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-4 > A Reminiscence of Pensacola By The Editor The recent Florida hurricane that swept a sixty-mile wide area cata cornered through the southern, south central and west side of the peninsu lar state, brought into the public not ice the city of Pensacola. For two whole days the fate of Pensacola was unknown. Up to that time the dimin ishing energy of the hurricane was not known, but it was most fortunate that much of its strength was lessened by the time it reached Pensacola, where the damage was relatively light and no lives lost. Pensacola was associated with my boyhood days. . In 1871!, just when I was awaiting a train for Athens, the State University town in Georgia, where I was to enter for a degree, I found that my college fund, loaned by my father on call to a friend, was unpaid, and I had to give up a long anticipated pleasure. Instead of going to Athens, I went at once to Pensacola where I had a brother who was manager of the Pen sacola Telegraph Company. I had been brought up in my father’s office, who was one of the very earliest tel egraphers in the world, having started in 1846. He used one of the old-time tape machines, called a register, though he was a good “sound” opera tor as well. The tape rolls during the Civil war were kept as war records, my father being a government opera tor. The day I landed in Pensacola my brother asked me if I knew anything about operating. I had never been an operator, but had first learned the al phabet, then was shown how to “send” by proper spacing, etc., but had not given any too much attention to tak ing messages by sound, though I knew all of the “calls” along the line of my father’s territory and frequently call ed offices for him. My brother having tested me out found I was a pretty good operator anyhow, so I was sent that very day to Milton, Fla., up at the head of Es cambia Ray, on the Blackwater river, where the operator, a young man named Bullock, had been attacked by a highwayman, the night before, and cut with a knife in forty places. He was almost butchered, though he final ly got well. I remained up there about six weeks, then was transferred to Bagdad, just below Milton, where a family of Simpsons owned large saw mill interests. They were of the old time Southern stock, very fine people, and one of the finest sets of' young children I ever met. I was the opera tor for the company, but remained only a few-weeks, five or six, as I re member. I then went back to Pensacola, where I became connected with the Pensacola Ice Company in the capaci ty of head accountant. A fact not widely known is that, for many years, even at that early date, Pensacola was the headquarters. for nearly all of the gulf fishing interests, great trainloads of red snappers, groupers, Spanish mackerel, pompano* mullet and other fine gulf fish, being packed by the Pensacola Ice Company for shipment to all parts of the world. They had fish wells on two of the wharves, Palifox and Perdido by name, where all of the gulf fishing smacks would come into the harbor and unload at the wells after which the fish would be netted from the wells and packed for shipment. The snap per banks on the West coast of Flori da made Pensacola the nearest sea port, so that is how Pensacola got all of the fish business which she still holds. The President of the ice comp any thought I perpetrated quite a fine jokelet once when I sent up to his hotel a fine pompano, and marked it with a card bearing the words, “I am Mr. B. B. Brown’s pompano. Broil me for him.” Pensacola did not receive it initia tion into the hurricane business with this Miami howler. The worst hurri cane I ever saw hit Pensacola while I lived there one whole winter and spring of the year 1873. I remember going out in it, and its terrors did not impress me then as much as it would today, since which time I have learned to have less and less liking for them. I recall walking out on Pal ifox street wharf during the day this 187.‘5 hurricane hit Pensacola, and I had the time of my life keeping on my feet. I leaned against the wind and rain at an angle of forty-five de grees and it was all I could do to keep up. At that time the Weather Bureau had not been thoroughly es tablished, so there was no record made of the way the wind blew that day, Pensacola in 187-'! was not at all the fine little city it is today. At that time the population was somewhere around 5,000 or 0,000, though it was rather a pretty place. But today the population has grown to be ,'10,000, and it has all of the aspects of a modern, wide-awake place. The palm tree had not at that time become so famous as it has now. There were really very few palms in those days as a decora tive value for streets as at present contributing so much to the street beauty of all Florida cities, and partic ularly in New Orleans, Galveston, San Antonia and all California cities, nearly. It is the wonderful harbor that gives Pensacola its maritime fame. They think down there it is the finest harbor in the world. I know it is very huge—larger, perhaps, than New York harbor. The United States Navy Yard was on the lower part of the harbor, right on the gulf, as it is now, and got the benefit of the 192G hurri cane much more than Pensacola did. It was in the spring of 1874 that 1 returned to Pensacola, and Sewell C. Cobb, father-in-law to my brother, was also 'surveror of the port. A Norwcigan bark had been wrecked >nc night on the shore of Santa Rosa Island that protects the lower harbor from the gulf, and I was sent down to supervise the wrecking crew. It was some job. The bark had rammed into Ihc coast sands, perhaps ten feet deep, and had listed so badly that while it was securely imbedded in the sand, me night while we were wrecking her, i savage storm came up and broke icr right in half, the stern part flojit ng out to sea, anil the forward half, sticking in the sand, the wrecking :rew being on this half that remained. Hut that night was the last of the salvage work, for the Captain of the wrecked bark put his men in a yawl -he next morning and skirted into the ’■arbor at the Navy Yard where we jot a tug that carried all hands back ;o Pensacola. All of the material ■hat had been taken from the wreck lad been located onto a large lighter, md it was all saved, amounting to i good many thousand dollars. Socially, Pensacola was a delightful dace. I never saw a more cordial ■own. My connections got me invited )ut to about the most entertainments 1 ever attended. I remember one time [ was invited to recite at a church ifi'air held in a public hall. I gave hem “The Lay of the Madman”, giv ng the best imitation of the character [ could invent, and was much amused ■he next day when a number of little ’ellows passed me on the street and aiid, “There’s that fellow who acted he crazy man last night.” Pensacola in those days was a wide >pen place so far as saloons went. I •emember a place on Palifox street ■ailed Uunn’s, which was quite popu ar with the masses. All places of this cind were open Sundays, and I recall low shocked I was to find that the eading priest of the town used to visit !>unn’s every Sunday after his church was out, presumably to let his exam ile of good behavior be a moral lesson ■o the young man there. But it al ways struck me as somewhat shock ng to see a man like him go into a saloon on a Sunday. I do know that le drank, for I never went there my self. But if he had drank, it would lave been his affair, though the exam >le was bad enough, and would be so ■onsidered today. I have jiever forgotten my stay in Pensacola, and shall always have a sender spot for it in my memory. -C. T. L. Series Of Auto Accidents A series of automobile smashes oc cured in Fort Lee last week, three of which resulted in injuries to the oc cupants of the cars. An automobile, driven by August Debussey of Lemoine avenue, collid ed with a trolley car at Palisade ave nue and Whiteman street, badly smashing Debussey’s car. ' A collision occurred between cars driven by William Aschenbrand of 988 Whitlock avenue, New York, and Wm. Dowling of Lindsey avenue, Tenafly, at Palisade junction, opposite the Grant-Lee theatre, on Tuesday after noon. Dr. J. E. Pendleton of Guilford, Conn., accompanied by his wife, was driving south on Anderson avenue on Tuesday when a truck of_ the Andrew Davey Grocery Company, coming .West along Route 10, crashed into hem. The truck was driven by Geo. 3grabon of New York. Mrs. Pendle ton received lacerations on her knees tnd right eye, while Ur. Pendleton iscapcd unharmed. The Fort Lee garbage truck, driven iy Harry Heil, was turning into Whiteman street on Tuesday when mother automobile, coming in the op >ositc direction, caused the truck Iriver to steer sharply to the right o avoid a collision. Herbert Day, who was standing on top of the truck, was thrown off his valance, and landed on the street, striking his back and fracturing his spine. He was immediately moved ;o the Englewood Hospital, where it ivas stated he will recover. Announcing, Twins Parent (anxiously): “Nurse, is it a lim or a her?’’ Nurse: “It’s a them.” La Mar Vieau, In A Happy Mood, Throws Bouquets At Police To the Editor: The thought has often occurred to me, as to whether or not the people of our Borough appreciate and fully realize, the efficient Police Department we have for such a reasonably small place. Some time ago, I had the pleasure of witnessing Chief Borrell inspect ing the men before they started on their tour of duty. The business-like manner in which this inspection was conducted, left a very favorable im pression on my mind, and I was cer tainly proud of our Department. Again on last Saturday, when I saw them at the head of the parade for the laying of the corner-stone at the High School, the thought passed through my mind as to whether we all are not apt to take it in a matter of fact way, and therefore, not fully realize the rapid improvement, and increased efficiency of our Police De partment in the last few years. It is not often that we hear of a crime committed within our Borough, that the one or ones who perpe rated the crime, are not arrested in a short time—taking into consideration that we are just across the river from the great city of New York, where so many crimes are bing committed each day. It is not my purpose, tp unnecessari ly praise our men, but more so to give them credit where credit is due, and in hopes that the rest of the taxpay ers will take the same civic pride in them, that has been instilled in me, by their work and appearance. There fore, I feel, they are entitled to our continued co-operation and support. Chief Frank Borrell, Captain John McLvoy and their men, are to be con gratulated. Sincerely, LA MAIl J. VIEAU. Legal Advertisements Borough of Fort Lee Registry and Election Notice Notice is hereby given to the legal voters of the Borough of Fort Lee that the Hoards of Registry and Election in and for the said Municipality will meet on the days and between the hours here inafter stated for # the purpose of making a registration of the voters in such dis tricts at the polling places as stated below. Said Hoards will sit at said places between the hours of one p. m. and nine p. m. for registration purposes on Tuesday, October 12th, 1926 and finally on Tuesday, November 2nd, 1926 between the hours of six a. m. and seven p. m. for the purpose of conducting a gen-' eral election for Member of the House of Representative for the Sixth Congressional District. Four (4) Members of the General As sembly of the State of New Jersey, for the County of Bergen. One Coroner. Two Freeholders. Two Councilmen for three years. One Assessor for three years. Two Justices of the Peace for full terms. Places of Meeting of Board of Registry and Election • First District, in Fire House No. 1, on Main street. Fort Lee. Second District, in Fire House No. 3, on Washington avenue, Coytesville. Fourth District, in the Palisade Shoe Shop,, in Palisade. Fifth District, in the Borough Hall on Main street. Sixth District, in the Public library. Main Seventh District, in the office of the Fort Lee Sentinel, Main street. Eighth District, in the Public School Building, Anderson avenue. Palisade. The Boundary Lines of the Above Mentioned Election Districts are as follows: FIRST DISTRICT — Fire House No. 1, Main street. Fort Lee. District No. 1 — Bounded on the east by the easterly and the centre line of Main street; bounded on the north by the centre line of Main street; bounded on the west by a line one hundred feet east of the east line of Gcrome avenue and the centre line of the North Hudson Railroad; hounded on the south by the centre line of Edsall Boul evard produced easterly from the point of intersection with the North Hudson Railroad right-of-way to the east Borough lino. SECOND DISTRICT Fire House No. 2, Washington avenue, Coytesville. District No. — Being all that portion and tract of land within the limits of the Bor ough lying and situated north of the South Vreeland line produced to its intersection with the west Borough line. THIRD DISTRICT — Fire House No. 3, Jones road. West Fort Lee. District No. 3 — On the east by the west boundary line of Districts 5 and 6 on the south by the boundary line of Palisade Park and the Borough of Fort Lee; on the west by the boundary line between the Borough of Fort Lee and the Borough of Leonia on the north by the South Vreeland line. FOURTH DISTRICT — Palisade Shoe Store, Palisade Junction, Palisade. District No. 4 — Bounded on the east by the easterly Borough line: on the north by the Centre line of Edsall Boulevard pro duced easterly to the east Borough line: bounded on the west by the centre line of Abbott Boulevard and the centre line of the North Hudson Railroad right-of-way bound ed on the south by the Borough of ClifTside Park. FIFTH DISTRICT — Borough Hall, Main street. Fort Lee. District Noj 5—On the north by the cen tr line of Main street, on the cast by the west boundary line of District No. 1; on the south by the north boundary line of District No. 4 and the south Borough line: on the west by the centr line of nn street betwen Main street and North avenue, and the centre line of Fouth street betwen North avenue and Main street and the cen tre line o^ Fourht street produced Houtherly to its intersection with the south Borough line. SIXTH DISTRICT — Public Library, Main street. Fort Lee. District No. 6 — On the west side of the centre line of Fletcher avenue between Main street and the south Vreeland line; on the north by the south line of Iemoine ave nue between Main street and the south Vreeland line, on the south by th centre line of Main street between Lcmoine ave nue and Fletcher avenue. SEVENTH DISTRICT — Sentinel Office, Main street. Fort Lee. - District No. 7—Bounded on the south by the centre line of Main street; on the west by the centre line of Lenioine avenue or the east by the easterly Borough line; on the north by the south Vreeland line. EIGHTH DISTRICT — Public School. Anderson avenue, Palisade. District No. 8—Bounded on the east by the centre line of Abbott Boulevard and the centre line of the North Hudson Jtail road right-of-way; on the north by the centre lino of Edsall Boulevard, produced easterly to its intersection with the centre line of the North Hudson Railroad right-of way; on the west by the Borough of Pali sades Park; on the south by the Borough of Cllffside Park; on the south by the Bor ough of Cliffside Park. Dated Sept. 24, 1926. C. S. LEBRIGHT. Borough Clerk. CHINESE HAND LAUNDRY 704 Anderson Ave.f Grant wood W. L. Thomas, Prop. 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TABLISHED 1847 William-Kennelly INCORPORATED REAL ESTATE AUCTIONEER Wise Investors Are Buying Bergen County Bridge Zone Lots For The Big Rise 1 PUBLIC AUCTION 0*7*7 Residential ¥ ^ e ^ " ■ ■ Business LiOtS KNOWN AS PROSPECT HEIGHTS on Forest Avenue V West Englewood count” N. J. All Improvements at the Property EJasy Terms « j;" Only three miles from New York City upon the com- Representative on property pletion of the new Bridge. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9TH At 2 P. M., rain or shine, on the premises, under large tent. Saul for Bookmup N. J. CAFARELLI, Esq., Attorney for owners Dispatch Building, Union City, N. J. DIRECTIONS TO REACH PROPERTY—BY AUTO: Take the 129th street ferry, Fort Lee road to Teaneck, road right to Forest avenue, right to property. 149 Broadway New York WILLIAM KENNELLY Incorporated REAL ESTATE AUCTION SPECIALISTS FOR 80 YEARS ( Telephone Hanover 1020