The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-01
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giving ear-splitting shrieks and adding %
the feeling of insecurity, as they sought
places of refuge. All night some of the
citizens watched for the climax Of the gale.
The night passed however, without any
great casualties, but at this hour the storm
is still raging. Many crafts have been
blown up in the marshes, and the Mallory
line steamship Rio Grande is tied up to her
docks.
Sixty Miles an Hour.
Savannah, Ga, September 26.-(Special.)-
The storm has not reached its height but
the wind has been blowing fifty miles an
hour since 10 o'clock and in gusts it has
gone as high sixty miles. The chief
damage will be down Tybee island and
to the Tybee railroad, which just re-
built last spring after being blown and
washed to pieces by the storm of 1893.
Two houses on Tybee are reported blown
from their foundation and the water is up
over the northern end. Fortunately all the
people except about fifteen were brought up
yesterday. These remained to look after
the property there. -Four miles of the Ty-
bee railroad are submerged and will likely
be washed away. The notices Of the storm
and warnings sent out three or four days in
advance put everybody on the lookout and
property was put in shape 10 stand almost
any blow that might come.
Passed East of Che City.
The center of the storm passed to the east
of Savannah and will strike about Charles
ton or east of that point. probably going
off Hatteras. There has been little damage
TO p0rperty here, though the blow gave eve
~ indication of promising as severe a
storm as that of August. 1893. The danger
anticipated was from floods of water being
blown up over the land, but the fact that
there were only neap tides this year at this
time has prevented much of the damage
that might otherwise have occurred. With
spring tides the water would undoubtedly
have been backed up over the wharves and
the shipping interests would have suffered
severely. The schooner, General Adel-
bert Ames, anchored near the quaTan-
tine station. was damaged. She had two
anchors out this morning. but this after
noon both chains We're crossed and tangled
and she was dragging toward the marsh.
She and the cargo will probably be consid-
erably damaged.
Charleston Storm Tossed.
Charleston, s. c., September 26.-(Special)
Charleston is again fast in the grip of the
storm king. The blow began early yester-
day morning, but owing to the ample warn
ing given by the weather bureau, people
had time to prepare for It as far as prepar-
alton could 80. The summer colony on Sulli-
vans island all packed up and came to the
city yesterday.
Damage to the Rice Crop.
Charleston. S. C. September 27.-SpeciaIs
To The News and Courier from various
points in the middle and coast regions re-
gaTding the West India cyclone report con-
siderable damage to corn and cotton, very
serious damage to rice but no loss of life.
At Georgetown the damage to the rice crop
is very great and It is difficult yet TO es-
innate the loss. though many put it at 80
per cent. \ large portion of the April
planting either in stuOble or stacked in
fields. fioated off with the tide, and June
rice is no doubt, badly injured, for the wa
ter was salt for some distance up the riY-
ers.