The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-09-07

scene was made even worse to-day by
a heavy, incessant rain, which added
gloom to the sorrow of the stricken
town.
ON TYBEE ISLAND.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Aug. 3o.-It will
cost probably $4,000 to repair the
damage by the storm at Tybee Island.
The Savannah and Atlantic rail-
road, from Savannah to Tybee Island,
is a complete wreck. The track is
blown and washed away for the entire
distance, in some places being carried
800 yards from where it lay and twisted
and piled up in the woods. The
officials went down to view the road
this morning, and from what they re-
port it will cost considerably over
100000 to repair it. There is an
engine aed several cars now at Tybee
and they will have to be brought up
on lighters. The water came up with
such force that it picked the track ur
and carried it 500 feet from the road
bed. The force of water in many
places turned the track upside down
and twisted it into all manner O
shapes, in some places the ties on tor
of the rails. In fact, much of the
track is in this reversed position.
The house of Frank Storer wa:
treated rather queerly. The frs
floor was blown away, while the sec
ond floor sailed across several lots and
was uninjured. The pictures on the
mantel were not even disturbed by
the flight of the building. Near the
north end of the island is gully fifty
feet deep washed in the sand. A boz
car at the east end of the "Y" switch
of the railroad, where Scott Bacon
his wife and two sons lived, all O
whom were killed; was blown from
its trucks and has not been found
There is dot even foundation to the
house of John G. Butler. Only tht
servants quarters of the Knights o
Pythias Clubhouse remain. The cot
tage of Mr.. Edward Lowell was de
stroyed.
A cottage, owned by George
Wortham, next to the postofflce, i
gone. Henry Solomon's house il
turned three-quarters around, bu
appears to be sound. The smalle
town water-tank and both wind mill
are gone. Ryan's and Peter Smith
houses are badly damaged. The from
OF Smiths house is gone. The Atlantic
Club house is damaged by the grea
quantity of sand which blew into it
The Serada Archery Club-hous
standing. The four cottoges surround
ing the main building are blown away
The Hotel Tybee is damaged bu
little. The windmill is wreck ant
many windows are btoken. Some Q
the cattages of Chatham are damaged
The Casino is still standing. The BIZ
sand drives along the beach wer
swept away. The only bath house
now on the island are those Of tn
Atlantic Club.
1t is now estimated that the losse
of the planters will be much create
than was at first supposed. Nearly tn
whole crop is destroyed. Loss esti
mated at 100000.
The Norwegian brig Medea cam
into Tybee roads to-day, having O.
board eighteen of the crew of tn
British ship Nethe Mu,pAy, fror
Pensacola to Dundee, wrecked in th'
gulf. No lives were lost. The Meae
was from Belize and is on her way t
Hull.
ON NORTH CAROLINA COAST.
WILMINGTON, N. c., Aug. Goth
three -masted schooner Three Sister!
bound form Savannah to Philadelphi
with lumber, which went ashore a
Corn Cake Inlet on Monday, wa
pulled off by tug to-day and towe
into Southport. Her mizenmast, taft
rail and lifeboat' were gone.
Capt. Isaac Simpson, of Marcu
Hook, N. J., and mate Johnson Heedt
!: of Patterson Park avenue, Baltimore
: were washed overheard and drowned
: The others of the crew took to tn
rigging and were rescued by the life
saving crew at 3 a. m. Tuesday.
The survivors are William Simpson
steward, brother of the captain ; Wn
Simpson, Jr., son of the captain
John Scott, sailor; Joseph Washing
ton, sailor; an unknown sailor an
passenger. The rescued mariner
: were taken to Southport.
The schooner reported yesterday :
, Gregory proves to be the three -maste
schooner Carrie L. Godfrey, {
Philadelphia, Capt. Frank Somers, {
Somers's Point, N. J., from Charlesto
7 to Wilmington, Del, with cargo
acid phosphate and nitrate soda. ST
l lost all sails and is leaking. Fol
S men were washed overheard in tn
= raging sea. Life lines were throw
S out and two of the men were saved.
Y The three-masted schooner Ha,,
S H. Graet, of New Haven, Conn
Capt. N. A. Mills, from Darien, Ga
3 to New York, with lumber, came
S below this evening. She had lost ji
5 foresail, mainsail, mainmast, mizzel
mast and yawlboat. The seas smashe