The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-29

broken OF like pipe stems. Fences, bath
houses, fruit trees and grape vines came
in for their fun share OF general wreck
age. Mr.. II. +. Graham's arbor, which
bears usually each season about 100 bush
els Of grapes is totally destroyed. At
least 30 bushels were blown on the ground
from his young arbor. With destruction
TO fencing, corn, platform and grape vines,
his total damage viii be over $500. Other
parties along the front suffered more or
less.
r. d. LaRoche's stable at Bona
bella was destroyed by tree falling on
it, Mir. LaRoche's horse was killed. The
servants quarters We're over the stable,
but the servants had sought shelter in
the house and were saved
CAUGHT BY THE STORM.
Mr.. A. NJ Barbee Jr., conductor of the
Isle of Hope branch of the City and Sur
burban railway, had rough experience
during the storm. He started from Isle
Of Hope at 6:l5 Sunday night to make
the usual run into the Second avenue
depot but owing to the track being OBJ
structed with trees, the car went to
Thunderbolt, where the passengers were
transferred for the city. Mr.. Barbee
started TO return to Isle of
Hope, where he lives He was
anxious to get there because Of a report
that there was a fire raging The report,
however, proved not to be true, the fire
being on Skidaway island, opposite the
village.
TIE BRIDGE UNDER WATER.
Mr.. Barbee's car was No. 16, a double
motor. Things went smoothly until the
car reached the Herb river bridge, which
was covered with water when the car
passed over it a short time before, but as
it had been recently overhauled,
Mr.. Barbee supposed the bridge was
safe. He crossed safely, but the
embankment beyond was covered
with water and marsh grass, and he CON
cluded to examine the track. He had
not gone far when he felt the cross ties
giving way under him. Just then the
wind increased so that it was impossible
to stand up, and Mr.. Barbee had to lie
down and pull himself through the water
back to the car. He decided to return
over the bridge, as he could not get fur
ther.
TIE BRIDGE GAVE WAY.
The car passed over safely, but Just as
it cleared the bridge the structure gave
way. Mr.. Barbee left the car
near Sandfiy station and tried to make
his way to the Isle of Hope by the cause
way but after long and tedious trudge
through the driving storm, he arrived at
the bridge only to find it gone. Nothing
was left for him to do but to return to
his car, which he did and remained in it
until daylight, when he succeeded in
getting to his home by walking across the
wreck of the railroad bridge. He came
in yesterday morning in his car TO Thun-
derbolt, but had to walk to Savannah
because the track was INSTRUCTED He
had nights experience that he will
never forget.
THE YACHT FLEET WRECKED.
The yacht feet at Thunderbolt suffered
heavily. Three of the private yachts
of the members of the Savannah
Yacht Club which were moored or
there were torn from their moor
ings and anchorages and thrown into the
marsh or high on land. Many of
them are wrecked. No positive infor-
nation as to the loss, however, is yet
Three out of the fleet of the five naDhtha
launches owned by the members Of the
club lie wrecked in the marshes. All
five of the yachts were anchored Sunday
night at the clubhouse. MIR Hal Bacon's
yacht, the Ruby, was the only one which
held to her mornings. Mr. George j.
Baldwin's yacht, the Dixie, was blown
into the marsh, but was rescued yester-
day only slightly damaged.
The yachts of Mr.. j. A. c. Carson, Mr..
Frank Lathrop, and one other whose
name was not learned, were torn from
their moorings and sunk in the marshes.
All three were reported yesterday to be
complete wrecks.
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