The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-10-01
AT Army and Navy Stations
Throughout the South
TT. MORGAN, INUNDATED
Loss Of Life and Destruction Of Prop
erty Around Mobile and in
Florida and Missis-
sippi.

| Washington, Oct. L.. Enormous dam
We 70 both life and property was done
At several of the army forts and naval
stations along the coast of the gulf Of
Mexico by The recent hurricane. Mall
Gen. james RI Wade, commanding the
Atlartic division, reported ID the war
department that six civilians were kill
led ii Fort Morgan, Ala. and one en-
listed man il missing. The damage to
/ the post IL estimated at 100000. Chief
QusrtsFinaster Hcdg.or at Atlanta re-
ported 10 Quartermaster General Hunph.
Trey the same facts, adding that the fort
WAS completely inundated. Authority
was tclcraphed to Capt. Thomas b.
DWycr, commandment Of Fort Morgan, tn
make such repairs as necessary in the
emergency. QuarteTmastsr General
Humphrey has ordered 10 Fort Morgan,
4 II. Doten, civil engineer, ana sedley
\ " chaplin. civil engineer and superis
terdent Of construction al Fort Hsmil-
ton, to direct the work OF repair.
Capt. Lawrence s. Miller. command
lant of Fort Barrarcas, Fla, reported that
three enlisted men were missing that
Fort Mciee was almost totally destroy
cd. and that Fort Piekens suffered Sc
yeYely.
Information given ont ~ Mobile and
1hio officials lust from Mobile estimated
number III dead near Mobile and Fort
Morgan at 70. II l. said not one of the
soldiers escaped from Fort Morgan. Bill
-
netucer ~ and 100 lives Loaf. fulIy two
acore vessels driven ashere or wrecked in
various parts 81 the gulf 81 Mexico
damage amounting to s4,5oo,oo0 in the
lefty Of Mobile. and 70 several millions al
outside points il the record Of the storm
which swept over Mobile on "Wednesday
and Wednesday night. No accurate esti.
mate Of the number Of the casnaitie.
can be made vet, and il is doubtful II il
viii be made known for week Oh more
Great apprehension Il being aroused II
the situation il Gulf port, which it i,
thought MANY lives were lot. II is de-
clsred ~ niunipnal officers thai no lives
wrrr lost in Mobile, hut all the death,
occurred in places within radius Of sl
miles 81 that place
1t is stated that Ccdca. Ais. Fort. Ala.
and Bayou Ia Bstre have been wipee
of the map. and that but ono house, In,
Julius homo, il left standing at Colru
Among the dear are some 81 Inc mos
prominent people Of the coast. inludins
the wife ard Youngest daughter OF Stat
Senator s, MeRar 81 Washington county
Mai. p. J, Stevens, Oliver Werneth. vii,
and youngest daughter. AMI II. q. Tur
ner. lending lumbermAn. The entirl
west shore below Mobile il repnrte.
completely devastated. Twenty is,
bodies have heen recovered. and 50 nor,
people arc reported known to have per
ithed Many bodies Of negroes as in
eludcd IN this report The sarvifin,
negroes are terror stricken AMI helpless
The whites in the vicinity a. we'll a
many from Mobile are said To be hessill
alnng themselves and to he nstroiint
as nueh Of the devastated territory =,
possible in order IA protect property ans
e compel the urinjured and terrified
negroes 70 assist in the work oil salvage
TIE storm msar its appearance in thl
neishbcfhood of Mobile Tuesday after
noon. when ftful winds began to blow
and the barometer began to fail. Tn
wind rose steadily all through Wednes
day, and between : and O'Clock ii tn
afternoon Of that day bl@w as miles al
. hour All Wednesday night it ros,
steadily. and st 100 on Thursday morn
ing il reached IFS greatest speed, blowing
from an eastern quarter IS miles Al
hour. the barometer falling 10 1854. !
few minntes after o'clock on Thursda,
I morning the wind died and the baro
meter began to rise. The total rainfall
III Mobile during the story was 5.si
! inches While the storm was at il
! height the water from the bay va
|, driven in with great force on the city
waves coming over the ends Of tn
, wharves six feet deep. Three blocks int.
! the city the Aood was driven. film
every basement and store il that par
! o. the city Al Commerce street, whicl
i the hrst iEerouehfsrc away from IN
docks the wafer rose IL the stores 81.
; fret The msrkk On the buildings i
] NsteF street Whlrh il neSt to Commsfe
. street, show depth Of sie feet. Tn
, edge o. the 1eod barely reached Rows
street. one square beyond Water street
. While the storm WAS Of is worst Il VA
! impossible 10 dc anything TO save I'll
bosts which vcrr driven slowly ssAnrs
Tugs were sent out ia & number Of il
staaecs. hut they were not able "a nr
+ camplsh much until the storm ahstc
. somewhat
/ Tar damage IN the city Of Mohil
Z proper i enormous Il is contcnded b
!. Some that there Is not building Ia Il
I, city which has not been damaged. i
sune irstsnevs The damage Is trifing. z
shingles rippel I'll OF chimney blow
7. down, but some II the larger building
svaered severely Prominent anon
= these which were greatly damaged az
Christ Episcopal church. the oldest rvli
sious building ia Noble A large par
~ the roof vas torn sway the stsepl
! was blown down. carrying more II n
. reef with Il ard al tbs windows vsr
blown out The damage to this huiiaih
llene i sac. 00a. The spire OF the =
Francis street Baptist chunh We
: blown down. the remain Ter Of tie churc
( being urhufs Aboss SIT, 600 will cssc
= the ioas 70 this church. Every oshe
rhureh btildias il tic clty wxs asmare
ia /. less degree. bat none ~ them VI
pat cut of ne. Hotels suffered severed,
: the Eieryier lesirr its sntehcp vkir
was blows away. sn3 the rawtaorn h.
rs ~ary uiharws. through witch ia
rssr poured. damaging esFpets ana sr.
rerses te tke csttrt cf ss.coo.