The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-14
WORK OF CLEARING
Away Wreckage Is Being
Carried on Rapidly.
CONDITIONS IN THE
CITY ARE PERFECTLY NORMAL
WORK ON BIG EscAMBIk
TRESTLE-AT THE WHARVES
AND ALONG WATER FRONT
YESTERDAY.

Pensacola Is rapidly recovering
from the recent hurricane and two
blocks from the water front there Is
but little to indicate that the worst
storm the gulf coast has experienced
in many years passed over this Sec
ton less than three weeks ago. True,
there are many trees still lying In
the streets and here and there a por-
ton of a tin roof may be seen, but to
the casual observer Pensacola appears
in nearly normal condition and, as far
as business conditions are concerned,
the city has practically recovered
from the effects of the storm
The greatest sufferers from the
storm, the lumber interests, owners
of tugs, steamers and sailing vessels,
fish houses and the l.. 4 N. r. r. Co.,
are all doing business about the same
as usual although the volume, in some
cases. is necessarily restricted. Tho
fishing interests, particularly, suffered
heavily, but notwithstanding the fact
that nearly all the smacks In port at
the time of the storm were either
beached, sunk or damaged to a great
er or less extent, the few remaining
are making their regular trips and the
catch is being handled expeditiously
while the fish houses are being re-
built.
At Escambia TrestIe.
The work or rebuilding the l.. & N.
r. r. Co.'S seven mile trestle across
Escambia bay is proceeding rapidly.
notwithstanding the fact that tho
work is seriously handicapped by
scarcity of material Five hundred
men are at work on the trestle and,
while the officials in charge are una
bic to say exactly when the work will
be finished the impression prevails
among railroad men that the big tres
tie will be in condition to allow the
running of trains within the next ten
days. The railroad line now being
used between this city and the Escam-
bia bridge is simply a temporary one,
but 1t IS possible that il will be used
for the operation Of trains pending
the construction of the new line.
which is to be constructed several feet
higher than the old track, work upon
which has already been commenced.
When the new track is finished It will
be high enough above the surface of
the bay to prevent injury from.
storms, even IL as severe as the re-
cent hurricane.
Slips Cleaned Out.
All OF the slips along the water
front have been cleared of wreckage
and are now in use, but it will be
some time before repairs to the
wharves can be made. Work at Com
mandancia and Tarragona wharves is
proceeding practically as before the
storm, as neither of these wharves
were damaged to any great extent.
AT Muscogee wharf a large force Of
men is at work and already the track
on the west side of the structure has
been rebuilt nearly to the end OF the
pier. IL will be some time before the
track on the east side can be recon-
structed as the timbers were badly
damaged and it will probably be nee.
essary to remove the two vessels that
are lying near the bulkhead before the
work can be carried on in a satisfac-
tory manner. A large amout of filling
VIII also be necessary at the shore
end of the wharf
Acres Of Timber.
Between Muscogee wharf and
Wright's mill acres of lumber and TIM
Der have been damned together and.
while some work at clearing away the
wreckage has been done it will be a
long time before this part of the
water front resumes its usual appear.
ance. West of Wright's mill the
wreckage has been cleared away to
great extent as far as Cevallos street
but from Cevallos to Alcaniz large
quantities still line the beach, inter.
spersed here and there with a vessel
of some description. Several of the
boats that were washed high upon the
beach, have been f1oated and are but
little injured. The beach between Al
caniz and Florida Blanca, which
Mayor Bliss and a force of city en-
ployees on Friday swept clear Of
buildings, has been pretty well clean
ed up, as the people were nearly all
preparing to rebuild.
The immense mass of wreckage
that filed the slip between Palafox
and Baylen street wharyes has been
nearly cleared away and that which
remains is practically on the beach at
the head of the Slip The sound
steamers Capt. Fritz and Eugene. both
OF which were left squarely on ton OF
the Baylen street wharf have been
lacked up and are being repaired "a
rapidly as possible. Poth win be IN
(ccatinued on pace eeveoN