The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-10-04
|EROES or THE
HURRICANE ZONE
Courage anc
Strength Save Family From
Lighthouse.
READY TO TorPLe OVER
,tair Of Revenue Cutter Winens
distinguished Himself Aiso--Rsin
Sets In and Suffering 10
Intensificd.

lille. Aha. Oct. a.-The revenue cut
Mvinona which for time was
ht TO have gone To the bottom In
e@dny's storm has arrived at Mo-
crew. tell n thrilling story OF the
FRS through which they passed
arrate In modest way the heroic
-Nnct OF two members OF the crew.
~ rescued the keeper OF the East
Asrcagoula lighthouse and his family.
rhe men were Master at Arms Peters
son and Quartermaster Peterson.
Nhen the winona arrived or the Pas-
rngoula lighthouse II was seen II wa
.If,oat destroyed nothing being left but
~ tower which was swnying In every
rI1xt OF the gale and threatening "
rt1lapse at any moment. IL was alx
IAN the keeper and his wife and two
MbIcs who had sought refuge In TIP
twer, unless speedy relief was give
Dem. must be lost.
Two Real Heroes.
The two Petersons embarked In
mail boat with other members OF "
new and after n desperate night WIN
hc waves reached the base OF the
bwcr. The keeper threw them a rope
hon which the Petersons climbed 20
Nc top OF the tower. but az the w1nd
hurled them against the building WITH
kich force ms 10 bruIse them badly uey
we're several times almost compelled
loose hold of the rope. but fey
naily reached the top. They then DOW :
red 10 the men waiting below the We
Iabies. the keepers wife and the kes1srr
inter- which the two men slid down the
hope and returned TO the wlnona.
Thc wlnona was Mt Scranton. Miss.
when the storm broke. Although she
keathered the blow without serious
Damage she had fearful time do
Inc so.
Saves Women from Wreck
While the storm was nj Its heisft the
wreck of n sloop drifted past, iad al
though the Winonn was having t!i she
rouid do TO save herself. Captain Blanks
lowered a small boat and after u strug-
kyle which mt times seemed hfpeless.
60 bring OF seven prisons.
Enost OF them women.
The captain reported that D. she
katenrned past Dauphin island nessnge
|was sent him through n m9aphone
s,tnting there were 200 people % the ISL
band suffering for supplies, and a relief
expedition will be sent them toiay.
Nearly every aid To navigation be-
kwecn Mobile and the gulf port has
been destroyed and the Rouni Island
higst IL the only one on that p,rtion OF
the coast which now burns q night.
THE quarantine station ut 81 y island
was damaged TO the extent q $4,000.
but no lives were lost. Captf n Hanks
reports there are wrecked ' sseiH all
|along the coast.
Fort 10 Destroyed
Major Shaker. commanding the Unit
ed states forces at Fort Gines and
Fort Morgan. at the entraf e To Mo-
bile bay. has recommended to Wash
ington that the troops stat Jned there
|be relieved as speedily as ossible, as
|the barracks have been almost de-
|etroyed. All sanitary arrangements
Dave been rendered useless Shaker II
that unless the men are
[quiclly moved there viii BE- much sick
hess among them.
A heavy rainstorm. Width ~ greatly
Interfering with railroad nld telegraph
companies. set I'm last nigft and is still
bn. IL is feared the storm Will caus,
bnuch increased suffering and some
deaths along the coast of southern Mo-
bile bay. Many peoplek are homeless
&n that section and ARD living I'm tn,
woods, with n scanty sutDly OF provis-
IONS.
on Dauphin island th4c are 500 peo-
bile homeless. with onV three SINAI
Buildings In which thAr can obtair
shelter. Forty creolesl lire reported In
Imminent danger OF salvation on Nor
Louis island. While Ore Ii no suffer
ing In Mobile proper there In urgent
heed at many points BON the southern
part OF the bay OF assistance In tbs
shape OF food and clotiing.
In Pitiable Condition.
In come plnces met and women are
wearing coffee sackf for clothing.
II Arrests were made at some OF the
lower coast resorts Today OF negroc,
who were caught lnAang the wrecked
4houses. 10 has besU hermined 20 scnt
additional details Co.. militia 60 Codcr
and Other point ar BY TO protect
property.
4 Eighteen boat ire wrecked ant
|twen'y persons iAyned I'm HcrroI
bay. according q 10 ist received today
Ian houses I'm Hr1pn Bay were de
|gtroyed but -four kli houses at Ala
|bnmn Port Were GItroycd except two
Marines Remain.
washington. OCt THE orders III
Erecting the dlspatel OF forty marines
|ifrom the Pensacola ~ yard To liza
|ynna have been rctOk, a.
A dispatch from Pelsncoia says tn
men are needed az fIt place Ia pre-
Ilserye order and pfotu.y property. ow
/ Ing 10 conditions lris.ng from tho ~.