The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-28
Storm Notes.

Storm Notes.
Before the heaviest part of the storm
struck. Harmon wharf, near the Savan-
nah. Florida and Western wharves, broke
loose from its mornings and was floating
about. 1t lodged up against the Lower
Cotton Press building and was beating
against it heavily. The water in that
locality. Just below the end Of Bay street,
was two feet deep, and the wharves were
entirely covered to a much greater
depth
The bark Ormus, lying at Kinsey's old
mill, was blown across the river. The
steamer Flora, lying at the foot Of Whit
aker street, was blown up on the wharf,
but was gotten off before the tide fell.
She was run into by a tug during the
first of the blow and started leaking.
The pilotboat Neca, which was lying at
the foot of Lincoln street, was taken in
tow by two tugs and carried up to the
Central railroad slip.
For the first time, last night, since the
quarantine was instituted against the
yellow fever districts, Health Officer
Drummer had absolutely nothing TO re
port The telegraph wires being down
between Savannah and Brunswick and
In every other direction as well, no ad-
vices were received as TO the state of the
fever at Brunswick The citys quaran-
tine was maintained in spite Of the
storm, however, and all trains were ex-
amined as strictly as upon any other day
since the quarantine was instituted.
A live wire became crossed fire alarm
wire early in the afternoon and the alarm
81 was rung in Fireman Flynn started
out in Assistant Chief Fireman, Mouro's
buggy to notify him. At Liberty and Alb
ercorn streets his horse slipped on the
asphalt pavement and feel in a heap. The
force of the sudden stop threw Flynn
from the buggy entirely over the ami
mails head, but fortunately he fell on
soft spot and was not injured. AS soon as
he recovered himself he continued on his
way, but discovering what had caused
the alarm he turned about and went
back.
Roofs and windows were blown away
helter-skelter, into the streets and lanes.
The tin roof on F'itzpatrick's gaiety thea
tire was rolled up as if the work had been
done by an expert timer. AS the tin
rolled across the sky-hght it smashed
part of it as if it were
paper and rolled into the lane behind the
building. The rain poured in through
the roof until it was raining about as
badly inside the building as it was with
out.
The exchange bell kept ringing all
night. Its connection with the fire alarm
system became crossed with some live
wire, and the ringing came at intervals,
as if it were u signal from some one in
distrese.
At3o'clock this morning it is reported
that two negro children were drowned
over on Hutchinson's Island.
The wind mill on the Thunderbolt shell
road near Bonaventure cemetery was
blown, down early in the afternoon
and fell directly across the road
Parties who were out on the smell road
in the early part of the afternoon reported
that this was the only obstruction of i'm
portance on the road at the time
A drunken negro was found sitting in
side the door of A. S. Thomas 4 Co.'S fur
niture store at No 30 Broughton street
at o'clock last nigth. He had evidently
stumbled in in search of a refuge from
the storm. The door was either unlocked
or was easily pressed in. Mr. c. c. Sla-
ter, an employee of the store, found him
Sitting inside the door, which
was open for about six
inches He placed him under
arrest and took him to the market, where
he was turned over to the police on duty
there. AT the barracks the negro gave
his name as Henry Fields
The police reported fifteen prisoners
for court last night. Nearly all the ar
rests were made before the storm began,
however.