The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-18
Alabama and Florida Coast De-
vastated by Gale.
GALVESTON ISN'T IN PATH
Tidal Wave Three Feet High at
Pensacola.
Deluge of Rain in Teeth OF
Tropical Blow.

Mobile, Oct. 1s.-Reaching a veloc-
ity of 10 miles an hour the tropical
hurricane passing inland from the
Gulf of Mexico early today, swept over
Mobile with terrific force, raging for
aboupt two hours before it began TO
subside. Notwithstanding the force OF
the wind, the damage done in Mobile
proper was estimated as not exceeding
few thousand dollars.
Memphis, Tenn. oct. 1S.-Seven
persons were killed when house was
blown at Mobile at 10 o'clock today
The winds velocity has increased to
SO miles an hour. An unidentified
schooner is floating on its side in Mo-
bile Bay. Great damage at Bilixoi and
Mississippi City is reported.
The gale is sweeping all along the
Florida and Alabama coast. Small
vessels are hurrying to shelter. Tele-
phone and telegraph poles have been
snapped off or blown down all along
the coast and communication with
many towns cut off. A driving rain
is accompanying the gale. Pensacola
reported a tide nearly three feet high
er than normal.
Danger on Gulf Passed.
New Orleans, Oct. 1S.-Radio mes
sageS this afternoon reported a hum
dred mile wind sweeping Pensacola
and Mobile. No reports of loss of life
at either city have been received here
c. H. Ellis, vice president of the
United Fruit company, said radio mes
sages from sis ships in the Gulf OF
Mexico reported danger to all shipping
in the gulf had passed.
Communication was re-established
today by the Tropical Radio company.
with the wireless station on Swami Is
land, in the Caribbean, cut off since
last Saturday morning when the hur-
rfcane swept the island. The message
stated none of the Inhabitants of the
island had been killed or injured, that
there had been slight damage to build
ings, three of the wireless towers dis
mantled, several barges beached and
5000 cocoanut trees blown down. No
reports have been received here as to
damage done on the Yucatan penin-
sula by the hurricane.
Arrived Early Today.
New Orleans. Oct. 1S.-A message
received here shortly before O'clock
this morning by Postal Telegraph
company from Mobile stated the wind
there at that time was blowing ninety
miles an hour. All telegraph and tel
ephone connection between Mobile
and New Orleans was lost after 9 a. m.
The report from Pensacola, together
with reports from Mobile of a forty
eight-mile east wind and a barometer
of 29.46 at 7 a. m. was considered as
indicating the center of the tropical
hurricane might sweep inland from
the gulf somewhere near Pensacola.
Wires Go Out
Efforts to reach Pensacola from
New Orleans, by telegraph and tele-
phone failed after o'clock. The wire
companies reported the storm ap-
peored to be increasing in violence
there when connections were lost.
i Gulfport at a. m. reported a bar
ometsr of 29.44 and a twenty-mfle
wind with high tides. Burrwood, La,
had a Iwenty-mile wind from the
northwest and a barometer of 29.46.
| Rainfall of .SS inches was recorded
at Burrwood for the last twenty-four
! hours.
In New Orleans the wind was blow
| ing less than ten miles an hour from
the northwest and the barometer reg
! istered 29.54 at o'clock.
Galveston Not Worried.
| Galveston, Oct 1S-The local wealth.
er bureau received report thru the
| local wireless station from Fort Nor
gan, at the entrance Of Mobile bay,
| stating that at S:45 this morning the
wind was blowing ninety miles an
hour from the east-northeast and was
/ occasionally going to ninety-efght
miles an hour.
Clear and cool weather prevailed
here this morning The barometer is
| rising and the wind is blowing from
the northwest at about ten miles an
hour. The tide was normal this morn
ing and there was a moderate ground
| swell coming in from east-southeast
The skies cleared shortly after mid
night last night and danger that this
place would feel any serious effects
of the tropical disturbance has passed.
Wind Rate Growing.
New Orleans. Oct. 18.-The wind
was blowing 72 miles an hour from
the northeast at Pensacola, Fla. al
| Sis this morning, according to a re-
port received by the weather bureau
| here. The barometer showed 2g4a
and tide two feet higher than nor
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