Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-12

JACKSONVILLE, September 1I.-In the
cyclone in Middle Florida, on Saturday,
Quincy suffered severely, the velocity Of the
wind being fifty miles an hour, blowing
down the eolored Methodist Church and
school house, Pitman's stables, Nstan's
warehouse, and damaging the court house
and market. Five negroes were killed. All
the gin houses and mills on the water
courses are supposed to be swept away.
Most Of the shade trees in Quincy were pros
trated.
At Tallahassee the roofs of the new hotel,
Gallie's Hall, Minis block, one end OF the
Episcopal Church, and numerous small
buildings were blown down. Several trees
in Capitol Square were uprooted. The
streets are filed with debris. Several ne
groes were killed in Leon county.
In Madison considerable injury was in
Aieted. Trees, fences and out-buiIdIngs
were prostrated. In Aueilla several negro
churches are in ruins. The crops In Gads-
den, Leon, jefferson and Madison are ter
ribly damaged.
Cus
wires are down between here and TalIahas-
see. The above news was received by letter.
PENSACOLA, September 1.-THE storm
Saturday was the severest ever experienced
here. The velocity OF the wind at one time
was fifty hYe miles an hour. The quaran-
tine boat Governor Bloxham eapsized
while en- route from the quarantine station,
and Richard and Jabez Martin were
drowned. The British bark Roda also cap
he raFr k.I
bottom until rescued.
This morning several vessels are ashore
near the quarantine station and on Santa
Rosa Island. The interior wall OF the new
opera house was blown down, causing fif-
teen hundred dollars damage.
COLUMBUS, GA, September 11.-A heavy
rain and wind storm visited this section on
Saturday night, and continued more or less
throughout Sunday. The shade trees in the
city were blown down by hundreds. Re-
ports have been received of much damage
to cotton and corn, fences and forest tim
Der.
A special from Tuskegee, Ala, says that
about l 900 trees were blown down in that
city, and the damage done TO crops in the sur
rounding country is estimated at $50, 900.
No loss OF life is reported.
A special from Talbotton, Ga, says: "The
most destructive wind and rain passed over
this section on Saturday night that has Wis.
tied the country since 1856. Great damage
was done to the crops and timber, The
storms track resembled the path of cy-
Clone"
MACON, September 11.-Reports from all
points in this section show that great dam
age was done to the cotton crop by the rain
and wind storm of Saturday night. In
Southwestern Georgia, where the cotton is
open, the injury is also great, but in the
counties above hopes are entertained that
few days sun will repair the damage done.
SANDERsvHLE, GA, September 11.-A
severe wind and rain storm passed over this
town on Saturday night, doing but little
damage, however. A few shade trees and
fencing were blown down.
A tree was blown upon the house of Mr..
Posey, the section master on the Central
Railroad at Tennille, bruising himself and
child. Mr.. White Franklin was also struck
and slightly bruised by falling plastering.
AUGUSTA, GA, September 1.-THE storm
yesterday and last night was very general
throughout Georgia. Considerable damage
was done to the crops, and several railroad
bridges were destroyed. The Savannah
river rose seventeen feet in few hours.
DARBYv1LLE, BAKER COUNTY, FLA, Sep
tember l0.-A tornado passed through this
section last night. Its track was about one
hundred yards In width, and trees, fences
Section Master Wolfe's house, a new build
ing, was demolished, and his wife, it is
thought, fatally injured. A negro was kill
ed at another house. Some OF the debris
OF Wolfe's house was blown half a mile.
The cane and cotton crops are badly dam
aged in Columbia county. Telegraphic
communication is suspended, as the wires
are down.
New ORLEANS, September 11.-News
from the lower coast shows great damage
from the high water on Saturday. At quar-
antine the ground was submerged and the
people took refuge in the second story Of
the government warehouse. The water
from the Gulf was driven entirely over
many of the lower coast rice fields, and the
crops are entirely destroyed where not
gathered. The extent Of the damage Is un-
known.
LYNCHBURG, VA, September 1.-THE
rains yesterday and last night caused q
great rise in the James river and it's tribu-
tary streams, overhowiDg the low lands and
damaging the crops and DESTROYING prop
erty. Five hundred feet of trestle, used In
extending the dam across the river at this
place, was washed away, carrying five
workmen with 1t, who, after riding six
miles on the timhers, managed to swim to
shore. The Richmond and Allegheny
Railroad bridge across the Tye river was
washed away, and other damage done along