Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-02


cording to the predictions Of the local
weather bureau
lie claims Mobile was not the cen.
ter OF the storm, that SIS center pass
ed TO the west OF the city. The cleo
trio light company, street railways and
IN fact all business has suspended.
The Mobile and Ohio railroad was the
first road TO get out OF the city, It's
first train having left Mobile at 4
q. M Friday. Numerous saw mills
located IN the northern and marshy
districts have been either washed
away by the terrific waves or torn to
spllnters by the wind. Their lumber
and tlmbers are to be seen scattered
over the entire city and floating slow.
" down the slow falling river.
Hafbor steamer James A. Carney,
plying between Mobile and the east.
ern shore, lies beached just across
the river and opposite st., Francis
Street It's sides afe jammed In and
is upper structure blown away. Much
fear Is entertained for Fort Morgan,
Ala. where the government quaran.
tine station Is located and many sol.
diers quartered The chances are that
much loss OF NE has been caused by
the storm 70 those lying on DauphIn
Island and other outlying islands, in
cluding the marshy district where
many fishermen live.
In the city many people and much
live stock were rescued after heroic
enorls. Such cases are numerous.
Provisions are running low Restau.
rants feed many. but have DO supplies
on hand Ham and eggs constitute
their food supply These, too. viii
soon become exhausted. Wholesale
houses lost many thousands 81 dollars
from the Hood. willingly paid as high
as $3.50 an hour for common labor
aud earnestly they begged men To-
accept such pay, so frantlc were they
IN their efforts to'saye goods Even
az thia figure few men. white or black.
would aocep, work
The railroads have started wreck
ers out 10 clean up and repair the
tracks. Never before has labor com
mandod suoh prices IN this 'cl.y.
The ofileo OF The western-union
Telegraph c0mpanys floor vas . feet
under water. lts batteries we're iood.
cd with water and Il q not known.
how soon they viii be- IN shape 70
resume, The Postal relegraph build
Ing. while MOI quite as low lying also
suffered severely
Llst Of the Heavy Losses al Mobile.
Tue new CaWthon hotel, just com
plstcd, and the Bienvllc hotel are
damaged TO the extent a $1,000 each.
The Windsor hotel. $1,000; 81 An
drews. sa.uoo. The southern. ta.ooe,
The Southern Supply company cstl-
mate their loss AZ sipo.o0o.
Among the Wholesale houses that
have estimated the greatest damage
are, Pollock 4 nernhelmcr Whole
sale drygoods the Englsh Manufac
turing waeon company. Wagons and
huggics, S jacobson. drygeods, Dor
kAn a Young Hardware coinpany,
Cunningham Hardware company;
barney Cayanaukh Hardware com.
pauy. Mobile Drug company. whole
sale draRs. n o. zadek leWelry Co;
Draper a nurns. cloihine American
Surply COMPANY, mill supplies Chris !
sian suppN company, Cleveland !
nros. Wholesale ggaln r q busa /
4 Co. Wholesale grccers James Mc.
nonheu Co. Wholesale Erocers the
MarshauISons Gocery CO.. Mascat !
q lott. proanoe dealers; the Mobile /
nrcwery; she nicnslile Brewery lbe
Dixie Grain Co. James MePhiilips 4
Ggocsgy Co Besides thtsp many oih
o. Wholesale housoa la ne City Tae
NercaaniA bank. First National hsuk 4
ana he lAcukRuH hsnblRg counahy
establishments eere Inundated
IA ihls uyiilna q "a impossible q I
estimate ~ lo describe ne loss
rtefe a 10 way Be- arrive al az 81
taaie. owing 30 zee 1isertefcd state
al bakess al pgtssat sggcrH Az
ii rnnfaslca 4ar c'ty eSs sk.lf easig
fFl8g mcynlae taeevey ne water
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nstf taekeis aad agoems aerhtf nae
gYnaHf "a nd ttclr thaas 90 ealtr
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tfe ~ h a1 N ufft 81