The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-09-02
SWEPT BY A CYCLONE
OBSTRUCTION ALL ALONG ITS PATH
sixteen Lives Are known to Have Per
tshed and Over 100000 Worth
OF Property Destroyed.

Sr. Louis, Aug as.-A Republic special
from savannah, Ca, says:
"Cyclone Swept" Those two words
partially stated the condition of Tvbee
island that section OF the city lying 4,
the mouth OF the Savannah river to
night, which was struck BY the mos,
terrific cyclone that ever visited this
section Of the country, The quarantine
station, one of the finest In the south
Atlantic states "A hours ago, Is now 4
total ruin, with the exception of the
doctors residence. Wharves are gone
the new fumigatins plant, which cost
the city so much money, Is in the bot ON
of the sea, and nine vessels which were
waiting there for release to come TO the
city are high and dry on the marsh and
no doubt will be total wrecks The Con
shine was the only vessel which man
aged 10 keep ahoat. The tug Paulson
arrived In the city At this afternoon.
She brought up about % passengers from
Tybee. Revers one of them, stated that
four negroes engaged in clearing rail
road tracks were drowned, As were also
/ sailor and cabin boy on the schooner
Harold, which is on her side near the
beach. 1t is reported that eight of the
crew OF the Terrapin, sloop which went
ashore on the south end, were drowned
IL is impossible yet to learn all the de
tails of the disaster. There are many
stories anoat OF numerous other dead
but while, no doGbt, many of them are
true, yet they can uot be verified to-
night. The property damaged on the
island is enormous.
The Hotel Tybee was considerably
damaged, the knights OF Pythlas club
house and two cottages washed away,
the Ranch and Rant bier clu ohouses were
wrecked, the Butler House completely
destroyed, and the Navlor House slightly
damaged. Henry Green's house wa,
burned. George Boswelrs cottage was
swept out to sea, and the residence OF
Mr.. Starr washed into the woods.
the railroad track vas cleaned out
The storm swept with tremendous force
over the north part OF the island Trains
on all roads are coming in irregularly
and some of them entirely stopped
The Tybee road Is under water for the
entire distance and in many places en-
tirely washed out. There /. no commu-
nication whatever with the Tybee, ex.
cept by boat. Nothing definite can be
learned from Tyoee until morning a.
all wire connection is interrupted.
IL is believed the first bulletins OF the
cycloue's desrrnc,lveuess have not been
exaggerated While thus far only Ii
lives are knownto have been lost vet
the loss of life Il haze certainly been
twice that The properly loss already
known will exceed 81 ,OOu goo. There /.
note!ling where the fgurS W i'll end when
full details of the damage are kaown
REfoaTs From IAcA-oSyttLE.
JACKSONVILLE, Ang. -. -This city has
been cut on from commuulc alton with
the outside world since 4 N. SUNDAY.
The cyclone which the Weather bureau
foretold last Saturday struck Jackson
vile about iaybreak Yesterday morning
and rapidly increased in fury up to i,
o'clock p. N. II Travelled Ia ] northwest
direction from the West Indies. thirst
struck the Florida coast at Point south
erly and 1t trav ersed the whole eastern
portion of the peninsula, damaging
properly Iore or less in i path 20 to 80
miles wide iron ths coast line west.
ward
At Mayport the mouth OF St Johns
river all the buildings suffered more or
less, and the old Atlantic House wa.
COG p.etsly demolished. At Pablo Beach
the sea eneroa1-ea -ppp the railroad
track and the premises of cottages, AMI
the wind played havoc among them
-. Augustine reports the waters com
ing in over the seawail and damaging
business blocks. The Linn hotel was
unrooted and badly drenchcd: About
80 or 40 yachts and small craft were
badly damaged or completely DESTROYED
The fate Of other locaIitle. in Florida,
as well As Of south side territory invad.
ed by the storm is still unknown. Wires
are down in every direction.
GREAT DAMAGE ar CHln!Esrn4.
CHARIEsToS, ). c., Aug s..-This city
was awakened this morning to the fact
that cyclone had caused widespread
destruction the night before. The en-
tire damage is estimated at 81 900 900.
several Casualties are reported The
;ity Is wrapped In darkness tonight and
he streets are covered with debris.
None of the business houses opened
his morning Half the streets are I'm.
'assable on account of fallen trees, tel. !
graph poles and timbers Serious fears {
ire entertained fof the inhabitants of
'uiiivan's island and the coast. The :
ormer place was heard from at . D. m
sunday. Communication Is suspended o
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