The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-29
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BADLY DAMAGED
Every Building at Barancas Suf-
tered from Gale.
NAVAL VESSELS ALL HIGH AND
DRY ON THE BEACH AND NAVY
YARD INuNDATED-MAssEs OF
WREckAcE ARE GUARDED BY
TROOPS.
BY Ben n, Thomas.

" 0CU Tie bUOWdSs
No adequate idea of the magnitude
Of the disaster which overwhelmed
Pensacola and the surrounding Sec
ton on Wednesday and Thursday
In possible without a trip around the
bay, and the terrific force of the hur-
ricane cannot be realized until the
vast masses of wreckage, stranded
vessels, dismantled army posts and
torn and twisted homes along the
waterfront are viewed from the bay.
The entire shore is a mass of ruins,
every building at Fort Barrancas is
more OF less damaged, the Life Saw
ing Station has been wiped out of ex-
istence, the Quarantine station is a
mass of debris, Fort Pickens has
suffered severely and Fort McRae
completely RACED, the ruin of the old
fort standing alone on the shore, a
silent and impressive reminder of the
past and sentinel over the wreck
OF one or the most important army
posts on the Gulf coast.
Through the courtesey of Captain
Edward j. Miller, of the army steam
er Poe, one of the few vessels on the
bay which succeeded in riding out
the storm Journal representative
was enabled to make tour of the
lower bay yesterday, visiting the
Navy Yard and all the army posts.
and with the aid of marine glasses to
view the wreckage Uttered shore
rom Pensacola to the entrance to Ne
harbor.
Banked With Wreckaqe.
West and south of the city the
shore line Is banked high with lum-
Der, timber and wreckage of every
description, interspersed here and
there with vessels Of various descrip-
ions, all more or less wrecked and
many of them high and dry on the
beach. A number of sailing vessels
which withstood the fury of the gale
are at anchor off the city, but by far
The largest proportion of the vessels
That swung at anchor when the storm
commenced are upon the beach, the
hulls leaking and the rigging twisted
end torn until il bears but little re-
semblance to its original shape. Per-
oldo wharf is stripped clean and only
the ends of the piling is visible. Sew
eral vessels are wrecked near this
wharf and one Is partially turned over
upon it. Below Perdido wharf sew
eral fishing smacks are stranded and
with the aid of glass 1t can be seen
mat all the houses in this vicinity
mat were located near the beach suf
Tered from the gale.
The mill of the Florida and Ala
oama Land Co.. (Brent's milD is in
ruins, the wharf being completely COW
cred with lumber, timber and wreck.
age. From the bay two fishing
smacks appear to have been thrown
completely over the end of the wharf
md are now lying in the rear Of
Where the main building OF the mill
Stood previous to the hurricane.
Along the Bay Shore.
The mouth of Little Bayou is
choked up with wreckage but the
condition of the houses in this vicin-
lty could not be noted from the bay
Below that point. however, the fine
GUNNER homes Of many of Pensa-
cola's residents could be clearly dis
cerned, nearly all of them practically
ruined. The Old Mill Inn, while still
standing, appears to have felt the
iull force of the gale and is badly
damaged. Just below is the Bunga-
low, the roof Of which seems to have
settled upon the foundations, the
walls being wrecked. From the bay
the front of the magnificent Knowles
residence can be plainly seen, the en-
are front wrecked and the beach
washed away so that the building Is
undermined and may possibly have to
oe torn down. The south end OF the
.eranda appears to be in fair condi-
noh' but the center has sagged and
she front Is broken down. A large
S.shlng smack Is stranded between
me Bungalow and the Knowles resi-
Sence and two other vessels are
stranded a little further on.
~ At Big Bayou.
me country club has disappeared
snd Palmetto Beach, as far as can be
o sven from the bay. has been wiped
out OF existence. The homes at Big
bpayou' especially those near the
ossacn' have suffered severely, many
VI 'nem being twisted around and
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