The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-05
JELKS MAKES
INSPECTION
Governor Takes Trip
D>wn Bay.
vIEWsiJAMAGE TO SHIPPING
Psi Was Guest Of Dr.. Henry
= Goldthwaite.
After Seeing Terrible Wreck Of Ships
Aloeg water Front, Chief Execu-
tive II Entertained Aboard
British Vessel.
by FRANK G. BURROWS.

BY FRANK G. BURROWS.
Mobile, Oct. 4.-(Spccial)-Fo the
purpose Of getting a better idea OF
the havoc wrought by the hurricane OF
last week to the shipping and wharf
ing of Mobile, Governor Jelks today
took a trip along the bay front Tor
eleven miles, viewing the wrecks
strewn along the shore from Three
Mile Creek to a point opposite the out
let Of Dog River.
During the trip, which lasted trifle
over three hours. more than nall
hundred boats were passed which were
more or less disabled, some OF them
high and dry upon the shore. Vnitne'
they had been blown from miles
away.
It was a scene OF devastation and
ruin which greeted the eyes Of the
Governors party from the beginning
Of the trip until its end. At every pier
every whalf and every dock along INC
shore line, were the proofs Of the de-
structive power Of the tornado.
Damage to the extent OF PROFANITY
several millions was apparent along tn
shore, which the little launch. Mecca
skirted. The day was perfect Tor th4
trip.
The sun was bright. but not uncom
sortably warm The water OF the bay
while muddy from the current or the
alabama. and ut high tide, were calm.
and smooth Nothing in the appear
ance of the sky or sea seemed TO JUS
t,fy the frightful damage which was
evident in the massse OF piled wrecf-
age along the shore.
And yet a week ago this mornlns'
the bay rose in tn, solid wall OF the
tidal wave and swept thousands OF do'-
lars worth Of property to rum.
The party Of the Governor was linz
tied TO four persons. DR.. Henry Cold
thwaite was the host of the occasion
He stood at the wheel and pointed out
the different features Of interest to
the marty. With the Governor were
Judge Terry Richardson. who Is In
Mobile, and myself. Two men made
| UP the crew.
The launch Mecca. flying the Amcri
can nag at the stern. left the foot oi
Dauphin Street at exactly ] o'clock
proceeding up the river to Three-Mii'
Creek. and then down past the city f"'
eight miles before returning. The en-
.lre way was lined with evidences Of
the storm in the ruined shipping.
Boats that Were Wrecked.
The first wreck passed was that Ct
the Hattie s. Moore. 1t lay at the
foot OF St. Emanuel Street. its hull
submerged and the upper decks blown
down into a mass OF kindling wood
heaped some i've or six feet above the
water.
Next came the steamer Mary, blown
half out upon the land. and Its upper
portion likewise broken. splintered and
lying in a pile Of wreckage which hao
lost all semblance Of vessel. Both
these boats had been blown from an
chorage on the east side Of the bay
to the western shore and there pound.
ed to pieces by the tempest
Farther up the river lay the City OF
Camden, high and dry on the eastern
shore, far above the rise Of the tide
This boat will probably be left where
1t is The Emma was the next boat
passed. 1t stood erect in six feet OF
water, it's main mast broken Off close
to the deck. Two Italian ships were
next passed. The Carrie. in three feet
of water, dismasted and the Trojan, q
full rugged ship. opposite One Mile
Creek, careening In two-foot depth
The Pendleton Brothers. a four-mast-
ed schooner, lay with its stern on dry
land and its nose down in the water
The Triton. anathSr full-rigged ship
on the return trip when the boat pass
ed the southern part of the city's wa
ter front, that the greatest damage to
the wharfage of Mobile was offered to
view
Fruit Docks Destroyed.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad
fruit docks are wrecked. Tinbers are
torn from their places and smashed
into firewood Iron beams are twisted
into shapeless rods. A string OF freight
cars which were standing on the dock
at the time of the storm, stood min
gled inextricably with the wreckage
Below the fruit dock is the wrecka ge
70 the Eslava slip. where boats are
thrown together in hopeless confusion
from which few OF them VIII ever De
extricntcd in shape even to admit OF
repairing. The bark Henry was seen
anchored in midstream. with everything
above decks gone. This boat had been
swept up the bay from the quarantine
station distance of twenty mites.
The Hornet was lifted up against the
bank crushing beneath Its weight half
dozen small fishing boats. The fruit
steamer Condor. which plies between
Mobile and Bocas del Toro, was lying
on top of a pier The fishing smack
John G. Wheeler lay with one end
resting on the bank aud the other on
another ishng boat, which had been
submerged One of the most complete
wrecks was that OF the steamer Jose
Dhtne, It's nose upon Tue upCh anu lhe
stern entirely broken off.
During the passage OF the Mecca
through a quarter mile of water along
this part of the bay front the waters
were covered with oil. 1t was explain
ed that an oil ship sunk In that neigh
borhood during the storm. and had
been covering the surface of the bay
with petroleum since that time.
british Ship EDtertains Governor.
A visit was made by the party Ia
the British steamship Reresby. which
Law at a dock. coaling up for trip
out. A boat was lowered from the
Reresby. for the Governor. who was
welcomed by the master. Captain Nc
Mullin, aboard. AS the Mecca pulled
away from the side of the ship after
a pleasant hour of Captain McMullin's
hospitality, the massive iron vessel gave
three blasts of its whistle in honor OF
the departing Governor of Alabama.
The salute was returned by the Mecca
as the little launch proceeded on its
way. The Reresby, by the way. hears
the distinction of being the only YES
sci in history which has crossed Dixie
| Island, at the mouth of the harbor
1t was during the hurricane OF last
Thursday when the vessel was running
for mort Ordinarily Dixie Island stands