Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-10-03
was first located.

was first located.
Special weather bulletins were post
ed advising vessels not to venture out
in the gulf, but in this port there were
none to leave except a few steamers
in the middle of the harbor which
are loading.
The List has not grown any Tues
day morning, no bodies being discov-
cred, but there is q terrible stencil
arising from the naile or more debris
along the water front just west of
the city Along that route the water
front was the most 'thiokly populated,
and the flshemens cottages were
within a short distance of the water.
The houses were cleared away as if
by one stroke, and it is believed that
in the piles of debris will be found
many bodies of unfortunates who
were caught like rats in a trap and
drowned The full list of the dead
will not he done until the thousands
of pieces of timber and wrecks of
vessels along the beach are removed,
and then there will be many to go
down TO their watery graves unnum-
bered, as many vessels have been
wrecked upon the beach and sunk in
the harbor and men drowned whose
names will never be known.
Rear Admiral Capps, chief of the
bureau of construction and repair, who
came from Washington Immediately
after he learned that five war vessels
had been wrecked at the navy.yard
and total damage done exceeding
$4,000,000, is there supervising the
work of raising the wreck and MAX
ing temporary repairs.
Many Of the fine new buildings,
some of which have not even been
completed have been damaged to a
great extent; in fact, outside of the
city the navy-yard and Warrington
resident section have suffered more
than any other vicinity. No move
has been made by the army to re
habilitate the deserted forts across
the bay. Fort McRae has been swept
almost off the earth, with it's new and
modern batteries and disappearing
guns, and it was here that five were
drowned and five others underwent
such narrowing experience that
they are now chained in the army
hospital raving maniacs.
Fort Pickens has been greatly dam
aged, but not to the extent of Fort
McRae, and although many of the
buildings there have been wrecked,
the army has found sufficient room
for enough men to man the batter
les Captain Broadbent, in command
of the life saving station, of which
there is not even a board left, has
received adyicas to care for the life
saving crew in the city until Super
intendent IIutchins can reach here,
when temporary quarters will pro5a-
bly, be arranged. on Santa Rosa Island
for the men.
Here in the city hundreds of men
are at work and working with vim
and vigor that can only be mustered
in such a crisis as the present.
Every damaged dock vessel track
wire and building is being repaired,
and to put back what the hurricane
of Thursday morning carried away
will require an army of workmen and
there is almost an army employed at
the various points.
1t is predicted that from the wreck
of the city of today here Will arise
city far more beautiful, and that the
storm will be the cause of an era of
prosperity seldom witnessed in FIori-
da at this season of the year.
All classes of worhmen will be en-
ployed and business win consequently
be brisk