Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-02
FORTY FOUR LIGHT
HOUSES SWEPT TO
SEA OR WRECKED
Four Keepers Are Drowned IN
the Gulf Hurricane.
NEARLY 100 CRAFT LOST
Advices Of Another Storm From This
City Alarm Pensacola.
STILL NEED MANY SUPPLIES
Rear Admiral capps in Charge Of the
Work of Raising Wrecks and
Relieving Situation.
NEARLY 100 CRAFT LOST
Advices Of Another Storm From This
City Alarm Pensacola.
STILL NEED MANY SUPPLIES

Every hour adds more damage
to the terrific havoc done by the
hurricane in the south. Advices to-
day state that forty-four light
houses were swept away or
wrecked and four lighthouse keep
ers were drowned. The conditions
at Mobile are still bad, but the city
itself has not been seriously DAM
aged. The inspection of a revenue
officer at Mobile shows that nearly
a hundred craft were wrecked in
the bay. Pensacola passed rest
less nj ght because of advices from
this city indicating the possibility
of another storm.
NEW ORLEANS, La, October 2.-Forty.
four lighthouses either swept into the sea
and lost or the structures SO badly dam.
aged that no lights can be shown and four
lighthouse keepers drowned during last
weeks hurricane is the summary of the re-
port made by United States Lighthouse In
spector Bears OF New Orleans. These lights
were located on the coast and adjacent isl-
ands between the mouth Of the Mississippi
river and Mobile. Mr.. Sears did not in.
vestigate the lighthouse losses between Mo-
bile and Pensacola. He has not yet made
public an estimate Of the money loss in-
volved.
Barometer Still Low.
MOBILE, Ala, October 2.-No storm ap.
peared during the night and there is none
thermometer is still low, but the decline IS
gradual, and although some wind may
strike this city, no storm Of great severity
is expected.
The barometer commenced to rise slightly
this morning for the first time in thirty-six
hours, and II was evident that no imme-
diate danger was at hand. Local Forecaster
Ashenberger. however. declined to grow too
optimistic. and warned all merchants who
applied to him for advice that 1t would be
just well IL they allowed the bulk Of
their goods to remain some time longer on
the upper floor. Nothing can be told about
this thing yet" he said. THE barometer
may go down in a hurry at any time. and
then We may get another storm. The great
difficulty with us now is that We have no
readings from outside points,"
Telegraphic facilities are gradually being
restored, all of the railroads. except the
Louisville and Nashville, are running ON
schedule time, the city streets have been
cleared of debris, and save for the battered
condition of SO many buildings Mobile Is,
outwardly at least. as good ever Re-
pairs on buildings are proceeding rapidly,
especial attention being given to roofs In
order to avoid as far as possible a repet-
ton of the damage by yesterdays rain.
Relief work for the stricken communities
down the bay is now systematiz,d and
working admirably. Food, clothing and
bedding is being furnished rapidly as
possible. and although there is still much
it is not as acute as at first.
There is still need, however, for all the
supplies that can be sent in from outside
points.
Many Craft Wrecked.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
MOBILE, Ala, October 2-Lieut. 8. NJ.
Rick of the revenue cutter service today
made an inspection of the water front OF
Mobile bay and river and found fourteen
vessels sunk. thirty-four ashore and that
about fifty barges and small launcnes mad
suffered similar fate.
The sunken vessels In the district In
spected were: Tugs. Amelia. Resolute,
Overto Scarit. Deovalente. Dixie. Zyara.
River steamships. Maria Garrna, ]. p.
schulz Hattie b. Moore.
The bark Josephine and the government
aunch Alert.
The vessels ashore were: Steamships
Fishods, Eidrecht, Condor. Monita, Cor
.isre. Trojan, Criton. Berks, Micaphoore,
Emma, Hornet. Rosa T.; schconers Short
and. Olive Clifford, Arctus, Acorn, Canizas.
Minsola, Pandleton. Brothers, John C.
3hilden, Iride Edgar, Randall, Genevieve
.orretto; three schooners and one bark at
he Mobile, jackson and Kansas City docks:
Jugs Mary Louisa. Oriel. Lennet. Hard
In the lower bay, according to the master
II the Jumbo, the following vessels are
either ashore sunk: Steamships DORIS
xinR of Avon Harper, Never Tell. Sea EN-
md Nellie. All the oyster Meet except the
3on Secour boats are either sunk or ashore.
Passed a Restless Night.
PENSACOLA, Fla. October 2-After a
.est,ess night Pensacola awoke this morn
ne TO renew the work Of rescue and re-
,uilding. Realizing the condition of the city,
,oy. Napoleon B. Broward OF Florida to-
law wired the mayor of Pensacola, Charles
+ bliss, extending through him the SYM
,athy of the people OF the state to Pensa-
ola, and stating that IL the citizens de-
ired he would Immediately issue a procla-
nation calling upon the state and the out
ide world for assistance. AS yet the offer
as not been accepted, the city believing 1t
an pull through without assistance from
Inside. The chamber of commerce and city
metals have jointly formed relief conn
aittee and have raised thousands of dol.