Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-08
SEVEN DEAD; 100000
LOST IN GULF STORM
Crop and Timber Regions of Ala
bama and Mississippi Suf-
fer Heavily.

NE" oFtLcANS, July i-SeNeH per =
sons have lost their lives and proper
ty has been damaged to the extent of
more than $4,000. 900. according to re-
ports from the storm swept regions of
Alabama and Mississippi. Crops and
timber suffered heavily
Rains that assumed the proportions
of cloudbursts followed the tropical
hurricane in Alabama, causing serious
flood conditions at Prattville and Bir-
mingham, where creeks overlooked
their banks and invaded stores and
factories.
The death list consists of one white
man and six negroes. The former, a
locomotive engineer, was killed, with
mis- negro fireman. when his train ran
into washout at Bond, Miss Three
negroes were drowned in the Birming-
nam district. and two on the Warrior
river near Tuscaloosa, when a small
| boat sank.
Pensacola Came Through Safely.
Pensacola came safely through the
hurricane. None killed. Big damage
to docks and buildings"
The foregoing was the brief radio
message received here early today by
the United Fruit Compsny's station
from the naval wireless station at Pen
sacola
The message from the naval station
giving assurance that there were no
fatalities there, and that the city had
withstood the storm was the first direct
word received from Pensacola since
$3.50 o'clock last Wednesday MORNING,
when wire communication was lost
Since Wednesday evening the wire
a Gt To H.
ing to get in radio communication with
the Pensacola naval station or with
some vessel in that harbor, but without
success owing to static conditions.
Immediately after receiving the brief
message today the local wireless made
repeated attempts to again get in touch
with Pensacola to obtain detailed in
formation concerning conditions. but
the efforts. almost continuous for more
than an hour, failed to bring response.
The wireless company, however, ex-
pected to obtain further reports later
in the day.
Street Traffic Delayed.
Street car and railway traffic was
badly delayed at Birmingham by the
overflow of Valley creek. Persons liv-
ing in the lowlands of East Birming
| ham were removed from their homes
in boats. Near Bessemer eight feet of
water was reported over cornfieIds
The waters did NOT reach Birming
nam s principal streets.
Inc Alabama, Coosa, Tallapoosa and
warrior rivers are reported rising
rapidly and food warnings have beer
issued.
The American schooner Mary G
DantZler. the Norwegian schooner
Amelia and an unidentified two-mastec
Off h;
Gulf of Mexico, Wednesday, according
to reports at Gulfport. The crew OF
the Amelia was saved. but no trace
of the others has been found. Thirty
six men comprised the crews of the
three vessels.
Reports of Loss of Live Incorrect.
Wire communication was restored
with Mobile for a short time last night
and it was definitely established thai
days hurricane. 1t was also developed
that the reports of loss of seventeen
lives at Beloit. Ala. were incorrect.
Railroad traffic throughout the storm
area is badly demoralized and rail
road officials say it will be several days
before anything approaching normal
service can be restored.
Heavy Damage at Pensacola.
ATLANTA, Ga. July s.-Property
damage in Pensacola, Fla, from the
storm of Wednesday and Thursday was
heavy. but not as heavy as that in
fiicted by the storm of 1906, according
to telephone lineman. who has made
his way to Flomaton. Ala. Fragmen-
tary details of his report, which were
received at the local telephone office
said that the water front was badly
wrecked and that there was some dam
age to shipping. The path of the storm
extended apparently about twenty-four
miles north of Pensacola. Considera bic
damage was caused throughout this
section, but so far as could be learned
mere the lineman did not report loss of
life. either at Pensacola or other places