The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-03
THE HURRICANE.


s.me Damage Done In the seacoast
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sapt. 26.-The
expected hurricane from the West
Indies struck Jacksonville, Fla, to dav
al II A. M, with the wind blowing at
a velocity of fortY-six miles per hour
and rain pouring down in torrents.
Business is absolutely paralyzed.
The Everett Hotel the largest In the
city, is unroofed and flooded with water
The unfinished union depot Is blown
down, with loss of $4,000, and a
number of people are injured, but none
killed. There Is no communication
from South Florida, but 1t Is expected
that many Indian River orange grow
ers are totally ruined and orange crops
are damaged incalculably. The streets
of this city are flooded; the river Is
three feet above the normal. The
wind at the mouth of the river record.
ed sixty miles an hour. Mayport, at
1t. mouth, Is flooded and several houses
Inundated. No persons lost their
lives there. Two houses in Jackson
Vile we're blown down, but no persons
killed. No trains are arriving and de-
parting from Jacksonville. Many large
Washouts are being reported.
SAVANNAH, Ca, Sept. 2s.-The
tropical cyclone which has been appro-
aching Savannah for the last two days
ragged here all day and last night. The
wind reached a maximum velocity Of
sixty miles an hour. at Tybee it blew
eighty-eight miles an hour. The storm
seems to have split somewhere south
of here, and the centre passed east to
the Gulf Stream. Tie damage In this
section cannot be estimated with any
accuracy. Grave apprehensions are
felt for the rice crop. The crop Is cut
and stack ed and the principal damage
will be by the scattering of stacks caused
by the overflows of the plantations.
Whether they have been overhoWed
cannot yet be learned. No trains have
passed north on the Florida and West.
ern Railroad sixty miles south Of Sa-
yannah has caused q suspension of
travel on that road. No vessels have
left port In the last two days. The
shipping In the harbor has been tried
up and 30 far no damage has been re-
ported to shipping interests.
At Tybee the wind ranges as high as
seventy miles an hour. At low tide TO-
day the water there was higher than
the usual highest tide. The ocean Is
steadily encroachina on the island, and
1t Is thought that by night 1t will be
completely submerged. Those on the
island will have to take refuge In the
light house and Martello tower. The
hotels and cottages appear to be doom.
ed. The wind In Savannah now runs
as high as forty.ive miles and Is steadi-
ly increasing In velocity. The outlook
Is very pad.
SAVANNAH, September 27.-The
storm has blown over and very little
damage has been done. Few houses
were unroofed or trees blown down.
No injury was done to the quarantine
station. Probably few miles OF rail-
road were washed up near Tybee. No
fears are felt for the Baltimore or New
York ships due tonight or tomorrow
as tbs wind veered at the last moment.
No reports of loss Of life from the sea
Stands although the crops are da mayed.
CHARLESTON, Sept. 26.-The West
Indies cyclone struck this city this
morning and has ragged all day. The
maximum velocity of the wind up to
midnight has been forty eight miles an
hour, except at times when 1t was as
high as IS or 90. AS far as Is known,
butr little damage has been done to the
shipping In port or the city proper.
The storm tide was only three and q
half feet against twelve feet IN the Au-
gust cyclone Of 1898. The most serious
damage, however, Is feared IN the rice
fields and to the Sea Island cotton crop.
The indications are that the city will
get through the night without serious
damage. The electric lights are out
and the telephone wires disabled.
WILMINGTON, N. c., Sept26. "A
wind storm with continuous rain now
prevails. Thus far no serious results
have been reported. Indications point
to a heavy storm during the night or
In the early morning.
BEAUFORT, Sept. 27.-The seething
waters of the bay In front OF the town
presented last evening most terrify-
ing prospect as compared with the
scenes of last August's cyclone. AS the
wind scudded upon the surface there
would be riffs that mounted high in the
air In spray. The marshes were all
covered, and 1t looked like one vast sea
between Beaufort and the surrounding
shores down to Port Royal. Had the
wind shifted to the southeast, as 1t did
last time, loss of life would doubtless
have to be recounted in the sea Islands
which as far as heard from have es.
capped with little damage.
AS far as ascsrtained no great damage
has been done to the cotton crop on the
islands beyond what would necessarily
occur during the prevalence Of such a
furious wind and rain storm upon the
open bolls In the fields. The rice crops
between this place and Yemasee are
reported unhurt and 1t is safe to say
that no great disaster may be looked
for, either upon laDd or surrounding
waters, thanks to our indefatigable
telegraph operator, Miss Lizzie Poul.
lain, who took the liveliest interest and
pains to send notes of warning in every
direction.
An Important Decision,