Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-31
AWFUL WIND.
A Cyclone Sweeps Over Savan.
nah, Ga
FORTY PERSONS REPORTED KILLED
Incredible Damage Done = The Storm
Works Havoc from Florida to
South CarolIna-TeIegraph
Wires Wrecked.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Aug. 29.-Forty
persons are reported killed in a cyclone
at Savannah, Ga, and damage is re-
ported done to the amount of $40. 000,-
600. Wires are down and particulars
are at present unobtainable. The
storm also worked havoc from Florida
to South Carolina.
A special to the Courier-Journal from
Savannah, Ga, says: Almost on the an
niversary OF the great hurricane of
1881, Savannah was swept last night
by one of the severest storms it has
ever known. The storm, which had
been predicted by the weather bureau
for several days, began early in
the afternoon and increased from
then on until it reached the
climax between II and II O'Clock last
night, having blown for eight hours in
terrific hurricane It began raining
early in the morning, but only in gusts.
After the first fall it ceased, and did
not begin again until the afternoon.
Then the work of destruction began
and lasted until the storm had spent
its force at midnight. All the wharves
along the river front and ocean steam
ship companies and Savannah, Florida
81 Western railroad, which had wharveS
were under water and the tide was
still rising. A view of the city at day
light revealed scene of wreck and
ruin that surpassed that Of the great
hurricane of 1881.
The ruin at quarantine is immeasur-
able. Nothing is standing where one
of the finest stations on the south At
lantic was twenty-four hours ago, eX-
cept the doctors house, and how this
weathered the fearful gale is miracu-
lous. The wharves are gone, the new
Immigration plant, which has cost the
city SO much money, is in the bottom
of the sea, and nine vessels which
We're waiting there for release to
come to the city are high and dry in
the marsh and no doubt will be
totally wrecked. The Cosnine was the
only vessel which managed 20 keep
afoat- The tug Paulsen arrived in the
city at o'clock this afternoon.
She brought up about sixty passengers
from Tybe. Mr.. Revers, one of them,
stated that four negroes, engaged in
clearing the railroad track, were
drowned. A sailor and the cabin boy
on the schooner Harsl, which is on her
side on North beach, are drowned 1t
is reported that eight of the crew of a
terrapin sloop, which went ashore on
the South beach, were drowned. 1t is
believed that at least q score were
drowned.
The Hotel Tybee is considerably dam
aged in front. Her front verandas are
gone, all the bath houses are gone.
The K of p. club house was washed
away. Two of the cottages of the Cot
tage club are gone. The railroad pa
vilion is all right, so is Capt. Blun's
house. The Naylor house is damaged
slightly. The Butler house is gone.
Er. Starts house was washed into the
woods. The Atlantic club house is all
right. The Ranches Rambler club
house was wrecked. The railroad
track is cleaned out Henry Green's
house was burned. George Bossefs
cottage was swept out to sea-
The north end is practically cleaned
out The water swept with tremend-
Gus force over this part of the island.
Railroad tracks were carried from 200
to 500 feet. The Chatham clubhouse is
badly damaged. The pavilions on the
beach are gone, SO is the switchback.
Trains on all roads are coming in irreg-
ularly and some Of them have entirely
stopped to repair washouts. The
church steeples are demolished and at
least 500 large trees are blown down
all over the citv