The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-29
Horror Grows With Each
Report.
PROPERTY DAMAGE IMMENSE
Wharves of Florida Port Beaten to
Matchwood.
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Santa Rosa Hsand is Swept by Harrf-
cane Destroying Quarantine sta
tion and Navy Hospitals ana
killing Many.
PROPERTY DAMAGE IMMENSE
BY wnI n. shsehan.

Pensacola. Fla, Sept as.--tspeciaI.S
Pensacola has emerged today from
the worst tropical storm In her histo-
Try. with her shipping and wharves
beaten to match wood and her streets
filled with terrible rumors OF loss OF
life along the bay front.
The rumors at noon today could not
be confirmed for Pensacola il tsoia-
ted from the outer world from her
surrounding suburbs as well as from
the towns and tcities to the north.
The horror OF the storm grows with
each fresh report All Pensacola IN
the midst OF these awful rumors OF
death Just beyond is thankful that
although the property loss will amount
to millions and millions, there was no
loss OF life In the city proper, Only
few houses were blown down In tho
city proper. although hundreds OF
them were damaged.
The people of the city were SHARED
the terrors and horrors OF those who
lived along the water front.
Santa Rosa island. In front Of the
city's splendid harhor, has been swept
clean. The light house station on
Santa Rosa, a point OF peculiar fntef-
est to Montgomery vieitors Pens
sacola, has been wiped out.
Captain Broad Bent and his crew,
however, escaped with their lives. The
quarantine stations and hospital OF the
island suffered the same fate. It is
reported that eight sailors who were
in the hospital fell victims to the
storm
Survivors of the destruction of the
quarantine station wreck. who less
capped on the government Sessel Poe,
report that they saw three of the
bodies of these sailors floating in tho
water when they left the island IN
the midst of the storm.
Destroyed ITO Years AEz.
The town OF Pensacola. 40 years
ago, when it was built upon Santa
Rosa Island was destroyed by
tropical hurricane. and the present
storm has just repeated history In
sweeping the island clean OF all the
works of man.
Nine miles of tracks OF the Louis
Vile and Nashville near the long Es-
Gambia trestle are awash. Refugees
who came from that section say that
the entire trestle will have to be re-
built The drawbridge IL reported
broken end swinging with the tide.
At Gull Point the fine plant OF tho
Pensacola Tar and Turpentine COM
pany has been totally destroyed. G.
A. Hill, who came from that place 70
Pensacola, alternately walking and
swimming, reported that he saw hu-
man body in the bay as he passed. He
also expressed feat that two families
lost, as nothing had been seen of them
since the storm broke.
Fear is also expressed here that the
drawbridge tender and his family have
been lost at Escambia trestle. as their
dwelling was torn TO pieces by the
storm and no one has seen anything
of them since.
Property Damage Tremendous.
The property loss Is a great deal
wa af
business section OF Pensacola suffered
heavily. There is hardly a place IN
the business district that did not un-
dergo a financial loss. In the main
this was caused by the ripping up OF
tin roofs and the breaking Of front
windows and the destruction OF all avn
ings. The rain poured in upon valuable
stocks of goods and the merchants are
spending the first day after the storm
in sweeping the water from their stores
and in taking an inventory OF their !
water soaked stocks
From a distance Paiafox Street looks
as though IL has suffered from a de-
structiYe fire. From the water front
through the entire business district II
is nlled with debris. The debris il OF
that nature that is left after a IRE de-
partment has completed a half success
full fight with the flames.
1t Is made up OF rolled tin roofs.
In more than one place there is a
hoaped up pile OF brick on the side
walk where the front of the store fell
in a heap. The awnings whether il
was of iron or wood that survived the
storm is the exception rather than the
rule. And in falling many OF these
awnings smashed costly plate glass
fronts.
The crowds that fill the streets on
this sunshiny morning after the storm
are compelled to lead a serpentlne
course around debris and wreckaee ana
broken glass crunch beneath Its feet.
Paving Torn Up.
The beautiful grove OF elms that sur
the Escambia County Court
House. with two or three exceptions. are
today level with the ground. Trees Are
blown down all over the city ana ia
this alone the city of Pensacola will
be put to heavy expense for uprootinr
the streets the storm destroyed cost
~ paving.
No idea of the fury OF the storm ga,
be had until the water front is reached
The scene there Is a scene of desofation
The whole water front has been pound
ed into matchwood and splinters. Tha