The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-27
UNION DEPOT WRECKED.
Great Damage Done by the Storm in
FlOTida---FTOm Other Points.

IL a 44Bnl hEdNY E4OOQB re
ported and Damage to Shipping.
Wires Generally Disabled by the
Gale, but Crops are Feared to Have
Sustained Great Injury.
Jacksonville, Sept. 26.-The expected
hurricane struck Jacksonville at II o'clock
a. m, with the wind blowing at a velocity
of fifty miles an hour and the rain coming
in torrents. Business is absolutely par
alyzed. The Everett hotel, the largest in
the city, is unroofed and flooded with
water. The unfinished union depot is
blown down. The loss is $4,000, and
number of people are injured, but none
killed. There is no communication from
South Florida, but it is expected that
many Indian river orange groves are to-
tally ruined and the orange crops are
damaged incalculably.
The streets of this city are flooded,
and the river is three feet above the nor
NAL. The wind at the mouth Of the river
recorded sixty miles an hour Mayport,
at its mouth, is flooded and several
houses inundated. No persons lost their
lives there. Two houses in Jacksonville
were blown down but no one was killed
No trains are arriving and departing.
Many large washouts are reported.
STORM CENTER IN FLORIDA
Washington, Sept. 20, p. ma special
bulletin regarding the West India hurri-
cane says: The tropical hurricane, an
nounced in the special weather bureau
bulletins ofSept. "a and 25, reached North
eastern Florida this morning. AT II a m
the wind had shifted to the northwest at
Jacksonville, with barometer pressure
of 1896, showing that the storm center
was a few miles southeast of that station
Observer there reports many trees blown
down and houses unroofed The indica-
tions are that the hurricane will move in
north northeast direction along the At
lantic coast, probably reaching New York
Thursday night. All the principal towns
along the coast, from Connecticut to
Florida, have been warned of violent
gales and high tides.
SHIPPING ALL TIED UP.
Brunswick, Ca, Sept 26.-The storm
has been raging around Brunswick
for twenty-four hours, but no great dam
age has been done. Several boats have
been blown aground in the marshes and
all ships in port have been prevented
| from sailing.
The Mallory steamer tried to leave for
Florida but was forced to abandon her
! trip by rough weather and is tied up to
the dock. She sails Friday direct for
! New York. Indications at O'Clock to-
night point to the worst of the storm
having passed over Brunswick and be-
yond the blowing down of signs, fences
and trees and slight damage to shipping,
nothing is expected.
GALE AND RAIN AT wAYcRoss.
Waycross, Ca, Sept. 26.-There has
been a strong gale accompanied by much
rain since early last night, and there is
no sign of abatement. Several hundred
sea fowls appeared here to-day.
THE STORM AT EDEN.
Eden, Ga, Sept. 26-The storm
reached here this morning, and continues
to grow more furious. No damage as yet
except to sugar cane which is blown
down.
FAST IN THE STORM KINGS GRIP.
Charleston, S. c., Sept Charleston
is again fast in the grip of thestorm king.
The blow began early yesterday morning,
but owing to the ample warning given by
the weather bureau people had time to
prepare for it, AS for the summer
colony on Sullivan's Island, all packed
up and came TO the city yesterday
The blow of Tuesday was unaccom-
panied by single drop of rain, and al
though tho velocity attained by the wind
was SO miles an hour, this morning
about O'Clock the rain began to fall and
the velocity of the wind to increase. BY
noon the storm was at its worst.
The highest velocity of wind reported
I up to this time is forty-six miles, but the
chief damage done has been by the fear
! full food of salt water which has, without
doubt, extended to the rice fields. 1t is
not improbable that the rice crop will be
almost entirely destroyed, except that
portion of it which is already harvested
The cotton fields along the coast, which
are white with opening bolls, are also
probable nearly destroyed.
Thus far there are few casualties re-
ported in the harbor. One barque which
has just come up from quarantine without
! ballast has capsized at her dock most of
| the other ships are pretty safely an
! chored, the steamers having steam up.
There are about 60 vessels in port and
great deal Of cotton. These vessels, as has
been said, have had ample time and are
prepared 10 ride out the gale. The chief
damage done has been confined 10 the
wharyes and the. East Shore Terminal
Company. The town is pretty well cov-
cred by cyclone insurance.
TREES AND TELEGRAPH POLES DOWN.
Charleston, S. c., Sept ga special to
the News and Courier at S o'clock tonight
from Orangeburg, s. c., says: "A ter
rible wind storm struck here this evening
at o'clock and is blowing at a velocity
| Of forty-fve miles an hour. Trees and
telegraph poles are down, great damage
to corn and cotton. Wind blowing from
northeast. II is feared the worst is yet
to come"
A LIVING GALE AT BEAUFORT
Beaufort, S. c., Sept. 26.--At this hour,
| B p. m, the wind is blowinga living gale
from the northeast and increasing in vio-
lence A heavy rain fell all day. No dam
age so far is reported.
HEAVY STORM EXPECTED.
Wilmington, n. c., Sept. 26.-A wi nd