The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-10-03
The HURRICANE.
Some DAmege Done II the Seacosst
Cities.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Seps. 26.-The
expected hurricane from the West
Indies struck Jacksonville, Fla, TO-DAY
| al II a. NJ. with the wind blowing at
a velocity of forty-six miles per hour
and rain pouring down in torrents.
| Business is absolutely paralyZad.
| 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
killed. There is no communication
from South Florida. but it is expected
that many Indian River orange grow
ers are totally ruined and orange crops
are damaged incalculabIy. 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
it's mouth, is flooded and several houses
inundated. No persons lost their
lives there. Two houses In Jackson
vile were blown down, but no persons
killed. No trains are arriving and de.
parting from Jacksonville. Many large
Washouts are being reported.
| SAVANNAH, Ca, Sep. 26.-Tne
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 nour. At Tybee 1t blew
eighty y-eight miles an hour. The storm
seems to have split somewhere south
Of here, and the centre passed east to
the Gulf Stream. The 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 oyertloWs Of the plantations.
Whether they have been oveIhowed
cannot yet be learaed No trains have
passed north on the Florida and West
ern Railroad sixty miles south OF Sa-
vannah has caused 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 80 far no damage has been re-
ported to shipping interests.
| At Ty5ee the wind ranges as nigh as
seventy miles an hour. At low tide to-
day the water there was higher than
| the usual highest tide. TIE ocean is
steadily encroachine on the island, and
| it Is thought that by night 1t will be
| completely submerged. Tlosa 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 forsy-ive miles and is steadl-
| 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 mules of rail
road we're washed up near Tybee. No
fears are felt for the Baltimore or New
York ships due tonight or tomorrow
as the wind veered at the last moment.
No reports of loss Of life from the sea
islands 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 al
hour, except at times when it was as
high as 50 or 60. 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 |
half feet against twelve feet IN the Au. |
gust cyclone of 1893. The most serious |
damage, however, is feared IN the rice |
fields aud 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., Sept 26. "A |
wind storm with continuous rain now |,
prevails. Thus far No serious resnlts |
have been reported. Indications point |
to heavy storm during the night or
in the early morning.
BEAUFORT, Sept. 27.-The seething
waters of the bay in font of the town
presented last evening most terrlfy-
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 it looked like one vast sea
between Beaufort and the surrounding
shores down to Port Royal. Had the
wind shifted to the southeast, as it 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 ascertained no great damage
has been done to the cation crop on the
islands beyond what would necessarily
occur during the prevalence Of such
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 ind3fatiga5le
telegraph operator, MISS Lizzie Poul-
lain, VINO took the liveliest Interest and
pains to sen1 notes OF warning 10 every
direction.