The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-28
LESS DAMAGE THAN FIRST BELIEVED.

LESS DAMAGE THAN FIRST BELlEF Ed
Much interest has been manifested in
the rice crop and its condition since the
storm, as il seemed that it was most
liable OF all properties 10 serious damage.
The rice men feel much relic we'd. how
ever. now that the storm has passed, and
has done very much less damage than
was tho ght probable. when considered
that this is the most inopportune time for
an att. ok of wind and rain upon the crop.
News was brought to the city yester-
day by the planters who went TO look af-
ter their crops across the river on the
South Carolina side, that there had been
no serious breaks in any of the banks at
any of the plantations along the Savan-
nan river, and hence the fields were not
flooded to any extent The tide at some
places Just topped the banks, but very
little water was let into any of the fields.
The damage to the crop from other
sources, however, is estimated at about 10
per cent. The late rice was, in some
places, whipped down by the force of the
wind, and unless all the water can be
taken of it, some of it will likely rot or
sprout. The rice that was about 20 be
cut was badly tangled up in many places,
and much of IL is down in the water.
REPAIRING TIE DAMAGE.
The planters are now trying to draw off
the water and cut il as soon as they can
The stacked rice was in ured by water
and scattered to some extent. IL is too
wet vet to be handled, but it is believed
the greater part of it will be saved
The plantations on the Savannah river
are those Of Messrs. Joseph Huger. Jr.,
Haskell, Blake, Manigault, King and
Lyman, and similar reports with regard
to the conditions of the crop come from all
of them. Very few reports have been re-
ceived from the Ogeechee river planta-
tons, and none at all from the Satilla
river. The reports from the Ogeechee
river are very similar to those which
come from the Savannah river planta-
tions, and il is not believed the damage
will De any greater in extent.
sAvANNAH's RICE ACREAGE.
1t is estimated that the rice acreage
tributary to Savannah is about 10000
acres. The yield anticipated with moth
ing to interfere with the crops was from
30 to 40 bushels an acre, but it is be-
lievee now that the yield will not aver
age more than Is to 30 bushels to the
acre. Mr.. Joseph Huger, estimating the
yield according to the damage on his
plantations across the Savannah river,
thinks the YIELD will be reduced by about
this amount on account of the damage
from the storm. This means a crop of
about 300, 900 bushels tributary to SaYan-
nah instead of $4,000 as was expected.
1t IS believed by many that the crop
along the Atlantic coast has been rather
overestimated in some instances. Will
mington, New Berne and all the other
North Carolina ports together are not ex-
pected TO receive more than 800 900 to
900 bushels. Some of the planters
look upon the estimates of the brokers as
rather large Besides the foregoing,
they say Charleston will not receive over
500, 0O0, and Georgetown 1000. This re-
duces the estimate Of the crop along the
Atlantic coast to about | ,50O,0O0 instead
of 2,000,O0U as has been made.
There was no loss of life on any of the
plantations and the stock was all saved
The property on the plantations was very
slightly damaged, and the fact that the
wind veered around TO the northwest lust
about the time it reached its hight proba-
bly, prevented the tidewater being carried
over the rice fields banks and the banks
being broken. Some of the planters be-
lieve if it had not been for this fact there
would have been a disastrous food, and
they consider themselves fortunate to
have escaped as they did.
NO APPREHENSION FELT.
No apprehension is felt for the safety Of
any of the steamers. The Kansas City
is the newest and swiftest, and one
of the staunchest vessels of the fleet
At the company's Office it was stated
that she will probably arrive on the
mornings tide.
The delayed outgoing steamers sailed
yesterday, the City of Augusta for New
York, and the William Crane of the
Merchants and Miners line for Balti-
more. The City of Augusta sailed at II
o'clock with a good list of passengers
and a large cargo of freight. The Ma
coochee anchored during the storm in
Gravesend Bay.