p. 11 | The Southern Storm.-

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Oct 13, 1909

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 36, No. 40.

The Southern Storm.—

The little note which we made on the fearful storm in the South was entirely inadequate in describing the fearful tempest which swept over the Gulf States. It is considered the worst since the great disaster in 1893, when 1,500 persons were drowned. The storm continued for eighteen hours with a maximum velocity of 92 miles. In Morgan City alone the damage totaled $200,000, and it is estimated that 250 deaths occurred in the bayous and lakes surrounding St. Mary and Terrebonne; 98 died near New Orleans. Property loss will run away up into the millions. Miles of territory were laid waste; orange groves were whipped clean of fruit and foliage alike, while hundreds of trees were uprooted.