The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-17
WORK OF RAIN AND WIND.
The Gale in South Georgia Hard on
Che Crops.

Trees in Many Sections Many Fields
of Corn Leveled 20 the Ground-The
storm Also Felt in Florida.
Dixie, Ga. June ia fearful rain and
wind storm struck this place yesterday
afternoon, doing great damage % crops OF
all kinds. Corn. fencing and timber are
badly blown down The fruit crop, es-
pecially the LeConte pear, suffered heav-
ilv. The watermelons have been moving
lively for the past few days, but. this
storm will retard shipments for few
davs. as the roads leading TO town are
badly washed and INSTRUCTED by falling
trees.
our agent and operator has been kept
quite busy billing melons, and many OF
the cars shipped carried some very me
specimens of the Koib Gem.
r. l.. Clark. telegraph operator, has
been transferred from Jacksonville to this
place
A DowNPOUR AT wILLACOoCHEE.
Willacoochee, Ca, June ia vio-
lent rain storm set in here yes
terday at 70 o'clock, and in the
afternoon increased TO most
terrific storm, which continued with I'M
sbated fury until 10 o'clock last night.
And this morning distressing scene IS
presented 10 view. It ruiz llCEo AtiollNh "
pieces by the storm, crops Of corn and
cotton lying broken upon the ground and
the lands almost entirely covered with
water The loss to the people is very large.
The oldest citizens say that they never
saw anything to equal this storm. For
more than ten hours the rain poured IN
torrents, accompanied by gale
that threatened to sweep everything be
fore it. Last night was perhaps the most
fearfully distressing ever experienced by
our people Up to this writing we have
heard of no loss of life. During the en-
tire storm not a single flash OF lightning
was seen or a single peal Of thunder
heard. Up TO yesterday the crops in this
section were fine.
DR. w. A Moore, a young physician of
this place. Just before the storm set in
yesterday hitched up and set out on
drive through the country, distance of
twenty miles, to reach point in Berrlen
county, where he was to get married to
Miss Shaw, daughter of William Shaw
of that county. We have heard nothing
from him since he left
A p Padgett has been appointed post
master at this place, E. New having been
removed.
GALE IN BROOKS.
Quitman, Ga. June 16.-This section
suffered from a heavy June storm yester-
blowing about II o'clock, and kept it up
for about five hours. From to O'Clock
il blew perfect gale, and great damage
was done to corn, cotton, melons and
other crops. Corn is more hurt than any
thing else It was blown and twisted in
all directions, and was at that stage
where it will hardly have time to re-
cover. Cotton was also badly hurt, but it
is young and will have time to
straighten out considerably The melon
vines were badly hurt The wind and
rain together will make them lose
nearly all the young fruit. Fruit
trees, especially pears, were literally
stripped of about all their fruit. The
loss on the pear crop will be heavy, the
fruit being just a little too small to do
much with. In town numbers of trees,
mostly china trees and few oaks were
blown down. Fences We're also consider
ably damaged. Reports from all parts of
the county show heavy winds and great
damage. All the roads are temporarily
blocked with trees and it will take several
days to thoroughly clear them out. The
storm will entail a heavy loss upon the
county and cost it thousands of dollars.
TIE BLOW AROUND BOSTON.
Boston Ga. June 16.-One of the most
severe and destructive rain and wind
storm struck this section yesterday after
noon at 80 O'Clock and lasted until $50
o'clock, that has visited this section in
years. The greatest damage done was to
the pear crop, the wind blowing the
greater part of the fruit from the trees.
Other crops We're also damaged. Corn
fields looked this morning as if roller
had mashed them to the ground. Fencing
was blown down. The pear crop is from
ten to fifteen days earlier this season than
last, and they will be shipped to market
at once. About four carloads will leave
here tomorrow. Melon shipments have
opened up lively and those shipped so far
show up nicely in size.
MANY POLES BLOWN DOWN.
Washington, Ca, June l6-In the storm
on Tuesday fourteen telegraph poles be-,
tween Sharon and Barnett, on the Wash
ington branch of the Georgia railroad
were struck by lightning and entirely de-
stroyed.
Heavy rains have fallen in Wilkes
In the last week, and in some places the
land has been badly washed. The grain
crops throughout this county are in very
promising condition.
THE STORM IN LEON
Tallahassee, Fla, June 16.-This sec
ton was visited yesterday by the sever
est blow in seven years. 1t lasted from
2 a. m. to 3 o'clock,p. m. Fences and trees
were Frustrated. No reports have been re
to crops must be considerable One
building was demolished at St Marks
and the water was up to buildings Trains
were delayed by trees across the track.
THE DAMAGE AT BRUNSWICK.
Brunswick, Ca, June ia terrible
storm passed over Brunswick last night,
destroying about s., coo worth of property.
BY 8 O'Clock all telegraph communication
with the outside world was cut off by
falling wires, which required several
hours work to-day to straighten.
PEARS DAMAGED.
bonneville, Ca, June l6.-A wind and
rain storm prevailed here yesterday after
noon from 3 O'Clock until o'clock, doing
much damage to growing crops and fruit
crops, especially pears. The display flags
were blown from their fastenings into
a tree top some distance of.
BRUNSWICK WATER CONTRACT