Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-03
WORK OF RESCUE
HANDICAPPED BY Rain
Isolated Survivors ofHurricane
Iu Distress.
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Gulf Population who Escaped With
Their Lives From the hurricane
Now Face Death From starvation.
Mobile. Ala, Oct. 2.-A heavy rain
storm, which Is greatly interfering
with the railroad and telegraph com
panies, set In sunday night and Is
stiu on. No wind has accompanied
the rainfall as yet, but the downPour
has been exceedingly heaV and mas
enormously threatened the difhculiies
OF construction gangs.
It Is feared, too, that II will cause
much increase In suffering and some
deaths along the coaH OF the south
end OF Mobile bay Many people are
homeless in that section and are liS-
inc in the woods with q scanty supply
OF provisions. The exposure OF an
other storm cannot but have serious
effect on women and children. On
Dauphin Island there are 500 people
homeless, With only three small build
ings in which they can obtain shell
ter
Despite the fact thai two relief ex-
peditions were sent out sunday, there
are not more than enough provisions
for more than one day. and additional
supplies were sent Down early Mon
day.
While there Is no suffering IN Mo
bile proper. there is urgent need az
many points on the southern part OF
the bay. aud assistance for these peo-
pie viii be gratefully received
Arrests We're made q, some OF The
lower coast resorts Monday Of negroes
who were caught footing some Of The
wrecked houses. aud Il has been de-
termined TO send additional details
OF militia 10 Coden aud other points
near by 10 protect property.
Word was received sunday night
that from 30 TO 40 Creoles CA Mon,
louis island are destitute and in I'M
mlnent danger of starvation, II Isl
doubtful. however n anything can be
done for them before Tuesday
The citizens OF Mobile have under
aiken relief measures with energy and
are sending food and clothing to the
stricken points AS rapidly as possible.
hu, there L. so much suffering At
various points 10 which access Is 80
dfacun that II Is certain that great
suffering mus, follow Next to food.
the great need n for clothing Men
and women in some places have been
reduced 90 wearing cote sacks for
Cloihlng and there are few sacks 10
be had az that.
The nrst hing done BY the relief
expedition sent from here 60 Codea
was 10 give TO the people clothing
with which 70 cover themselves.
The suffering has been Intense az
Bavcnlabalre. aud Is stlll acute
Members OF The relief committee
which visited that place Sunday re.
ported that they we're followed
through the streets ~ llitie children.
who we're CRYING and hcgging pltc-
ously FOR piece Of bread.
A large number % tcnis Vas taken
10 nauphin laand sunday RlEh,, aud
more wul BE- taken later
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