Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-10-25
1000 LOST
hEAvY Loss OF LIFE ON THE
FLORIDA COAST IN THE
HURRICANE.
SHIPS TORN TO PIECES
The Late News from the Lower Coast
Of Florida increases the Death
List and Loss es
Property.

Miami. Fia.-The death list as . 70
suit OF the recent hurricane will reach
fully 1000. Some estimates go be-
yond 1900 Millions Of dollars worth
o. property was destroyed
Every hamlet along the coast and on
the higher keys that escaped some OF
the force Of the storm has been turned
into a place Of refuge. At each OF
these places arr dozens of injured.
hsie each i1eolains steamer brings
the bodies Q: the dead. Searching par.
ties have started out along the coast
to look for dead and injured
Workmen on the extension Of the
Florida East Coast road from Miami
to Key West suffered most Ten
barges. each bearing $50 men. we're
torn from their moortngs and carried
out to sea OF these barges two were
blown across Biscayne bay and went
aground. with the loss Of only few
lives. Another barge vas broken up
By the heavy sea. Forty-nine of the
men were picked Up By the Austrian
steamer Jennie. which took the refu-
gees to Key West.
Gser Thousand Men Missing.
The other barges. with their 1850
vorkmen. have not been heard from,
and il is feared that they have been
destroyed.
Fears are entertained for the entire
fishing feet. for no word has been re-
ceived from any vessel Manager
Adams Of the Florida Fish and Pro
duce Co. has sent out boats to IooS
for the missing vessels OF that neat
The Florida East Coast road will
suffer heavily from the storm and
much OF the work on the extension out
over the sea from key TO key. between
the mainland and Key West. will have
to be done over again
There Is also a possibility that the
plans Of the builders may be changed
OF account OF the danger Of the storms.
Seventy-five survivors Of the Miami
steamer st Lucia. which was crushed
against Elliott's key by the high
waves. were brought here. They are
being attended by DR. jackson. in
eharsx OF the Florida East Coast road.
and a corps OF assistants. Every one
u the IS vas hurt in the wreck OF
tae vessel The St Lusia was one of
the FlagIer line. and Capt Bravo Is
one Of the most trusted and competent
commanders of the East Coast system.
Along the keys the extension 20 the
Flagler railroad Is being built. and
the boat was plying between this place
and the keys with workmen.
Vessel Torn to Pieces.
Ansher one Of the FIagIer boats.
stationed az Long key. between acre
and Key West. was torn from its
moorings and went adrift with ll0 men
or board. She was blown into the
gulf Of Mexico. and literally torn to
pieces Many were drowned. The
steamer Peerless lost about thirty
men. they being blown OF the vessel.
The launch Elmora was capsized, an,l
Il thought to be a total loss. The
launch Mamie was badly damaged.
About fifty men have Just arrived a.
Miami from Long key. Tney report
about twenty-five men and the quarter
boat at Long key safe also. Barges re-
main at Long key. but the remainder
Of the men and plant located there are
gone
II Is estimated that fifty lives were
lost on dredges at Lower Me,ecumbo.
There was heavy loss OF life on the
dredges at Long key.