The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15
ANOTHER COAST STORM.
FLORIDA rs BADLY HIT BIZ THIN
LAST GULF STORM.
Mobile Has a Taste of 1t But savannah ma"
the Hurricane When 1T was Furious
The wind Blew 20 Miles an Hour.

parsacol, Fla Oct ober 9.--The tropical
hurricane. that had been central IN tne sun
for several days struck this city Suhd"s
night. The wind blew from the northeas'
and was accompanied by rain. the nufiF
cane increased in fury as morning "p
preached and all day yesterday II raseu
with terrible fury. Falling signs ana fooi9
made il dangerous to appear in the SHee.9
and business was practically SuSpehoe".
The average velocity of the wind from :
o'clock A. m to Z o'clock p m was iortS
eight miles per hour. Between ana
O'Clock p. m. it blew steadily at the rate Vi
sixty-eight miles an hour ana SeVerat tii"o'
between II o'clock a. IN. and O'CLOCK p, H.
il reached a velocity of cishty-hVe r,,'es'
At 2 o'clock p. m. the barometer ZEN -
92s. the lowest ever recorded at inns s'd
ton being 10 lower than during the great
storm of last October.
The city is much damaged. fehceS' uee9
and small outhouses were blown III eNS'y
mart Of the city. A part OF the ROOF was
torn off the opera house
The entire roof was torn of the large
! R,ount & Watson building. on Pacific street.
! and All the stores and offices in II were
| flooded with water
! mart of the roof of Creary & McClln-
| tock's machine shop was blown INTO 'he
! bay. - ,.
| The Union BAPTIST church, coloreu, Was
/ blown down and completely wrecked sew
! oral pl,tc glass fronts Were smashed Dy
/ falling signs, and awning poles were blown
down.
So far as learned no one was injured.
The storm ceased at midnight ana tue
weather is bright and much cooler 'odaS'
West Florida Sufcrca.
| Jacksonville, Fla October 9.--The west
ern portion of Florida was sweep ny ne
! gulf storm LAST night, but II - Impossible
| to ascertain the extent OF the damage, rs
al! the wires to the west are Gown. ~
| this hour 60 o'clock r. NJ nothing mas
been heard from any poiu twest Of Jack
! so1viIc save Lake City. Al this place
| the wind reached q great velocity. but no
eseI.ious damage resulted. Lake Cty -
about fifty milo: west of Jacksonville and
nothing can he heard as to me effect o.
the storm beyond that place Inc STORM
is supposed 30 have been Ye"T severe w.
tween Tallahassee and Pensacola, ana re-
ports as 10 it's work in those sections are
anxiousiy awaited.
In Jacksonville the wind reached great
or velocity than it did during the septem-
Der Storm but beyond unroofng lie"
| houses no serious damage was done.
The storm ragged principally in West
Florida, where much cotton is grown and
the loss to the farmers will be heavy
/ savannah iu the Oycion"
/ Savannah, Ca. October 9.--(Special.)-Sa-
vannah weathered part Of the Florida cy-
clone this morning without = scratch. The
wind blew in gusts all the morning and
the rain fell steadily. but no harm has beer
done The storm did not inquire the Tybco
railroad nor did the water, which Was
higher than usual. affect the rice crops
, The wind was in the wrong direction L
do much damage.
\ Rough Day at Mobile.
) Mobile. Ala. October 9-Monday was
very rough day for mariners in Mobile bay
| The Russian schooner. Marcus. captain
J | Aelbard, had four anchors out during tn
/ height Of the gale. hut was, nevertheless
beached near Fort Morgan. She lies tw
! / hundred yards from water. The America
, brig Kimhall. suffered a like fate. and ha
:, ( a-+s, 0r"rgan on Jnc land side. Sayrra
! steamers and ships in the bay rode ON
the gale without damage
. Not Nuch at Charleston
S Charleston, ). c., October 9.-yhe cyaIon
gave charleston the go-by. The sea wa
/ high and hard rains fell and tbero w.,
e much wind this morning. but mn dan
[ was done in the city. The maximum 70
locity of the wind was only tbirt,--ei,
5 miles an hour. and no damage was ION,
3 as far as reported on sea or on shore :
Is possible that The cotton crop IN IN,
interior was damaged by the storm. hl;
the damage viii in 20 place prove serious
Bad in North Carolina
Raleigh, y. C., October 9-tSpeci3ln TIL.
storm tonight is much worse +h3n 10 -
one ana many reports OF damage 10 fton
ami bridges are expected. The rainsau !.
great and the wind high. Cotton Is bejn,
blown out very badly
\ friend OF every woman who w0uld please