The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-30
WRECK AND RUIN WROUGHT.
Great Loss Of Life and Property in and
Around Savannah.

SAVANNAH GA. August 2.-The
list OF fatalities is gradually growing and
1t is impossible TO tell to what extent
1t VIII go. Several bodies OF drowned
persons were picked up and searches
are now being made for others who are
missing. Every hour seems to bring
some new story OF death as a result
OF the storm.
The drowning Of Mr.. A. G. Ulmer,
Assistant Cashier Of the Central Railroad
Bank was one Of the most unfortunate
fatalities Of the storm. Mr.. Ulmer owns
farm on the Hutchinson Island. oppo-
site the city. and he had gone over to pay
off his hands and attend 10 other duties
There were bruises on his face, and IT
is supposed that he struck against an
o-tshed when he jumped from his barn
as IT was about to blow down. Miller,
his dairyman. has not been found and
II is supposed he was also drowned.
Tho other fatalities so far reported
are as follows:
Tony Holmes. colored crushed In a
house on Hutchinson Island.
-Four unknown negroes, drowned on
Bragytins plantation. four miles from the
city.
Lewis Gperett. oolored, ran into live
trolley wire.
A six-year-old colored boy, drowned on
Hutchinson Island.
John Williams drowned.
Mary Butler and Sarah Green. drowned
on a rice plantation south Of the city.
Two unknown sailors were drowned at
Tybee Island.
Forty TO fifty other persons are re-
ported missing and it is supposed, as
nothing has been heard from them, that
their bodies will be found later.
Twelve narks and barkentines which
were anchored at Quarantine station,
were blown high hnd dry upon the
marsh. and some OF them were carried
by the storm across the marshes on an
island two miles distant from the station.
One Of the vessels at Tybee was com
pletely capslzed and three club-houses
on the island were blown entirely down.
Others were flooded and the people
sought shelter wherever they could.
The wires are all down and Savannah
is almost entirely shut of from tele-
graphic communication.
The tug Paulsen arrived I'm the city
al o'clock yesterday afternoon. She
brought up about sixty passengers from
Tybee. Mr. Reyers. one Of them. stat
ed that four negroes engaged in clearing
the railroad tracks were drowned.
a sailor and the cabin boy on the
schooner Harold. which is on her side
on North Beach, are drowned.
IL ls reported that eight of the crew
of a terrapin slcop which went ashore on
the south end were drowned.
The Hotel Tybee is considerably dam
aged in front. Her verandas are gone
and so I are the lighthouses The
Knights OF Pythias Clubhouse was
washed away. Two Of the cottages OF
the Cottage Club are gone.
The north end is practically cleaned
out. The water swept with tremendous
force over this part OF the islar, rail-
road tracks being carried from 200 to
300 feet. The Chathams' Clubhouse is
badly damaged. The pavillions on the
beach are gone; so Is the switchback
An empty train is in the woods.
Trains on all roads are coming in
irregularly, land some have entirely
stopped TO repair wash-outs.
The church steeples are demolished and
at least 800 large trees sre blown down
over the city The Tybee road is under
water for the entire distance, and In
many places is entirely washed away.
There is no communication whatever
with Tyoee except by water.