The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-21
Cities Along the Gulf Coast Were
Bombarded With Walls Of Wa.
ter and Gigantic Gusts
Of Fierce Wind.
A BIG PROPERTY LOSS
Wires Were Down Early Today So
That the Extent Of the Storm
Was Not Learned Dur
Ing the Night.

MEMPHIS, Tenn., sept. 2l.-Ine
storm which swept the gulf coast has
been felt here. Windows in all parts
of the city were broken by the wind
and steady heavy rain has virtually
flooded the city and surrounding coun-
try. South, the storm has ragged for
hours and all communication with
New Orleans, Birmingham, Mobile
and Florida points are cut off. Re-
ports received shortly before midnight
state the south suffered greatly from
the storm and that many inland towns
have been wrecked and the death
loss will probably be high. 1t Is be-
lieved the Louisiana rice crop has
been destroyed and that the Missis-
sippi cotton crop has been greatly
damaged. The wind reached veloc-
ity of 60 miles an hour and the cotton
was blown from the branch. Only
about half Of the crop had been har-
vested. Jackson and other Mississippi
towns are said to have suffered great
ly from the storm. 1t is estimated
that the property loss near here will
reach hundreds Of thousands of dol
lars. The rain still falls steadily. 1t
is feared it will cause one of the
worst floods in the history of the
state.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 21.-Aftel
attaining a velocity Of 60 miles ar
hour last evening the hurricane Il
slowly diminishing.
Four are known to be dead and the
damage will exceed 100000. Many
houses were unroofed and frail build
ings partially destroyed. Wires are
down and 1t is impossible to ascertain
the losses along the coast
Victor Pujol, James Garretson ant
John Arends were killed by live
wires; Charles Schultz was killed b.
a falling smoke stack.
The ferry steamer Assumption sank
but no lives were lost
! NATCHEZ, Miss, Sept. 21.-Th'
Illinois Central between Macoml
City and New Orleans is under water
A large portion of the track is swep
away.
At o'clock last night all communi
cation with Natchez was lost. A dis
patch from there at that hour statet
d high wind was prevailing and cleo
trio wires broken by falling trees. Thu
officials of the Yazoo Mississippi Val
ley railroad report all wires dowl
south of Vicksburg.
PENSACOLA, Fla, Sept. 21.-Blow
| ing at sixty miles, the wind last even
ing increased to hurricane speed
Small boats were smashed and pound
ed to pieces. Residents of the ives
bay shore came to the city, leavin
their homes to the elements.
4 MOBILE, Sept. 21.-The water a
1890 was within half block of Roya
street, the highest point reached sine
the storm of 1906. On the south sid
of the city the river front for severs
blocks is submerged. The Wester
Union office is two inches deep wit
water. The Louisville and Nashvill
depot is inundated.
NEW ORLEANS, via Galveston. b
wireless, Sept 21.-Tremendous dan
age was done by the storm. Scores {
houses have been wrecked by the win
which reached velocity of sixt
miles an hour. At least five have bee
killed here and it is believed thel
have been othN deaths. Heavy dan
age and loss of life has been repor
ed. Train service is crippled. Son
trains have been cancelled and nor
are on time. Miles Of track of IL
Louisville e Nashville, east of hel
are washed out and no trains al
running. AT 10 o'clock the water ha
not broken through the levee althoug
there is a heavy swell and it is fea
ed that parts of the city may be floo
; ed. The steamer Blazo picked up |
Z wireless, reported that it had strut
en- from its course and had been
) the edge of the hurricane, being dri
: layed an hour but was safe.
$ AS to Babies.
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