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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1915
Page
5
Powell notes distances from the state line near Ftesipatops and says the area was swept away. He could not estimate the number dead at Dunbar. Powell also reported the railroad impacts.
A drawbridge at Rigolets was wrecked as the track built on embankments and fills across the marshes washed out for miles. Only meager reports have been received.
A wire service report from New Orleans describes severe flooding between Poydas and Burns with high tides and extensive property damage. Chief meteorologist confirms a surge of 9 to 12 feet along the coast south of the city, with additional reports from Houma and Terrebonne indicating widespread flood risk in low-lying areas.
The Honduran steamer Yoro reported extensive flooding from wind and tide up to 15 miles from New Orleans. Levees broke and plantations were flooded. barges sank near Donaldsonville with major losses. Rail lines from Bay St. Louis to New Orleans were wiped out. trains halted for weeks. Biloxi shrimp schooners aided by a relief expedition as crews endured starvation during the storm.
Copenhagen reports German submarines torpedoed and set ablaze two Norwegian ships, the bark Actie Fos tens gross carrying props to Leith and the lighter Florida from Christiania to Hutl, with crews towed to safety near the Naze, as two other vessels also burned off southern Norway.
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