The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-11
LOSSES NOT
To
THOSE OF 1905
Food Shortage Feared IF.
Transportation Is Not
Resumed.
ONLY ONE LIFE
LOST IN co.
Damage Is Being Forced
Bravely; Things Back to
Normal Soon.

Authentic reports coming into Pen-s
sacola from points east Of Escambia,
Choctawhatchee and Blackwater bays,
Monday were to the effect that q con-
siderable food shortage was feared in
certain quarters unless transporta-'
ton is restored at very early date
The steamer Tampa is plying regu-3
larry between Pensacola and Milton
and is carrying the eastern mails fori
transfer TO the P. & A. trains, and
to the various star and rural routes.
out from Milton. The Tampa is ham,
ding a great deal Of freight for up-I
country points and the situation win
be thus relieved to very great ex-t
tent.
Boat service has been resumed to
Floridatown, on the upper Escannbia
bay, and from Floridatown many in
land points can be supplied by wagon
train and by means of the logging.
railroad of the Escambia Land and
Manufacturing Company, which runs
back inland from that point a dis
lance of about thirty-ive miles
towards Jay and Chumuckla.
Efforts were made yesterday to
have certain eastern mails 20 by
boats up the sound and BY way Of
Freeport to connect with trains at
/ DeFuniak and other points. At least
two up-sound steamers are expected
to leave Pensacola early this morning
for points east of Choctawhatchee
bay. Thus the grocery supply ques-
ton will be somewhat settled in that
locality for several days at least.
The work train on the p. & A.
division of the L. & N. crossed the big
trestle on Escambia bay yesterday
and viii soon have the bridge across
the Mulat bayou repaired to such an
extent that transportation win be re-
stored by rail to Milton.
At Ferry Pass the Mobiles Mill,
Company lost several thousand sticks
of timber by the storm. This COM
pany also had several lighters dam
aged at Milton and up the Escambia
| bay.
At Floridatown the work Of rebuild
ing the wharf and warehouse is be-
ing pushed by large crew Of men.
! The ferryboat between Floridatown
and Ferry Pass is expected to resume
her regular schedule today. An ex-
ira ferryboat has been pressed into
) service by the ferry owners until their
t regular craft can be dislodged from
e the beach and put into good condition.
t No damage was done at Florida
: town except to the wharves, which
were of a light character and easily
0 washed up by the heavy seas which
i lasted all of Wednesday and Thurs
E day. The water there lacked about
e eight feet Of reaching a point al
l which human life would have been in
jeopardy.
Reports from DeFuniak and other
: points are to the effect that property
: loss by the storm was considerable
but nothing to compare with the
losses sustained from the storm Of
{ 1906.
= No loss of life is reported from the
. east except the drowning Of Mr.. Jones
at Trout bayou, on Escanbia bay. he
a lest his life Wednesday trying to save
i his launch and some timber which
r had been set adrift by the high seas
e It is supposed he was seized by cramT
:. when he plunged into the water, which
h was very cold and deep. His bod!
d was recovered later.
The damage is being faced bravel!
in all sections Of the country. Il il
expected that everything win be abou
5 normal by the last of the presen
week. The railroad authorities de
2, serve special praise for the name
Is IN which they have battled agains
Il adverse conditions since the storm.