The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-28
MOST TERRIFIC TROPICAL HURRICANE


by the Escambia Land and Manu-
featuring Company is also a wreck,
being sunk at the west of the mill
property. The entire basin at the
foot OF East Government street is
mass of timbers and wreckage and
the houses in this vicinity are all
more or less damaged, one being torn
entirely from its foundations.
The ditch that runs through the
Wright's mill property caused the
water to back up in the low ground
north OF Intendencia street, where
several cottages occupied by colored
people were inundated, the water in
places reaching a depth of ten feet.
AS far as can be learned there were
no fatalities in this section although
many narrow escapes were reported.
The home and bath houses OF
Frank Segari, at the corner of Ear
ragossa and Cevallos streets were
completely wrecked, the waves not
only washing away the buildings and
piers, but a number of fishing and
oyster boats and even the ground
upon which the Segari residence
stood. At an early hour this morn
Ing the waves were breaking clear
over the site of the house, not a sign
of which remained.
The house on the south side Of
Zarragossa street Immediately oppo-
site the Segari residence was twisted
around by the force of the wind and
waves and badly wrecked. Next to
this house is a small frame residence
standing directly on the beach which
was only saved from being washed
away by the fishing smack Chapman.
owned by Saunders & Co., which was
washed ashore directly behind it and
acted as a breakwater. The build
ing was badly wrecked. All the
houses along the beach in this Sec
ton of the city suffered greatly.
The property owned by Mayor
Bliss at the corner of ZarragOssa and
Florida Blanca streets suffered great
ly, the bath houses being completely
washed away and the celebrated pier,
which caused so much controversy in
the city council, being entirely re-
moved by the elements. Two of the
large palm trees which the mayor re-
Gently planted on his property have
been washed away, the fences blown
down and the beach cut away by the
force of the waves.
About the greatest havoc was
wrought along east Main street, the
south side of which has been COM
pletely washed away Beginning at
the corner of Zarragossa and Florida
Blanca every house, clear to the De-
Silva mill has been destroyed, and
the mill. which caught fire from some
lime, which water managed to reach.
is total loss. The houses on the
north side of East Main street are all
house, at the foot Of AlcaniZ street is
completely destroyed and all of the
fishing vessels are ashore. 4 number
of sail boats and launches which
were kept in the basin near the fish
house have also been wrecked
A large sailing vessel lies half
submerged on the rocks which form
the timber boom Off the foot of Alcan-
liz street and is in a dangerous posi-
ton. 1t is the general opinion that
the vessel will break in two as soon
as the tide goes down.
The wharves of the L. e n. r. r.
Co.. were badly damaged by the storm
and immense quantities of freight
that were stored upon them will be a
total loss. The conveyor on the Tar
ragona wharf is completely demol-
ished and large portion of the pier
has disappeared. The damage to
Commandment wharf is also great, a
number of vessels having been
thrown clear to the platform.