The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-10-05
STORY OF HORROR
TOLD OF DETAIL
TOTAL OF THE STORMS VICTIMS
AROUND MOBILE is 1875.
Swept Away in Drcves-siekenins
Scenes, in Which Members Of
Families Die.


Sept. 30.-Although it viii be many
months before the scars of the great
storm of Wednesday are eradicated,
Mobile is rapidly assuming normal
conditions. and it will only be mat
ter of getting railroads and telegraph
wires in working order to restore bus
mess as it was before the storm.
AS far as is known, the total num-
Der of deaths, in a radius of fifty miles
from Mobile, is seventy-five. 1t is pos
sible that this list will be increased
when all sections have been heard
from, but the casualties yet to be re-
ported will be isolated cases, and no
large addition to the list is expected.
1t is known that some fishermen and
boatmen who lived in the swamps, or
were out on the water when the
storm broke, were lost, but it is not
believed that the total of all deaths
will amount to more than 125 If indeed
it reaches that figure.
Killed in Crowds.
Of the known dead at this time,
thirty-one were lost at and near Coden,
twenty-one near Dauphin Island, two
at Grand Bay, two at Alabama Port,
and four at Delchamps. The names
of those lost at Heron Bay are not
now obtainable. All that is known
is that a man named Hall, who lived
near Heron Bay, walked into Coden
yesterday and declared Chat twenty
one had been killed in the district in
which he lived. He declared that he
had counted the bodies, and that the
list was fully as large as he stated.
The names of the dead at Coden
and at Dauphin Island are as have
been published, there being a number
of unknown dead at both places. OF
those who were reported lost near Dou-
phin Island four were swept from the
island and drowned, and eleven were
lost by the swapping of small boats
in which they attempted to reach the
island. The dead at Alabama Port
are: Gaines Reed and George Jones;
and James Culver and his wife are
those lost at Grand Bay.
The solicitude regarding the resi-
dents of Dauphin Island was relieved
today. when word was brought to Mo
bile that there have beeen but foui
deaths. which, with the eleven losi
, with the British steamer King of Avon
ring the total casualties there up e
fifteen. Every building on the islant
has been swept entirely away al
of the inhabitants who survived thu
storm obtained Ravens Of refuge II
trees, in which they remained unit
; the storm wore itself out. -Four wer'
lost, all Greeks.
The name of those lost in the KIM
Avon are: Capt. Morris, wife, siste
; and three children, Mate Bleston, Hal
flax, N. s.. Boatswain Lewis, Seamel
Arthur Hayes, Harley Walsh and Jas
, Jenny, all of Weymouth, England. am
, Phillip Gibault, of the Isle of jersey
II Awful Tragedy.
; The drowning at Coden of the Wei
/. meth family. with the exception Of on
. daughter, which was reported yestel
day. is today known in greater detail
and it is one of the saddest tragedie
! of the storm. In the Werneth nous
! at the commencement Of the storr
were Mr.. and Mrs. WerReth, their tw
8 daughters. Mrs. Betancourt, an age
i. woman, and Calvin Williams, youn
man. When it was evident that tn
9 house must be abandoned, Mr. Wernet
{ and Williams placed the family in
. small boat and attempted to reach SOM
y trees not far from the house. Tn
:. boat proceeded but short distanc
when it filled with water and sanl
r The elder Miss Werneth, who is a
n accomplished swimmer, and William
e reached a tree, which they climbed. In
n remainder of the people in the Dol
l. were drowned before their eyes. Mr
:. Betancourt was able to keep on u
i. surface of the water for only Re
e seconds before she went down. Mr.
k Werneth made a desperate effort
reach the tree in which her daugnt'
o and young Williams had found refug
II and was within a few feet of 1t VINE
j. a huge wave swept over her and 81
was never seen again.
ID OF the Laidner family, which i've
D. at Navy Cove, three were saved al
er I'VE were lost. The saved were Car
N Dennis Laidner and his two daug
lie tiers: the lost were Mrs. Laidner al
be four sons. The family remained
81 their house and then managed to 9
on portion of the roof, and on tn
they fioated out into the bay. MI
Laidner and her four boys were o.
M by one carried of by the waves a