Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-06
Hurricane From Gulf Sweeps
Alabama and Florida, Cut
ing Off Communication.
MOVES INLAND AT SPEED
OF 80 MILES AN HOUR
Mobile and Pensacola in Center Of
Observation-Disclosures and
Flooded Tracks Halt Traffic.

NEW ORLEANS. July 6.-Loss of life
Is feared to have resulted at points in
Alabama and Florida swept by the
tropical hurricane yesterday. although
communication with the sections over
which the storm passed had not been
established early today.
The center Of the hurricane apparent
ly struck Mobile, Ala, and Pensacola,
Fla, and the section between those
points. according to local weather bu-
reau officials. The storm moved inland
in a northwesterly direction from the
Gulf of Mexico at an estimated veloc-
ity of about eighty miles an hour.
Wireless plants here failed to get
stations 1t was presumed the wind
demolished the stations and possibly
put out of commission the wireless ap-
paratus on ships in the harbors.
Storm Moving Northwest.
The weather bureau issued a bulletin
at $50 am. stating the center of the
hurricane appeared to be moving north
west between Jackson and Meridian,
Miss. at a velocity of about forty-eigh
ing in intensity.
All trains on the Louisville and Nash
Vile railroad to Mobile and all
through trains were Cancelled last
night, and none had been sent out
from here nor had arrived early today,
owing to washouts and flooded tracks.
Telegraph and telephone companies
reported all wires down to the Missis-
sippi coast section and to Mobile and
Pensacola.
Fears entertained here for the safety
of residents of Grand Isle and Bara-
taria, on the southeast Louisiana coast,
were lessened today, when 1t was indi-
Gated that the full force of the hurri-
cane had not struck those sections.
Several boats were sent to take out the
inhabitants.
Mobile Wireless Towers Wrecked.
NEW ORLEANS. July 6.-The United
Fruit Company's radio station here was
in brief communication with the coast
guard cutter Tallapoosa in Mobile har-
Dor by wireless shortly before noon to-
day. The Tallapoosa's message stated
the wireless towers in Mobile were down.
but gave no indication Of damage or pos
sible loss of life. The cutter was pre-
ton regarding conditions in Mobile.
Tracks Strewn With Debris.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, July First
news from the Mobile region. cut of
yesterday by the tropical hurricane.
was report given out by Louisville
and Nashville railroad officials early
today that eleven miles out of Mobile
the railroad tracks were covered by
water and strewn with debris.
No communication has been had with
the city proper since yesterday morn
ing and no estimate could be made of
the damage there.
Only Work Trains Moving.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. July 6.-The
wind and rain storm of yesterday and
last night has done great damage to
the Louisville and Nashville railroad
south of Greeneville, Ala, and all the
way almost to New Orleans. according
to advices at the offices of the road
here. Telegraph wires are to be re-
paired as quickly as numerous crews
can find the breaks. No trains are
moving save the work trains. The
trains on this division are scheduled
no farther south now than Montgom-
cry. Every available lineman, bridge
man and track repairer is being rushed
to the divisions south of Montgomery
to take up the work of repairing. Pas
senger train No. l, which left here
Wednesday afternoon, was derailed
south of Greeneville.