The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-01


Tarpon Springs Truth: An exchange says:
The people Of Florida are beginning to real
ize and appreciate the beneficial results OF
the establishment of factories. Work for
factories; they viii furnish employment and
market for produce Yes, there is moth
ing that helps more TO make a town lively and
prosperous than large pay roll on Saturday
night.
Jacksonville Times Union: During the
storm on sunday an accident occurred which
IS greatly ceplored by all who know the cir
cumstances surrounding the mishap During
last May the cottage Of Mrs. Lucy Dan, a
poor widow, was destroyed by fire; but, with
the insurance money, she was enabled to
commence the erection of a new building
which was completed only a short time ago
During the storm OF Sunday a large pine tree
was blown directly across the house, almost
demolbehing the structure, though, providen-
TALLY, Mrs. Dan escaped serious personal in
jury.
Tampa Times: Some Of the principal stock
holders have finally lost faith in the treas
ure hunting operations which have been in
progress near the shell mound in the garri-
son for some time past and have refused to
put up any more money to continue the work.
However the old diviner stlll sticks out that
the treasure is there and is continuing the
work. He says it is bullion and that It was
buried by the Aztec Indians. He now claims
that tunnel thirty feet long will have to he
cut to reach the treasure. Such d fool
lshneSS is dlSguStlng-Dut II is their money
they are wasting and OF course 1t is their
privilege TO do with it as they please
Ocala Capitol: City Clerk Jewett. who is
sues the health certificates. says It has al
most become a necessity to have the council
chamber swept out and the benches busted,
all on the account of the visits of young ladies'
after certificates. He had an interesting case
10 happen yesterday. A young lady called to
get fixed for travelling. The clerk had to
question her as to age, hight and weight.
Jewett has tape line for measuring and al
ways requests the applicant to remove her hat
Last Saturday he had a young lady that
measured feet 9 inches and IL was actually
necessary for the sawed-off clerk to stand on a
chair to tell her hight. but he got there.
Several young men intend TO petition to cOun-
ell to make the health office a sepa rate one
so they can apply for the position,
Jacksonville Metropolis: There are some
valuable Industries which are being con-
Quoted In quiet way in this city which in
volye large OUTLAWS Of capital and employ q
large number OF workmen, and Of which com
paratlYely few OF our citizens are aware. Out
on Three Mile branch is an extensive brick
yard owned by the Jacksonville Brick and
commercial Company. The writer visited it
recently and was shown kiln having q ca
pacity OF 10000 brick. II is called down
draft kiln The furnaces are built on the
sides and the heated air is conducted through
tues to the top Of the structure and thea
forced down through the mass of bricks in
such a manner as to heat the whole with
great uniformity, and the result Is so salts
factory that IS per cent. of the bricks are
merchantable-which IS far above the aver
age, 20 per cent. being considered q good
turn out from kilns as Ordtna rily construc ted
To make good hard brick Of Florida clay
without serious loss has heretofore been at
tended with great difficulty, but the Jackson
vile Brick and Commercial Company. after
repeated costly experiments seem TO have
solved the problem.
Jacksonville paper: Crossing to the south
side OF the river in the afternoon
and fishing for ANYTHING that wears
FnFNr anA
caStonaly some good strings are caught, as
the river abounds in mackerel and bass, not
70 speak OF crabs. channel cats, ETC., tnnumer
able. The other day party Of transporta-
ton men chartered skff and having provid-
ed themselves with several kinds of bait. be-
took themselves to the south side for an az
ternoon sport The hrst catch was made by a
wei known passenger man and was OF that
species OF fish commonly called a "stingaree, IS
but these railroad men had never seen any,
thing like it before and they carefully pre-
Sc we'd II to be sent 10 the Zoo as n specimen
hitherto unknown to the natural scientist
Very soon after this the travelling freight
agent felt a tremendous bite and
after struggle succeeded in landing into the
boat a garhsh about three feet in length.
This was another sumner for the party but.
after a thorough examination of the captive
Hopping around in the skif they decided that
IL was an alligator which was not vet old
tion settled they continued fishing Luck was
with them, and in an hour or two they had
filled the boat so fun Of fish that they we're
compelled to stop for fear of sinking her. How
ever, they got a little mixed as to the tale
they would tell of the string, as one Of them
told the reporter that they had caught "a
ano stlngrays, while another related 1t as
gospel truth that count showed up cats,
426 mackerel and 1872 stingrays.
st. Augustine Evening News Saturday
the News stated that St Augustine seldom
has storms like other sections OF the coun-
ono of hn lac
imaginable started in bright and early and
continued with almost frightful violence all
day ana far into the night. The writer has
never passed through tropical hurTicance,
but if it is any worse than our Sunday
breeze he has no desire for the experience.
AS early as O'Clock it was evident that
great damage would be done as the wind was
In the northeast and the moon at the full so
what with wind and water there was every
appearance Of music, and sure enough it came
with rush. AT O'Clock large shade trees
One beautiful cedar on San Marco
avenue in an exposed place was suddenly
twisted on close to the ground and left stand
ing top side down long distance away. About
this time too, the colored Baptist church on
Pine street. near San Marco avenue, began
to sag, and was watched with intense interest.
AT 1880 the crash came. The roof was lifted
nigh IN the air, carried south about 200 feet
and dashed. with violence against the old
wood mill standing there. The north end was
blown in, the two sides outward into the water
~ NlitOh ~ was SuIrOultOed ana the front Oul
INTO the street. The floor and the peWS were
left intact. II went with a crash and was not
more than three seconds about IL either. A
few minutes after some OF the church mem.
bers came and carried away the books and
the organ, which were more or less damaged
by water though partially covered up by the
north end which fell over them. The loss to
the church will probably not exceed 81 600
II has not been learned at this writing
whether or not they will rebuild. They can
do so probably at a comparatively small ex-
pense, as all the material is there, only par
TALLY destroyed The damage done to fences
and trees alone will reach several thousand
dollars, and the destruction OF property is
immense. The whole city presented dilap.
ldated appearance. fences. were torn down.
huge trees uprooted signs were missing and
the ground completely covered with fallen
branches and leaves.