The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-12
WIND VELOCITY,

The worst storm since the nemor-
able hurricane OF 1906 visited Pensa-
cola yesterday afternoon, and while
the damage was not great the wind
attained velocity OF 30 miles an hour
and blew steadily at this rate for over
thirty minutes. From 4 o'clock until
after o'clock the velocity was never
lower than &c miles an hour, but con-
trary to the storm Of 1900 the blow
was not accompanied by any extreme
ly high tides and the damage IL
therefore comparatively small. Several
bargea with lumber are ashore, one
large launch IL wrecked. one ocean
steamer aground, considerable timber
adrift and several small boats are on
the beach.
The weather was very threateninE
throughout yesterday, but II was not
until o'clock In the afternoon that the
wind attained any great velocity. Than
1t began TO increase rapidly IN velocity
and continued until so miles an hour
was attained at 500 p. m. This rate
was maintained until 5:41 D. m.
The wind velocity was the highest
ever known during the month Of Au-
gust.
CITY IN DARKNESS.
The city was in darkness during all
Of last night, the telephone service
crippled 70 some extent, street car
trafic badly delayed and all Western
Union telegraph wires down and com
pletely out of commission. The power
plant Of the Pensacola Electric CO. was
In trouble early IN the evening and but
few lights were burning. Most OF
these went out during the night, while
the arc circuit was never In commits
sion after nightfAIl. In addition the
power wires for The journal and other
places using motors went down and
could not be restored. owing 10 ths
continued high winds and heavy rain.
Persons down town sought their
homes early and the few cars that
could be operated were crowded with
persons homewnrd bound The trafio
was delayed to a very great extent,
trees and limbs falling across the
tracks and wires end sand washtng
over the rails.
STEAMER GROUNDED.
The British steamer Durham. partly
loaded with a cargo of lumber and
timber by The Ksyser-M -Muidon Co.,
dragged her anchors during the height
or Barcelona street wharf, where she
rested at nightfall. Several other
ocean going vessels dragged anchor,
but by putting out other mud hooks
held firm.
Near Perdido wharf a neet OF lurn-
ber barges and lighters went ashore
with their cargoes and II is expected
that some Of them viii be found TO be
badly damaged owing to the continued
high winds during the night.
Near the club house Of the Pensa-
cola Yacht Club the launch Idler, one
Of the largest motor boats IN the har-
Dor, was completely wrecked. She was
owned by Milton parties and during
the height OF the storm they attempted
a.. ~ a. w.N
on the end of Bullivan's wharf the
engine broke down and the big launch
was driven on the rocks and complete
ly wrecked
A number OF other small boats along
the shore east OF Tarragona wharf
went ashore and were damaged to
some extent.
FISHING FLEET SAFE.
The fishing feet, which usually suf-
fers greatly during severe storms, rode
out the blow with but little daInage.
Saunders a Co had over a dozan YES
sells in port, most OF them mooPod az
Palafox wharf. but their damage was
tmmaterial.
Warren q Co.'S feet also passed
through the blow safely.
TIDES NOT HIGH,
The tides did not reach a very high
stage, and this accounts for the small
amount Of damage done. The highest
reached during the storm was about s
o'clock when the water backed TO Main
street east OF TarragonA street, while
Il was up TO the tracks along the
western bayshore car line at some
points.
Residents along the bayshore were
frightened to some extent early IN the
evening and again about and 10
o'clock when the velocity seemed TO