city came up to the city on
cars and are housed in the hotels and
with friends, leaving their homes to
the mercy of the elements.
The tide Is higher than known for
many years. Reports are that the
seas are breaking continually over
Santa Rosa island, but all those who
were at the summer hotel there have
been brought to the city.
|. C. Under Water.
Biloxi, Miss.-7The gulf storm
reached this city, the wind increasing
until 1t reached velocity of go miles
an hour, at o'clock in the afternoon,
and still increasing. 1t Is estimated
that $4,000 to $4,000 property dam
age has been suffered. No train has
reached here from the north and all
telegraph wires are down. One
schooner has been wrecked and twen-
ty shrimp boats are out in the storm.
Memphis, Tenn.-The local offices
Of the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley
railroad report that all of their wires
south of Vicksburg were lost. Before
that hour points south of Vicksburg
reported a severe storm prevailing.
Memphis, Tenn.-The Illinois Cen
trail railroad between McComb City,
Miss, and New Orleans is under wa
ter. A large portion of railway track
has been swept away
Atlanta, Ga.-The Postal Telegraph
company had a message from New
Orleans before the wires went down
which says that several houses have
been unroofed and that much damage
was done around the Rigolets. All
railroads are tied up and three
wrecks are reported. All wires to
Texas are lost.
Memphis, Tenn.-At 8 p. M, the
telegraph companies lost all commu-
nication with Natchez, Miss. A dis
patch from there at that hour said
that high wind was prevailing and
that the electric light wires were
broken by falling trees.
Crowley, LATHE heaviest wind
and rain storm in this section for
years prevailed here. Many trees in
this city and neighboring towns and
parishes were uprooted, but little
damage was done to buildings. The
greatest damage in this section is
to the rice crop.
Mobile.-Waves mountain high at 8
o'clock were washed over the Biloxi,
Miss, railroad bridge. One man is
reported to have been washed off the
bridge. He was seen calling for help
and shortly afterward disappeared.
Large Water Spout.
Mobile, Ala.-Weather Observer
Ashemberger reported that Mobile
was not free of the tropical hurricane,
and high winds would continue here
throughout the night.
Scranton, Miss, Al miles below
here, reported high water, with high
winds and fierce gale blowing over
Biloxi bay, and it was thought that
the long Biloxi bridge of the Louis
Vile and Nashville railroad would
be lost. All wires are down. south Of
Scranton.
Every wire in New Orleans is down
and trains over the Louisville and
Nashville will be detoured via Meri-
dian, Miss, to reach here. At seven
o'clock the water was dashing over
the wharves along the Mobile river
front. Many small boats have already
been lost. People along the Alabama
coast began flocking here.
At 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon the
government steamship General Batch
elder had to swerve around a large
waterspout in Mobile bay. The Off
GERS Of the boat reported that the
roaring of the water could be heard
ror long distance