The San Francisco call., 1906-10-01
STORMS VICTIMS
SEVENTY NINE.

MOBILE. Ala, Cvia Meridian, Miss.)
Sept SO.-The number Of casualties in
the great storm Of last Wednesday is
slowly increasing as messages arrive
from places which have heretofore been
Inaccessible. The total last night or
the known dead was seventy-lve. This
number was brought UP to total OF
seventy-nine and a possibility OF 1Z5
by the reports which reached Mobile
during the night and early today
Mobile itself is rapidly emerging
from the confusion caused by the
storm Large gangs of men are kept
working clearing the streets of debris
The street car lines have commenced
10 run for the first time since Wednes-
dav Confusion at the docks is rapidly
being replaced and a majority OF the
roads are able to run trains AS yet
the Louisville and Nashville is still
disabled. The Southern and the Mo-
bile and Ohio are running trains as
before the storm
SITUATION ALONG COAST.
The situation along the coast to the
west Of this city is now fairly wei
known At Scranton. Miss, one church,
the odd Fellows Hall and several
buildings were blown down. At Pas
cagoula Beach not a residence is left
standing. the river front at that point
is completely torn up and the light
house has been destroyed. Shipping
Al this point has been badly damaged.
The revenue cutter Winona, for which
much fear was entertained. is now
known 70 be safe
The crew OF the cutter rescued the
keeper Of the Pascagoula lighthouse
and nls family during the storm. The
keeper of the Horn Island lighthouse,
5ust outside of Scranton. lost his life.
The entire end Of the island on which
the lighthouse was situated is said to
have been carried away by the waves.
At Biloxi the damage was of q
minor character. Every balhhouse in
the place is gone. and the beautiful
driveway along the coast at this point
has been ruined.
At Pass Christian no lives were lost
and the damage was slight The wreck
ing Of a few houses comprised the
damage at Gulfport, and no lives were
lost there.
MANY VESSELS LOST.
Five out OF eight vessel at Ship Is
and at the time Of the storm were
beached and two will be total wrecks.
Several vessels, the names OF which
are unknown, are ashore-on .1orn ISL
and and the small islands marking the
massage between Dauphin Island and
the mainland have been destroyed. The
beacon lights on this part Of the coast
are not greatly damaged. The schooner
lice Graham Of Mobile is known to
have been lost with her crew Of six
men.
The known dead at Dauphin Island
are Captain John Worten of the
schooner Irene, Captain Robert Peters
OF the schooner Louisa 3, and Mitchell
gisell, mate OF the same boat.
Four bodies have been picked up in
the water near Dauphin Island and
lave been buried there Two or three
were evidently sailors. The people on
Dauphin Island suffered great hard
shfps in the storm and for twenty-four
fours were in great DANGER
II is now believed that the loss to
the lumber interests alone by the storm
VIII aggregate $l0.00o,0OO Tens Of
thousands of trees of the finest quail
ily have been blown down. The great
majority Of trees that were weakened
by being tapped for turpentine were
ieveled. and the dealers in turpentine
are very gloomy over the outlook.