Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-01
HUNDRED And TWENTY DEAD
CONTINUED from First PaEeO

island and have been buried there. Two
were evidently sailors and two we're boys.
The people on Dauphin island suffered
great hardship during the storm and for
twenty-four hours were in great danger.
The soldiers OF Fort Gaines made a dan
gerous trip OF two miles to the residences
on the island, Offering to give everybody
shelter within the fort, but the offer was
in all cases refused, the people preferring
to remain in their houses.
1t Is now believed that the loss to the
lumber interests alone by the storm will
aggregate s10,0o0,o00. 1t is almost i'm
possible for any person who has not been
through the storm-swept district to COM
prehend the extent to which the country
has been swept of pine lumber. Tens OF
Thousands OF trees of the finest quality
have been blown down. 1t is possible
that some of this may be saved, but much
of IL is lost beyond recovery. The num-
Der OF logs that have been carried out to
sea or driven into inaccessible swamps is
enormous The great majority of trees
that have been weakened by having been
tapped for turpentine were ieveled and
dealers in turpentine are very gloomy
over the outlook.
Damage East of New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. sO.-Reports that
probably a dozen lives were lost and that
hundreds of square miles OF land were un-
der eighteen inches to four feet of water
during the hurricane on the Mississippi
river delta were brought here today. The
inundated tract begins fifty TO seventy
miles below New Orleans and is mostly in
habited by fishermen and oystermen. Mes
sages which left these villages last night
said that up to that time several persons
were still missing.
The tug r. c. Welt, which was tied up
during the hurricane about seventy-fve
miles down the river. took aboard eighteen
refugees during the night. Early in the
night seven women and two men were seen
near the tug nearly up TO their armpits in
water which was running inland from the
gulf with sufficient force to cause them to
dodge from tree to tree to avoid losing their
footing. The refugees told of other fam
lilies which had not dared TO leave their
homes and members Of the tug crew were
sent to their rescue. In one house they
found on three mattresses piled on q bed
two children. placed there to keep them
above the water which had already risen
20 the second mattress.
Large quantities OF cane were uprooted
in the marshes near the coast. This cane
collected in great masses on the water and
a party Oh eight usIeIncu near DuIdSt WhO
were being driven helpless in a dismasted
and oarless boat report that they ran into
a mass of cane upon which scores OF semi
amphibious and a few small land animals
had taken refuge. The cane was packed
30 closely as to stop the passing Of the
boat and thereby saved the fishermen from
what appeared to be certain death
Reports today from the Mississippi
Sound islands. which we're inundated, say
that the loss to the United States marine
hospital quarantine station on ship islcpd
is about 100000 OF the eight sailing
vessels wrecked on the island II Is re-
ported that half OF them can probably be
repaired and relocated.
Three thousand Homeless
PENSACOLA, Fla. Sept SO.--lt lie DIN
cult TO give any idea of the<magnitude OF
the storm devastation here. The entire
water front is a mass OF tangled wreck
age. The costly bridge OF the Louisville
& Nashville railroad. spanning Escambia
bay. was demolished and IL will be many
days before trains can go eastward. Train