The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-04
PARTY AIDS THE SUFFERERS
Danger Of Disease Along the Coast
is Growing.
Colonel DuMont Asks for Additional
Surgeons to Work With Relief
Corps Along POrtersvilie Bay
-HeadQuarters Estab-
llshed.
BY Frank G. Burrows.

Mobile, Oct 3-(SPecial)-For the
purpose of seeing at first hand the
condition Of the penniless people along
the Alabama coast. Governor jerks
today made a visit of personal in
spection to Coden and Bayou LaBa-
tire. spending the entire afternoon
looking over the ruins OF the former
summer resorts and sizing up the sit
uation.
Not only did the chief executive thus
express his sympathy with tho people
Of his State. but he, as well as every
member Of the party which accompa-
MED him. carried with them a guam
tity of money in small change and
gave freely to veery sufferer OF the
storm whom they met
Perhaps a score were in this way
helped during the three hours or more
the Governor was in Coden and Its
neighboring town. On the trip. Gov
ernor Jelks was the guest of G. 8.
MCGEE, Superintendent of motive pow
er Of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad
who took the party to the seacoast
towns in his own private Jar.
Those who were in the party were
Governor Jelks., Adjutant General Will
liam w. Brandon. Colonel r B. Du-
Mont. Charles B. Hervev Frank A.
Hervey Captain G. NJ. Van LEW: T.
l.. Airey. Max Hamburger. Major Will
liams Frye Tebbetts. John L. Moulton
Henry Martin Charles Hess. Ed Lau-
rindine. william H. Monk. J. o. Korsh,
w X. P. Wilson and Hon. II. Aus
till.
Tho trim from Coden to Bayou La
Batre was made afoot, the party walk
ing over the washed road from the one
place to the other. At several places
along the line. parties were met. pur-
suing their way to the relief camp at
o. Ali 6
The trip lasted nearly six hours the
Governor returning to Mobile shortly
before 8 o'clock. to keep appointments
with several Of the leading citizens
and authorities OF the city, whom ne
has called to conference on the pres
emit strained race situation in the citv
49, The situation OF storm sufferers In
general has undergone very little
change during the last twenty-four
hours
A car load OF provisions and cloth
ing for the homeless was sent to the
camp at Coden. The United States
revenue cutter Wino,a also made an
other trip to Dauphin Island. bearing
a supply of provisions and clothing for
the people there. This program, II is
probable. will have to be continued in
permanent supply of the needful
things is established at some contral-
ICED point.
The danger Of sickness and epidemic
along the coast Is Increasing today.
Col Dumont asked the governor for
two additional surgeons to cooperate
with Surgeon Major w. Fl. Oates. in
the rescue work. Major Oates has been
called from the camp at Coden by the
illness of his mother. Mrs. Mary A.
Oates. It is understood the Governor
will appoint two surgeons from other
regiments OF the State guard
Thus far. the chief danger has been
from sickness brought on by the ex-
posture to the wind and rain of the
hurricane, From day to day, however,
there Is additional danger Ut disease
from bad sanitary conditions and from
tho stencil of decaylrg bodies.
DR. Mccormick of tnIs place who
was asked to serve with the relief COM
mittee at Coden. returned to Mobile
tonight He reports considerable sick
ness at both Coden and Bayou lie
Batre Many of the survivors,. he says.
are III from sickness superinduced by
number also have received bruises
which have been aggravated by the
sea water.
The work Of removing the dead
bodies OF animals from the swamps
Is progressing as rapidly as the relief
workers can get to them. Three car
laods Of lumber were contributed to-
day by the Robinson Land and Lumber
Company, Of Chicora. Miss. for the
erection OF houses in place OF those
washed away. The relief committee
has announced that work will be begun
at once on Dauphin Island for the
relief Of the homeless fishermen there
The relief headquarters OF Mobile
were today established at ass Dauphine
tttz 1.
ficient clothing for its Immediate
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