The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-29
PATH OF THE CYCL one
Savannah, Ga. Devastated
by a Fierce Hur-
rlcane.
MANY LIVEs REPORTED LOST
Vessels Driven Ashore, ,Wharyes
Submerged and Houses
Wrecked.
DAN AGE ALONG JERSEYS COAST
Asbury Park ard Ocean Grove Suf-
fer Much-Hackensack
Flooded.
DAM AGE ALONG JERSEYS COAST
HIGH WIND IN THIS CITY

SAVANNAH. Ca, August 90. 1893. 3.-This
city has been swept by terrible storm,
The flercest hurricane that has ragged in
this section for twelve years. There has
been great loss Of life and damage TO
property.
The storm began Monday morning
with rain, which fell in gusts, and when
the latter ceased in the afternoon a
terrific wind arose and swept Savannah
and the neighbortng country for eight
hours with devastating fury that
wrought ruin on every hand. Although
many lives were lost, especially along the
water front, it is impossible to give as
yet au accurate estimate of the list of
fatalities.
Among hose known to have psrished
are Anthony Holmes (colored), crushed
to death In house on hutchinson's
Island; Lewis G. Cagnett (coiored). who
"a, killed by running into a live trolley
wire. Pattler Squire, colored boy, aged
six. drowned on Hutchinsen's Island;
Jonn Williams, Mary Butter and Sarah
Green all drowned, and A. G. UImer,
assistant cashier of The Central Railroad
Bank
Two unknown sailors belonging to the
schooner Harold. ashore on North Beach,
are reported drowned. and two seamen
are also said 10 have persisted at Ty bee
Island. It Is also reported that eight
fishermen belonging to telegraph sloop,
wrecked south OF this city, have lost their
lives.
FIFTY PERSONS KILLED.
The number of persons reported miss.
ing ranges from forty to fifty, and IL will
be days before the total loss Of life can be
told. many having no doubt been
drowned in the harbors and along the
coast
The vessels anchored below. Quarantine
felt the full force OF the hurricane, and
but only the Cosnine Succeeded In riding
out the blast Twelve dragged their
anchors and went ashore upon the marsh,
seFeFHl being carried across is and
stranded upon an island TWO miles from
tbeh anchorage.
One vessel. lying of Tybee, was cap
sized, and IL is not known what became
of it's crew The tide was Que of the
highest ever known. Ali the wharves
were submerged, aud the water swept
in and flooded many OF the streets In the
lower part of the town. Buildings on
Iybee Island suffered severely. The
hotel was badly damaged, two cottages
of the Cottage Club were blown away
the Butler House was wrecked, and the
Nallor House BADLY damaged: house
owned by man named Starr was swept
into the woods, the Rancho and Ram
b1~r elab houses were practically demol-
ished. Henry Green's house was burned,
George BosseIL's cottage was blown sea-
ward and washed away, the Chatham
club house was badly damaged, aud the
pzvilions on the beach wers washed
away.
The force of the wind Rs this point is
demonstrated by the fact that 1T carried
an empty train of cars into the woods.
Tybee Island can on1y be reached by
boat. All who could do so left Tybes
yesterday afternoon on the ting Paulson.
which arrived here about tive o'clock
with about fifty passengers, including
man named Rivers. W no reported the
drowning OF four negro railroad iaborers.
QUARANTINE STATION WIPED OUT.
The quarantine station was wiped out.
Not q landing is left standing there ex-
cept the resident physiciau's mousse. Even
the wharves went to pieces under the
comoined assaults of wind and wave.
Assistant Cashier Ulmer lost his life at
Hutchinson's Island. where he owned
farm. From tile marks upon his body it
is supposed ne was killed BY being blown
against shed when he jumped from his
barn as the latter was about to be blown
down. Frederick Steward was hurt in
the back at the same time. A man named
Miller. employed by Mr.. UImer as
dairyman, is amOng the missing.
Most OK the telegraph wires connecting
this city with the outside world are
down. and trains are coming fu irregu-
larry and SLOWLY. On some railrosds
travel has been stopped entirely by
washouts.
Nearly every property owner in she
city will suffer loss TO SONS extent, aud
some to the amount of thousands. The
list OF fatalities is gradually growing
and several bodies OF drowned people
have been picked up along the beach.
and searches are now beiug made for
others VINO are missing. Every hour
seems TO bring sofue new story Of death
as result OF tho storm.
he church steeples are demolished,
aud at least five hundred lxrge trees are
blown down all over the city. The Tybea
road In many places Is entirely washed
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