The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-29
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Pensacola's Loss Is Very Heavy--City
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Pensacola, Fla, Sept. 29.-The worst
hurricane to visit this city in its his
tory regard here furiously all Thursday
night and yesterday morning. The
city presents wrecked appearance
and the damage is estimated at St, OO0.-
OV0. The loss of. life will be heavy
among the mariners, but thus, Far only
one body has been recovered, a man
named George Morgan, fisherman.
Other bodies are reported along the
shore, but have not been recovered.
q : Fire Adds to Horror.
When the gale was at it's height YES
terday morning, and women and chill
dren We're running frantically about the
was sounded, adding to the confusion.
The fire started in the Pitt mill near
the business district, and horses of the
ire department refused to 90 out in
the weather. With the tin roofs flying
about, them, trees and wires falling
over them, the fremen took their hose
wagons by, hand and rushed down the
streets to the scene, and after hours of
work controlled the blaze. =
Yesterday the water rose until the
districts of business presented an al
most indescribable scene.
Of the fifty or sixty big steamers
and sailing vessels lying in the harbor.
only FIVE or six are there now. They
nave been driven ashore and along the
water front is mass Of wreckage of
steamers tow boats, launches and sail
ing craft of all descriptions Thirty
fishing, vessels in port have been de-
flsh houses with their wharves,% are
gone s 49, = W
Ships Driven Thru Houses.
Great iron ships of 1000 and 5000
tons have been driven not only ashore,
but have gone thru houses aEsa block
from the water front.
Every house along the water front
for distance ten miles has been de-
stroYed and, the wonder is that the loss
OF life is not greater. The tracks of
the Terminal railroad to the navy yard
and barracks have all been DESTROYED,
as also the trestles and bridges
NO communication can be had with
the navy yard, but it is believed that
the yard has been badly damaged.
Business Men Lose.
/ Every business house from the wharf
has been unroofed, many plateglass
windows broken, stocks badly damaged
and wires and poles all mixed up to-
gether. There are no electric lights, or
cars, nor is. there any telegraph or tele-
phone service.
The track of the Louisville & Nash
vile. railroad on the Pensacola and At
lantic division, has been washed out for
thirty miles, and two engines and cars
sent out to the quarantine station have
been destroyed.
Acting Mayor Maura ordered every
saloon closed yesterday morning, and
fifty extra policemen have been sworn
in. The homeless . families are housed
in all portions Of the city, but many
will walk the streets without food OF
a place to sleep until order can be
brought out Of the chaos now existing
Thieves at Work.
Added to the horror Of the situation
is the thieves. who are breaking open
trunks all along. the beach, entering un,
occupied houses and stealing every.
thing in sight. Several arrests have
been made. but it is impossible to pro.
tect property under, such conditions.
Five sailors from al British steamer
were selinging to q roof that awas