The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-29
Great Havoc Wrought by the Cyclone
Lately Come From the
Indies.
Savannah, Ga, Was One OF the
Worst Sufferers From the
Storm.
.JacksonvlIie and 1T. Augustine, Fla,,
Charleston, $. c., and other Places
In Desoiation's Faith.

sT. LOUIS, Aug. 28-A Republic special
from Savannah. Ga, says: "Cyolone
awept." Those two words only partially
state the condition OF Tybss island Chat
section Of this city lying at the mouth
OF the Savannah river) to-niRht,
which was struck by the most
terrific cyclone that ever visited this
section of the country. The quarantine
station, ono Of the finest In the south
Atlantic states twenty-four hours ago. 10
now total ruin. with the exception of the
Doctors residence. Tho wharves are gone;
the new fnmigatinR plant, which cost ths
city 80 much money, Is In tho bottom Of
the sea, and nine vessels which wers wait
ing there for release to come to the city, are
high and dry on the marsh and no doubt
will be total wrecks. The tug Paulaon ar
rived In the city at five this afternoon. She
brought up about sixty passengers from
Tsbee. Revers. one of them, stated that
four negroes engaged in clearing railroad
tracks were drowned. a. were also sailor
and the cabin boy on the schooner Harold,
which is on her side near the beach. It Is
reported that eight Of the crew Of the Ter
rapin, sloop which went ashore on the
south end. were drowned.
1t is impossible to YET learn all the de-
tails of the disaster. There arc many
stories afloat of numerous other dead. but
while no doubt many of them are true. YET
they cannot be verified tonight. The
property damage on the island ID enor-
mous.
The Hotel Tybee was considerably dam
nged; the bath houses destroyed; this
Knights Of Pythias club house and two COT
taRes washed away; the Ranoh and Ram
bier club houses wrecked; the Bntler house
completely destroyed and the Naylor house
slightly damaged; Henry Green's house
was burned; George Boswel's cottage
Star washed into the woods.
| The railroad track is clean.d ont. The
st5rm swept with tremendous force over she
north part Of the island. Railroad tracks
were carried 800 TO 800 feet by the force Of
| the water. The Chatham club house il
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 Of them
entirely stopped to repair washouts.
Church steeplss are demolished and at
| least 800 large trees blown down all over
the city.
The Tybeo road is under water for ths
entire diatance and in many places washed
out. There is no comm uni cation whatever
with Tybee except by boat. Nothing def
morning, as all wire and yail communica-
tion is inter- uptsd.
While thus far only sixteen lives are
Known TO have been lost, yet the loss OF life
must have certainly been twice that. Tho
property loss. it is already known, will ex-
coed million dollars. hero is no telling
where the figures will end when the full de-
tails Of the damage are known.
The only list of dead obtainable up TO
This hour is as follows:
TzL.> II.
house on Hutchlnson's island.
Four unknown negroes. drowned on the
Brampton plantation. four miles from the
city.
Lewis Gaenett, colored. ran into q live
trolley wire and was killed.
TattleF Squire. q six year old colotsd boy,
drowned on Hutchinson's Island; John
Williams, Mary Butler, Sarah Green, all
drowned on rice plantation south Of the
city.
Two unknown sailors. drowned on Tybes
Island.
has been cut of from com IA unication with
the outside world since three O'Clock sun
day morning. Tho cyclone struck Jack
sonville about daybreak yesterday morn
ing and rapidly increased in fury up TO four
O'clock p. m. II frst struck the Florida
coast ~ point south Of Jupiter. and
sraversed the whole eastern portion of the
PENINSULA. damaging property more or less
In path forty to fifty miles wide. from ths
coast line westward. Hundreds of trees
were blown down. scores Of dwellings and
ublio buildings were entirely or partly un-
| rooted, causing great damage from tho
rain. which fell in torrents.
st. Augustine reports the waters coming
in over the sea wall and damaging business
blocks. he Linn hotel was un eofed and
badly drsnohsd. About thirty or forty
yachts and small craft were badly damaged
or completely destroyed.
Wires are down in every direction from
Jacksonville, communication with the out
side world was absolutely cut off last night
and up TO eight tonight tho only points
hea from were 81. Augustine aud Bsr-
nardins.
CHARLESTON, =. G.. Aug. 2s.-Thls city
awakened thia morning 30 the faot that
CYCLONE had caused widespread destruo-
tion tho night before. Much dam
age to property is reported from
all sections OF the CITY. The entire damage
is estimated at $1,000, 900. Several casual
ties are reported. The city Ia " apped in
darknsss to- night and the streets are Gov
cred with debris. None of tho business
houses were opened this morning.