The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-07
PENSACOLA FRUIT FREE FROM INJURY Worst of Storm Misses Gulf
 Coast HAVE NEW TOURIST CLUB Pensacola Sight seers Organize and Numerous Pleasure Trips Are Planned-Other News of
 the Gulf City.
HAVE NEW TOURIST CLUB

Pensacola, FlE., February 6.-(Special )- The inhabitants of the fiowery land are eongratulating themselves on the escape from freezing of the citrus fruits during the unusually severe weather experienced recently. And in addition to this the recent blizzard passed us by. The unset tied state of the weather, however has been very unfavoraDle to the numberless victims O. la grippe.
 Dr. F. G. kensnaw, one of the leading physicians of the city, Is seriously i'll at his home. ExMayor ". q. Anderson is also among the numerous sufferers from la grippe.
 The German cruiser Bremen, now vis- ting American ports has been in the har- Dor for severa, days, and all classes of society are wing with the German resi- dents in attentions to officers and crew.
 A case In maritime circles that has caused no little excitement was the at tempt recently made to seuttle the Italian bark Cesare. The vessel was almost ready to proceed to sea when soundings showed that she was leaking. An investigation by the captain disclosed the fact that an inch and a quarter auger hole had just been bored through her side immediately below the water line. The ships carpenter. an Italian, was arrested, and the evidence is very strong against him. The Italian vice consul, MT. G. B. Cafero Is sitting the matter thoroughly, the vessel being de- tained in port for that purpose.
 A Tourist club was organized two weeks since with a membership of eighty-six by the winter visitors from all parts of the country. Since that time the member ship has been very largely augumented The objects of the club are to promote acquaintance md good feeling among the members, to arrange excursions to the many points of interest in and about Pen sacola, to organize hunting and fishing parties and to have good time generally.
 A great deal of interest is being mani- fested in a revival that has been in pro- gress for a week in the First Presby- teran church.
 Rev. William Black is conducting the services, ably seconded by MT. Burr, noted song evangelist from Canada. The duration of the revival was at first set for one week, but Rev. J. S. Sibley, the pastor, announced that the services would be protracted another week.
 A party of thirty German home-seek- CTS arrived Saturday night They were taken on tour of inspection over the Pensacola and Perdido railway into Bald win county, Ala. by Mir. John E. Still man, of the Pensacola Investment com pany. This section, known as the Per dido country, contains some of the finest farming lands of the south, and its de- velopment will add to the ever increas- ing prosperity of Pensacola.
 Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Frederick A. Webber was in Pensacola last week serving subpoenas on witnesses in the Swayne impeachment case before the United States Senate on the 10th inst He left at night for Texas on the same business.
 The Carnival association is making preparations for finer Mardi Gras dis play than ever before witnessed. The Pensacola navy yard, since the passage of the canal bill has increased | largely in importance with the depart ment. This Is evinced by the decision to make this port the permanent rendezvous 1 for the battleships and cruisers while the erection of the new equipment build l ing at a cost of $12O,0O0 and the installa- | ton of the DeForest Wireless Station | just completed, indicates that this yard will soon rank in importance with any | in the country