The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-04

sas bridge is washed away. There are
four hundred trees across the track be
tween Bay Linette and Gyas creek, a dis
tance Of about ten miles. No trains can
get any further south than Linc;te, ana
several washouts are reported.
A row-boat trip Of the marshes made
to-day by an experienced newspaper re-
porter reveals a tale OF desolatiOn ana
death that will almost equal those sent
out month ago from Savannah and the
sea islands. Every point touched, nonsHs
were completely gone, While the upper
eastern shore was swept as IL by west
ern cyclone. From Blakely, as far south-
east as reports could be had, the natives
report only death and destruction. FOR
miles inland the trees are laid low ana
much loss Of life is reported all along the
shore. The rumors over there would
place the loss Of life at fifty, but posi-
bly, not more than twenty-five nave peri
ished This side OF Biakeiy, IN the
marshes. whole families have been swept
away. and the actual loss OF life VIII pro-
badly never be known. The reporter VINO
made the trip rescued several children
and tied I'D two unknown bOdies-one or
a girl aged seventeen, the other OF
man aged about thirty-iive, both appd-
rentlv Germans Five Of the children, the
eldest not over eight years OF age, were
found tied together in the marsh opposite
the mouth Of Spanish river. 1hey salu
their father and mother had gone IN Il
boat after the house. They could give no
intelligtble account Of themselves being
evidently Germans. A little rurther up
the river two more children were rescued.
Where these children came from could
| not be learned as the only family known
| TO reside on the point where they were
.af Afp NFh
was drowned There was a MANILA man
| and his family who lived a little distance
w the shore who were reported drowned
and the children are probably theirs, but
| speaking no English, these children could
| not make themselves understood. The
| children were taken 20 the house OF q
| widow on Pole Cat Bay whose hous'
| remained intact In the upper delta OF
| the rivers. debouching into Mobile bay
| the streams are reported 10 be full o.
floating bedding, furniture and househol'
effects, showing that the reports OF
| suffering and death from this quarte
/ are badly overstated. Owing to tn
| sparseness OF the settlement Of thes
| marshes and their unaccessibility eN
| cent by means OF small sail or row
| boats. it IS probable that many have per
| ished and whose identity will never b
revealed.
The spots inhabited by the marsh gar
| deners are only few feet above mali
low water. and the houses are gen
| orally built OF pilings as precautioI
againsb nigh tides. So far only one
| family. the Bandglcs. are known to have
| escaped death.
Their continued absence from theii
| accustomed places In the market-house
will probably be the only way I'm which
their fate will ever be ascertained. in
this city there was great damage done q
the shade trees, and many valuable
pecan trees were blown down and beau
tlful flower gardens wrecked one hous'
was blown down. n small one-story AFFAIR
though many were partially or wholly
unroofed.
An attempt was made to-day 10 gathe
from the merchants some npproXimat
estimate OF their losses. but it was 300
found impossible To get anything like
correct estimate i'm this way. as many o
them were unable TO form any estimate
There Is no doubt that the damage wi
reach at least a quarter OF a million do
lars. This is a very conservative est
mate. and may be largely exceeded.
The Plant Line steamship Florida IN
Fruit Importing Company's steamer Nic'
ragua, the former from Tampa and N
latter from Blueheld, arrived to-da
about thirty. six hours overdue. The
report having encountered the ttorl
about thirty miles off Mobile bar Whic
Is said TO have been about the centre Z
the storm. They report that the win
was blowing hundred miles an hou
and the waves running mountains higl
Both steamers rode the storm out VIII
! out damage.