Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-04
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"Lute" Ioungl0ve llled an alligator
on his fathers farm, Orand a half miles
from Gainesville, on Fiay night, u feet
inches long. He wasa monster, and it
required hard work vii an axe to kill
MIN.
Or. WOrley of Kissime has a monstro-
sity in the shape OF a fOulegged chichen.
1t is the product of hn belon ting to
VIM. H. Gunby, was htched Thursday
morning but died soon #er. 1t is per-
tecfly formed chicken with the exception
Of its tan which is considerably enlarged,
and from which project alair Of perfectly
formed legs, though somewhat smaller
han those on the body pnper.
Chihuahua, the Indian hief with Lieut..
Richards, who witnessed he execution at
st. Augustine on Friday don't approve
OF that kind OF murder. He shrugged his
shoulders aud frOwned upon tie scene,
remarking in Indian cultural Understood
only by the Lieutenant, %whitf man, no
good" When the procession cached the
base of the scatf0ld, rain-drOp, des cended
from clear sky, and glisteled like Gia-
monds in the bright sunshin.
About 80 O'Clock FridS evening an
ARRAY occurred at wildwood which re-
suited IN negro named Joe LitmOre
shooting and MORALLY wOudlng another
AANesAO AitAAAASAi AA0DIlb " OtAs ~ 5~LAA9 VuesN
while eating supper St the Wildwood
hotel the guests were Wddenly startled
by the report OF a pisDl near the dining
room. On going out they found Wolf
down, with a bullet hde through his head
the ball having strucfhim in his forehead
and passed out at tie back of his head.
Litmore who is the porter and waier Of
the hotel, after shooting his victim made
OH IN the darkness, and has not since been
seen.
Martin Conway the old gen tleman
whose store at Orlando was destroyed by
Dre on Thursday, lied Friday morning.
lie was unable to recollecJ anything in
regard to the fire, but did not appear to
De seriously i'll on the night before bis
death, and no aTpre tensions of danger
were entertained The death was pro-
babiy due to shock and exposure. The
old gentleman was suddenly aroused bv
the flames, and after getting on
the ROOF of the sled in the front of his
building could set no further until help
came. In the meantime heavy rain was
falling and the flames were fast approach
ing the front OF the building. These Cir
cumstances produced such highly over
active condition OF the nervous sys EN-
Thar when.the reatclon set n a shock was
the result, and to person of his age was
quite naturally fatal consequence.
A cyclone passed over the coun try
south Of Orlando on Wednesday night.
Inc track Of the tornado was about 100
yards wide and Its power terrific. The
pine forest was moved down, like grass.
Inc house OF John Sullivan which was in
lne llue OF the gale, was torn To pieces
and the lumber carried great distance.
inc family, five In number was all In the
mouse at the time, but no one was injured
seriously except Mr.. sullivan. who is
quite badly bruised. The 0-weeks-old
baoy was found Is yards away from the
size ct the house on a bed which had heen
carried that distance. The furniture wa
scattered at varying distance, some
oelng found quarter of a mile away. The
settlement is known as Doggy creek and
me neighbors Of Mr.. Sullivan ha g al
ready le2ped 10 the breach and are
erecting new house for him, and have
raised a purse Of money. r. A. Mills o (
juola was informed by the mail car
rier IRON Geneva that a very destructive
storm passed over that vicinity on the
same night. This was probably the same
STORM, as Mr. Sullivan says it appeared 10
De going in that direction. Further ac-
counts Of great damage Will probably be
received IN a few days. old settlers say
this was the most destructive storm
khown IN south Florida Tor a quarter OF a
century.
Further particulars Of The disastrous
"leckage on tue east coast. slow that tho
'eesel was brigantine and was named
tue .. II. Lane Alonlo SUITE, master,b il
instead ot being wrecked on April Is, IL
Nas early on the following day. pho went
AsAoie Jdsi north Of Jupiter Inlet. The
CeaSt lor four miles is strewn With casks
" moiasees and debris from the wreck.
- he vessel broke oil to pieces, and the
captain and crew had u hard struggle 10
save themselves, The mans name who
vas drowned was Henry Wbiltack, and
ue was steward on the trip. Toe ship-
wrecked crew walked. f0otsore aud weary
70 iitusyille, 90 miles slant from the
scene Of the QDsaster. They viii be sent
WI 10 Maine where they shipped from.
n,api. Shute and bis young son are now at
sne Marine hospital, having been badly
bruised aud disabled by beng dashed on
1ue rocks. Most OF crew have money 10
paay their expenses home. There was $l0.-
WV insurance on the cargo The vessel
"as uninsured, and WAS valued at from
?-V'uOO 90 $4,000. The j II, Lane be-
lonked 10 parties at seafsport. Ma.
ana was built To 1869, tonnage. 372; rated
a. by the American shipmasters' As
ISOLATION Capt. Eels. iu the interest OF
we Underwriters, will 20 down and look
Ailef the vessel aud cargo.