Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-22
VICTIMS OF COAST STORM
List Of the Rescued and Injured Crews al
Key West is Given Out,
DELAYED SHIPS AR. REACHING PORT
Some of Them Report n Hurricane
which swept over the Caribbean
Sea at same Time Atlantic
Coast was struck.

the following;
NJ. I. Martin, Philadelphia; slightly
bruised a
William Psrmenteer Dijon, France
John Mckanus, Boston.
David Fortier, Springfield, Mass; In
ternally injured.
George Ensey, Palatka, Fla.
l.. NJ. Marick, Palatka, Fla.
A. II. Walden, Burlington. la.
V. l. Walker. Rebersburg, Pa.
William L. West Pennsylvania; knee
f. w. Booth. rupture
William Bremen South Carolina.
Luke Driscoll Brooklyn; ankle hurt.
G. w. Franklin. Miami; badly bruised.
Frank West Jersey City.
Fred La Rue, Philadelphia.
w. G. Fry, Miami: badly. bruised.
r. J. Hardman, Ohio; badly bruised.
James Nolan. New York; head hurt.
Among the Key Westers rescued were:
Carl A. Swanson. foot hurt
r. ]. Russell. foot and ankle hurt.
p. F. Feter, bad foot and arm bruises
Meadvtlle Feter, bruised
Terrible Times In the sea.
Survivors from one OF the boats OF the
Florida Coast railway extension along the
keys tell a narrowing tale OF death and de-
struction caused by the storm OF Thurs
day. W. p. Dusenberry, civil engineer in
charge OF the work on Long Key. who
miraculously escaped death. arrived here
on the Russian steamer Jennie. among
other survivors rescued. He says house
| boat No. 4, on which were 150 men, was
struck by the storm at 5 o'clock Thursday
morning and was driven out into the gulf
through Sawk's channel At 6 o'clock the
house boat began to break up and as the
great waves hit 1t men. singiy and I'm
punches OF two and three. were washed
into the sea and drowned. Some went
below for protection but when the top
OF the boat was Carried away the waves
rushed in and the boat soon went to pieces.
thirty or forty of the men being crushed
to death In the collapse. the others grab
bing timbers to Save themselves from
| drowning. Engineer Dusenberry was in the
hold, but succeeded in getting log and
hoated until Friday night. On one piece
of timber six men were clinging and ntne
! were hanging to another. The sides Of the
house boat was crowded with men. II
turned over three times, each time re-
I ducing the number OF men.
The Russian steamer Jennie sighted the
wreck and succeeded in rescuing the forty
nine men who were brought here. Three
other steamers with searchlights were pick
! ing up dead and alive men when the Jen-
ME left the scene.
! There was another house boat with $50
anep on board at Long Key, which Mr..
Dusenberry thinks was also swept to sea.
! There was in all ten boats at Long Kew,
I mortar mixers dredgers and other boats
| engaged in the work.
The survivors were furnished food and
clothing from the East Coast railway COM
missary here and were given medical at
tendance.
The extension work of the railway along
( the keys has not been dsuaged.
Delayed steamers Arrival.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 21.--Several
storm-beaten steamers, the first into this
port from the hurricane district, arrived
| here today. One of them-the steamer
Brattan from Ceiba--brought news OF
| great storm in the Caribbean almost sim
ultaneousiy with the hurricane which
swept Cuba and Florida. Big seas had
broken off the Brattan's smokestsck and
! washed overheard all its lifeboats. The
pounding water also twisted many of the
! steamers deck httings into freakish
! shapes e.
! 1.-THE steamer Homer from Rio de
! Janeiro: Glenarm Head, from Port Tampa,
and the Antillian, from Liverpool, via
/ West Indian ports, all report having run
| into II hurricane. They were not dam
aged, but the Antillian was nearly thirty
| six hours late.
Many Drown I'm Salvador.
SAN SALVADOR, Republic of Salvador.
Oct %. 8 p. m.-Telegraphic communica-
tion with interior points has been restored
and news OF the disaster wrought by the
terrific storm which swept over the coun-
try is being received. vast quantity OF
sulphur water was thrown out OF the Chulo
volcano and inundated the town of PAN
chinalco. killing most Of the inhabitants.
From other points also reports Of terrible
devastation are coming. Pimento and
other towns are reported to have been
swept away by the foods.
The schooner Azelene, with a number Of
passengers on board. has been lost be-
tween Corinto, Nicaragua, and Amalapas,
Honduras Everybody on board was
drowned The floods have disinterred a
number OF corpses from cemeteries and are
carrying them down streams. 1t is re-
ported that the railroads in Honduras have
suffered serious damages.
A subscription list to aid the victims
has been opened. 1t is headed by President
Escalon with generous donation.
More Workmen Picked Up.
SAVANNAH, Ca. Oct. a.-The British
steamer Alton. Captain Bell, arrived in this
port today Win tNenty-IouI suTNlNoIS. OF
house boat No. I, which was engaged in
building the extension Of the Florida East
Coast railroad to Key West. The surviv-
ors we're picked up Thursday. The Alton
was passing idst in time and had seen the
signals of distress The rescued men were
bruised and torn in their efforts TO keep
their hold upon the wreckage to which
they had eIung after the house boat went
to pieces.
Houses All Demolished.
MIAMI. Fla. Oct. 2i-Reports from Long
Key are that every house was demolished
by Thursdays storm and It was there that
so many Of the men employed on the
Florida, East Coast railway extension lost
their lives. Damage to the roadbed and
concrete viaducts Of the extension was
very light and there will be no delay in
construction
All the injured are in the hospital here.
receiving the best OF medical attention.
Henry NJ F1agler telegraphed from New
York TO spare no expense in caring for the
, men and their families Only few men
were dangerously wounded. most of them
suffering from sprains. abrasiOns and ex-
posure TO the weather
Throughout Dade county the damage