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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-05
BERLIN CLAIMS SINKING OF
34,4a4-TON TRANSPORT

Berlin (via Sayville). March +-De-
struction by a U-boat in the barred
zone of the Mediterranean OF an armed
transport steamer of 34494 tons--the
biggest victim OF unrestricted U-boat
warfare up to today--~is announced by
the Admiralty.
The steamer Is not named The
statement says she carried about SEQ
colonial troops, artillery and horses.
Part OF the troops were drowned.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-05
i4illaiiI=isii-ssissI 49, ls1iI|lHIsss=H
DEATHS.

RUCk ER,-Died, suddenly, at her
home. 1907 Decatur street. March 3.
at l:15 p NJ, MRS. ANNE PENDLE-
TON FUCKER. wife OF DR.. Edwin i.
Rucker and mother of DR.. NJ. Pierce
Rucker and Mrs. James F. Ryland.
She was in her sixty-second year
Funeral from Central Methodist
church THIS (Monday) MORNING,
March 5. at IL o'clock. Interment
in Hollywood.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-05

Panama City, March Alt was
learned today that large shipments Of
barbed wire recently have been sent
10 a point on the Gulf Of Daricn.
where II IS reported that n German
suhn arine base has been established
Shipments Of dynamite also have been
made
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-05
BUCHANAN SPRING COMPANY
INCORPoR ATED.
Richmond. Va, March ], 1871.

Richmond, Va, March ], 1871.
This Company announces &c its
patrons the sale Of its output OF ice
for the wears 1917 and 1918 to the
Richmond Ice Delivery Corporation
which will he pleased to handle your
requirements on request.
This Company appreciates your
kind patronage IN the past and Will
appreciate your future patronage be
ing given the new Company in the
success of which this Company is
greatly interested.
The offices OF the Richmond Ice De
livery Corporation VIII be maintained
at Harrison and Marshall St eets.
Richmond. Virginia telephones Nos.
Madison 1901. Madison ESQ and Madi-
son 373.
BUCHANAN SPRING COMP ANY.
INCORPORATED,
BY F.. sITTERDING.
President
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-05
Mrs. MoIIic ID. Belt.

Mrs. Mollie D., Belt, eighty-two
years old, died Thursday night in the
home of her daughter, Mrs. NJ. 3.
Southall, in South Boston. Her body
was taken to Lynchburg Saturday for
burial. Besides her daughter. she
leaves two sons-Dr. II. Singleton
Belt, of New York. and a brother
John Daniel, of Henderson, n. c,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-05
Miss Leila Painter.

Buchanan, Va. March Miss
Leila Belle Painter, aged thirty-four
years. died at the homo of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Painter. at
Rapps Mill. early Tuesday morning
from tuberculosis. The funeral ser
vices were held at Rapps church at
3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, con-
Quoted by the Rev. Mr.. Wood, OF the
Presbyterian church at Golfers Town.
she is survived by her parents, four
sisters and three brothers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-05
CRYSTAL ICE COMPANY.
Richmond, Va. March i. 1911

Richmond, Va. March /. 1917.
This Company announces to its pa
irons the sale of it's output of Ice for
the years 1917 and 1919 to the Rich
mond Ice Delivery Corporation. which
will be pleased to handle your re-
Quirements on request.
This Company appreciates your
kind patronage in the past and will
appreciate your future patronage be-
ing given the new Company In the
success of which this Company Is
greatly interested.
The offices OF the Richmond Ice
Delivery Corporation will be main
tanned at Harrison and Maj shall
Streets, Richmond, Virginia, tele-
phones Madison 1901, Madison 262
and Madison 373.
CRYSTAL ICE COMPANY,
BY J. C. KENT Secy. & Treas.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-05
Mrs. Della A. Blankenship.

Mrs Della A. Blankenship, widow
of A. J. Blankenship, died Saturday in
the home OF her niece. Mrs. j. r.
Conway, 1912 Powhatan street. Her
funeral will be conducted in this
city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-05
BRITISH DESTROYER SUNK
IN NORTH SEAS ALI LOST

London, March Am admiralty an
nouncement issued today said that
British destroyer had been sunk in the
North sea, presumably by mine. All
members of the crew were lost.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-05
Mrs. Willie Dunnnynnf

Eureka Mills Va, March 4.-Mrs
Willie Dunnavant, OF Charlotte Court
house. died Thursday night. Her
funeral was conducted at 2 O'Clock
Friday afternoon
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-05

Local Rain fall.

Rainfall last twelve hours. ... i.1o
Rainfall last twenty-four hours. 1874
Excess In rainfall since March /. ass
Excess in rainfall since Jan. l.... LII
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-05
SENATE FL BLISTER


senator; y very much want 70 be
heard"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-29
P R { S|DE N 7
Is bE||TTLED
BY SIGNAL 7
Holiness Preacher. Arrested
at Tallahassee, Faces
Serious Allegations.
"PREFER KAISER
TO MR.. WILSON"
United States Deputy Mar
shall Been on Trail for
Several Days.

Tallahassee, Fla, Sept. 28.-The
arrest here this week of Gustave Sig
walt, Holiness preacher, following
the recent Associated Press dispatch
to the effect that the government
believed the ministers of certain COM
paratively new and little known re-
igious organizations had been en-
listed in the services of Germany, has
led secret service agents in this
neighborhood to pass the word out
to the deputy United States marshals
and other co-workers to observe close
ly the acts and utterances of all Holt
ness or Holy Roller preachers.
The arrest Of Sigwa1t was made by
Deputy Marshal Wiley Strickland
who followed the preacher from here
to Carrabelle and there quietly at
tended the Holiness meetings for sew
eral nights before making the arrest.
Strickland was prompted to do this
by what he had heard regarding
these preachers and his attendance
upon the meetings bore fruit quickly.
Sigwalt is accused of having advised
his flock that they would be better
off under the German government,
"a stronger and more just govern
ment than that of the United States,'
and that they Knight as well be ruled
by Kaiser as Wilson," Those who
have interviewed Sigwalt in Jail here
since his arrest declare that he says
he meant what he said against the
draft and enlistment.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-29

The highest tide was reported at
$3.50 o'clock, when height of As feet
above normal was registered. 1t be-
gan to recede about that hour, and
when the last record was made at
9:15 o'clock last night, the normal
was but 2.5 feet. This indicated a
fall of two feet in six hours.
Observer Reed, remaining in his
office until about II p. M, issued the
following, covering the movements of
the storm and the way it swept into
this section:
Statement by Observer.
From the statement of barometer
readings and shifting gales (printed
elsewhere), it is calculated that the
storm moved in a northeasterly di-
rection from the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi river between a. m. and 5
p. m. then moved eastward the center
passing Pensacola about fifty miles
ofshore at 6 p. m. when the barom-
eter stood at 1851 at Pensacola. the
lowest ever recorded. The storm then
moved eastward, probably toward the
Georgia coast causing the gales at
Pensacola to northeast, north and
northwest, as shown in the table.
Previous to this storm the one on
Oct. Is, 1916, held the record for low
est pressure, 29.76 inches; in that
storm the wind registered LA miles
from the southeast, lulled, as the cen
ter of the storm passed by, then blew
120 miles from the west destroying
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-29
DAMAGE WROUGHT BY
WIND In MALLORY
COURT VERY COSTLY

The heavy gale which occurred
about $50 struck with full force at
Palafox and Garden streets and
wrought much damage. Two men
were hurled through the large west
window of the Pensacola Electric
Company's office, one of them being
severely injured and cut by broken
glass His name could not be OBJ
tanned An automobile was driven by
the wind into the brick wall at the
entrance to the park and SLIGHTLY
damaged. Several light standards
were felled. The front of the Pensa-
cola Dairy, on West Garden street,
was blown in and The show windows
of he Barocco Electric Company were
demolished when the electric sign fell.
The awning in front of Hoyt Bros.
grocery and the San Carlos Importa-
ton Company was blown down. Much
glass was broken in the Blount and
Brent buildings, and the Offices flood
ed. The Masonic temple was consid-
erably damaged, large number Of
window lights being blown out, CHM
neys leveled and quantities of brick
from the gables on the north side
blown into the street. One of the
large windows in the Watson Agency
was broken.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-29
DAMAGE NOTED in
IN BUSINESS SECTION

Notable damage in the business
section of the city caused by the
storm yesterday was as follows:
Brick coping blown off one-story
building north of American National
Bank, occupied by the Palace Barber
shop and VIM. Camps saloon.
Third story gallery of Merchant
hotel, and tin roofing torn from build
ing at corner of l-Palafox and Main
streets.
Roof to Citizens and Peoples Bank
damaged, and tin sheds just below on
Palafox torn down.
Awning blown from Rays hard
ware store, and thrown down on new
glass windows which had just been
installed.
windows blown from Brent and
Blount buildings and store room at
Kress' flooded.
Fragments of cornices blown from
San Carlos, glasses out. Two story
Carlson building on East Intendencla
street unroofed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-29
BAYSHORE LINES
TRESTLE OVER BIG
BAYOU DEMOLISHED

General Superintendent Holtzclaw
stated at late hour last night that
it was impossible to accurately esti-
mate the damage sustained by his
company. He said the Big Bayou
trestle was reported to be washed out
and three-quarters of mile of track
undermined. He believes it will be at
least two weeks before through ser
vice can be restored on bay shore
line. High water reached the plant
but it was not believed to have caused
great damage. The power house sus-
pended operations at o'clock yester-
day afternoon, because Of the num-
Der of live wires which were down
Mr.. Holtzclaw believes the power
circuits in the business district will
be restored early today and that
practically all parts of the city will
have lights by tonight. Crews OF men
will start out at daylight today to
repair the damage caused by the
storm.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-29
Soon After Hurricane Sig
mails Were Re-Hoisted,
Children Sent Home.
DISMISSAL WAS
ORDERED BY SUPT.
Pupils Had Assembled for
Days Glasses When Step
Was Decided Upon.

Shortly after the public schools
of the city assembled for work yes
terday morning, the hurricane warn
ings were given out by the weather
bureau, and Superintendent Edwards
Immediately dismissed all schools.
Teachers of all the schools of the
city were notified of the approaching
storm, and the pupils allowed to go
home about $3.50 o'clock. Dismissl
will be effective until Monday morn
ing, when all of the schools will re-
sumo work promptly at nine o'clock.
At 1915 o'clock yesterday morning
car service to the Bayshore, Forts and
Aeronautic station was discontinued
by the Electric Company as the ris-
ing water again undermined the track
beyond the Big Bayou bridge, and
made it impossible for passengers to
eros even on foot.
About hundred yards of track
was undermined Thursday, but as
the water receded Thursday night
scores of workmen were place at
work repairing the damage. By Fri
dav morning it was tho ight that the
connection would be re-established
but when the storm veered and head
ed for Pensacola it was decided to
abandon any attempt to make the
connection, and to place al cars in the
barn.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-29
LOCAL WEATHER
OBSERVER GIVES
PUBLIC WARNING
HOISTTD HURRICANE SIGNAL,
THEN ISSUED CAUTION TO
PEOPLE LIVING ALONG SHORE
PENSACOLA BAY.

After the hurricane signals had
been displayed forty-eight hours. and
taken in Thursday afternoon. Pensa-
colians awoke Friday morning to see
the double red flags with the square
centers fluttering in the breeze from
the weather observatory.
Almost Immediately after the sig
mails had been put out Weather OBJ
server Reed issued the following
bulletin, which is considered remark
able for its accuracy in charting the
path of a storm which had changed
its course SO many times before it
finally struck:
The hurricane at z a. m. was NOV
ing toward the southeast Louisiana
coast. A steamer at the mouth of
the Mississippi river reported barom-
eter 29.18 with 80 mile gale from the
northeast; at 8 a. m. the barometer
there had fallen to 29.08 and wind
had shifted to north.
Hurricane warnings are displayed
again this morning from Pensacola to
New Orleans.
The storm probably recurved more
toward the northeast after 8 a. m.
indicating severe hurricane for Pen
sacola similar to the one in Septem-
Der, 1906, which caused extremely
high tides and damaging southeast
gales. All interests are advised to
take every precaution for safety.
Bayshore residents should move to
higher protected places before noon
Today II possible.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-29
Former German Steamer
Parts Line and Goes
Into the Bay.
NOT LOCATED
AT LATE HOUR
Four Officers and Crew of
Thirty-Five Aboard
ship at Time.

Much concern was felt last
night for the safety of the
steamer Quincy, formerly
the Vogesen, which broke
loose from her mornings in
the G. F. & A. slip about 80
and .drifted into the bay
Four officers and thirty-five
men were aboard the ship at
the time, but it was stated
on the waterfront that she
would be practically helpless
because she was not in bal
last and because of the foul
condition of her hull.
At a. late hour last night the bay
was scanned with powerful glasses,
but no trace of the steamer could be
discovered. The opinion was expressed
that the strong north wind had driven
her aground on Santa Rosa island
and that there is serious danger of
the pounding of the heavy sea loosen
ing her plates, possibly resulting in
her total destruction. Some were
quite certain that she could easily
ride out the storm and that, if neces-
sary she could be ballasted with salt
water.
Capt. Robbins was ashore when the
vessel broke loose and made futile
efforts to secure tug to go to her
rescue.
With abatement Of the storm q tug
will go in search of the missing boat.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-29
Record Breaking Was Stor-a
Which Prevailed During
the Afternoon.
GUSTS SHOWED
SUCH A RATE
Lowest of Local Barometer
Records Was Also
Chalked Up Here.

Wind at times Friday, at
tanned a velocity of 125 miles
ii hour, this record having
been established by instru-
ments at the weather bureau
office. This is said to have
been much more in excess of
the storm which ragged a year
ago, when it was reported
that the highest was more
than 100 miles.
During the afternoon OBJ
server Reed remained at the
weather bureau office, and
while his telephone was in
commission, the instrument
worked overtime. 1t was
stated that another recof q
was established for low bar
ometer, although this was
not definite. The lowest last
evening, it was stated, was
about 28.68, which is said
have been the lowest point
touched at Pensacola. When
the Louisiana coast was de-
vastated some twelve or fiji
teen months ago, the baron
eter fell to 2S.11, which is
said to have been the lowe
point ever recorded on the
western hemisphere.
The wind came out almost
directly from the east during
the day, continuing from
that sector until shortly
after Z o'clock last night,
when it hauled around to the
northeast and later to the
northwest quarter, roaring
out from that quarter during
the life of the hardest of the
blow.
Persons in the American
National Bank building all
testified to the statement
that the building almost
careened with the wind, and
it was also stated that pic
lures on walls or instru-
ments at the weather bu-
reau station were seen to
swing about alarmingly.
This is a steel building,
and experts all testify that
it is capable of standing
much harder blows than the
record one of yesterday and
last night.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-29
HOTEL GUESTS IN
CROWD, WATCH STORM

Scores of guests huddled in the
lobby Of the San Carlos last night,
seeking whatever comfort numbers
can give, and peering through the
swirling rain to see the damage of
the storm. The hotel was in dark
ness, save for small lamps and cam
dies, but on the whole those who were
In the building took the situation
good naturedly, particularly as NAL
Tory court offered an unending COM
edy OF blowing figures, automobiles,
glass and rain. A comedy which was
entirely one-sided, as the participants
regarded it with anything except
sass1Or.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-29
BINGHAM VESSEL
SAFE AND SOUND

F. F. Bingham's second home-built
schooner is safe. At least it was up
to last night at dusk, and just be-
fore the wind veered around to an
otler quarter. This is the schooner
which is now on the ways and which
is nearing completion. The building
ways are on the south end of BARGE
Iona wharf, and the stocks where
rests the almost-completed hull of the
craft, were exposed to the wind as
the storm tearing out of the east. It
was relief, therefore, when the wind
suddenly changed. Mr.. Bingham said
last night that he thought the craft
had suffered little or no damage.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-29
CARS STOP EARLY
in THE AFTERNOON

Shortly after noon yesterday the
electric power in the city was cut of,
and the cars run to the barns, as
wires were falling all over the city,
and it was thought best to prevent
accident by cutting off the power.
The light power remained on later,
and officials of the company stated
that it would not be cut until abso-
lutely necessary. All lights in the
downtown parkways were again re-
moved, to prevent breakage, and the
city presented a dismal appearance
last night.
Local waterfront interests took adj
vantage of the storm warnings given
out by the weather bureau, and even
after it was thought the danger had
passed, the smaller craft were kept
sheltered in the cove across the bay.
From information gathered from
the Saunders and Warren Fish Com
panies it is estimated that there are
nearly thirty local fishing schooners
in the gulf, though nearly all of them
are supposed to be on the Campeache
SudppSI BANKS II THIS ID the case,
they are probably safe, though some
may have been on the way home,
and therefore in the path Of the huri-
cane.
Of the Saunders fleet ten are out
side, and six are anchored in the
cove across the bay. Two of this
companyis boats are over due, and it
is feared that they are near enough
Pensacola to be caught in the storm.
Nine vessels of the Warren fleet are
on the banks, and it is believed that
all are safely acros the gulf. Four
are in the cove, two at the docks. and
one in New Orleans.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-29
NUMBER VESSELS
ARE BELIEVED TO
HAVE FOUNDERED
STEAMERS, BARGES, SCHOONER
AND FISHING SMACKS BE-
.LIEVED TO HAVE SUFFERED
IN STORM.

A number of vessels which were
steamed or lowed to an anchorage
across the bay, in the belief that the
storm would haul out from the south
| east, are reported to have been found
cred, although the weather was SO
thick last evening that they could
not be located at any point in the
harbor. The dredge Caucus, the
American schooner G.. c. Mengel, Jr.,
the Italian steamship Dora Baltea,
and another Italian vessel, were in
the anchorage in the lea Of the main
land, and late yesterday, just before
the weather became too thick to make
them out with glasses from the city,
all but one had disappeared. This
was the Italian steamship Dora Bal
tea. The schooner named could be
easily made out during the day, tug
ging at her two anchors, but later in
the afternoon, when the haze lifted
she had either been beached, or had
dragged anchors away from her orig
inal spot.
The dredge Caucus, while not To-
Gated, is believed to have hoisted
anchor and left for the open bay, in
this way hoping to weather the storm.
This vessel also was not in her orig
ina1 anchorage under the lea of the
shore.
There were four to seven smacks
believed to have been towed over
there for protection All day they
were made out at anchorage, but late
in the afternoon, they had either
dragged anchors for a considerable
distance, or probably had parted their
cables and also went on the beach.
A loaded barge which was over
there, was not visible late in the day.
A barge with diving outfit dis
appeared early in the afternoon.
Whether or not the xraft foundered
of course could not be learned last
night.
Several smacks at Palafox and
Baylen docks up to a late hour were
unchanged, so far as could be ascer-
tanned.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-29
CITY IS ISOLATED
FROM OUTSIDE WORLD

Pensacola was cut off from the out
side world yesterday save for the
messages vaulted through space from
the wireless antennae at the aero
nautic station, for all railroad, tele-
phone, and telegraph wires leading
out of the city were down.
Some telegraphic communication
was possible in the morning but late
yesterday afternoon the remaining
wires went down, and Pensacola was
marooned.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-29
BIG BAYOU BRIDGE
Is REPORTED GONE

The Big Bayou road bridge was re-
ported to be washed out at o'clock
last night. Two men who walked
across the bridge shortly before that
time stated that part of the railing
was gone and the structure seemed
TO be in very weakened condition.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-29
TWO PERSONS ARE
REPORTED DROWNED

Though it was impossible to verify
the report up to a late hour last
night, persons arriving in the city
from the aeronautic station stated
that two persons had been drowned
on Santa Rosa island. As no one lives
on this end of the island except the
army garrison at Fort Pickens, it is
considered improbable that the report
Is correct
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-29
RECORD BREAKING
STORM SWEEPS
OVER PENSACOLA
Heaviest Rainfall, Lowest Barometer, Highest
Wind Record Tides, But Damage, on the
Whole Was Not Heavy

With rainfall Of 492 inches, and wind velocity
which, at o'clock in the morning, but 25 miles an
hour and at 537 o'clock in the afternoon averaged
cordng to weather bureau Instruments 1875 miles, Pen
sacoa passed through of the hardest That
lives lost far could be
hour, is to the least almost miraculous. The damage,
also is exceedingly light when it is considered that
record wind prevailed Weather Observer Reed stated
night that his instruments puff of wind would show
at least 1875 miles hour and for veninue periods
times, went above the 100 mile velocity figure.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-29

The temperature yesterday had a
range of Is degrees. The highest was
rs degrees, the lowest at 70. Rainfall
for the "a hours, as above stated,
was 4.92 inches, which is one inch less
than the normal for the month. Sep
TENDER, therefore, with a normal Of
5.23, holds a rainfall record with a
showing, up to z o'clock last night,
of 8.73 inches. The barometer reg
istered 1856, another low record.
1t was reported yesterday after
noon that practically all houses along
the East Mir street beach, or from
he electric light station, eastward for
two or three blocks, were felled. but
families residing in them were moved
out. Many volunteers were ready to
aid the folks III trouble in getting
ane1r household goods, or at least a
portion of ...e,,s. to ether and safer
points. The tide, in rise of more
than fcur feet, threatened to take a
toll Of human life as it continued to