The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-10-04
HEROES 0E The
HURRICANE ZONE
Magnificent Courage and
Strength Save Family From
Lighthouse.
READY TO ToPPLE OVER
Captain OF Revenue Cutter Winona
Distinguished Himself Alsa-Rain
Sets In and Suffering Is
Intensified.

Mobile. Ala, Oct. 3.-The revenue cut
ter Winona Which for a time vas
thought to have gone to the bottom in
Wednesdays storm has arrived at Mo-
bile.
Her crew. tell a thrilling story of the
dangers through which they passed
and narrate in a modest way the heroic
conduct of two members of the crew.
who rescued the keeper of the East
Pascagoula lighthouse and his family.
tIhe men We're Master at Arms Peter
son and Quartermaster Peterson.
When the Winona arrived off the Pas
icagoula lighthouse it was seen it was
almost destroyed nothing being left u
the tower which was swaying in every
gust of the gale n threatening to
collapse at any moment. 1t was also
seen the keeper n his wife n two
babies who had sought refuge in tho
tower, unless speedy relief was given
khenl, must be lost.
Two Real Heroes.
The two Petersens embarked in a.
small boat with other members of tho
crew and after a desperate fight with
the waves reached the base. of the
tower. The keeper threw them a rope
glpon which the Petersons climbed to
the top of the tower, but as the wind
hurled them against the building with
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were several times almost compelled
ito loose hold Of the rope. But they
finally reached the top. They then Iowa
cred to the men waiting below the two
babies, the keepers wife and the keeper
bitter which the two men slid down the
rope and returned to the Winona.
The Winona was at Scranton. Miss,
when the storm broke. Although she
'weathered the blow without serious
damage she had a fearful time in do
inc so.
Saves Women from Wreck.
While the storm was at its height the
wreck Of a sloop drifted past, and al.
though the Winona was having all she
could do to save herself, Captain Hanks
lowered a small boat and after a strug-
gle which at times seemed hopeless,
managed to bring off even persons,
most OF them women.
The captain reported hat as she
steamed past Dauphin island a message
vas sent him through a megaphone
stating there were 500 people on the ISL
and suffering for supplies, and a relief
expedition will be sent them today.
Nearly every aid TO navigation be-
tween Mobile and the gulf port has
been destroyed and the Round Island
light is the only n on that portion of
the coast which now burns at night.
The quarantine station at Ship island
was damaged to the extent of $50, 900,
but no lives were lost. Captain Hanks
reports there are wrecked vessels all
along the coast.
Fort Is Destroyed.
Major Shaker, commanding HI Unit
cd States forces at Fort Gaines and
Fort Morgan, at he entrance to Mo-
bile bay, has recommended to Wash
ington that the troops stationed there
be relieved as speedily as possible. as
the barracks have been almost de-
stroyed. All sanitary arrangements
have been rendered useless. Shaker is
,apprehensive that unless the men are
quickly moved there will be much sick
ness among them.
A heavy rainstorm, which is great,
interfering With railroad and telegraph
companies, set in last night and is still
ION. 1t is feared the storm will cause
much increased suffering and some
deaths along the coast of southern Mo-
bile bay. Many people are homeless
lin that section and are living i'm the
woods, with a scanty supply of provis-
ions.
On Dauphin island there are 500 peo-
pie homeless, with onIy three small
buildings in which they can obtain
shelter. Forty creoles are reported in
iir1minent danger of starvation on Nor
Louis island. While there is no suffer
ing in Mobile proper there is urgent
need at many points On the southern
part of the bay of assistance in the
toiidpG VI lOON ana GlOlfllHR. ..
in Pitiabte Condition.
In some places men and women arc
wearing coffee sacks for clothing.
Arrests were made at some of the
lower coast resorts today of negroes
who We're caught footing the wrecked
houses. 1t has been determined to senC
additional details of militia to Coder
and other points near by to protec,
property.
Eighteen boats We're wrecked ant
twenty persons drowned in Herror
bay, according to a list received today
AL houses in Heron Bay were. de.
etroyed but four. All houses at Ala
bama Port We're destroyed except two
Marines to Remain.
Washington, Oct. 1.-The orders di.
recting the dispatch of forty marine.
from the Pensacola nav yard to Ha.
Wana have been revoked
A dispatch from Pensacola says tn,
men are needed at that place to pre-.
serve order and protect property, ow.
ing to conditions arising from the re.
cent hurricane.
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