The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-03
Mobile Takes a Long
Breath.
NEGROES REFUSE TO WORK
Telegraph, Telephone and Cal
Service Is Resumed.
The Relief For The Stricken Communs-
ties Along the Gulf Coast II .
Being Rushed Forward SIS. a
tematlcally. .f.,

been ordered down along the north
coast OF the gulf.
Sheriff Powers just returned from
West Coast OF Mobile Bay says condi-
lions are much improved. Negroes are
refusing to work. though railroads and
others are begging them. Sheriff Pow
ers has threatened to arrest all who will
not work at their own homes or for
others. The sheriff insists that the
women and children be taken from the
devastated points and brought to Mo-
bile where they can receive proper care,
else many deaths will result from pri-
vations. IA
With telegraph wires working in suf-
nicient numbers to carry all business
with all railroads in operation except
the New Orleans division Of the Louis
Vile and Nashville, business conditions
are now almost normal. Cotton brok-'
ers today received their first direct
quotations since the storm; Dealers in
perishable goods supplied their first
orders and the fish and oyster traffic
which has been dead for a week to-
day commenced to show signs of life
once more and trade generally 10 all
that any body could expect.
Telephone service Is restored and
street cars are running on all lines
The interburban roads are still-out Of
commission and are not likely to be In
operation for some time.
The Louisville and Nashville brought
In three passenger trains from the
north and late today sent out a NUM-
Der OF freight trains. The work done
in restoring this line has been really
wonderful. II Is impossible to convey
to anybody who did not see II an ade.
quate conception of the condition Of the
track as late as last Saturday
Debris On Tracks.
Some faint notion, however, maybe
obtained from the fact that on only two
miles of track just north OF here lum-
bermen estimated that more than six
thousand logs were piled across the
rails beside this there was also in The
debris all sorts of articles from tin
pans to two masted schooners. and
from dead chickens to live cows, which
had been washed clear across the Mo-
bile river. from nobody knows where.
In addition to this the road bed In
many places. was gone and In the Sec
ton OF the county which 10 all swamp
and bayou. road beds like steel rails,
must he imported.
Conditions down the bay and alona
the coast are rapidly improving and
many sections are reporting now that
their first estimates of damage were
too large. In this city. for example,
two days after the storm, prominent
men were sure in their assertions that
the loss would amount to between $4.-
100000 and 100000 The same men
now place the figure at 100000. Pro-
portional reductions are made in reports
from other places visited by the gale.
The total loss of life has not been more
than 100. but 1t is not possible even
yet. to get correct aggregate.
Mobile breathed much easier today,
when 1t was ascertained that the storm
that caused SO much anxiety yesterday,
would not arrive. Late today q heavy
dark cloud. which came down from the
North. caused mental distress TO the
timid, who feared that the promised
storm had finally arrived. 1t proved
however, to be nothing but a sun show
er
Conditions of Beacons. IF
Mapor Craighill OF the Corps OF En-
Einers. United States Army, who IL In
charge Of the Mobile lighthouse dis
trict. returned today from a tour OF in-
spection OF that part Of the coast on
which the storm was heaviest. Al
though the damage Is mainly confined ID
points between Cape San Bias on the
east. to Gulfport on the west. 1t Is &C
extensive that many months will be ne.
cessary to restore the service. The
following lights have been destroyed:
Mobile Bay beacons-middle ground
middle ground A.. number 2. number
A.. number 4. number I A., number 8
a A. IhoOilc Day
A.. number 10 A, number IL A.. number
IA A.. number 16 A. Cape San Blai
light badly damaged; two bulls eyes and
red reflector being destroyed. AL
houses at the light are also gone. and
Fort Barrancas light the entire from
is destroyed. Pensacola Bay. top oil
front is destroyed. Pensacola bar bea.
con, DEVILS Point bar light. Sand Island
light; everything gone except the tow.
err Horn Island ligh., METRE statiof
destroyed. Gulfport. all beacons de.
stroyed. Mobile Point beacon. from
range gone.
At s a. ms. the barometer had COM
menced to rise slightly for the first
time in thirty-six hours. and II was ev.
ident that no immediate danger was al
hand Local Forecaster Ashenberger
however. declined to grow too optim-
istio, and warned all merchants VIII;
applied to hi mfor advice that 1t would
be jrst as well If they allowed the bull
of their goods to remain sometime Ion
ger on the upper floors.
Nothing can be told about this thing
vet" he said. The barometer may &
down in a hurry at any time and ther
we may get another storm. The grea
difficulty with us now is that we hav,
no comparative readings from outsid,
POINTS"
Relief work for the stricken commun
tiles down the bay Is now systematize,
and working admirably. Food. clothing
and bedding Is being furnished as rapid
ly as possible and although there i
still much suffering. II Is not as acut
as at first
There Is still need. however. for al
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