The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-29


29.-Bodies OF 70 victims of the hurricane
up to last night. How many more lie
in the wreckage that strews the city or
In the water that covers the business sec.
tion OF the town Is conJectural. The real
loss OF life probably never will be known,
as many bodies probably have been car
ried out 10 sea on the raging current that
is sweeping down the river
In addition TO the dead, there are hun
dreds of injured persons In the hospitals
and in private homes. More than 5000
houses are damaged and the property loss
will reach $3.00O.O00 The storm struck
Mobile Wednesday at midnight and ragged
for many hours. the Wind reaching a We
locty OF 30 miles an hour.
Water from Mobile bay was blown into
the city by the gale, and for a time the
sea stood seven feet deep i'm the whole
sale quarter OF Mobile which includes
that part OF the city from Royal street TO
the Alabama river. The loss OF life is be-
lieved TO be mainly among negroes al
though conditions are so chaotic that in
formation is indefinite
shipping suffered severely. Among the
steamers sunk were the j. II. Schulz. the
Mary r. Staples. the Mary s. Bees. Cana
Overton, Hattie Il. Moore, City OF Cam
den. the United States revenue cutter
Alert and many other smaller craft. 1t
Is feared that the crews OF these boats
were lost, but nothing OF a confirmatory
nature can be given at this time.
MILITIA ON GUARD.
Mobile has been placed under control
OF the militia. Nobody is permitted on
the streets except newspaper men and
other authorized persons. Much appre-
hension is felt for the suburban towns,
and IL is feared that they have been OBJ
liberated.
The chances are that the loss of life on
Dauphin Island is heavy. Many fisher
men, live on Dauphin and other outlying
marshy tracts from which no tldings
have been received.
The suffering I'm Mobile is severe. The
annihilation OF transportation facilities
has shut off all supplies and unless help
reaches Mobile from the outside world
soon. great distress will result.
Every church in Mobile was damaged
though Christ Church Cathedral and St
Francis Street Baptist church suffered
more than others The damage TO Christ
Church Cathedral is estimated at A00 600
and st. Francis Street Baptist church al
$4,000.
SHIPPING SUFFERS.
Mobiles shipping suffered more than
anything else. Many of the river boats
are now beached or sunken and complete
wrecks The docks are fearfuly wrecked
The revenue cutter, Alert was rammed
by some unknown vessel in Mobile river
and sank Immediately. Nothing has been
seen OF her crew.
The city was put under martial law
late Thursday. No person is allowed to
enter the wholesale district All wharves
from Frascati street the extreme south
end OF the city. as far up the river as
Three Mile Rock, are wrecks This in
n "a hn In1Nf
docks and the Louisville and Nashville
docks.
BUSINESS SUSPENDED.
Telegraphic communication is paralyzed.
with poor prospects Of wires for several
days Electric light companies, street
railways and In fact all business, has
been suspended The Mobile and Ohio
railroad was the first road to get out of
the city. its first train leaving at o'clock
yesterday morning.
Numerous sawmils in the northern and
marshy regions have been washed away
by the terrific waves or torn to splinters
by the wind. Their lumber and tlmbers
are 10 be seen scattered over the city and
floating down the slowly falling river
The harbor steamer Kamp Carney, ply
ing between Mobile and the eastern shore
lies beached just across the river and
opposite ST. Francis street. Her sides
are jammed in and the upper structure
blown away.
Much fear is entertained for Fort Nor
gan. where the government quarantine
station is situation and many soldiers
live. In the city many persons and much
live stock were rescued after heroic ef-
forts. Such cases are numerous.
Provisions are almost exhausted. Res
taurants feed many, but have no sup
plies on hand. Ham and eggs constitute
their food supply. These, too, Will soon
become exhausted.
Wholesale houses LOST many thousands
Of dollars from tho flood and willingly
paid as high as so an hour for com
mon labor and earnestly begged men TO
accept such pay so frantic were they
To save their goods. Even at this figure
few men, white or black would accept
work
HURRICANES FURY.
Between o'clock Thursday evening
and yesterday noon trees were felled and
roofs were crushed in by hundreds.
Through the streets, carried by the terri
fc winds were hurled thousands of pieces
Of slate. strips OF tin roofing, cornices.
shingles and. In fact. oil kinds OF debris.
Blinds were torn from their fastenings
and windows smashed as IL they were OF
tissue paper. Many persons were serious
~ injured and cut by flying slate. tin and
glass.
The railroads have started wreckers 20
clean up and 10 repair tracks. but their
task Is dlffcult The Office Of the West
ern Union Telegraph company was six
feet under water It's batteries were
flooded and II will he some time before
business can be resumed. The Postal
Telegraph building. while not so low. also
suffered severely.
The Cawthorn hoto. Just completed,
and the Bienville hotrf facing Bienvllle
square are damaged $4,000 eacn: the
windsor hotel $4,000; ST. Andrews $4,000;
the Southern $4,000. Tne Southern Supply
company estimates it's loss at 100000.
Among the wholesale houses that have
aimed the greatet damage are:
Pollock A Bernheimer. wholesale dry
goods. the English Wagon Manufacturing