The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-29
HAVOC AT JEsUP.
Injury . Property and Person-Tur-
pentine Interests Damaged.

wind storms known for years The storm
began in the morning about II o clock and
lasted until or 5 o'clock this morning
/ Much damage was done 10 the turpcntne
/ interests and to cotton Sugar cane is
/ blown down Trees are down throughout
the town and county. The sidewalks are
strewn with fencing.
DIR. w. X Eason was summoned by
wire to Surrency. twenty miles above
| here. on the East Tennessee, Virginia and
/ Georgia rrilroad, to see a Mr.. Kennedy
and Mr.. Ogden. 1t is learned that they
were hurt by a falling tree.
Leander Sternes, colored, lost his house
| and entire contents by fire during the
/ seyerest part of the storm this morning.
It is impossible TO get full particulars of
| the damage throughout the county, as the
| roads are impossible
/ DR. Samuels, government quarantine
officer, has assumed charge of the quar-
antine regulations here. His Instructions
are to allow no passengers, baggage or
| freight from Brunswick or points be
tween here and Brunswick TO be put off
south of Atlanta.
The city officials raised the quarantine
against Tampa and other Florida points
this morning
AT LYONS.
Lyons, Ga, Aug. 2s.-A severe storm
of twenty-fOur hours duration ended
here this morning 1t commenced yester-
day morning about o'clock blowing from
the northeast. The wind continued to
get higher all day until last night apout
5 O'Clock, when it changed round to the
north and from then until bout | o'clock
this morning the only word that can de-
scribe 10 is terrific For six hours the
roar Of the wind was like thunder inter
spersed with the continual falling of trees.
EIcrrea- chp1,lr in inc
occupants left them and took the wind
and rain out Of doors, preferring, they say,
TO stand the beating Of the rain to that of
scantling and boards.
can stand on my piazza and count %
large trees in a radius of 200 yards blown
up by the roots.
The Sam train which was due here at
10 O'Clock last night did not arrive until
O'Clock this morning, but from
the report they brought the storm
was not near so severe between
here and Americas as it was between
here and Savannah, as the Central rail
road train due here last night at II :45
O'Clock did not get here until this morn
ing, and reports having to cut lis treestOf
the track. The wires are all down
and public DIS are all blocked with
fallen timber have not been able to
hear from any other points.
AT GUYTON.
Guyton, Aug. 2S.-Guyton experienced
the severest storm yesterday and last
night in the recollection of its oldest cit
liens Rain began about noon, with oc-
casional gusts of wind, which increased
until midnight. The storm then subsidized
for a short time, but soon became as fierce
as ever.
The damage done to the town and sur
rounding country cannot be estimated.
hut Nh FL
the goods damaged.
Conductor b. B. Cubbedge's servant
house was removed from the blocks and
the chimney blown down.
The kitchen and dining room of Cliff
Hodges were blown off of the blocks.
The huge red oak, which has been ad-
mired for many years by our people and
by all visitors, and which was so highly
| priced by Mr. p. M. Adams, is lying fiat
| upon the ground.
Some Of the streets are impossible, be-
ing obstructed by fallen trees.
Most of the people of Guyton spent a
/ sleepIess night, and many of them sat up
/ the entire night.
The greatest loss in this section is on
| the farms, the growing crops having been
| badly damaged.
| Mrs. Minnie Lawrence is quite i'll at the
home Of William Speir.
AT MIDvILLE.
Midwife, Ga, Aug. 2S.-This section
/ had the most terrible wind and rain
/ storm last night that has
| been seen in our section for
many years. The blow started about
/ Z o'clock p. m, and was at its highest be-
/ tween 10 and II o'clock. Many trees,
! fences and out-houses in the country were
| blown down. j. T. Agerton's Clubhouse
was demolished. 1t contained seed cotton
/ and oats.
AT CAMERON.
Cameron, Ca, Aug. 2S.-The storm
here last night did great damage. \
large tree fell on the residence of Dr. j.
/ F. Brown, but fortunately no one was
! injured. All the inmates, however, were
badly frightened. The cotton crop is al
most total loss. 1t was just ready for
picking and none of the neighboring
planters had picked their cotton over the
first time. A number of the large water
oaks surrounding the house of Capt. w.
M. Henderson were blown down. The
scene beggars description.
AT EDEN.
Eden, Ga, Aug. 28.-Yesterday and
last nights storm did much damage here.
The Colored Methodist church is com
plete wreck.
Corn, sugar cane and other crops are
fat.
Much fencing and quantities of trees
are down.
The roads are blockaded Hands have
been ordered out for tomorrow to reopen
them
No loss of life has been reported.
The storm was severest after midnight.
AT BARLEY.
Baxley, Ga, Aug. Is. -This section was
visited yesterday and last night by quite
a storm. During the storm a tree was
blown down near Surrency, striking
Hiram w. Kennedy and Holland Ogden,
both of whom were seriously injured.
Mr.. akennedy's head was crushed and
both of Mr.. Ogdan's legs were broken.
Have not been able to learn full particu-
lars up to this time. DR.. p. Il Comas of
this place was called toattend the injured
parties, but he has not yet returned
AT HINESVILLE.
Hinesville, Ga, Aug. pa most Sc
we're wind and rain storm visited this sec
ton yesterday and last night. The dam
age chiefly done was the blowing down of
thousands of pines that had been made
weak by boxing. Many fences were lev
eled to the ground and the damage done
the county Will figure in the thousands
M'INTosH.
Mcintosh, Aug Pa heavy wind and
rain storm prevailed yesterday and last
night. Many trees were blown down
but there was no loss of property as
far as heard. the rice crOD having been