The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-28
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BRUNSWICK'S DELUGE.
TIE CITY VISITED BY A TERRIFIC
ELECTRIC STORM.

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The Damage Estimated at $4,000.
Rain Fell in Torrents - Streets
Flooded, and in Some Places the
Water Ten Feet Deep-Ludden g.
Bates Branch House Two Feet Un-
der Water.
BRUNSWICK, Ga, Sept. 27.-Brunswick
was visited this morning by cloud burst
and terrific electric storm that damaged
$4,000 worth of property, filed Newcastle,
Mansfield, Bay, Union, Oglethorpe aud
Grant streets with water four deep, penned
citizens in their homes and stores, and
threatened 10 inundate an entire block
of 3-story brick stores. Rain
has fallen daily, almost hourly
In Brunswick for twenty-two days. Yes
terday was clear till midnight, when rain
fell in torrents. AT O'Clock this morning
lightning struck the street car stables, fol-
lowed by thunder that startled the town.
This stroke damaged the stables $500. The
cars started on their runs. and fifteen min
utes later lightning struck the OElsthorpe
hotel, damaging the hotel $3.50. Imme-
diately after this stroke the oloud burst fell,
and in ten minutes time tho streets were
a foot deep in water Rain fell in such
torrents, the sky was so dark, the wind 80
fierce and driving, that no one could walk,
and every store was closed and locked. Two
strest cars attempted TO get back 20 the
stables, but hoated OIL the track, the drivers
getting the mules loose and landing them-
selves as test they could.
WAGONS AFLoAT IL THE STREET.
Wagons ATTEMPTED to come up New.
castle. Brunswiok's principal streef, aud
we're hoated. Water three feet deep covers
McGaryey's furuiture store, damaging his
magnificent furniture stock several thou
sand dollars. ID. T. Dunu's dry goods store
Was damaged several hundred dollars. The
lie scket store was damaged about 81, 900.
Ludden a. Bates Urauoh music store
was under water two feet, and tho dam-
age cannot be estimated. IL Is placed by
some at several Thousand dollars but the
manager claims a small loss. MI Rae's
fruit store was damaged $500. The store of
Dillon and Werz, Wholesale grain mer-
chants is under water three feet, damaged
50 800, Branham's drug store Is damaged
hundreds of dollars the street car stable,
county Jail, city jail, city hall and county
court house are under deep water The
street cars are unable to run. The shell
boulevard is washed out ten feet deep, and
the street car tracks are washed up.
The lumber yards had lumber drifting
away in stacks. Railroad tracks are
washed up In the city and cars overturned.
In Helrs Half Acre. Brunswick's notorious
negro resort, nine barrooms and several
dance halls, barber shops and billiard
saloons are under water. The occupants of
stores and offices on Newcastle street, from
Mansfield to Monk. 90 TO their business in
boats or tenms. The fire department hoad-
quarters is under water and every public
official is cut off from approach.
WATER TEN FEET DKEP.
In the resident portion OF the oity the
water covered the ground one foot deep, and
Ia some places ten feet. Families could nos
leave their homes, and water poured
through many residences like a river.
Never IN the history Of Brunswick
has her streets been flooded.
and 10 has been bossted that no flood would
ever dampen this city. No one dreamed
that cloud burst would come and 500
drains could not have carried the water or
In hours that fell in about thirty minutes.
Photographers were on hand aud secured
humorous views in Hell's Half Acre after
the storm Negro men and women wrestled
In water three feet deep until the police
stopped them. AT Z o'clock tonight the
water is receding.