Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-15
EFFECT ON THE TURPENT1NE SECTION.


ner at Decatur county, the storm of Satur-
day night swept through that county, as
well as those of Thomas, Mitchell and
Worth, with all the fury Of cyclone, devas-
tating the entire section, which was one of
the best timbered in the State.
One correspondent writes from Ty-Ty :
"The storm was fearful here, but not so
bad as in some other sections. Timber is
considerably mangled, but our greatest loss
will be In working the trees"
Another correspondent writes from
Thomssville "Our turpentine farm was
totally destroyed last night. More than two
thirds Of the timber was blown down. VIII
stop operations"
Another writes from Paxton, Thomas
county: "My farm is one big heap of logs.
Can't see how am to work any more this
season. and my neighbors are as badly off az
am. think quite two-thirds Of my boxes
are down."
Another, writing from Whigham, esti-
mates the damage to timber at fifty per
cent.
Another, from Thomas county. saws;
"Hardly one-third of the timber is standing,
and l do not think 1 will be able to get out
one-sixth of my stuff"
Another, very intelligent gentleman
from Pelham, Mitchell county, writes
"We got the full force Of the storm
here. Nine-tenths of the turpentine
timber is blown down. What turpen-
tine is left Is not worth the expense OF
opening wood, much less the cost of getting
It out. A footmsn can walk miles without
getting off of storm logs. The whole face
Of the earth is covered with them, and they
are in many places piled five or six in q
heap. The business here is virtually ended. !"
We estimate the damage in these counties
to be fully two-thirds, which is ruin."
Continuing its course, the storm struck
Berrien, Irwin, Coffee, where the damage is
probably 10 per cent, then curving to the
eastward, swept through Appling, Telfair and
Dodge, destroying probably one-tenth Of the
timber, when 1t struck a northwest course,
and emerged from the turpentine belt. II
will probably take some weeks to clear
away the woods and open the roads, and
consequently light receipts may be looked
for.
BRYAN COUNTY.
EDEN, September 13.-At Bryan Court
House Sunday night there was terrible rain
storm. On Monday morning an old citizen
said he had lived there for forty years, and
had never known the Canoochee and fts
tributaries to be so full. The water rose so
rapidly on Sunday night that several resi-
dences were flooded and a great many
chickens about the yard were drowned. In
Bryan county, contiguous to the Canoo-
chez river, the storm was more
disastrous than 1t was last year.
Timber and wood on the landings have been
washed away, cattle and sheep drowned, and
hundreds of acres of land under cultivation
are from one to six feet under water. 1t
will take several days for the water to re-
cede, and the farmers are apprehensive that
their potato and pea crops will be an entire
failure, and that corn, cotton and sugar cane
will be badly damaged.
CHATTAHooCHEE, FLORIDA.
CHATTAHoooHEE, September 11.-Chatta-
hoochee was visited by the heaviest gale on
Saturday night that has been felt here since
1856. 1t began in the morning with q very
heavy rain, and by six O'Clock in the after
noon the gale had fully commenced, and
continued with great fury until about mid
night, when it began to abate, and by morn
ing had ceased. Nearly all the shade trees,
fences and several houses were blown down.
The forests are covered with fallen timber,
and the roads are impossible. The damage
to the cotton crop is incalculable; all that
was open in the fields is blown out and COW
cred with dirt by the rain. The top crop
will be a total failure, and many green bolls
are blown from the stalks The fences be-
ing blown down, the stock have free access
to the fields till they are replaced.
The river is rising at a fearful rate, which
Indicates that the gale extended some dis
tQppp ahnuQ A II xrOriZ ha DoncannIo
and Atlantic Railroad bridge will be stopped
until the river recedes, which will likely be
several days. Much damage was done TO
the new work on the Chattahoochee extern
sion and East Pass Railroads by the foods
or water washing away culverts and fresh
made embankments. No loss Of life nearer
than Quincy has as yet been reported,
where a colOred man and woman persisted.
The Smyrna Presbyterian Church, five
miles from here, which was undergoing re-
pairs, and about completed, was blown to
atoms, and is total wreck.
A colored man near Mount Pleasant be-
came so alarmed during the gale that he and
HIS family left their house and sought refuge
in the open air. They left fire In the house
and the door open, and, as natural result,
the fire was blown all over the house, and a
confagration soon followed. The lurid
glare OF the DANES lighted up the elements
for ten miles, which added much terror to
the appearance Of the awful night.
By the way, there is an amusing joke told
on two Bainbridge gentlemen who have
summer residences near Mt. Pleasant. When
they saw the light OF the burning cabin
above the height of the Storm they were
struck with terror at the thought OF
cyclones, which are said to present lurid
glare and funnel shape, and make clean
sweep as they go. These gentlemen gath
cred up their little families and a sufficient
amount Of bedding and hied away, one to
the nearest swamp and the other to an open
field, and then in great suspense awaited
developments. | am not responsible for the
above joke, but as yet have not had 1t COZ
tradicted, and as so many brave men, and
women too, are free to admit their fright, It
will likely pass as joke founded on facts.
H. H. 8.
DECATUR COUNTY.
WHIGHAM, GA, September 13.-Last Sat-
urday night this section was visited by the
most terrific storm that has occurred in
many years. Some of the oldest inhabitants
say they have never seen anything to equal
1t. About o'clock p. m. the wind began
blowing from east northeast and continued
to increase until about .. M, when it
somewhat abated, and very heavy rain
fell for some three. quarters OF an hour.
1AC W1nQ tu6u VI sOubuGdbI3 anu
continued to increase until 1t seemed that
It would sweep everything before 1t. The
roaring was so great that the falling of the
heaviest timber could not be heard few
yards away. Buildings we're unroofed and
swept away. Grand old oaks that have
withstood the fury Of the storms for years
were uprooted, while the pine timber literal
ly covered the ground.
The Methodist Church, large wooden
building in this place, was blown down, as
was also the colored church. The dwelling
Of Mr.. j. H. N. Guilford, the barn and one
servants house of G. ID. Mills and the din
ing room of Mr.. Z. Trulock, all in this
place, were blown down. Several outhouses
and dwellings in the country were destroy
I'd stock was killed and several persons
injured. T. j. and r. w. Williams lost
TWO mules; A. j. Trulock two buggies and
/ wagon.
It would be useless to attempt to estimate
he damages the farmers have sustained.
The citizens have been hard at work since
Monday clearing the roads, and are not yet
lone. So far as heard from there has been
10 loss of human life, though several have
been seriously injured.
At daylight the wind changed to south
vest and gradually absted, but did not
ully cease till near night Sunday.