Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-29
TELEGRAPHIC.
ANOTHER CYCLONE.
Tyb,e Island Visited by a Fearful
Calamity Last Night.
DETAILS OF THE DISASTER.
Railroad Tracks Washed Oui, Houses
Demolished anu Many Lives
Lost


Lost.
ST.. LOUIS, Aug. ga Republic
,pecial from Savannah, Ca, snysi
Tybee leland that section Of this city
wing ut the mouth Of the Savannah
r,ver) tonight was struck by the most
terrific cyclone that ever visited this
section Ut country. The quarauiine
station, one OF the finest IN the South
Atlantic states two hours ago, Ia now u
total ruin, with the exception Of the
DOCTORS residence. The whatves arc
gore, the new fumigaling plant, which
cost the city 30 much money, 10 In the
bottom Of the sea and nine vessels
which were awaiting there for release
TO come to the city are high and dry
on the manh and no doubt will be
total wrccks.
IL Is impossible yet 10 learn all the
details OF tue disa8lcf. rhOreafo many
stories a1oat Of numerous dead. Inc
property damage on the island u onof'
moue.
me storm swept with Tremendous
force over the north part Of the ISLAND.
Railroad tracks were carried nom three
hundred TO i've hundred ieot py
the force Of the water. The Chatham
club house was practically fuinod'
The pAyllllous ON tue beach are gone,
ami an empty trsiu Ia lying Ia tho
woode. Tfaina on all the roads arc
coming Ia irfegularly, and some 81
them have entirely stopped TO repair
the washouts. Church stecplts were
demolished, and ut least 1900 large trees
\, ere blown down oil over the ciiy'
The Is bic road 10 under water Tor the
entire distance and In many places IN
entirely washed out.
SIX YOUNG BoYs DROWNED.
WHITEHALL, y. ", Aug. 2s.-Gso.
y. Wtthefbee OF Port Henry AMI six
young companions, who were calling
on Wilherbeo's yacht Alpho, were
cspsizei IN Lake Champlain yesIer.
Jay. wi,hcrhce ana 1--WE Of the boys
were drowned.
FOUR PERSONS KILLED.
NEW York, Aug. ga special TO
"A morning newspaper from Raleigh,
n. C.,Hsys: The Town OF ketncIsville
was HitucH by ifightiul cyclone today.
one hundred house, wore bl wn down,
four persons killed outright and many
Injured.
DAMAGE AT CHARLESTON.
CHARLESTON, s. O., Aug. 25.-This
city WAS awakened this morning to
tho fact that u cyclone had caused
widespread destruction the night before.
Much damage 10 property 10 reported
from all sections OF tuo city, trees,
sigma and chimnsys being blown
down, houses unroOied anu demolished
IA some instances anu considerable
lofs resulting from rain. The entire
damage II estimated at \ million dol
lars. several casullies arc reported.
Tho city Is wrapped In darkness
tonight anu the streets covered with
debris. This electric light anu other
wires are down anu Il 10 impossible u
keep gas burning. None OF tho buSi
ness hOuseB opened this morning.
Halt the streets afe impossible on Ec-
count Of ialleu trees, Telegraph poles
anu timbuTg Serious fuars arc enter.
tainod Ter the Inhabitants Of sullivan
Island anu the coast. Tho former
place was last heard from VI . y.
m. SUNDAY. Communication lie sus'
pended.
REPORTS IRON FLORIDA.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Aug. 2s,-This
city has been cut IN from cUmWunica.
iion with the outside world siuco SUM
DAY morning. The cyclone which he
weather bureau foTolOid last Saturday
struck Jacksonville about daybrehk yes
tvriAy morning anJ rapidly Increased
In Jury up TO O'Clock pm. IL Travelled
IN the northwest direction from the
West indies. HuniTrds OF tees were
blown down aud scores OF dwellings
aud public buildings entirely or party
unTOOiei, causing great damage from
rain, which fell In torrents. AZ May
port, at tho mouth Of ~. johns
fiyeT, all tho buildings suffered more
or less, and the old AllAutic house
was completely demolished. At Pat
10 beach the sta enciOachtd upon
the RAILROAD track ami tus premises VI
The cottages, anu tho Wind played
havoc among them. After 10 O'Clock
q, m. there were no trains u or from
Mgypoft anu Pablo, anu the Telegraph
ana telephone wires were oil down.
81. Augustine reports the waters com.
ing In over the s,A wall, damaging
business books. Inc Linn Hotel was
uuruuird anu badly ureuGned, About
thirty or forty yachts anu small crafts
we're uadly damaged or completely
destroyed. The fate of other localities
IN Flyrida, no we'll % OF tho south silt
q IL -
known. The wires are down In every
direction from Jacksonville. COmmu'
nicauUn Will lhs OUTSIDE wUflu was
ABSOLUTELY cut OIL Let night aud up 20
tonight the only pOiuW heard rom
ware ~ Il uYtt.tlut- aud H.. uuUulua