The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-07
WORK OF STORM
At MUsCOGEE
WHARF
Immense Power of Wind and
Wave Shown in That
Vicinity.
WHARF is A WRECK, ALTHOUGH
sEAWARD END APPARENTLY
SUFFERED LESS THAN CLOSER
IN sHoRE-AcREs OF WRECK
AGE WEST OF STRUCTURE.

The immense power of wind and
wave during the hurricane which
wrought such havoc along the water
front in this city and vicinity during
last week is almost impossible to
realize. but a visit to the bay shore
in the vicinity of Muscogee wharf
VIII convey as good a general idea of
this as it Is possible to obtain any
where.
The wharf itself is a wreck and,
strange as 1t may seem. the wreck
appears to be greater at and near the
shore end than 1t does at the sea-
ward extremity. Way out on the
end OF the pier, almost inaccessible
from the shore, are a number of cars
loaded with lumber which, as far as
can be seen, are practically uninjur.
ed, while close to the bulkhead over
thirty cars were undermined by the
terrific seas and, in consequence,
dropped into the bay. The ware
house on the east side of the pier
near the outer extremity is still
standing, having been protected by
the cars, and that the incline Is still
practically intact Is due, in great
measure, to the fact that the loaded
cars on the outer end of the pier
served as buffer for the wind and
also served to break the force of the
waves which broke entirely over the
massive structure.
Greatest Damage.
The greatest damage to the east
ern side of the wharf was caused by
two large vessels. the Alfhild and the
Ferreira, which We're moored near the
outer end when the storm struck, and
which, after being torn loose. were
crashed against the pier time and
time again, tearing away massive tim
bers as though they were matches,
and causing damage that aggregate
thousands. Both of these vessels are
now in shallow water near the bulk
head. the Alfhild being the nearest
to shore This vessel was the first
to break away and, although it was
moored nearer the end of the pier
than the Ferreira, swept past the
latter vessel and now lies next to
the shore with it's iron prov set deep
in the stern Of the Ferreira. The
Alfhild is an iron vessel and the dam
age to it is small compared with that
suffered by other vessels in the har-
Dor. The Ferreira Is a wooden YES
sci and is badly injured
The only track that remains on the
pier is the main track leading to the
incline, all of the others having been
either washed or torn away for sew
eral hundred feet. Both tracks, one
on either side of the incline. were
carried away, but the track on the
south side is being rapidly repaired
and will be in condition for use with
in the course OF a few days.
Tracks Washed Away.
The tracks on the fill running out
from the shore to the wharf proper
were washed away with the excep-
ton Of the main track, and even the
earth and rocks of the fill were wash
ed away. There were four tracks at
this point and all were full of cars
when the storm broke. When the
tracks were undermined over thirty
cars slid gracefully off into the bay
with their loads of coal Twenty two
were recovered by the big steam
wrecking crane that was brought
here from Mobile. but their contents
will be almost total loss.
Between Musccgee wharf and
Wright's mill are several acres of