The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-07
$500, 600 WILL
EASILY COVER
STORM LOSS
EUe1y Report Mi1in1izes the Loss.
Security of Harbor is Again Dem
o11strate ed. wind From Wors t
Quarter But Large Boats Rode
Record Breaking Gale Safely.
Houses Demolished of Poor Con-
st1-,1ction. No Serious Damage in
Residential Sections.


Residential Sections.
With hundreds of men working to rebuild the wharves
and repair the boats the city clearing the and
squares of all rubbish with residents of Pensacola moving
the grass and cultivating their flowers with the of
fallen roofs and trees almost al cleaned away throughout
the city, Pensacola is fast returning to the normal
The electric lights flashed last night and the street
due today The picture show open enthus
astic throngs Telegraph connection will be resumed
night
The Spirit of Pensacola
Before the wind had gone down large force of work
work repairing the wharves there talk
OF tough luck Pensacola city of boosters shown
yesterday faced their losses without comment
No Life Is Lost
Thatthere was no loss of fe is considered remark
ahhng IN itself for the hurricane was of record breaking
velocity. and with the falling buildings and flying roofing
it isanazing that killed
One man broke his at Government and Palafox
when the wind threw him down. and several others
tainedrninor lacerations- that's all.
}n Safety Of Harbor Proved ..s
Thevind from the very worst direction for Pen
sacolaeast southeast, said old salts, and while number
of smaller boats damaged and deroyed, the safety of
Pensacola harbor for large vessels again demon
tried.
The wreckage along the front tremendous but it
much less than might have been At place fine
schooner tossed bodily upon the rock pile like shin
ge and stove in Several sacks sunk at their mornings
boats dragged anchor and beat themselves pieces
Damage Mainly in Appearance.
This is the real damage Most of the houses under
mined and blown down of inferior construction Their
loss while undoubtedly works much hardship is ncon-
siderable
The Stove Pipe Elbows.
The damage to the wharves is spectacular than
real dozen panks piled up crazy heap look like de-
vastation, but they don't much A dollar will
sraighten them out The wharves of than
like the half carload of stove pipe elbows along
Main street They nestled four together each fitting
into the other and rusted dull brown looked like drops
cal doughnuts strewing the streets At first sight they
spelled devastation but it easy matter pick them
up and they not injured by the little bath
Residence Sections Unhurt.
It is astonishing how nconsiderable the damage is
away from the waterfront True the high dive BayveW
lis no more and the pavilion and wharf and boat house
there damaged mainly less But then the
bridge Bayou Texar practically unnured and the
Bingham houseboat rode out the gale in the exposed
part of the bayou The Journal readers who fol
lowing the Log of the Peep Day will be especially glad
learn that the famous houseboat is safe.
North and East Hills
The damage North Hill to be greater than or
East Hil-what damage there is few trees are
down, and few poles "A couple of chmneys were
blown over but roofs were practically uninured
Even the waterfront the steeple of the Norwegian
church not severely injured True the tar paper shin
giles oosened in the fierce blast and rise and fall
like chicken feathers in breeze but where construction
was solid, the injury negligible, as here.
Window Glass Gone.
A number of windows were blown in. The hospita
several Dozen and stained glass window in the Sacre
Heart Catholic church was destroyed.
But aside from this and the trees blown down. the cit
proper escaped with nothing worse than wetting.
The California Pepper tree on Cuyer McMilans plac
was saved and this thing of beauty may be taken ypca
of the way Pensacola rode the gale.
Allowing 100000 for the loss in the fishing and ship
ming another hundred thousand will the electric gh
elephone and private loss of Pensacola making the tots
damage only 100000! Later figures may reduce this est