The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-01
DAY OF FUNERALS
 IN CITY OF MOBILE Miss Lanier's Remarkable Ex-
 hibition of Bravery PREPARED FOR DANGER Remained in House as Long as Pos slbIe, Dressed In Bathing Suit
 and Swam About Until
 She Was Picked Up.
PREPARED FOR DANGER

Meridian Miss, September SO.-(special) Advices from Mobile this afternoon state that the day is one of funerals in that city. the bodies of many of the victims having been brought there for interment. All along the south coast and the west shore reports are that the bodies of the victims are being buried during the day and that thousands of visitors are all along the coast.
 The escape of Miss Lanier, the only member of a family of five to be saved, is remarkable exhibition of heroic brave- " and thoughtful preparation for advanc- ing danger. She remained in the house which the others deserted early as long as possible. and attired herself in her bathing robes. When the house collapsed she broke through a window, badly cut ting herself in doing so, and swan around in the water until picked up " rescut1g parties. She was nearly exhausted when picked up None of the bodies of the other members of her family have been recovered.
 Dr. IT. T. Inge Is chairman of the citi- zens relief committee, Daniel Wilson sec retary, and M J. Duggan treasurer. Clothing and provisions are being distrib- uted all along the coast, and relief train was started early this morning 10 Dauphine Island, from which place came the last reports of distress.
 St. John Turner, prominent citizen returning from Gulfport and Scranton, re- lates that the story of destruction has been graetly exaggerated, especially as to the reported loss of life. Only one life was lost in Scranton, but thousands or dollars of damage was done to property all along the coast. Gulfport escaped by a remarkable freak of the storm. 1he Great Northern hotel is undamaged and no lives were lost. Much property dam age was done Moss Point protected mucn of the shipping and the revenue cutter Winona not only weathered the gale, but perfarmed numerous feats of heroic res cue. the sailors and officers apparently be- ing reckless in exposing their own per- sons to danger. Horn Island light house was swept away, and Keeper Johnson his wife and daughter were washed into the sea.
 Great Damage Reported.
 General Manager R. V. Taylor of the Frisco passed Through here this afternoon and. through his private secretary, stated that the damage to his corporation would not exceed one hundred thousand dollars He believed that the property damage in Mobile would not exceed three millions. The destruction in Mobile Is not as com- plete as at first reported, the greatest damage being done along the coast be- low that city. The bay shore division of the Mobile and Ohio suffered severely, the tracks being washed entirely away, and approximate death list from the city south is given at ninety-five persons.
 Relief committees are doing yeoman service along the coast and considerable progress is being made toward resump- tion of business.
 By midnight it is expected that tele- graphic communication will be restored. and all the railroads except, possibly the Louisville and Nashville, will resume some kind of traffic. The water has en- tirely receded from Mobile and all classes of citizenship are engaged in clearing away the debris Reports from the in- terior, however, are fully as alarming as at first, and the damage to timber and turpentine interests will run into the millions all aolng the coast and for four miles into the interior.