The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-09-02
SWEPT BY A CYCLONE
DESTRUCTION ALL ALONG ITS PATH
sixteen Lives Are known to Have Per-
ished and Over 100000 Worth
of Property Destroyed.

the mouth of the Savannah river) to-
night, which was struck by the most
terrific cyclone that ever visited this
section of the country. The quarantine
station, one of the finest in the south
states "a hours ago, is now a
total ruin, with the exception of the
doctors residence. Wharves are gone
the new fumigating plant, which cost
the city so much money, is in the bottom
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 to keep afioat. The tug Paulson
arrived in the city at this afternoon.
She brought up about so passengers from
Tybee. Revers, one of them, stated that
four negroes engaged in clearing rail
road tracks were drowned, as were also
a 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
1t is impossible yet to learn all the de-
tails of the disaster. There are many
stories afoat of numerous other dead,
but while, no doubt, many of them are
true, yet they can not be verified to.
night. The property damaged on the
island is enormous.
The Hotel Tybee was considerably
damaged, the Knights of Pythias club
house and two cottages washed away,
the Ranch and Rambler clubhouses were
wrecked, the Butler House completely
destroyed, and the Naylor House slightly
damaged. Henry Green's house was
burned. George Boswelrs cottage was
swept out to sea, and the residence of
Mr.. Starr washed into the woods.
The railroad track was 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 is no commu-
nication whatever with the Tybee, ex.
cept by boat. Nothing definite can be
learned from Tybee until morning, as
all wire connection is interrupted.
1t is believed the first bulletins of the
cyclones destructivepess have not been
exaggerated. While thus far only 16
lives are known to have been lost, vet
the loss of life must have certainly been
twice that. The property loss already
known will exceed 100000 There is
Modelling where the figures will end when
full details of the damage are known.
REPORTS FROM JACKSONVILLE.
JACKSONVILLE, Aug 2s.-This city has
been cut off from communication with
the outside world since a. m. Sunday.
The cyclone which the weather bureau
foret"ld last Saturday struck Jackson
vile about daybreak yesterday morning
and rapidly increased in fury up to 4
O'Clock P. m. 1t travelled in a northwest
dire ction from the West Indies. 1t first
struck the Florida coast at Point South
Jupiter, Its course was still northwest
erly and it traversed the whole eastern
portion of the peninsula, damaging
property more or less in a path 40 to SO
miles wide from the coast line west.
ward.
At Mayport (the mouth of St. Johns
river) all the buildings suffered more OF
less, and the old Atlantic House was
completely demolished. At Pablo Beach
the sea encroached upon the railroad
track and the premises of cottages, and
the wind played havoc among them.
St. Augustine reports the waters com.
ing in over the seawail and damaging
business blocks. The Linn hotel was
unroofed and badly drenched. About
30 or 40 yachts and small craft were
badly damaged or completely destroyed
The fate of other localities in Florida
as we'll as of south side territory invad
ed by the storm is still unknown. Wires
are down in every direction.
GREAT DAMAGE AT CHARLESTON.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Aug. 2s.-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 Zoo, 900
Several casualties are reported. The
city is wrapped in darkness tonight anG