The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-19
Mobile and Pensacola in
Pathway of Great Storm
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aeronautic station near here were to the
effect that it escaped with comparatively
little damage the newly completed per-
manent hangers having withstood the
gale.
The storm, however, was said to have
caused no damage to the machines at
the aeronautical station, which had been
safely stored in permanent hangers re-
Gently completed, and the floating
dlrigible shed was strong enough to with
stand the gale, which came in such ter
rifle and sudden gusts that in Pensa-
cola it blew three or four persons through
plate glass windows in the downtown dis
trict, and carried away the weather OBJ
servation tower on top of high building.
The barometer registered 29.O5 just be-
fore all instruments were put out of COM
mission this morning, and the gale had
ragged up to ia miles an hour and then
dropped in 10 minWes to IA before
change of direction and a rise to 9S miles
took off the weather tower.
ONE LIFE IS LOST
The one life reported lost was that of
Daniel Cobb, cook on the small steamer
Flanders, which was reported sunk two
miles from here. Its crew was brought
here tonight. No other injuries were re-
ported and persons hurt here said
their injuries were comparatively slight.
Shipping damage besides that to nu-
merous small boats ana nshlng craft
and the Flanders, included the driving
together of the Norwegian bark Oaklands
of S9S tons and the Aston steamer J. E.
DuBignon, which recently was damaged
and which was being converted into a
barge here. Both suffered damage, which
could not be accurately described tonight.
Three fishing schooners were driven
ashore and the Russian bark Albyn went
1rtf l., H. -.
is a vessel of 1893 tons The small
schooner Amy Vixon, in tow of the F1an-
ders. broke loose and had not been ac-
counted for tonight 1t was not known
how many men were aboard,
CITY ISOLATED ALL DAY
The storm isolated Pensacola from
about a. m. until shortly before that
hour tonight, when the hurricane SEEM
ingly had passed well inland. No reports
from outlying districts showed great
damage, and it was said all the larger
vessels rode out the storm.
GRAIN ELEVATOR DAMAGED
The Louisville and Nashville grain ele-
vator was badly damaged and the ware
houses of that railroad at Commandments
and TarragOna streets were unroofed.
Train service from Pensacola to Jack
sonville will be suspended for several
power plant is still out of commission,
lighting service was partially restored
tonight. Street car service to the navy
yard will not be restored for probably
a week, traction officials stated.
MONTGOMERY FEELS STORM
Montgomery, October 1S.-Montgomery
and vicinity today was visited by a
heavy wind and rainfall, with distinctive
earthquake shocks at 404 o'clock in the
afternoon. The shocks were felt in the
southern and eastern sections of the city
strongly but do damage was done. The
high winds cracked the flag pole on the
state capitol, but guy wires prevented
it's falling. The wind reached a velocity
of 40 miles an hour.
Travelling men returning to Montgomery
tonight bring reports of terrific rains
and winds in the surrounding districts.
Near Brundidge church was moved
from it's foundations outhouses fences
and trees blown down. At Opp, in the
southern part of the state, the picking
plant Of Wright Bros & Cation was de-
molished by high winds and many houses
unroofed and damaged but no lives were
lost. Dothan reports a heavy storm in
its vicinity all day. with an extremely
heavy sea running at Panama City, Fla,
where residents are reported alarmed.
CLOUDBURST AT TROY
At Troy the wind reached a velocity
of so miles an hour, with rain falling
like cloudburst. Houses and stores
were unroofed, the tin covering the
Streets rolled up like paper. Many of
the stores are entirely unroofed, and much
damage to stocks is reported. The town
Is in darkness because of poles being
blown down, making a live wire dam
gerous. Chimneys have been blown down
in all parts of the city and trees have
been uprooted generally. The Carroll
warehouse and Hancheys mill both are
unroofed.
Heavy rains, with wind ranging from
80 to "a miles an hour are reported from
Wetumpka, Clanton, Tallassee, Notasul-
ga and surrounding points. At no place
Is loss of life or live stock reported.
Timber damages are excessive in south
ern Alabama, especially in Covington
county.
REPORT FROM JACKSONVILLE
Jacksonville, Fla, October 18.-The
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