Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-30
TROPICAL STORM
HITS NEW ORLEANS
Wireless Reports Conditions
"Not SO Bad" But Property
Loss Will Be Immense.

MOBILE. Ala, September 30.-AI1
communication with New Orleans by
wire, wireless and rail has been cut
OF by the tropical storm since 2 o'clock
this morning.
A wireless message received at Gal
weston sent at that hour indicated that
the storm had passed and that the
water in the streets of New Orleans
was receding. The death list is not
expected to exceed ten in New Orleans.
but the property damage probably will
be heavy. perhaps $1.000,000.
Telephone and telegraph companies
began work this morning repairing the
damage. Linemen succeeded in restor-
ing the fallen wires to within twenty
three miles of New Orleans.
A furious gale lifted the roofs from
many New Orleans buildings. and partly
demolished the old French market, one
of the show places Of the city. At times
the wind reached a velocity Of 130 miles
an hour. and streets were filed with flying
debris. Residents crowded into hotels and
downtown Office buildings for protection.
Mobile this morning is recovering from
a terrific blow last night, which averaged
from twenty-five to sixty miles at stages
ali nlgbt. MODllc river at O'CLOCK this
morning was two and a half blocks up
in the wholesale district Many fences
outhouses and trees and telephone poles
are down. One fishing smack is missing
on the river front.
Little news had come in from other
points One report said that Biloxi, Gulf
port and Pascagoula suffered heavily
Little damage was done in Mobile. re-
lief train was to leave here today for
towns down the coast.
One Message Gets Through.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex. September 30
a wireless message from New Orleans
to the station at Fort Sam Houston at
1910 this morning, says:
Report conditions are not very bad"
message received at 1880 am. re-
iayed from Galveston. said:
Last heard. water nearly drained
from streets of New Orleans. Going
down rapidly"
HOUSTON. Tex. September so.-The
Southern Pacific limited passenger train
to the Pacific coast from New Orleans,
known as the Sunset limited. which
did not arrive here last night on sched
ule, did not leave New Orleans because
of the storm, according to announce
ment here today from ofhcials of the
road.
Train No. s, with 100 passengers for
New Orleans. Is still marooned at Av-
ondale Ferry. La, but no fears for its
safety are expressed.
Train service is maintained out of
Houston toward New Orleans.
Fear Radio Station Is Damaged.
The navy wireless station at Arling-
ton has been unable to communicate
with the wireless station at the New
I'd uSn ~ rlo
terday morning and officials fear that
the tropical storm damaged the radio
plant there. New efforts were made to
reach the New Orleans station by radio
last night and early today without sue
| cess. The Arlington operators began
calling New Orleans today at intervals
Of fifteen minutes. and efforts also were
made to open radio communication via
the stations at Galveston and Key
West
tered over the interor of Mississippj
this morning. but 1t had greatly dimin-
jshed in force. The storm, however
, is not over. as 1t maintains considera Bile
intensity and Is causing general rains
throughout the south Atlantic and ca 81
gulf states and Tennessee During the
night it caused winds of hurricane force
on the middle gulf coat and the weather
| bureau OF storm
warnings along the gulf coast from
Mobile to Cedar Keys, Fla. and on the
| Atlantic coast from Jacksonville to
Wilmington. N. c.
moving n a north -northeasterly d.
rection and that 1t will cause rains dur.
| ing the next thirty-six hours every
where east Of the Mississippi river. ex-
cept in the upper lake region.
! No Official reports had reached the
weather bureau from New Orleans since
2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, but other
! adyices indicated that the storm had
4 almoat ahated therA