The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-29

uereu every sdloon IN the city closed
Since then not saloon door has beer
| opened.
| The Acting Mayor Immediately or
dered on fifty extra policemen to guart
/ the property exposed by the fury of TIL
storm, and to keep the peace In the ex
citing period that followed the storm. 4
Committee of public safety and a relic
committee have already been organized
made up of the leading citizens of Pen
sacola. The city is already feeding ant
caring for more than $50. 1t has no
yet been decided whether any reques
will be made for outside aid or not.
For the present Pensacola Is bear
ing the burden put upon her by th'
storm.
shcrfff,s Narrow Escanc.
Mrs. Lebaron Gonzales and her sor
were drowned at Dunham's, beyond
Deer Point. Sheriff James VanPelt oil
Escambia was among the members Of
the same party and he and his sor
had narrow escape from the fury Of
the storm. Until 4 o'clock this after
noon 1t was not known that the Sherif
had escaped and grave fears were fell
for his safety. A launch sent to Dun
ham this morning returned with the
Information that the house which had
sheltered the party was utterly de-
stroyed by the storm.
A second launch went out in the af-
ternoon found that Sheriff Van Pelt and
the other survivors of the party were
in the highlands near the site of the
house.
In the fury of the storm Sheriff Van
Pelt with broken, arm, escaped in
the storm leading andf carrying his
young son. With his son he sought
projection in a tree and remained I'M
til the storm was over and the waves
no longer beat upon them.
AS the house crumbled and the party
was escaping Mrs. Gonzales and her
little SOP were swept away and no ono
could raise hand to help them. The
huge waves engulfed them within sight
of the agonized and helpless father,
Mrs. Prentiss was the wife of Ser
geant Prentiss. and she was with him
at Fort McRae. The waves broke over
the fort at an Incredible height. A
piece of masonry twenty-five feet above
the level of the sea Is pointed out as
being repeatedly swept by the enraged
elements. In these great waves Mrs.
Prentiss was drowned, together with
Sergeant Overlander and two privates
of the garrison.
Perhaps the most tragic experience of
the storm was that of the five sur
vivors from the quarantine station who
rode entirely across the storm-swept
Ody ou ING TOOI OF the hospital,
Ten started In the ride but four
were swept off by the angry waters
and were seen no more.
Eight sailors were in the hospital
Early Thursday morning the building
gave away to the fury of the STORM
The eight sailors together with two
attendants swan for their lives. Help
ing each other ali managed to seize
hold of the floating roof of the hos
pital. as It left Santa Rosa Island.
Could Net Throw Line.
The floating roof with his human
freight passed the steamer pilot and
the look out saw them He tried hard
but could not throw them line They
missed the land of Town Point by a
bare quarter of mile to be swept
ashore on the other side of the bay.
In the meanwhile two of the sailors
and the two attendants could stand
the strain no longer. They loosened
their hold and the sea claimed them.
After swimming to a point of safety
when their house had been partly des-
troyed Dr. White, quarantine officer
and his wife together with Mr.. and
Mrs. Stearns, inspector Bailey and four
of the attendants at the quarantine
station were rescued by Captain Ed
ward ]. Miller, of the government
steamer Poe.
The rescue was bravely accomplished
when the sea was running at it's
highest on Thursday The party were
then on the immense stone crib where
they had been forced by the fury of
the storm.
For his work in this rescue it is I'M
derstood that Captain Miller will be
recommended for medal of bravery
from the Government. The waves that
swept over Santa Rosa Is
land left only few posts to mark the
site of the life saving station. The
party included the two daughters of
Captain Broadbent, Mrs. Wallace Reed
and Mrs. Alice Reed, escaped in the
life boat of the station after the build
ings had been destroyed.
Party I'm Life Boat.
AS one after another of the buildings
crumbled the party took places in the
life boat which was firmly anchored
to the island with long rope. Fol-
four hours the party dashed together
and all wearing life belts remained in
the boat as 1t was tossed high in the
air by each powerful wave. Seamen
of twenty years. experience declared
that they had never seen a sea which
equaled that Sin violence. The men de-
clared that the waves reached a heighth
Of nearly forty feet.
Every wave that came swept over
the boat and fell with great force on
the men, who covered in the seats. AS
day was breaking the line parted and
the life boat swept across the bay to
a point near the navy yard. This trip
With an experienced crew and a veteran
lie saver in command, entailed no
great danger when the boat had finally
been thrown off the island.
Killed by Timbers.
Within three blocks of Palafox
unknown woman and her child were
killed by the smashing timbers. Near
Iarragona Street it was found this
afternoon that a man, a woman and a
child had been crushed in one of the
destroyed houses. s. The body of the
man and child have been recovered but
not identified.
The navy yard sustained serious
damage. Every vessel near was
wrecked or badly damaged. The IsIa
De Luzon, captured by Admiral Dewey
1t Manila, was undergoing repairs
which were practically complete when
the storm came along and stove in her
hull. In the neighboring village of
Woolsey three were killed by the storm
They were Ed Hughes, white; Tom
simpson, colored, and Ella Thompson.
,olored.
dashed To Rigging.
Captain French of the schooner Fran
'es $4arshail was rescued this morning
rom his wrecked vessel after being
ashed to the rigging for more than
11irty SIX hours. He was unable to
walk when his rescuers had brought |
lin ashore and had to be carried to his
lone near the city. The Marshall
truck the beach above the navy wards |
md near Grand Bayou at l O'Clock |
Thursday morning, when the storm was
It it's highest. Pete Denben and Ly-