The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-28
IN THE WAKE OF The GALE
The Ground in Florida StTeWn With
Oranges Damage Elsewhere.

at Charleston and Casualties to Ship
ping - Coastwise Atlantic Vessels
Report Encountering Heavy Hurri-
/ canes-No Loss of Life as Yet Ascer-
tanned.
! New York, Sept. 27.-Steamer Edo
rado, Capt Percy, of the Morgan line,
from New Orleans, arrived at quaratine
just after sundown tonight, II hours
late. She rounded the Florida Keys on
Sunday, Sept. "A, and the hurricane ac-
companied her to port. Capt. Percy's
log shows that he encountered gale
from the southeast just after passing
Key West, which, instead of dying out as
usual, increased in velocity and effect
until he neared Cape Hatteras, en- Sept.
25 when it moderated somewhat and
cantered to the eastward.
Day before yesterday morning the wind
again increased, until it had attained
speed of fifty to sixty miles per hour.
Later in the day it moderated slightly,
and yesterday commenced veering to the
northeast.
Capt Percy says the hurricane was one
of the most severe he had ever met, and
that he had a hard tussle with it. He
had a raging sea for three days and
nights, but the Eldorado is staunch YES
sci and weathered the storm without re-
ceivIng any but trivial damage.
Outgoing steamers for the West Indies
and coast points south are unsettled as to
the advisability of facing the storm,
which is reported to be coming north
along the coast.
The steamer Alvena, for the West In
dies, passed out at the Hook early in the
afternoon, but returned after having gone
but few miles.
NACOOCHEE IN GRAvEsEND BAY.
The Cienfuegos, bound for the West
Indies, was reported by the Sandy Hook
observer as clear of the bar at 5 o'clock,
but ten minutes later he reported her re-
turning, headed for the bav. The York
town, for Norfolk and Newport News,
went out late in the afternoon. and the
Nacoochee, for Savannah, anchored in
GraVesend bay.
The outward bound steamer Vigilancia
of the Ward line after delaying twenty
four hours in Gravesend bay, decided to
face the storm and heaved anchor at l
o'clock p. m. The Lampasas of the NAL
: lory line also went out this evening
GROUND COVERED WITH ORANGES.
l Ocala, Fla, Sept. 27-The storm of
: Tuesday night and Wednesday was the
worst experienced in this section foI
' twelve years. Trees were blown down in
: every direction. Over 200 were counted
blown across the road leading from An
! thOny to Ocala. The mail route through
the fiat woods country leading from An
thony to Fort Mccoy was impossible
over 100 trees being thrown across it anC
: all bridges washed away.
The rain was a young waterspout
Drains became foaming creeks, b"anche:
rose to rivers and were temporarily i'm
passable The Ocklawaha rose so rapidly
that il submerged Howard and Gibsonh
/, causeway and made it impossible to reacl
GrahamVille.
The storm was so fierce, and trees fel
so numerously, that Col. Hart's Palatk5
and Silver Springs boat Okeehumpkee
Capt. Thompson commanding, was com
PEELED to tie-up at Eureka and remaiI
that day and night. Several large tres
came near falling on her on the way from
Silver Springs.
The storm did great damage to orarge
trees. Much fruit was blown down, and
the ground is literally covered with
oranges. In groves where forest trees
were standing, many were blown down,
s and numerous orange trees were cruhed
D in their fail. Henry Dunn, in this Ray,
q lost fifteen trees, Other grove owners
lost similarly. The Philadelphia grove,
west of Millwood, suffered much ddnage
from the storm.
l Ocala was not hurt much Many trees
4 were blown down, one falling on T.. b.
) Dukes stable, crushingit. but fromwhich
5 he had Just taken his horse. ew farm
= ers are in town to-day; busy putting
r. up wrecked fen, es.
Sea gulls were found on the streets of
Ocala Wednesday morning, having been
blown in from the Atlantic ocean. Old
residents testify that it was tie worst
} storm since the famous hurricane of 1871.
SOUTH FLORIDA CUT OFF
jacksonville, Fla, Sept. T.-Storm
a news is very meager jacksonville is
q still cut OFF from communication with
South Florida, and since Tuesday not a
= word has been been received from
= east coast points, where the Storm is sup
| posed to have been most severe. All the
wires leading to the south are down,
A and no trains from that section have
= come III sin e Tuesday. Nothing has been
v heard from st. Augustine since Tuesday,
and there are rumors that the Ancient
City has suffered greatly. The railroad
and Western Union officials arc repairing
the damage to their lines and communica-
l tion with the south will probably be
opened up by tomorrow. Then reliable
reports as to the damage done by the hur-
+ ricane can be obtained. II is certain that
3 the orange crop has been greatly Injured
1 but II is hoped no lives have been lost.
In Jacksonville the damage, which
q amounts to about $4,000, is beng rapidly
repaired. The wreck OF the new union
depot, in process of construction, was the
/, most serious loss.
a SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN.
3 Washington, d. c.. Sept. 6.-At ! p.
3 m the weather bureau issued the follow
I ing special bulletin regarding the West
I India hurricane: The tropical hurricane,
r announced in the weather bureau bulle-
tin Of Wednesday as southeast Of Jack
sonville has moved slowly north-north
east TO north of Charleston, which sta.
tlon was within nearly the calm center at
a. m. to-day with a pressure OF ~. &c
and wind of - miles south. Later re
g ports show that the pressure has risen
[ one six-huudredth in three hours al
- Charleston and fallen the same amount
at Norfolk, which indicates very slow
q increment 10 north-northeast. Present
}, indications are that the storm will con
j. | tinue TO move slowly until midnight
( probably diminishing In intensity Dan
a gerous gales will be experienced Oh the
l. south and Middle Atlantic and Soutf
B New England coasts and moderate winds
In the Interior Of the Atlantic coas
states
THE WIND AT NORFOLK.