[2] The storm drifted north from the Yucatán Channel on September 24,[5] while it was a weak hurricane with winds of 75 mph (120 km/h).

Several tugboats, vessels, fishing boats, and other watercraft were tossed along the shore of the city.

[1] Along Intendencia Street, several cottages were flooded; in some areas, the floodwaters were 10 feet (3.0 m) deep.

Between Magnolia Bluff and Milton, the track was destroyed and the Escambia Bridge was partially demolished.

At the intersection of Cedar and Baylen streets, oyster boats, steam tugs, wood, and other debris were scattered.

Trees and chimneys were blown down, and a tin roof was peeled off a house as a result of strong winds.

[10] At the navy yard of Pensacola, all but three boats—the Isle de Luzon and two "water boats"—were either sunk or thrown ashore.

A steel dock owned by Spain was untouched, but areas surrounding it were littered with debris.

[11] In New Orleans, observations at the backwater of the Mississippi River indicated a storm surge of about 6 feet (1.8 m) in height on the morning of September 27.

[1] Lake Pontchartrain overflowed during the hurricane, with its waters 5 feet (1.5 m) above normal levels, flooding New Orleans.

[8] Chimneys were blown down in the city; and a resort along Lake Pontchartrain was underwater, and many houses were swept away near the hotel.

[14] The lowest air pressure recorded in Mobile was 977 mbar (hPa; 28.84 inHg).

At the highest point, the tide was measured at 9.87 feet (3.01 m), while the maximum sustained wind during the hurricane reached 94 mph (151 km/h).

In the Mobile River and Bay, a total of eleven steamships, seventeen barks and schooners, and 12 tugboats, had either been sunk or blown ashore.

[1] Telegraph wires were cut off from Mobile after the hurricane, resulting in the loss of communication with the city.

[16] At Fort Morgan, many trees fell, roofs caved in, and windows were "smashed as though of tissue paper".

[10] In Scranton, the steamer Winona reported a minimum air pressure of 965 mbar (hPa; 28.50 inHg).

Brockway speculated that Scranton was near the center of the hurricane at the time, due to the low pressure readings.

[8] Jackson and Brookhaven suffered a loss of at least 300,000 cotton bales, amounting to $12,000,000 in damage.

In addition to the death of the three at the lighthouse, it was noted that the schooner Daisy had been dismantled there, with one person killed.

A train near Brookhaven was washed away along the tracks of the Mississippi Central Railroad, resulting in the injury of five people.

Mandeline, owned by Norway, was filled with water, while Sigrav suffered severe damage, completely torn apart.