Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-08-22
STORIES OF SHIPWRECK.
They Come from Pensacola, Fla,
and Its Vicinity.
NEW ORLEANS AND MOBILE.
These Cities Escaped with COmpara-
lively Small Loss, but the Farmers
Along the Gulf Coast of the south
Suffered Largely.

Mobile, Ala. Aug 17.-The gulf
storm which began with wind and
rain Wednesday reached its severest
force about o'clock Thursday, the
maNimtm wind velocity being 81
miles an hour. Considerable damage
was done in Mobile in the way of up
roofing trees, unroofing houses and
topping chimneys. falling wall
demolished the rear end of Mohr 6s
Sons drug store, badly damaging
his stock. The flood water was
backed by the southeast gale over
the cotton wharf, and several streets
were covered The water was IS
inches deep in the cotton exchange,
and both the Western Union and Pos
tai offices were flooded. The power
houses of the electric railway were
Hooded and electric car service was
shut down. All business in the
wholesale district was suspended.
While the storm was not as severe
as the record breaker of 1898, there
was much excitement among the peo-
pie because of recollection of the
great damage by the earlier storm.
The people were apprehensive of a
repetition of that disaster, and spent
miserable night. Out of doors every
one was drenched thoroughly by the
heavy rain. The rainfall was 5.S4
inches.
During the storm the steamboat
Lady Jane went to the rescue of the
truck gardeners who live in the
marshes between Mobile and Spanish
rivers. In the 1898 flood the people
there suffered greatly and half
dozen were drowned. The Lady
Jane rescued all that could be
reached who were in special danger
and brought them to the city.
From Fowler river it is reported
that the schooner Marguerite was
taken up bodily and left high and
dry on the beach. James Mcmahon
and four other men were on board.
Mcmahon says a house on Dauphin
island was washed away and after
wards found in the woods. Nothing
is known as to the fate of the occu-
pants.
New Orleans, Aug. 1.-THE storm
has passed and seems to have done
no great damage anywhere except
along the river below the city, six
fatalities occurring near the rivers
mouth. In the city the only injury
was to the section flooded by the
break in a canal bank, which was
soon closed. Rice and orange farms
on the lower coast were severely in
jured. The inhabitants there believe
they We're struck by tidal wave
combined with a cyclone. Three lives
were lost half mile above quaran-
tine. A large house was overturned
with Is people in it, and Mrs. Rosa
Walker, her 10-year-Old daught ter Ida
Walker, Miss Birdie Golden and Miss
Ella Golden were drowned. The
crew of the tugboat Biloxi sought
refuge few hundred yards away and
two of the sailors were drowned and
the boat lost.
Pensacola, Fla, Aug. 1.-THE
French steamship Cyrano, which ar
rived Friday, reports that the Amer
lean steamship Evelyn, ten days from
New York for this port, went
aground Thursday morning about
eight miles from Pensacola bar. She
is fast going to pieces.
During the storm Thursday night
the Portuguese bark Prophets, laden
with cargo of timber valued at $5,-
900, was badly damaged
The storm was one of the widest
ever known here. The storm reached
a wind velocity of 10 miles an hour,
with spurts of 80 miles.
There was great damage to ship
ping in the bay and to water front
property. Twelve or Is schooners of
the fishing fleet were badly damaged.
Four of them sank, causing n loss
lggregating $4,000.