The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-12

beach from the inlet to Longport. The seas
are beating twenty feet high above the
inlet pavIlions Water surrounds the
bitches and Continental cottages on At
lantic avenue Plum'S, Smiths and the
Rogers inlet hotels are in imminent danger
of destruction. There are very
few sections OF the board wax
avenue the seaside bath houses went down at
s o'clock before q mountainous wave. The
loss on them is $4,000. Jackson's bath
houses are all gone, with the exception Of
twenty-five rooms. These will in all
probability 20 by the night tide. From
Kentucky avenue TO the Traymore lawn
the loss is great The loss in this one sec
ton will not be less than $4,000.
AT THE WINDSOR.
The Windsor hotel wlthstood the morning
tide although the foundations suffered
greatly. Many of the guests at this house
have sought, other quarters. While stand
ing on the pavilion outside of the board
walk, and a short distance below Howard
pier, a woman holding child In her arms
was lifted up by wind and thrown into
the water For a few minutes great excite
ment prevailed. Walter Field, q photo
grapher, jumped into the water and rescued
the couple. Thirty thousand dollars will
not repair the loss from Griffith's Carousal
10 CuelS6d paVlllOHs
TWO BOARDING HOUSES CRUSHED.
The large boarding houses, Gladstone and
Cincinnati, eaca containing twenty rooms,
were raised from their foundations and
crushed like kindling wood. These houses
were worth at least s., 200 each. The de-
strucUion OF Longport is great, but to what
extent is unknown now. Ali day residents
of the city have been rowing out to uafor-
tunate tenants of houses located beyond
Baltic avenue and thoroughfares. They
had to be taken from second-story windows.
These people are principally colored and
quite poor.
THROWN FROM THEIR FOUNDATIONS.
Several houses have been thrown from their
foundations and are unsafe to live in.
Shortly after o'clock the tin roof of the
United States Fire Company blew off. A
portion of it struck the feed wire of the
electric road and threw it on the Gamewell
alarm wires, causing an electric fire for
several blocks. The current had to be cut
off. Great fear is entertained by all as to
the result of this fearful storm. The guests
of the up town houses are moving to the
center of the city. At 2 o'clock tho wind
was still blowing gale, but not so heavy
as this morning.
THE EVENING TIDE.
At 9 o'clock tonight the evening tide,
contrary to expectation, was not nearly 50
high, and there was no additional destruc-
ton along the beach front. The fact is,
there was no material for the waves to lash
their fury on. The meadows, however, are
covered with four feet of water, or foot
deeper than on the morning tide. All
the yachts in Clam creek have been sunk or
washed on the meadows. Eight elegantly
appointed pleasure yachts in the inlet have
been sunk or driven to sea. At midnight
the wind is again blowing a perfect hurri-
cane, and the rain is coming down in tor
rents.
HOW THE FIRST NEWS CAME.
The first news from Atlantic City was
brought to Pleasantville at 3 o'clock this
afternoon by five daring spirits, who fought
their way unaided through the surging sea
that covered tho meadows. The trip was
perilous one, and during the four hours
they we're battling with the waters
they met with many thrilling
experiences. The party comprised
a newspaper correspondent residing i'll
Atlantic City, and four others. They left
Atlantic City at II O'Clock this morning
and reached Pleasantville, a distance OF
seven miles, at O'clock i'll the afternoon
They swan deep cuts, cropt cautiously over
swaying rails supported only by
fish plates, forded rushing streams,
and after many miraculous escapes
arrived at Pleasantville drenched, brushed
and exhausted, but happy at reaching
main land once more Soon after reaching
PleasantviIle they secured a special train
and came up to this city, bearing the frst
authentic news Of the situation at Atlantic
City