The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-12
STORM AT PENSACOLA
HIGH WIND BLEW OVER FLORIDA
 FORT.
Weather Bureau Sfgnals Gave vessels Opportunity to Prepare For Gale and Damage Done Was
 Nominal.

Pensacola, Fla, Nov. 11.-(Special.)-- A severe wind and rain storm passed over this section during last night and in the early hours of this morning the wind attained a velocity of about fifty miles an hour. Storm signals were ordered up and maintained at the local weather bureau station during the night and this caused the many vessels in the harbor to secure themselves against storm damage.
 A number of ships which did not put out extra anchors dragged their mud hooks considerably and were in danger be learned, all escaped with the assist ance of tugs. Timber rafts, moored to the side of vessels, and which would have been placed aboard of the vessels today. broke loose and hundreds Of the big and valuable sticks went adrift. be- coming a serious menace to harbor navigation. These big sticks are being gathered in and for each one recovered. the master of the vessel or the custo- dian of lost timber and lumber pays 30 cents. Good hauls were made by some of the more adventuresome men and boys who engaged In such work had exciting experiences in battling with the storm. Waves very high were churned up in the harbor and It required good seamanshlp to bring the be learned up to this hour. there was no casualties.
 Died in Texas.
 W. Y. Lewis of this city last night received a telegram announcing the death at El Paso, Texas, of his brother, Freeman W. Lewis, the message coming from a firm of undertakers who held the body awaiting orders. The remains will be brought to Pensacoa for inter- ment unless relatives, who reside in Montgomery, desire that they be sent there. The deceased has two children and a wife residing at 215 Dickerson Street, Montgomery, who have been also notified Mir. Lewis has not lived in Alabama for some time. and Tor the past few years has resided In Mexico Several times he was reported dead. The remains. however. have been iden- tihed by a Pensacola man who is at Fl PAso, and there is now no doubt but that the dead man Is the late F. ". Lewis. He. at one time in the past held a position as conductor on the Louisville and Nashville, running be- tween Montgomery and Birmingham.
 Pitched Rexister into street.
 A corner grocery store. at the corner Streets. was entered by a burglar du- been the only thing the thief was seek ing. Evidently not being able to open the cash register inside of the store, getting on the inside and deliberately pitched the cash register into the street. thereafter calmly working upon the same until he had solved its intri- cacies at his pleasure. The register was found in the street this morning by early pedestrians. There was not more than $5 stolen altogether, sout the valuable register was padiy nam- aged.
 Koch h Fined.
 M. l.. Koch, who made stand b1ffed the health authorities by refus- ing to permit the fumigation of hls home on East Government Street was Court this morning after a lengthy hearing of the case, The matter was brought up in the City Court yester- sas saS ans s5e taRng sRi of eRdenee % ns Recorder Laney gave notice that he would reserve his decision until this morning at 10 o'clock AL 1aat hou the case assembled at the court room and heard a very strong opinion from the the Recorder. who is lawyer of much ex- pounced. MT. A. C. Blonnt, who is representing MT. Koch, at once gave notice that the case would be taken the rights of an individual under the law. The motion for an arrest of .'udg- ment was heard in good shape. and the case so far as the city is concerned IS
 There viii, however. be no fumigs- ton of the residence of MT. Koch. since the epidemic has about played it. self out. Only residences where vel low fever develops will be fumigated.
 Under Serious Char~es.
 Two women, Mabel McWilliams and Rosa Locke, were locked up at the County jail this morning on the charge of having allowed continuous visits to their home of minors One boy about 13 years of age, who. was arrested there last week and who was warned to keep away from the place, was & found Villar made the raid. The women are charged in the County courts with mis- conduct generally. and the penalty is severe one.
 Four BurglarieS.
 During the storm of last night there were at least four burgiartes perpe- trated in different portions of the city Not a great deal of money was, ob- tained, but the fact that. four places were forced made the police feel they were badly used during the night, A saloon, two grocery stores and Chi- unoa 1aMndrv were, the nlaCeS visited,