The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-29
ONE HUNDRED PERISH
IN FIERCE HURRICANE
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that II would drive the waves i'm on them
as IL did None of them made any effort
10 renUvy goods and consequently all of
them sustained heavy loss by the wash
lng-in OF the tide
The damage to docks is $500. 900 Reports
OF damage 10 boats down the bay and in
The Gulf are enormous, The British steam
er Doris Brook is said to be so high on
Dauphin Island that she can be walked
around. The three-masted schooner King
of Avon is dismantled and ashore near
the mouth of Dog river The ship Phor
Ugland has been driven ashore I'm the
lower part OF the bay with all masts gone.
The pilot boat Louise Harper was carried
four miles inland where she rests with
her nose In pine thicket.
Scranton, Miss, is said to have suf-
iered severely from the sorm. Many
houses are said to be levelled to tie
ground AIN the trees i'm the place
are said to have been blown down
lost
At Biloxi bath houses and ware
houses were damaged, and much OF its
hne shell road is destroyed
- WHOLE FAMILY PERISHES
New Orleans, La, Sept. 29-Reports
OF the death OF Cant Johnson. keeper
sippi sound and the death Of his wife
and daughter were brought here today
by the first train into New Orleans
from the east, over the Louisville and
Nashville railroad. This train brought
passengers from eastern cities who had
been held at Scranton. Miss. by the
hurricane.
They said that Horn Island light
house was swept into the sea and that
the Keeper and his family went with
the structure.
News was brought to Scranton nv
Cart. Barker OF the schooner Daisy.
that the schooner had been wrecked
on Horn Island with the loss OF one
OF her crew.
TWENTY FIVE DROWNED.
Pensacola. Fla. Sept. 29-The vast
ness OF the destruction wrought by the
hurricane here Thursday is now being
realized. Twenty-Five persons are known
to have been drowned
GOVERNMENT LOSSES.
Washington, Sept. 29.-The military sec
rectary has received the following tele-
gram from Capt Dwyer. commanding the
entrance of Mobile harbor, dated -yestef-
day:
The post has been swept by terrific
storm, the entire post having been under
water. Every building I'm the post is
seriously damaged and some have been
destroyed completely. including the pump
ing station which furnished the water
supply, ordnance storehouse. quarter
masters storehouse. two primary stations
with instruments, the quartermaster's s
dock and the main water tank 1t is
thought possible to have water transport
ed from Mobile temporarily after
storm subsidies. Request authority
for necessary emergency repairs. Re
quest inspectors to be sent TO ascertain
and report upon damage. No casualties
so far as known"
REVENUE CUTTER SUNK
Assistant Secretary Edwards has re-
ceved a telegram from F. NJ. Rocker.
engineer I'm charge OF the revenue cutter
Alert. dated at Mobile. Sept Is. as fol-
lows:
Alert was sunk at her berth al o'clock
this morning by the river steamer Nellie
running into her during a violent easterly
gale. Impossible TO estimate damages at
present"
Nothing has been heard OF the revenue
cutter Winona or the launch Penrose.
which was i'm Mobile harbor at the time
OF the hurricane.