Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-10-03

.|50 LIVES LOST N STORM! O0R!|!!!.
SEVERAL TOWNS ARE COMPLETELY WIPED
OFF OF MAP BY THURSDAYS GALE.
COTTON CROP TOTALLY DESTROYED
In Path OF the Hurricane Railroads Washed
Away--Teisphone Lines are Down.
No Reports from Rural Districts.

NO Reports from Rural Districts.
Mobile, Alabama, October 1.-Inde-
soribable scenes attended the hurricane
Thursday. Whole blocks of buildings
were swept away, 5000 homes were
wrecked and their inmates are wander
ing through the streets breadless and
roofless. The property loss is enormous
while the loss of life is considerable.
The city was almost totally inundated.
Looters ransaoked residences and mar
tial law was declared Friday. The wind
reached velocity of 90 miles ali hour.
The loss of life is believed to be mainly
among negroes. Much apprehension is
felt for the suburban towns. 1t is feared
they have been obliterated.
The suffering in Mobile is severe. The
annihilation Of transportation facilities
has shut off all supplies and unless help
reaches Mobile from the outside world
soon great distress will result.
Every church in Mobile was damaged.
Numerous saw mills in the northern
and marshy regions have been either
washed away by the terrific waves OF
torn to splinters by tho wind. Their lum-
over the city and floating down the
slowly falling river.
All saloons were ordered closed imme-
diately after the storm.
inches. V} H2h
1t has been "off1cially" given out
no outside aid will be needed.
In portions of the cotton belt Visited
by the hurricane, reports say the cotton
crop has been totally destroyed.
Things are settling down and busi-
ness was partially resumed here Satur-
day. The city is clearing the streets of
the debris. Street cars, on afew lines,
were started up yesterday afternoon. The
Postal aud Western Union telegraph
lines are gradually being put in shape.
Coden, Ala and Bayou LaBatre have
been wiped off the map, and only one
house IL left standing at Coden. Among
the dead are some of the most prominent
people of the coast.
The entire west shore below Mobile Ia
completely devastated, tidal waves hav-
ing been driven far into the interior,
WI aoking every hut and building in its
way.
Many bodies have heen recovered, 1t
is estimated that 100 have been killed or
drowned in Mobile and suburbs.
Terrible Disaster at Pensacola.
Pensacola, Fla, October 1.-The vast
ness of the destruction wrought by the
hurricane on Thursday morning is now
being realized. Twenty-Five are known
to have been drow ned.
Searching parties are tearing away the
debris strew,n along the beach In order to
rescue the buried bodies. Looters fol-
lowed In the wake of the hurricane and
fifty extra policemen are on guard. Calls
for charity have been issued to assist the
poor and everything. has been done to re-
lieve the 1000 homeless.
Santa Rosa quarantine station, across
the bay from the city, has been demol-
ished. There were eight seamen in the
hospital there from British. steamer.
The hospital building was carried away.
The eight men clung to the roof. Five
were washed upon this side, after night
of terror npon the bay. Three were
drowned, with two nurses.
The United States naval station has
been destroyed. Fort Pickens, one of
has been badly damaged.
The Fifteenth Company of Artillery
deserted barracks and post with their
families and sought the batteries, climb
ing to the highest point and lashing
themselves to the guns and projecting
pieces.
Fort MoRae, on the point opposite Fort
Pickens, has been wiped out almost COM
pletely. The United States naval sta
t;ca, n;ao miles from the oity, has been
greatly damaged. lives lost and naval
vessels sunk. The Gloucester is in shore
200 yards. The wash stranded the Isle
DeSullen. The tug Accomac Is O COM
plete wreck.
Fourteen foreign vessels are beached.
twenty-five tug boats are beached.
Several sunk.
The fishing loss will mum Der at least 25
boats, while the lighter launches, plea
sure craft and others will number fully
one hundred.
The estimated loss of property is five
million dollars. The loss of life will be
heaviest among the mariners. The wind
blew 80 and 90 miles an hour. Great iron
ships were rammed through houses a
block from the water front.
The tides from the bay backed into the
city for blocks, destroying homes and
making rivers out of streets. When the
gale was at it's highest, and women and
children were running frantic about the
streets In darkness, the alarm of fire was
sounded, and this added to the confu-
sion. The horses of the fire department
refused to 60 out in the weather. With
the tin roofs flying about them, trees and
wires falling over them, the firemen took
their hose wagons by hand and rushed
down the streets to the scene, and, after
hours of work, controlled the blaze.
Only Corpses and Wrsckass at Pensacola.
Pensacola, October at is difficult to
give any adequate idea of the magnitude
of the storm devastation here. The en-
tire water front is q mass of tangled