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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1901
Page
1
A furious gulf hurricane floods Mobile and New Orleans areas, destroys wires and disrupts rail lines. Lower New Orleans is flooded with rescues by rowboat, with many lives feared lost. Galveston awaits inland passage as a hurricane signal remains.
A vintage storm report describes a gulf coast hurricane sweeping Pensacola westward, severing telegraph lines and endangering Port Eads. It details wrecked vessels including the Chamberlain and Burns, a large loss of life feared at Cheniere Caminada and Grand Isle, and damage from Shell Beach to New Orleans with rail washouts and a destroyed lakefront pier.
August 16 report describes a gulf storm driving 50 mph winds over Mobile, flooding Water Street and surrounding districts. River overflow floods streets, isolating the city. trains halted, wires down, and fear of loss of life on offshore islands near Fort Morgan.
Galveston August 16 The Gulf storm seen by the weather bureau remains a warning to ships. The hurricane signal flies but inland impact is expected east of Galveston. Several steamers may seek repairs in Key West or Pensacola after facing Port Eads conditions. Multiple ships reporting wheat cargoes may have met part of the storm.
The Louisville and Nashville railroad reports a passenger train out of Montgomery is tied up at Magazine Point six miles north of Mobile and cannot enter the city. Wires are down, damage details unavailable, and trains south of Flomaton will not proceed tonight. A repair train left at seven. District Observer Chaffee notes a slow northeast moving Gulf storm with increasing energy and high winds along the gulf. A mobile lumber mill, Dixie Lumber Company near Mobile, was swept away, with several employees killed.
Reports show a gulf storm striking Flomaton Alabama around midnight with heavy rainfall. Communication lines to Mobile were cut, delaying restoration of Western Union services and leaving hundreds of messages stranded. Trains on Louisville and Nashville north of Mobile suspended as tracks flood.
John Pickle, 14, drowns in a Knoxville creek as floodwaters surge through Knox ville. Companion William Franklin nearly drowns trying to save him while mules and a waterlogged team are swept away. Rains continue, raising rivers and damaging embankments across Coal Creek and Loudon. Separate reports describe freshes and flooding across Meridian, Chattanooga, and Burnside with rivers rising, crops threatened, and trains delayed.
J H Cook, chairman of the allied third party and Missouri fusion populist state committee, issues an invitation to fusion populists nationwide. A national conference is set for September 27 28 1901 in Kansas City to unite reform forces and launch a national third party aligned with principles from the June Kansas City meeting. The aim is reunion of the People's Party and coordination with other reform groups.
San Francisco August 15 reports say C M Hays president of the Southern Pacific has resigned due to reduced powers after the Harriman interests took control via the Speyers transfer. Hays was under a five year contract at 55000 a year and could not be reached for comment.
The Democratic state convention in Harrisburg nominated Judge Herman Yerkes of Doylestown for supreme court and Representative Andrew J. Palm of Meadville for state treasurer. The platform condemns corruption across state government, pledges unity, and calls for redemption from “public thieves” amid a Philadelphia harmony program dispute.
Chicago reports a bankruptcy petition for George H Phillips company filed by three creditors. A temporary receiver from Chicago Title and Trust Co appointed. Assets estimated at 250000 against liabilities of about 200000. Insolvent by stock, with 100000 in worthless accounts. Phillips offers to cover shortfall and resume business with profits above 2500 annual kept by him. Sharretts named American rep on international board for Chinese tariff affairs.
Georgia farmers face a crop outlook from the 1901 season with yields seen to shrink by a quarter to half a million bales versus last year. Other items include political shifts in state agriculture leadership, jail escapes, a trolley accident in Savannah killing a child, and local and national incidents ranging from public safety to labor strikes abroad.
Pittsburg reports renewed efforts to settle the steel strike. B M Caldwell, a former Mingo Junction mill owner, is believed to be coordinating with strike leaders to sketch a settlement plan for the steel corporation officials. President Shaffer insists no formal proposals have been exchanged, while noting interference by former Amalgamated leaders. The strike widens as unions resist non union material and workers at Republic and Steel Hoop face supply and operation pressures. Joliet and McKeesport actions reflect broader union discipline and plant closings.
At the Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Cleveland an amendment to article IV would strike voluntarily from the membership clause and bar any person who has ever borne arms against the United States. The Arkansas department certifies the proposal aims to include southern men who joined the north after escaping conscription.
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