The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-26
Which Was Felt to Some
Extent Here in Afternoon
And Last Night.
NORTHEAST STORM WARNINGS
DISPLAYED AND VESSELS
MADE READY FOR THE BLOW,
SHOULD 1T COME DURING THE
NIGHT.

Northeast storm warning signals were
displayed yesterday afternoon at Pensaco-
la and every port from New Orleans
to Dunnellon, on account of the tropical
disturbance which was first reported off
the extreme western coast of Cuba, and
which was later reported as having en-
tered the gulf and moving northward. AS
the course of the storm is towards Pensa-
cola, every precaution was taken to make
vessels safe from injury in the harbor,
many of the fishing schooners being
lowed across the bay, while those that
did remain put out additional anchors
and moored faster to wharves. All dur
ing the day the gulf and bay showed
signs of disturbance, the gulf becoming
exceedingly rough and the waves run
ming high all during the afternoon.
The Warning Message.
The warning message. which arrived
from Washington and caused the flags
to be displayed, is as follows:
Northeast storm warning 3 p. m.
New Orleans, Mobile, Pensacola, Apa-
lachicola, Carrabelle, Cedar Keys, Dun
mellon. Tropical disturbance has moved
from Yucatan channel northward over
gulf. Vessels in gulf and in Florida ports
should remain in port"
A Hard Blow.
About o'clock in the afternoon a blow
was felt here for about ten minutes
which probably reached a velocity of
forty miles an hour. 1t did no damage,
however, except to break the mornings
Of a number of small boats and send
them upon the beach All timber had
been placed in booms, as the bay had
been too rough for work at any time
during the day.
Vessels Return to Port.
Quite a number of small vessels, par
ticularly fishing schooners, put back into
port during the day, among them being
the schoners Osceola, Chase and Angel
lena. and these went to protected
places, where they took anchorage. The
weather in the gulf was too rough and
threatening and the masters decided that
the safest place was harbor.
iSmpson Has Routh Passage.
The tug Simpson, which arrived in port
late in the afternoon, had a rough pas
sage from st. Andrews. She had two
| lighters i'm tow, one of which was load
ed with lumber, and she left that port
early yesterday morning for Pensacola.
When she was fairly in the gulf she en-
countered bad weather with seas run
ming very high, and her tow line parted,
both barges going adrift and colliding,
but without damage. They were picked
| up and the tug arrived safely in port
with her tow, though she had hard
time of it.
| Vessels on Outside.
Two vessels, a bark and a three-masted
schooner We're sighted in the gulf in the
afternoon by the Simpson as she came
into port, but it could not be told wheth-
err or not they were bound for this port
Both were standing well off from shore al
the time they were sighted, and If bound
for Pensacola were afraid to attempt
crossing the bar.
Believed That IL Has Passed.
While it is possible that the storm !:
still in the gulf moving in this direction
lit is believed by mariners that it ha:
, passed Pensacola, and what was felt yes
terday afternoon was only portion of it
The wind this morning at o'clock, how
ever was still blowing a stiff gale, anC
| il is possible that such is not the case
) and that it has not yet reached here.