Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-04
At Fort Barrancas.

At Fort Barrancas.
Commanding officer. Fort Barrancas. in
! addition to telegram September 90, reports
by mail. and same forwarded from here
October l from Fort Mciae. all buildings
| destroyed, with all government and per-
sonal property pertaining to I'D Company,
Coast Artillery. Casualties by drowning:
Company Quartermaster Sergeant Morris
G. Oberlander and Private Roy a. Jordan,
ODD Company. Nearest relative OF Sergt.
Oberlander is Christian Globe. brother-in-
law, Ashby, Mddlesex county, Mass. Of
Private Jordan, Mrs NJ. Phillips, sister
Scotia. Neb. In addition. the wife and son
of Ordnance Sergeant Prentice are re-
ported drowned by the stom that occurred
on the nights of September % and 81. Lieut..
Edwards and majority of the company took
refuge S-inch battery, from which they
were rescued with difficulty on the after
noon of the 9th
AT Fort Barrancas no casualties. but
nearly all buildings damaged. Steam
launch Mendenhall was washed ashore; no
damage to hull but boiler displaced and
connections broken.
Fort Pickens, no casualties: buildings
damaged, but still tenable dock damaged.
Steamer Poe due to splendid work of the
captain and crew, rode the storm success
fully. and is about the only steamer in
Pensacola harbor in condition for navga-
ton. Twenty-second Company now at Bar
rancas. Many refugees from Warrington
were given food and shelter at Barrancas.
This was wired to division headquarters
yesterday
u At Fort Morgan.
In the other telegram Maj Waltz says:
ATLANTA, Ga, October 2. 1906.
Military Secretary, War Department,
+ Washington, D. c.:
First telegram from Capt. Dwyer, Fort
Morgan. since the storm received 80 pm.
October l. in response to instructions from
these headquarters of September % and 30
for information, although Lieut.. Dice, quar-
termaster. succeeded in getting telegram
through on September 90 which was re-
peated to you, reporting one enlisted man
missing. Capt. Dwyer now reports my tel
egrams to him received October !, and that
Corp. Frank Beatty, Sth Company, Coast
Artillery, believed to have been swept away
by No other casualties reported. About
twelve civilians in vicinity of post, not en-
ployes, reported lost; names unknown.
Storm began early September 90; lasted
until late 9th. Washed over post from
gulf to bay, loosening foundations of some
buildings, which We're overturned Bar
racks and officers quarters badly damaged
and leaking sewerage and water systems
useless. Water now obtained from rain
water tank. Dumping and distilling plants
believed can be put In operation shortly,
when water be distilled. Six mules
lost; all wagons washed away. Pump
house, boat house, part quartermaster dock,
ordnance storehouse, Oil house, fire engine
and apparatus and engine house, post res
erVolr, coal Oil, forage destroyed. Steamer
Batcheder is now making regular trips.
Dwyer state situation not dangerous, but
may become so through exposure due to
damaged buildings in event another
storm, or because Of insanitary situation
due to break of sewerage system. Civil
engineer. quartermaster department.
route to Fort Morgan. Col. Mills. inspector
general, arrives at Atlanta today, en- route
to post. Gen. Duvall arrives today. Divis-
ion headquarters has been given all in
forma ton have been able to collect from
any source. including railroad and Telegraph
officials and press dispatches"