The herald., 1893-08-29

sons are reported killed Dy cyclone a.
Savannah. Ga, and $40. 900. 900 worth Of
damage done.
THE RuMoR VERIFIED.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. pa Republic
special from Savannah. Ga, Gays:
Cyclone swept These two words only
partially state the condition Of Tybee
island (that section OF this city
lying at the mouth Of the Savannah
river) tonight, which was struck By
the most terrific cyclone that ever Wis;
tied this section Of the country. TIL
quarantine station, one of the finest in
the south Atlantic states "a years ago,
is now total ruin. with the exception
Of the doctors residence. The new
fumigating plant which cost the city 90
much money, is in the bottom of the
sea, and nine vessels which were watt
ing 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 is the only vessel which managed
to keep afioat.
The tug Paulson arrived in the city at
5 o'clock this afternoon. She brought
up about so passengers from Tybee.
Revers, one of them, stated that four
negroes engaged in clearing the railroad
tracks were drowned, ss were also q
sailor and cabiu boy on the schooner
Harold, which is on her side near the
beach. Itis reported that eight Of the
crew Of the Terrapin sloop, which went
ashore on South End, were drowned.
FULL DETAILS LACKING.
It is impossible to yet learn all the de-
tails OF the disaster. There arc many
Uus'wurS nd o6uDt many OF them are
true, yetthey cannot be verified to-
night. The property damaged on the
island is enormous.
The hotel Tybee is considerably DAM
aged. the bath houses are destroyed, the
Knights of Pythias club house and two
cottages are washed away. the Ranch
and Rambler clubs houses are wrecked,
the Butler house is completely destroyed
and the Nailor house slightly damaged.
Henry Green's house was burned,
George Boswslls cottage was swept out
to sea and the residences Of Mr.. Star
washed into the woods. The railro id
track was cleaned out.
THE sroRM's AWFUL SWEEP.
The storm swept with tremendous fury
over the north part Of the leland. The
railroad tracks were carried 800 to 500
feet by. the force Of the water. The
Chatham club house is practically
ruined. The pavilions ON the beach are
gone and an empty train is lying in the
woods. Trains on all roads are coming
in irregularly, and some are entirely
stopped to repair washouts. Church
steeples were demolished and at least
BOO trees blown down all over the city.
The Tybee road 10 under water for the
entire distance and in many places is
entirely washed out. There is no com
munication whatever with. Tybee, ex-
cept by boat. Nothing definite can be
from Tybee island till morning as
all wire and rail communication is in
terrupted.
FIRST REPORTS NOT EXAGGERATED.
1t is believed that the first bulletins
Of the cyclones destructiveness have
not been exaggerated. While thus far
l6 lives are known to have been lost, vet
the loss of lie must have certainly
been twice that. The property loss. it
q already known. will exceed 81, 600, 600.
rbere is no telling where the figures
will end when full details OF the dam
'ges are known.
A PARTIAL LIST OF THE DEAD.
The only list OF dead obtainable up to
his hour is as follows:
John Holmes, colored, crushed in a
louse on Hutchinaon's island and four
Unknown negroes drowned on the
Irampton plantation, four miles from
he city.
Lewis Gagnett, colored, ran into 1 live
rolley wire and was killed.
Taller Squire, q 6-year-old colored boy.
rowned on Hutchinson's island.
John Williams. Mary Butler. Sarah
|reen, all drowned on rice plantation
3uth Of the city.
Two unknown sailors drowned ON
ybee island.
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