The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-14
REIGN OF THE STORM KING.
Old BOTGaS Keeps on 10 the North and
Raises Cain.

Mason and Dixon Line by a Howler
From the West and the Two Have a
Very Lively Racket Telegraph
Wires Down in Every Direction, but
No Loss of Life or Serious Damage
to Property Reported.
Augusta, Ca, Oct 13.-High winds pre-
vailed all last night, accompanied with
heavy rain. Some few of the Western
Union wires went down, but it is hoped
they will be repaired by noon to-day. The
storm does not appear to be as serious as
was the August cyclone
NO DAMAGE AT CHARLESTON.
Charleston, S. G., OIt. 13.-The predic-
tion of the weather bureau officials that
while the storm was apt to pass close TO
Charleston it would do no material dam
age has come true, for there are no cas-
ualties TO report and wet and dirty
streets, a number of leaking roofs not re-
paired since August and strong winds
and lowering clouds are all there is Of
the storm this morning. Mariners along
the water front had warning and were
prepared as well as they could expect for
dirty night The big ocean steamers
and tow boats and steam launches had
steam up and some Of the smaller craft
most Of the merchant feet rode the storm
out at their berths or anchorages.
The highest velocity of the storm here
last night was 65 miles an hour, about
o'clock After that it fell until II 80, when
it was only 50. 1t then rose again and at
/ 30 a m. il was 54 After that it grad
ually subsided. The rain was heavy,
and the tide from one to three feet deep
in the lower part of the city, but no dam.
age was done.
HAVOC PLAYED WITH THE WIRES.
Washington, Oct l3.-The West India
cyclone and a storm from the northwest
joined issues this morning east and west,
and since then telegraphic communication
has been practically at a standstill. After
sweeping over the Florida peninsula yes
terday, the cyclone made its way north
through Georgia, North Carolina and the
Virginias, and the storms in the west,
somewhere in Pennsylvania or Ohio, were
both diffused over a wide area, playing
havoc with all means of wire communica-
tion.
An attempt was made to work the AS
sociated Press circuits by dividing them
into small sections and "relaying,n - but it
was even then found almost impossible to
carry the important news of the day. At
Z o'clock the Western Union Company re-
ported that all their wires between
" o9tAAAlH bOA hllA AAui AobuA x anu ANtW
York were down, that communication
between Pittsburg and New York was at
a standstill, and that all the other routes
were ain "st useless
At the postal telegraph Office the same
situation obtains their Washington and
Chicago wires being down and the New
York wires being so slow as TO be of no
value whatever. Al the present writing
one Of the Associated Press circuits 10
New YORK. is via Buffalo and is working
very hard.
Another circuit has been started south
to reach Memphis from Chattanooga and
thence north and south to New Orleans.
BLOW AT WILMINGTON.
Wilmington, N. c., Oct. 18-The storm
arrived here last night on time and al
most in exact accordance with the pre-.
dictions of the weather bureau, and
reached the height Of its fury to-day be-
tween IL a. m. and 2 pm, the wind at.
tanning a velocity of SO miles per hour.
1t came in from the northeast, shifted
to the southeast and is now southwest.
The Cape Fear river overdowed the
wharyes and flooded Water street for
several blocks, the tide and overflow be-
ing the highest ever known here. Con-
siderable damage was done to goods on
the shelves Of the New York and VIII
mington Steamship Company, and
III bllb HdICnOubBS VI bIb AdDO
Fear and Yadkin Valley railroad,
whose track is opposite the city and is
submerged. The water reached the
ground hoor Of some stores on Water
street, causing some injury TO goods.
The heaviest lost is in timber, it being
estimated that TO- 900 feet washed out
of the timber pens Of the various mills
located on the river. The wharves are
also seriously injured and it will take
many thousand dollars for repairs. The
estimated loss on the timber is roughly
calculated at $40, coo. The total loss in
and around Wilmington may reach $75,-
900. This storm was much worse here
than that of August.
At South Port the wind had reached
velocity Of thirty miles per hour at 80
a. m, when the wires went down. The
custom house building there and several
wharves were washed away Until the
telegraph wires are restored nothing can
be known about the damage to shipping
outside, but it is feared that the story
will be a sad one when received.
At Wrightsville and Ocean View, con-
siderable loss is reported.
BUSINESS SUSPENDED.
In Wilmington business was practi-
cally suspended the greater part of the
day Thousands of people gathered on
Water street to watch the Cape Fear
river on its mad spree. Eagle Island, OPP
posite the city, is a solid sheet Of water,
as is the country for five miles or more
in a northwesterly direction from the
city. The water is now slowly receding
and the gale diminishing and it is hoped
that the worst is over. No
loss of life is yet reported.
The storm played havoc with
the wires; five attempts TO turn in the
fire alarm from as many different boxes
proved a failure, aud verbal messages
had to be sent to the engine house. After
that mounted fremen were placed on
duty in each ward to look out for fires.
At Ocean View large pavilion and a
large number of cottages are a complete
loss. Many others, it is feared, will go
tonight. A large number Of bath houses
and other small buildings, and many
yachts and small boats were destroyed.