New-York tribune., 1910-10-21
FRENCH STEAMER ASHORE
Half of Louisiane's SAT Passen-
GERS Rescued; Others Safe.
DOZEN VESSELS WRECKED
Toll of Life and Marine Property
in Gulf Hurricane Will
Be Heavy.

Kew West. Fla, Oct. 2o-The French
transatlantic steamer Louisiana, from
Havre for Havana and New Orleans, Is
ashore on Somhrero Reef. about fifty miles
east Of here. About half of her 547 passen-
gers have been brought here. AMI the others
are thought 10 be in no danger.
The steamer City OF Texas will take the
remaining passengers from the Louisiana
to Havana direct. Tnose now at Key West
will sail on the Olivette tomorrow night
The steamer struck during the hurricane
OF Monday. she lies only eight feet out Of
water, and it viii be impossible to float her
Until her cargo has been jettisoned
The Forward left here yesterday looking
for wrecks and came upon the Louisiana.
The French liner sailed for this country by
way of Corunna. Spain; Las Palmas Ca
nary Islands, md Te3eriffe, with general
cargo and 547 passengers. When within
fifty miles of Havana on Monday and in
the teeth Of the hurricane the captain lost
control of his ship which At O'Clock that
afternoon was driven hard upon Sombrero
Reef.
Captain Bradish Johnson, arriving from
knights Key to-day, reports the American
four-rnasted schooner Edward T. Stotesbury
a total loss on Pigeon Key. One man was
washed overheard and drowned. Three
others were brought to the Marine Hospital
here. The schooner, Captain Burke COM
manding was bound from Tampa to Balti-
more with a load Of phosphate.
The schooner Harry T. Hayward, from
Boston. was wrecked off the reefs at BOca
Ratone and three of the crew were
drowned. The others were rescued.
In the height of the storm the sloop
Nabob broke loose from her mOorings at
Maroueses and was swept to sea The six
men aboard perished. The American
steamer Herman F'rasche is ashore in three
fsthoms of water at Crocker's Reef north
east Of Alligator Light The British
steamer Inventor reports having rescued six
men from the Spanish schooner Marta,
from Havana and ten men from the Span
ish bark Hugo both vessels being adrtft in
the Gulf. The Inventor proceeded 10 Liver
pool with the rescued.
The schooner Huron is safe, but Il was
necessary TO chop away her masts. The
Norwegian steamer Fos loaded with naval
stores and phosphate. from Tampa TO Ger
many. is wrecked in duicksand at Mar
oueses The schooner Vivian. with no one
on board. was swept 10 sea. and lost The
schooner Standard broke from her moor
ings at Marqueses and drifted to sea
The train leaving Fort Myer for Tampa
last Monday and the train which left
Tampa for Fort Nyer on the same day
have not been heard from yet There ts no
teIegraphic communication with either Of
these points and vashouts prevent rescue
trains from reaching them
The government tug Massasoit westhered
the storm off Dry Tortugas ard arrived
here today. II reports that the Rebecca
Shoal lighthouse is badly bent. The Re
hacca light and the lights on Loggerhead
Island and Tortugae Island are out -Four
coal sheds and their machinery in Dry Tor
tugas have been destroyed
The Nassasoit sighted three disr1antIed
schooners and two steamers in trouble
The lighthouse tender Mangrove left Key
West to-day to relieve the situation at Dry
Tortugas.
The damage done bv the storm in Key
West is not so great as at first reported.
rr1sinaes was resumed yesterday. and all
the cigar factories were working to-day
The damage to the citrus crops will not
exceed % per cent
The constructing engineer Of the Ea 81
Coast Extension saws that the work az
North Knights Key has not been severely
damaged The equipment Is practically
rIrin i1Ired. but several temporary trestles
we're broken down by floating debris. which
7,iIY rravent the operation Of the regular
train for week or more. More serious
damage was done to the line between Key
West and Boca Chica-
Savannah. oct. 2n-During ninety miles
an hour wind off Jacksonville Yesterday
-l7e Texas OIL Company's barge Dallas.
-r-i-r, nine men aboard. broke adrift from
The steamer Mortified. The Northf4eld re
ror+e5 here to-day that the fate Of the
casta WAYS is unknown
N-eu Orleans. Oct oo-The Morgan Line
+rAigh+er Fl Mar. from New York and the
Norwegian steamer Crib, from central
An-erican ports. more than three days over
due crossed the bar al the mouth Of the
,Tiseisstppi River this morning The British
steamer Civilian. from Liverpool entered
-. river early to-day. having on board five
Of the crew OF the wrecked spanish park
Hugo
Encountering rough passage and oelaH 81
many hours by the hurricane -FOUR olhei
steamers. FOR the safety OF which rnncn
concern had been felt. reached New or-
leans last night. lneE are 'ic u
and the Mount Vernon. OF the United rul'
Company: the Mercator OF the Naccaro
.o,,nany, and the Marietta Di Giorgio, ot
the BIueheIds Steamship Company. All
80 from Central American ports
Ct Augustine Fla, oct 2o--HarroWing
,alae of suffering and hardship were
brought here to-day by the FIVE SURVIVORS OF
the three -uaasted schooner William w con
verse of philadelphia. who were rescueu
bv launch from the lie saving sIA'''"
c,antain r J Miller and two OF his ere"
- drowned when the vessel went to
,,iacas N the hurricane on Tuesday after
noon forty miles below this city. The two
mon we're Charles Anderson, mate and
Frank Hayes. a seaman Anderson sue
coded in reaching the surf near the shore
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