Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01
HURRICANE SWEEPS
ALABAMA W|THRA|N
Gulf Gale Turns Inward and
Through Georgia as North.
west Florida Escapes.
nv the Associated Press,

~ the Associated Press.
PENSACOLA, Fla, October 1.-The
hurricane which dashed the territory as
Il passed inland from the Gulf of Mex
foo apparently was blowing across East
ern Alabama and through Georgia to-
day in fury of rain.
Whether the tropical storm which
took destructive toll in the Bahamas
and from shipping would dissipate itself
in the journey overland. or eventually
find its way back to the Atlantic Ocean
again and gather back its gales, was
predetermined.
Damage to this city chiefly was con-
hned to trees and telephone poles, al
though the Weather Bureau measured
gusts of wind up to 102 miles an hour
and an average velocity during the
height of the storm of "A miles. Elk
tensive preparations for the hurricane
were believed to have prevented greater
destruction.
Panama City Suffers.
Little was known of the effect of the
storm in communities and towns east
of here where the storm center passed.
Reports from Panama City said that
all the docks and several buildings had
been destroyed there. No loss of life
was reported in the whole area. Dis
rupted communications prevented q
check-up of conditions.
All telegraph and telephone lines
were down east of here, and the Louis
vile 81 Nashville Railway suspended
service to River Junction, Fla, because
of the uncertainty of tracks.
A passenger train was marooned at
Milton, but the passengers were safe.
AS the storm roared inland 1t was
swept first into Southeastern Alabama
after crossing the narrow strip OF
Northwestern Florida. A 50-mile gale
buffeted Brewton, Ala, north of Mo-
bile, some miles westward of the storm
center, and Mobile itself felt the fringe
of the blow. No damage was reported
Heavy rains and gusty winds were gen.
eral through a territory OF about 500
miles from Tallahassee, Fla, to the
Mississippi beaches.
Hurricane warnings were down on
the Alabama and Mississippi coasts, the
Weather Bureau replacing the signals
with northwest storm warnings as the
hurricane toward eastward on striking
land.
Forty-MiIe Wind at Andalusia.
Andalusia, Ala, reported 40-mile
winds and had difficulty in maintain
ing communications with the outside
world. Barometers dropped generally
through Southern Alabama and misty
rain was whipped into fury by the
gathering winds.
Forecaster Won Hermann Of Atlanta
said that, while the disturbance might
beat itself out on land, there) was a
possibility it might re-enter the Atlantic
near the Hatteras country and whip
back into gale force.
Ten Coast Guard boats, with Of
ficers and crews OF nearly 24O men
converged on the southeast coast oil
Florida to aid shipping left disabled
BY the Bahaman gale.
The Domira, British freighter. ano
the Salina. italian, remained aground
in the Bahamas, awaiting assistance
The Coast Guard Investigated reports
of mastheads sticking from the
waves and other stories of sea disaster
Florida Escapes Heavy Damage.
Latest checks showed Florida escaped
extensive damage as the storm whip
ned the lower east and west coasts
with heavy gales during its passage
from the Atlantic to the Gulf. The
loss was heavy In isolated instances,
but many sections came through with
only minor debris.
The Florida East Coast Railway re-
manned out on the Florida Keys, where
the storm center passed with hurricane
fury. Highway traffic was disrupted to
Key West. at the tip of the Keys. A
snecial boat took Havana-to- United
States travellers from Key West to
Miami, so that train connections might
be made to the East.
The clearing house estimated that
citrus damage did not exceed 2 per cent
Of the crop and that much Of this prob
ably would be salvaged, as the fruit was
about ready for markets.
LITTLE nAMAGE IN ALABAMA.