Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-30
LIST Of DEAD
CROWS DAILY
TWENTY-Slx VICTIMS At PENS
ACOLA
Three Whole Islands Submerged
Refugees say Storm Damage
Is Greatly Underesti-
mated
nr AasncIaied Presa.

BY Associated HresS.
PENSACOLA, Fla, Sept. 29.--Already
the list of dead from Thursdays storm
has grown to twenty-six and 1t is
known that many more have been lost,
others injured while more than 5000
persons are homeless.
For two days rescuing parties have
been working to bring conditions to
some degree Of order, but their efforts
have not shCwn to any extent and
there are many bodies yet underneath
masses Of wrecksge.
For ten miles east and west Of the
city are strewn the wrecks of homes
and vessels Of all classes. Commencing
at Fort McRae, on point overlooking
the gulf and continuing to Escamba
bridge east Of the city there is nothing
but devastation, ruin and desolation.
At Fort McRae five lives were lost.
The twenty men there had a terrible
experience. They sought the batteries,
the very highest point as the waves
began to dash over them and lashed
themselves to guns. There they chung
for more than twelve hours. Only one
lady and her little child was at the
post. She was the wife of Sergeant
Prentice. and although the big strong
soldier fought to save the lives of his
young wife and baby, they were almost
wrenched from his arms.
Three artillerymen were lost by being
washed from the batteries. The fort
was almost razed. Across on Santa
Rosa island is Fort Pickens where
more than 1900 men were stationed.
There was no loss Of life but great de-
struction of property. The mortar bat
teries were driven in and the guns were
wrecked The barracks were demol-
ished.
Fort Badly Damaged
Fort Barrancas was badly damaged.
The navy yard suffered probably to the
extent of $1,000, ,000 Many of the new
buildings have been damaged or de-
strOyed completely, the floating dock
crushed against stone one, the latter
damaged and the gunboats Vixen, Isla
de Luzon Gloucester, Machias and
Wasp as well as the naval tugs Wau-
ban and Acomas and a number of
smaller tugs and launches are COM
plete wrecks.
Some of these vessels have been
driven in shore for more than 200 yards.
The homes of the workmen at Warning :
ton and WoolSey were wiped out and
three lives were lost. Across the bay
at the United States lifesaving station,
directly on the gulf beach. there is not
board to mark the spot where the
nien remained at their post until every
thing was carried away, and then with
their families launched a lifeboat and
were later picked up by the army
steamer Pt,.
Further down the island the United
States main quarantine station has dis
appeared except one house Several
vessels detained there are damaged
Customs Inspector Bailey, stationed
there. saved the lives of eight of the
at taches by swimming with line
across channel to the remain in g
house and the men were enabled to
reach that point. The hospital there
collapsed. Five inmates persisted.
Further down the island was camped
a pleasure party. Among these was the
sheriff of this county. They fought
desperately to save themselves and
were rescued when nearly dead. Two
had perished
Three Are Drowned
At Escambia, a trestle a mile in
length contained the cottage of the
keeper of the drawbridge. This was
carried away and his wife and two little
children drowned. He and his assist
ants were washed upon the beach five
miles distant from the city.
In the city here 1t will be fully three
months before the vessels can be dug
out from their positions. OF the twen-
ty-two ships and barks of foreign flags
anchored in the harbor. only one re-
mains, and it is badly damaged. Some
of the immense ocean ships of 1000 tons
are resting in front yards; others have
been driven through houses; some
have their noses pointed into stores
while some Others keeled over on their