The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-29
MILLIONS OF DAMAGE
 BY TROPICAL HURRICANE
PENSACOLA ALONE SUFFERS TO THE EXTENT OF FULLY
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City Presents a Wrecked Appearance Loss of Life Among Mariners Prob- ably Heavy--MobiIe Badly Wrecked
 City-Her Property Loss ss.O0O, ,OOO-- Many Steamers sunlk--Beach Strevvn With schOOnsrs-war Vessels Prob ably Reached.
 Pensacola, Fla, Sept. 2S (via F1oma- ton, Ala).-The worst hurricane to visit this, city in Its history ragged here furiously all last night mad this morn ing and to-day with gale still blows- ing the city presents a wrecked appear aEee and the damage Is estimated at $5, 600, 900. The loss of life will be heavy among the mariners, but so far only one body has been recovered, a man named George Morgan, a fisherman. Other bodies are reported along the shore, but have not been recovered.
 g Mobile, Ala, Sept. 28 (viaMeridian, Miss) Loss of life variously estimated a. from five to fifty persons. many people injured, five thousand houses damaged, the business quarter devas- tated and property loss of fully s@ 900 Is the effect of tropical hur- ricane of the last 4S hours in the city of Mobile.
 The storm struck Mobile Wednesday midnight and ragged for many hours. the wind reaching velocity of 90 miles an hour. Water from Mobile bay was blown into the city by the gale and for time the sea stood seven feet deep in the wholesale quarter of Mobile, which includes that part of the city from Royal street to the Alabama river.
 The loss of Nfe is believed to be mainly among negroes, although con ditions are so chaotic that information is indefinite. Shipping suffered severe iy
 Among the steamers sunk were the J. P. Schuh, the Mary E. Staples. the Mary s. Blees, Cana, Overton, Hattie B, Moore, City of Camden, the United States revenue cutter Alert and many other smaller craft It is feared that the crews of these boats were lost. but nothing of a confirmatory nature can be given at this time.
 Mobile has been placed under con- trol of the militia. Nobody is permit ted on the streets except newspaper men and persons wearing badges Much apprehension is felt for the sil- burban towns, as it is feared that thev have been obliterated. The chances are that the lass of life on Dauphin Island is heavy.
 New Orleans, Sept 2S.-About twen- ty-ive wrecked schooners on the gulf coast between here and West Pasca- gould, Miss, were observed to-day by Louisville & Nashville engineer on an inspection tour
 Pensacola, Fla, Sept 2S.-War ves- sells at the Pensacola navy yard un- dergoing repairs were the gunboats Vixen, Machias, Isla de Luzon and Gloucester, besides several smaller craft and the quartermasters steamer Poe. They were in an exposed posi- tion and It is feared they may have been beached.
 New York, Sept. 2S.-The steamers described as having been lost and crews drowned during the tornado at Mobile, have as far as possible been identified as follows:
 J. P. Schuh, stern wheel steamer, 117 tons, crew of nine, built in 1901 at Mo- bile, owned in Mobile.
 Mary P. Staples, not traceable, pro- bably new; similar to above.
 Mary s. Blees stern wheel steamer, PA tons, crew of 30, built in 1899 at Mobile, owned Mobile.
 Cana, probably new, small river steamer.
 Overton, small river steamer.
 Hattie B. Moore, stern wheel steam- CT, 19S tons, crew of 25 built at Mo- bile in 1883, owned Mobile.
 City of Camden, stern wheel steam CT, 299 tons, crew of 20, built at Jeffer- sonville, Ind, owned Mobile.