The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-10-12
.FLOR|DA'S ETORMSWEPT COAST
Havoc Created by the Late
Hurricane.
Many Vessels Wrecked and Severa
Lives Lost.
Great Destruction at Cedar Koys and
All Along tho Gulf Coast--A
Disastrous Storm ON the
Great Lakes

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Oct. 11.-Com-
munication has been re-established with
all points on the west coast visited by
the storm which ragged Monday night
and Tuesday morning. Cedar Keys ex-
perienced the most DISASTROUS storm
which has visited here for % years.
The main business street ia filed from
one end to the other with debris, con.
sisting OF wreokage from the boats,
wharves. fsh houses and logs oil every
description. The storm began at s
O'Clock Monday morning with heavy
wind, increasing in violence and contin-
uing until daylight Tuesday. The
damage and loss OF property il
very great. The Florida Central and
Pensacola railroad is heavy sufferer.
Almost the entire track to the mainland
is either destroyed or badly damaged.
From the mainland to Sumner there
are 100 wsshouts. The mail train got
in Monday night, but is now caught be-
tween two washouta and cannot move
either way. The Town Improvement
company is also heavy loeer, as num-
Der of business and dwelling houses
were washed away. The tah and oyster
houses adjoining the railroad sre demol-
ished and all the contents are q total
loss. The R. T. Aber company lost the
steamer Media and had ewept away 30
900 logs of cedar, while the cedar
mill lost 10, 900 logs. The City
mill has The root blown Oft and
one entire aide knocked out by logs,
The city jail cannot be found. Tho five
bridges to the shell road leading to this
mainland, are washed away. A great
many email boats we're wrecked and
fish camps demolished. One eioop came
in Tuesday morning with five men who
had elung to angle palmetto tree since
Monday night. Another came in this
afternoon with three mon who were
wrecked Monday night and had been in
q shell bank ever since without food or
water. 1t ia reported that five vessels
went ashore during the storm and were
driven seven miles into the woods.
APALAcHIcoLA, Fla, Oct. 1l.-Nsver
before in the history of this town has
such havoc and destruction been played
by storm and tide az on Monday night.
Water. Commerce and Market etreets
are mass OF logs, boats, lumber end
debrie. So far 20 lives are reported Lost.
Two residences were carried nearly o
mile and placed in @ marsh. All the
docks were totally destroyed, houses
were unroofed and fences scattered
everywhere. Families sought safety on
the hills. only to be routed by the ter
rifio gales. Five barges loaded with
lumber were blown from East pass and
lodged in the marsh, two miles north OF
here.
PENSACOLA, Fla, Dot. 11.-Fiiteen
fishing smacks belonging to this port
were in the gulf during the storm.
Nothing has yet been heard of them and
much anxiety is felt.
ERIE, Pa, Oct. lit ia feared the
gale which swept lake Erie last night
caused great loss of life and destruc-
ton Of property. The Kingslow, the
steamer Leland and another coneort,
the Hiawatha have not been heard from.
A big three-masted schooner was sight
ed off Erie today flying signals of dis
treee. The schooners Ganges and AL
zoria were rescued this morning off the
peninsula by the life saving crew and a
tug.
OswEGo, N. Y, Oct. 11.-About 5 p.
m. last evening vessel, supposed TO bs
the Hartford, went upon the rocks near
Woodville, So miles west OF here. The
place whore the vessel struck is one of
the most dangerous spots along the lake.
When the vessel struck the eeaa were
running mountain high. Captain
O'Toole, of Clayton, and six men were
on beard, and it is reported oil we're
drowned.