The Pensacola journal., 1907-05-28


early yesterday morning, while light
ming was making Pensacola look like
fireworks. No great harm was done
at Mobile. though there were some
accidents in the river and some DAM
age ashore from wind. The Mobile
Register said:
Mobile was visited by a severe
storm at 1 o'clock this morning, 4
heavy rain falling, accompanied by
strong winds, with vivid flashes OF
lightning Electric wires suffered con-
siderably, the lights in the business
sections all going out at one time
They were soon restored
THE Register lost the Associated
Press wire a few minutes after the
storm came up. and the local office
of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany being closed, it could not be
is located
Ahead of Time.
warning of the storm was given
by the weather bureau officials on
Friday. but it came a few hours in
advance of the prediction. At the
hour of going to press no reports of
damage in the city had been made to
the police or at The Register office.
In the western part of the city
the wind is said TO have blown at
terrific rate, and trees went down be-
fore it. One telephone message from
the western part of the city was 10
the effect that the wind had probably
reached a velocity of sixty miles per
hour and Mr.. George Vautrot, reported
consider; BILE damage at his home on
Government street.
The following data is taken from
h. MCni1o Tfon1 nf NpSfpT6qV after
noon:
Along the River Front.
Along the river front the wind was
particularly severe, shipping suffering
considerable damage and loss of time
through accidents and vessels leaving
rnoorings and going ashore. one col
lision resulting while the vessels were
at the mercy of the wind. Watch
men and others in charge of the
steamboats, at the docks We're anxious
during the entire period of the storm.
Only one steamboat suffered-the Net
tie Quill Damage to the steamer was
inconsiderable and confined to tear
ing the guards. When the storm
reached it's height. the head lines of
the Quill parted and she swung around
rapidly. Another line was gotten out.
however, which prevented her from
going adrift when the after shock
gave away.
Vessels Drag Anchor.
The wind was particularly annoying
to crews of sailing vessels anchored
in mid-stream above the city and OF
the upper docks, where they were
either loading lumber or awaiting TO
sail out Anchors were not effective
by any means. and several vessels
off the Mobile and Ohio upper docks
sailed before the wind, uniiianagea able
until their anchors got a firm hold
on the bottom of the river or until
thev were prevented from continuing
their wild chase by going ashore,
which vas the case in several in
stances.
Tvs Vessels Collide.
Among the vessels that were tight
" in the grasp of the bowling gale
and virtually Unmanageable. though
both had anchors out in a desperate
effort 10 check their mad flight. were
the Italian bark Racket and the
American schooner Freddie A. Hene-
kens, both lumber laden. They were
anchored off the Mobile and Ohio up
per docks previous to the storm, but
began to drag their anchors soon aft
er the wind began to increase in We
locity. They left their mooringS
about The same time and began to
drift with the wind down the river
at an alarming rate. The Racket
finally fouled the Henekens. tearing
away the head rigging of the latter
vessel. A part of the after railguard
of the Racket was torn away. After
the damage had been done rhe Racket
came TO a stop by encountering the
bottom of the east bank of the river
and is aground in about sixteen feet
! of water She will be foated without
Cifficultv The Heneken's anchor
caught hold within fifty feet of the
Racket
Another Vessel Hard Aground.
Two other schooners that were an
chored in mid-stream off DauDhtn
street drifted before the wind TO a
point off Church street, on the east
side of the river where one of them,
the American schooner Robert McFar-
Ian went ashore. Although an extra
ordinary high tide is prevailing. nf-
forts ta dislodse the McFarlan by
'''~s this morning proved unsuccess-
full.
The handsome Yacht Falcon. belong