Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-29

Pensacola. Fla. Sept 29.-The vast
ness of the destruction wrought by the
hurricane here Thursday Is now being
realized. Twenty-Five persons are
known to have been drowned.
Ask for Aid.
Only four bodies have been recover
ed LoOters followed in the wake of
the hurricane. Calls for charity have
been made TO assist the poor and 1000
homeless.
Hospital swept to Sea.
Washington. Sept 29.-SrgeOn Gen
eral Wyman late today received a tele-
gram from Dr. White. in charge of the
quarantine station on Santa Rosa is
land. near Pensacola. saying:
Station swept by flood. all build
ings are practically destroyed. The
hospital was swept to sea with 10 per
sons 1t is reported five have been
picked up alive officers and employees
save two. are safe
No Loss of Life in City.
Mobile. Ala Sept. 29.-While there
was no loss OF life in Mobile in ceR-
sequence of the great storm. reports
from a few outlying towns show four
dead at Navy Cove. 20 at Codan. TWO
at Bayou la Batrue and IL at Cara
way
Damage Enormous.
Damage in the city of Mobile has
been enormous Nearly every building
in the city has been damaged 10 some
extent. Loss to shipping interests is
very heavy. the revenue cutter Alert
being among the ships sunk. Every
government building at Fort Morgan.
the entrance 10 Mobile bay is seriously
damaged.
Did Not Heed Warming.
The heaviest loss falls on merchants
along the water front. who. although
warned of the coming of the storm by
The weather bureau. made no effort 10
remove their goods Damage to docks
along the river front will amount to
100000. Reports of damage to boats
down the bay and in the open gulf are
numerous. The storm is known TO
have ragged with great severity all
along the north coast of the gulf. but
as yet reports from places which II is
feared have suffered heavily, have been
few and far between.
All wires leading out of Mobile in
every direction are down. All rail-
roads are badly demoralized and but
few trains are running.
Resuming Business.
Mobile. Sept. 29.-(Via Meridian).-
Business was partially resumed at Mo-
bile today. City authorities are clear
ing the streets of debris as rapidly as
possible. Postal and Western Union
telegraph companies are still out of
business. their wires being down in ev-
cry direction. At Goden. Ala, only one
house is left in the little town.
Damage Grows.
New Orleans. Sept. 29.-HOurly ac-
counts show the magnitude of Thurs
days storm in Mississippi more serious
as interrupted telegraphic communica-
tion with that state was resumed in
every direction today. Town after
town in the interior wired here build
ings have been blown down. lives en-
dangered and crops blown fiat in the
fields
Unbroken Line of Wreckage.
Almost an unbroken line of wreck
age of shipping is on the gulf coast
in the direction of Mobile All reports
of the situation ended abruptly at a
point so miles west of Mobile
The little news which arrived from
the Mississippi river delta added 10
property damage reported here. But no
loss of life is reported. 1t will be sew
eral days before details are learned
about the fishing and oyster country
in the low delta lands.
Fort 81. Philip Damaged.
Damages of $4,000 at Fort st. Philip.
located about GO miles below here on
the Mississippi river. were reported to-
day portion of the levee was bro
ken and allowed the magazines TO be