The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-01
TIE GREAT HURRICANE
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was short-about an hour Had the
Storm been long continued everything In
Its path would have been leveled to
the ground and the loss OF life must of
necessity have been heavy.
Brunswick was wrecked by the hurri-
cane. The property loss is estimated
At between sS50.o00 and $500. 600 Loss OF
life Is four. so far as known The VIC
TINS are all colOred:
JOHN JEFFERSON and baby.
a. DAVIS.
WILLIAM DANIELS.
The Injured. so far as known, are:
MRS. NJ. W1GGl Ms and child.
MRS. RICHARD PURCELL.
These three have their heads crushed
In. but will probably recover.
The greatest losers of property are:
Electric and GusliSht Company, plant
demolished. loss 10000; Glauber 4 Is
aacs Wholesale grain and grocery ware
house. total wreck loss $50. 900; Opera
House. total wreck, loss $4,000; Jacob
Il. Beach. residence partly wrecked;
Downing Company. wholesale Erocers.
damaged Brunswick Grocery Company.
e. ii. Mason x Co. ship chambers:
Briesincck's brick building and ware
house. j. Il. WIiEht's brick building;
Erclihorpe bank building. j. $. Wrlght's
building. Scarlet block. Ward block
Crovatt block. Willis residence, all Sc
wrecked completely; St. Anthinasius
Church and school buildings were
wrecked completely: st. Marks Church,
badv damaged: Altamaha Cypress
mills badly damaged as To destruction
OF lumber: Gire Department bell tower
badly damaged; Courthouse. damaged
considerably. so as TO be unsafe for
further use. Partial damage is done to
the CITY Hall. Plant system shops.
Southern railway warehouse. Union
deuot. Gwynn's warehouse and ice fac
tory. and numerous other business and
private dwellings,.
In shipping circles the damage is
terrific. a detailed loss up to date Is
as follows: The Spanish bark Encar-
nation. loaded for sea and anchored
across the shoals. drfted in and was
aground. badly listed and rigging nearly
DESTROYED. On the marsh side of Turtle
river is Il three-mastcd schooner
aground between quarantine and South
Brunswick. 1t Is Is Lizzie IL. Dennison
from quarantine
The Norwegian bark Longfellow lost
her NbbOom ana Is ashore across from
the Plant System dock.
The American, bark II. l.. Routh had
her windlass eb! oxen and is lying easy
ashore between McCullough's dock and
Quarantine.
down the river. was blown over to
Brandy Point and IS aground
The schooner Sarah Fuller broke her
hawser and is ashore Off the Brunswick
and Wetern docks
TIL, schooner Harold was dismantied
and sunk with 5000 pounds OF dynamite.
OFF the Bruins wick ard Western docks.
The home boats are all safe, and none
OF them are badly damaged as far as
known.
At Sterling Station several houses are
down. and one lady, Mrs. Clark, was
badly njur, d by falling timbers.
AT Saint Simons Mills. the Hilton s;
Dodge Lumbe: Company suffered severe
loss. The Episcopal Church was wreck
ed and much damage was done 10 stores
and residences.
In the railroad yards in Brunswick al
mos; very Uncovered freight car is UNI
rooted.
All the telephone, telegraph and cleo
trio light wires are down. and the dam
age cannot be estimated.
At the quarantine station several of
the buildings. including the, officers
quarters. are down, but Surgeon Bur
ford is safe.
y; the new docks OF the Southern Rail
road the eastern warehouse is down
and much OH damage done Hanover
Park. the pride OF brunswick, Is wreck
ed Every street Is a,rcwn with debris.
AT Folks, II. Ga. Tom Wright. a negro
barber was KILLED in the ruins of HIS
house as ii collapsed beneath the awful
wind.