Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-04
Busy at Rescue work

~.''"i't"Se hlnhi aii VI the large Hfln3
DESTROYED that their plants will be
restored and on more extensive
scale Realizing the condition OF the
city, Governor Napoleon B. Broward
OF Florida Tuesday wired to Mayor
Charles H, Bliss extending through
him the sympathy OF the people of
the state TO those In Pensacola oyee
the devastation and wreck wrong -
BY the hurricane, and In his Telegram
the governor stated that II the clti-
zens desired that he would immedl-
ately issue a proclamation calling
upon the people Of the state and the
outside world for assistance. AS YET
the OFFER has not been accepted. the
city believing It can pull through with
out assistance from the outside.
The chamber OF commerce and city
officials have Jointly formed renef
committee and have raised thousands
Of dollars for the care Of the worthy
In addition the citizens have donated
food and clothing and the poor OF the
city are being well cared for under
the circumstances.
Probably at TO time since the hur
ricane have the people been given
such fright as Tuesday morning,
when official news came from Wash.
ington OF the appearance OF another
disturbance OF Cuba and near the
point where the one which wrought
death and destruction 10 Pensacola
was first located,
Special weather bulletins were post.
cd advising vessels not to venture out
in the gull, but in this port there were
none to !eave except a few steamers
In the middle OF the harbor which
are loading
The list has not grown any Tues.
day morning no bodies being diseoy.
cred, but there Is a lerrible stencil
arising from the mile or more debris
along the water front just west OF
the city Along that route the water
front was the most thickly populated.
and the fshemen's cottages were
wilain a short distance OF the water
The houses we're cleared away as II
by one stroke and Il Is believed that
IN the piles OF debris viii be found
many bodies OF unfortunaies who
were caught like rats In trap and
drowned. The fun list Of the dead
viii not be- done until the thousands
OF pieces OF timber and wrecks OF
vessels along the beach are removed.
and then there will be many to go
down TO their watery graves unnum.
beFed. as many vessels have been
wrecked upon the beach aud sunk In
the harbor and men drowned whose
names viii never be known
Rear ADMIRAL Caps, chief OF the
bureau OF construction anE repair. who
came from washlngtsa Immediately
after he learned ina, ave war vessels
had been wrecked al the hayward
and total damage done cxceedlng
slooo.oo Is there supervising the
work of raising the wreck and max,
ing Temporary repairs.
Many OF the tine new buildings
some ~ which have no, even been
completed have been damaged 70
great extent, In fact. outside 90 ne i
city the hayward and Warrington /
resident section have suffered more /
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hAbilitate the deserted forts acroas
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alaiost 90 the earth. Rith iis new and /
modern batteries aud disappearing
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