The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-09-23
MORE CHEERFUL NEWS
COMES FROM JACKSON

Jackson, Miss, SPIT. 22.-Today's
information relative to the damage
inflicted by Monday nights hurricane
is decidedly more cheerful in Charac-
ter The most gratifying news re-
ceived here today was that the tim
Der destruction in South Mississippi,
is not Of a serious character, very few
trees in the long leaf yellow pine belt
having been blown down.
It was at first feared that the tim
Der damage would almost equal that
in the storm Of three years ago, when
more than 100000 worth Of forestry
was felled-
The crop damage, especially to cot
ton, will also be much smaller than
indicated by the earlier reports.
Another highly gratifying piece OF
information received here is that the
artificial harbor at GulfpOTt, built by
Captain J. 7. Jones, successfully
westhered the storm.
The Mississippi Coast Traction Co,
was hard hit, the track from Long
Beach to Biloxi being washed up at
innumerable places. This road was
constructed several years ago, ira
verses q distance Of Is miles and rep
resents an investment of one million
dollars. It Is almost a complete wreck
ORMA0E ALOTNO OSHSis
Save the Ship Island pier at Gulf
port, not a bath house or pier has
been left standing from Pass Chris
tan to Scranton 1t will cost from
$500 900 to s750.O00 to replace these
structures The damage to small
shipping interests is almost beyond
estimate. Hundreds of fishing boats
schooners, cat boats and launches
were hurled ashore and crushed like
egg shells on the beach.
Judge J. H. Nevill, general counsel
of the Gulf and Ship Island road, who
brought the first accurate reports OF
the storm to Jackson last night, states
that he woke up yesterday morning to
find a large twO-masted schooner
heavily laden with oysters, reposing
snugly in his front yard.
In several instances schooners were
hurled ashore and crushed through
residences on the beach, causing great
damage. The residence OF the city
tax collector at Gulfport was cut IN
twain In this manner. The damage
to small shipping along the Missis-
sippa coast will approximate a hall
million dollars.
According to a conservative esti-
mate, ii will take at least another
million dollars to replace the piers
and bath houses JnaI were SWEPT ou'
| to sea by the storm.
Not a pier has been left standing
| in gulf waters from Scranton to the
$4,000 DAMAGE.
Later estimates of the storm dam
age here in jackson show that 1t viii
somewhat exceed $5O,000
REPORTS came in from the Missis-
siDpi Insane Hospital, located in the
northern suburbs this morning, thai
the wing OF one of the negro wards
was demolished and the damage &c
the east dome of the new capitol VIII
amount to at least $4,000.
Telegraphic and telephone connec-
lions with interior points in M1ss1S-
sippi were somewhat improved today
and it was possible to secure reports
| on storm damage, which show that the
damage was of a minor nature.
The damage to crops is also much
smaller than anticipated, and the
storm has been followed by period
of bright autumn sunshine tina
makes il possible to resume cottoI
picking and gathering up the staple
| blown out of the bolls or beaten into
the ground by the high winds.
! The Illinois Central main line be-
| tween jackson and New Orleans l:
| still tied up, several miles Of the
track having been washed away b!
| the high tidal waves that invaded the
! marshes. Illinois Central trains iron
! New Orleans are being detoured VI;
Ration Rouge and NatcheZ over thu
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley tracks.