Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-10-05
Stricken Alabama.

Another of those terrible disasters
that enlist the sympathy OF the world
for its hapless victims while they ap'
pail with horror by the magnitude OF
their work, comes from the terrible
storm in Southern Alabama, prevailing
Saturday night and Sunday, during
which over four inches Of water fell in
about twelve hours. This deluge,
coming Immediately after the terrible
hurricane which had done 30 much
damage, finished up trail of disaster
that is appalling. There was scarcely
a roof left after the severe wind storm,
capable of atfording shelter to the
stricken inhabitants. Many buildings
had no roofs and the water poured
down in deluge, running everything
in the shape of furnishings and sup
plies, and leaving women and children
in pitiable condition for food and
dry clothing. Even the Federal build
ing had pools Of water on each floor,
from water that found ingress through
the elevator shaft. Mayor Lyon, at
the city hall, directed relief measures
with his feet drawn up under chair,
to keep them out of the water that was
flooding the floors.
Mobile is we'll able to provide for its
people and of the adjacent country,
but the difficulty has been to organize
relief bands speedily enough to meet
immediate want. Trains are still
bringing in sufferers from the interior.
On Dauphin Island we're 500 homeless,
with only three small buildings for
shelter. They were short of provisions,
but several expeditions were actively
engaged in measures for their relief.
Many vessels were beached on the
water front by the hurricane, but it is
believed that a number can be got of
without serious damage. Two solid
trains on the Louisville and Nashville
road, loaded with freight, were washed
into the bay and lost. The bodies of q
dozen or more people have been washed
ashore there.
The government loss by the series
OF storms is heavy, it having passed
over a wide scope of country. Forts
and naval stations along the Gulf
coast are completely wrecked. While
many vessels are piled upon the beach'
hospital ship floated out to sea, and
after an all.night buffeting by the
waves the five inmates were rescued.
1t is estimated that fifty per cent. Of
the yellow pine timber has been de-
stroyed; all turpentine tracts have
been ruined; several lives of woodsmen
have been lost, and the damage in the
woods is estim ated ct million dollars.
The wind storm began on Thursday,
OF last week, and continued at inter.
walls up to the deluge Sunday morning,
At Mobile and Pensacola it is estimated
that over 5000 people are homeless.
The lives lost in Thursdays storm is
placed at 26, but it is feared many
more will be added 10 the number
when full reports are received. The
life-saving and quarantine stations on
Santa Rosa Island, were washed away
and the barracks at Fort Pickins were
demolished.
It 10 almost impossible, within the
limits available, to give all the import
ant details 80 far received of his
dreadful visitation to the Gulf State.
Suffice it to say that the full extent OF
the loss, or accurate details, are not
yet all in, to make true Estimate the
loss of life and property. One report
places the number of lives lost at 100,
including 4 score Al New Orleans.