Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-26
MADHAV0CO THE WINDS
THE CITY SHAKEN UP AND YES
SEIs DRIVEN ASHORE.


Lawrence Disabled.
Since the hurricane Of Aug. y, 1881,
Savannah has not seen as heavy storm
rs that which swept over the city Monday
night and yesterday morning. Although
not TO be compared with the one of tour
wears ago for the loss it caused, it was
severe enough TO be long remem-
bered. Old citizens in their talk went
back IN their experiences and
compared notes, tut recall few storms
except those OF 1854 and 1851 to equal it.
The severest part Of the storm, when the
most damage was done, was between ,
and O'Clock.
Alter the blow in the early part Of
Monday night had subsidized, it was
thought that the heaviest Of tae
storm, which had been central early
in the evening of Florida, had gone
up the coast TO the seward, and that all
danger was past. But at , O'Clock the
wind, which had Stacked off, freshened
up, aud increased In velocity until :
o'clock, when it reached its height at 90
miles an hour from the northwest. The
rain poured down In torrents. The streets
were flooded and the sewers were filed.
wAKED BY THE WINDS.
Half the city, now wide awake, was up,
and windows and doors were Sc
cured against the wind and the
descending flood. Few people slept
after O'Clock and those who
went through the storm OF 1881 were fear
full Of a repetition or their experience
then. The wind kept on
Increasing and buildings We're
shaken to their foundations. The
City Exchange bell and the bell in the
Independent Presby terrain church were
swayed and rung in the height OF the
gale. The police on duty lodged into
Railways and uqder porches to escape
the limbs and branches of trees, which
were blown across sidewalks and into the
streets from curb TO curb. Stout trees in
many Of the squares and IN the Park were
uprOOted and their trunks twisted off
near the ground. To the few people who
were abroad at that hour it was a dismal
scene.
SWEEP OF THE STOR7s.
The rayages Of the wind were more VIC
TENT on the outskirts 0, the city than in
the central portion Shrubbery and
plants in gardens were broken down, and
few trees escaped without having their
branches twisted and snapped. In the
extreme limits fences were
out buildings were unroOfed and the
siding ripped off. In the centre OF the
ci y little or no damage was done to build
ings except in one or two instances. A
huge tree standing on Bull street in front
Of the Pavilion hotel WAS uproOted. and
fell with crash across the hotel garden
and walk, smashing the roof of the porch
above the main entrance, tearing of the
blinds and crushing in the windows
a.Nna .
by the crash and rushed into the halls
thinking the building was falling. For a
time there was intense excitement. The
rain poured into the exposed rooms
through the largs holes crushed In the
side OF the buildiag and the floors were
flooded. The fences in front Of the hotel
were broken down and the yard was filed
with wreckage. All over the city the
sidewalks were strewn with broken limbs
and branches Of trees.
ALONG THE WHARvEs.
Along the wharves the damage was
not so great as it was feared il would be.
The sloOp Marion Griffin, Capt. Alex.
Brown, arrived at the market dock at 8
O'Clock Monday night. About 3 O'Clock
yesterday morning the pilot boat Pet
while adrift, ran into her, staving in her
stern and leaving her in a sinking condi-
tion. The Captain Of the Griffin estimates
his loss at $3.50.
The schooner Mssher, from
May river. also lying at
the market dock, had her iib auys
carried away, and sprung her foremost.
She also had the upper part OF her stern
stove in and her hgure-head carried away.
At the exchange dock quite fleet OF
small sloops was lnOored, several OF
which sustained severe damages. Two
were sunk at the dock. Another had her
stern stove in by two heavy lighters
which came down on them, having pre-
viOusly broken adriit from the Ocean
steamship wharf. One Of the sloops was
raised yesterday, and the other will be
raised to-day.
RAFT BROKEN UP.
A portion OF abe cargo OF the schooner
Maid o the Mist, at the Savannah, Florids
and Western railway wharf, consisting o
turpentine and rOsin, was carried
overheard, but was afterwards recover
ed. A boom of timber, consisting o
several RATS, and being the full carg,
OF the German bark Julie was broker
from its mornings and went drifting il
AL directions. Fortunately every sticl
Of IL was recovered. There was no dam,
age done 10 any Of the larger vessels. On
the Savannah. Florida and Western Rail
way Company's wharf some little damage
was done 10 the spirits turpentine bar
rels, causing them to leak, but the losl
was very slight.
IN TIKI NEIGHBORHOoD.
At Montgomery, White Bluff and Isl,
Of Hope the storm was as severe as IN tn,
city. AT all Of these resorts trees anC
fences were blown down, but no serious
damage was done TO residences or Othel
buildings.
The early inbound train Yesterday morn
ing on the City and Suburban railway wal
delayed about hall an hour by falleI
tree that had blown across the track neal
Bethesda station.
AT Thunderbolt the blow was very Sc
we're, and trees along the bluff aud al
Bonaventure were upr00ted aud blown
across the roads, obstructing travel unit
they could be removed.
On Grove street Ia the southeastern
portion OF the city large sycamore wa,
blown across the house occupied by an
old man named Simon Belinger, demOl
ishing the brick chimney and portion
Of the roof. Belllnger escapcC
Injury by crawling out OF window
When the top Of the tree was cut OF latel
IN the day, the trunk few back rapidly &,
iis original perpendicular, the eartl
about the roots presenting the appear
ance Of not having been disturbed IN IN,
least.
On Lovers lane nearly all The fences o
The truck farmers were more or les
broken by the wind. Very little damag,
Vvna hnu5avnr fnua "a Cha vaarafu f,Ia or,,..