Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-01

drifted past. Captain Hanks lowered small boat and. after . struggle.
 managed to bring on seven persons, most of them women.
 The captain reported that n he steamed past Dauphin Island yester- day on his way to Mobile ( meesage was sent to him through the mega phone stating that there are 800 peo- | pie on the inland who are GuifeYinR for supplies. A relief expedition will
 be sent to them early to-day. Nearly every aid to navigation be- tween Mobile and Gulfport has been destroyed and Round Island light is the only one on that portion of the coast which now burns at night. The quarantine station on Ship Island was damaged to the extent of 360,- 900, but no lives were lost. Captain Hanks reports that there are wreck ed vessels all along the east end of Cat Island, on Ship Island, on Horn Island, on Petit B0is Island and Dau- phin Island. Grantz Island was so fiercely swept by the storm that 1t can be seen, but the chahnel itself has not been changed.
 Major Slaker, commanding the United States forces at Fort Gaines and Fort Morgan, which are situated at the entrance to Mobile Bay, has recommended to the government at Washington that the troops now sta- tiOned there be relieved as speedily as possible. The barracks have been almost destroyed. All sanitary ar- arrangements have been rendered use- less and Major Slaker is apprehen- sive that unless the men are quick ly moved, there will bc much sick ness among them.
 The following list received from Heron Bay of lives lost and boats destroyed at that place, Is the first complete list which has been ob- tained.
 The following are boats lost with the fatalities on each:
 Schooner Oyster Plant, total loss, one unknown man drowned. !, Schooner Ethel, total loss, William and Richard Talland, brothers, drowned.
 Tyre Bird, total loss. Captain Jones and Mate Mitchell Pendleton, lost.
 Governor Stone. wrecked. no lives lost.
 Edward L., wrecked, no lives lost.
 Etta of Point Clear, Ala, Captain Phillips. two sons and one unknown, drowned.
 Agnes, total loss. Captain William Jones and Mate Ben Yearger drowned.
 Nellie, total loss. Captain James Read. John Stahl and an unknown Norwegian drowned.
 Meadow Spring, total loss, Captain Sam Hahn and small boy named Winburg drowned.
 Sloop Two Friends. Captain Mill ton Jones of Alabama port and two boys named Jackson, brothers, drowned.
 In addition to these, the follow ing boats were destroyed. no one be- ing on board at the time: J. T. Little. A. L. MAngold, Omaha, hR, Never Tell. Edna B.
 Other lives lost at Heron Bay were:
 Nrs Oliver Dorian and two chii- dren.
 Captain Talliard of the schooner Never Tell, who was drowned att tempting to reach another boat after he saw that his own was doomed.
 All the houses in Heron Bay were destroyed with the exception of four.
 All the houses at Alabama Port were destroyed except two.
 Paul J. Wilson, secretary of the Commercial club of Mobile. to-day requested the Associated Press in Mobile to send out denial of the stories which have been sent broad cast throughout the country regard ing the loss of life and suffering in this city. Not single life has been lost and the citizens of Mobile have the local situation in splendid shape. Offers of assistance have been receiv- ed from the commercial clubs the south and while the residents of Mobile appreciate these 1t their full value there is no suffer | Ing in this city which calls for out Bide aid.
 The greatest destitution and pri- vations have overtaken people south of Mobile and along the gulf coast | and for these aid and supplies will | be gratefully received. The greatest | difnculty is being experienced by the | authorities In obtaining news of the | Iituation at outside points.
 Impassable swamps surrounds the city on all sides where there is open water. The only passage wsys through these swamps are the road beds of the railroads and those the stricken territory are not in shape to allow the running of rains. The only other way of get ling around is by small boats and here are no small boats. almost ev- srythins of that description having