Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-30
with two nurses. The United States quar-
antine station has been destroyed


Enormous damage to both life and prop
erty was done at several Of the army forts
and naval stations along the guif coast
by the recent hurricane
Major General James +. Wade. command
ing the Atlantic division, reported TO the
War department that ak civilians were
killed at Fort Morgan. Ala. and one en-
listed man IL missing. The damage to the
post Is estimated at 100000. Chief Quar-
termaster Modgson at Atlanta reported to
Quartermaster General Humphrey the same
facts. adding that the fort was completely
inundated
Authority was telegraphed to Captain
Thomas y. Dwyer. commandant OF Fort
Morgan. to make such repairs as are neces-
sary I'm the present emergency. In addl-
ton Quartermaster General Humphrey has
ordered to that post l.. II. Doten, civil en-
gineer attached to the duartermaster's de-
partment and sedley w. Chaplin. civil en-
gineer and superintendent OF construction
at Fort Hamilton to direct the work OF re-
pair
Captain Lawrence s. Miller, commandant
OF Fort Barrancas Fla. reports that three
enlisted men are missing from that post,
that Fort McTaae was almost totally de-
stroyed and that Fort Pickens suffered Sc
verely.
vessels Can He Raised.
iThe naval tugs Uncas and Hercules from
this city and the Osceola from Key West
have been ordered by the Navy depart
ment TO proceed to the naval station at
Pensacola. Fla, to render such assistance
as may be possible. Rear Admiral Wash
ington L. Caps, chief naval constructor
has been ordered to go to Pensacola to in
vestigate the damage and report to the de-
partment. Rear Admiral Caps said to-
day that all OF the vessels sunk at Pensa-
cola probably can be raised and repaired.
but that the work will require much time
and money
Superintendent Kimball of the life saw
ing service today received kilograms from
Senator Mallory and Superintendent
Broadbent stating that the Santa Rosalia
life saving station near Pensacola, Fla.
had been destroyed and the crew is with
out money or clothes. On receipt OF this
dispatch Superintendent Kimball immedi-
stely wired Superintendent Broadbent to
find quarters for himself and men and that
Superintendent Hutchings at Galveston
had been ordered to Pensacola at once to
pay of the Santa Rosalia crew and to do
whatever else was necessary for the COM
fort of the men.
Report of Comm. nder BickneIl.
The following telegram was received at
the Navy department from the commando
ant of the Pensacola navy yard, detailing
the great damage suffered by the govern
ment In the recent storm:
PENSACOLA, Sept. 2S.-Secretary Of War:
Machias at moorings in basin: Waban
and Vixen high on beach at west end OF
yard. Gloucester on beach outside Of yard
west. Wooden dry dock destroyed. Coal
almost gone, Permanent wharf destroyed.
Piles standing on the old coal wharf and
the steel dry dock wharf and ammunition
wharf damaged Also Undone sunk Barge
ashore. Broken up target range. House
destroyed. The Isla de Lu5on noe ting In
basin. but leaking. Steel dry dock appar-
emily unchanged. Heavy wreckhge in
yard. Trees uprooted. Wireless top gallant
masts gone. All electrical wires wrecked.
Power plant damaged and not working.
Buildings generally damaged by wind. One
house unlnhabited. Water damage TO ma
chnery on ground floor no lives lost In
navy yard. fsignedl BICKNELL.
The military secretary has received the
following telegram from Captain Dwyer,
commanding at Fort Morgan, at the en-
trance of Mobile harbor. dated yesterday:
The post has been swept by a terrific
storm, the entire post having been under
water. Every building In the post is seri-
ously damaged and some have been de-
stroyed completely, including the pumping
station, which furnished the water sup
storehouse, two primary stations. with in
struments; the quarternaster's dock and
the main water tank. II ls thought posi-
bile to have water transported from Mo-
Request authority for necessary emergency
repairs Request inspectors be sent to as