Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-01
WITH NO CLOTHES
OR HOMES AMID
RUINS OF CITIES.
Sufferers From Storm Are
Wearing Coffee Sacks. i
MILITIA GUARDS THE TOWNS
Arrests Made of Negroes Who Arc
Caught Looting Homes.
AN APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE
Tents and Clothing Distributed-Re-
lief Committees Are at Work-As-
sistance Is Asked for Sufferers

Another heavy storm is adding t,
the suffering in the storm-swept Sec
ton of the south. More deaths are
feared and increased hardship. 1t is
said that there is no great lack of
provision or shelter in Mobile, PEN
sacola or New Orleans, but men
and women are without raiment and
wearing coffee sacks in some locali-
ties. The death list has increased
to fourteen in New Orleans.
MOBILE, Ala, October IA heavy rain>
storm which is greatly interfering with
the railroad and telegraph companies. set Id
last night and is still on. No wind has
accompanied the rain as yet. but the down.
pour will be exceedingly heavy and has
enormously increased the difficulties of cons
struction gangs.
1t is feared, too. that 1t will cause much
increase of suffering and some deaths along
the coast Of the south end Of Mobile bay.
Many people are homeless in that section
and are living in the woods with scanty
supply of provisions. The exposure OF an
other storm cannot but have a serious ef-
feet on women and children On Dauphin
Island there are 500 people homeless, with
only three small buildings in which they
can obtain shelter.
th1 To- tL,x
lions were sent out yesterday, there are
not more than enough provisions for
one day, and additional supplies were
sent down early today. While there is no
suffering in Mobile proper. there Is urgent !
need at many points on the southern part
Of the bay and assistance for these people
will be gratefully received.
Arrests Are Made.
Arrests were made at some of the lower,
coast resorts today of negroes who were
caught footing some OF the wrecked houses,
and 1t has been determined to send addi.
tional details of militia to Coden and other
points nearby to protect property Word
was received last night that from twenty
to thirty creoles on Mon Louis Island are
destitute and In imminent danger of star
vation 1t is doubtful however, IL any
thing can be done for them before tomor-
row. The citizens Of Mobile have UNDER
taken relief measures with energy and are
sending food and clothing to the stricken
points rapidly as possible but there Is
SO much suffering at various points to
which access is so difficult that it is GER
tain that great suffering must follow. Next
to food the great need is for clothing Men
and women in some places have been
Wearing Coffee Sacks.
Men and women in some places have
been reduced to wearing coffee sacks for
clothing, and there are few sacks to be had
at that.
The first thing done by the relief expedf-
ton sent from here yesterday to Coden
was to give the people clothing The suf-
ferng has been intense at Bayou La Batre.
and is still acute. Members of the relief
committee which visited that place re-
ported THAT they were followed through
the street by little children, who were cry
ing and begging piteously for piece Of
bread.
A large number Of tents were taken to
Dauphin Island last night and more will
be taken today.
NEW ORLEANS, October Fourteen
dead and as many more missing is the re-
suit OF last Thursdays hurricane In the
vicinity of New Orleans. Twelve persons
were drowned in Mississippi sound. two
were killed In interior towns of southern
and more than a dozen fisher
men reported missing In the delta re-
gion of the Mississippi river south of this
city.
This summary is based upon reports from
almost every town or settlement in or
about the regions named, such places as
could not be communicated with by tefe-
graph having been reached by boat or
horse. New Orleans is still without SUI
ficient telegraph communication and east
ern mails are three or four days over
due.