The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-09-22

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while the lowest barometer reading
was 1912 yesterday morning at
o'clock A sixty mile wind was blow
tng as late as 2:45 o'clock yesterday
morning and it was not until after
o'clock that the wind decreased to be-
low So miles an hour.
That the storm did not do greater
damage is due to the precautions
taken by owners of vessels to rake
care OF them. AL tugs and vessels
that could move left early in the
evening and with extra anchors and
plenty OF cable out easily rode out the
storm across the bay.
The weather bureau rendered good
service during the storm, and by civ
ing ample warning OF the approach OF
the storm gave shipping interests time
to prepare for the blow.
DAMAGE AT NAVY YARD.
Five Of the feet Of barges at anchor
on the navy yard broke their cables
or dragged their anchors during the
night and were driven high and dry
on the beach. This occurred during
the height of the storm late in the
might, but one barge having broken
away before that time.
With the exception OF a launch
sinking at Fort BaTTancas there was
no damage done.
Several small boats and launches at
Woolsey were either sunk or driven
on the beach, where they are partial
wrecks.
TWO DEATHS REPORTED.
It was reported that two colored
men were drowned early yesterday
morning in attempting to cross tie
Big Lagoon, near Fort MCRae. The
report was to the effect that anxious
- all
boat and attempted to cross til"
lagoon. The boat was swamped, and
both men drowned.
Several at Warrington had heard
this report, but no one knew the
names Of the parties reported to have
been drowned.
TRACKS WASHED UP.
Much Inconvenience was occasiOned
by the washing up Of the bayshore
electric line tracks, making it iR-
possible for the company to operate
cars over that line during the day A
big force OF men went to work early
in the forenoon making repairs, and
cars Will be running on schedule time
today.
The Louisville & Nashville repaired
the damage to It's tracks early in the
day. sending out crews before day
fight to the point where the washoCts
had occurred and trains went ont
about five hours late.
Two Schooners Beached.
Two gchOoners, the Defender and
Francis Ann, both small in size, were
blown high on the beach during the
storm Of Monday night Both of them
are just of Main street east of COyie
and with some eXertion both Of them
may be gotten OF safely. They were
not reported as having been damaged
very much. Both of them are in easy
positions.
During the storm Of the day the
schooners tugged at anchor lines with
every swell and with every breeze.
That means their anchor lines wee
continually tautened. All through :he
day they rode safely but heavily, bat
at night a rope snapped, then another.
and the schooners drifted to the shall
loW beach. One Of them was loaded
with lumber
Tugs Were Busy.
All day yesterday tugs busted them
selves in efforts to pull the lighters
20 deep water, with some measure of
success.
Coal Dock Damaged.
The storm did considerable damage
to the coal dock at the Pensacola |
navy yard, reports coming from that
place yesterday stating that those !
docks alone were the only damaged !
property at the navy yard. At Fort |
McRae but two men were stationed
there and they made their wav % |
Barrancas when they thought the |
storm would be a repetition of Inc
1906 affair. The army steamer did /
not may a trip to McRae during yes
terday on account of the rough seas
prevailing throughout the day.