Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-01

DesolatiOn Across the State to
the North, Entering Georgia.
Men, Women and Children Killed
by Scores - Terrible Fate of q
Gang Of Convict Laborers.
Memphis, Tenn, September SO.-A spe-
cial 10 the Commercial-Appeal from
Jacksonville, Fla, says: It is a conser-
vative estimate to say that fifty people
have lost their lives from yesterdays
hurricane, and the number may run
muCl higher.
News from that portion of the State
where the storm first struck is very slow
in coming, for wires are down and rail-
roads are impossible.
Wrecking parties which went out this
morning have not returned, and il will
be tomorrow before the full extent Of tho
damage is known.
The hurricane struck Florida at Cedar
Keys, and reports show tAat it passed
in its path of destruction over twenty
towns and villages and between 80 and
40 people have certainly been killed.
Cedar Keys is about one hundred miles
southwest Of Jacksonville.
The hurricane, which had been chura-
ing the waters of the gulf, first struck
this place, a village of $50 inhabitants.
The only report which has come con-
cerning Cedar Keys is that the town
has been swept away and many lives
have been lost.
his report comes from Gainesville,
which is 80 miles away Nobody has
been able to get anything direct from
Cedar Keys. Moving northeasteriy, the
storm struck WilHstown, small Town,
where eleven houses were blown down,
one person killed and several so badly
hurt that il is expected they viii die.
Near here is a large turpenune farm
where state cOnyicts are employed.
Twenty Of these were huddled together.
in cabin. A tree was blown across the
cabin and six of the convictS were killed.
In Alucha county the storm did fright
ful work.
In Gainesville the Methodist Church
and about twenty residences and busi-
ness houses were destroyed, and while q
rumber o. people We're uuIt no fatalities
are reported. At La Cross fifteen build
ings were destroyed. Rev. W. \. Barr,
Mrs. w. +. Mcintosh and her baby are
reported dead. Near there four laborers
who were in a cabin at a turpentlne
farm. were crushed by falling rees.
Newbury, in West Alucha, Is ,o,aily
wrecked. c. J. Eastlin, Mrs. Nancy
Moss. Frank HOlmsJead ard David Jones
were killed.
At High Springs, Melissa Harden, Jane
Morris and Sallie MOBILES, colored Wo-
men. are reported to nave been killed.
Al this place a number Of people took
refuge i'm a box car which was in the
path of the cyclone. Il was blown along
the track and then off at q distance OF
fifty feet, and every person in it was bad
" injured Steve Mason and George
Johnson have since died.
At Gracy, a small place, u houses
were blown down. a woman was KILLED,
but a babe at her breast was Unhurt, al
though it had been carried some dis
tance by the wind.
At Lake Butler, Bedford county, Mr..
c. H. Harky, Mrs. J. NJ. Futch and her
infant were fatally hurt. Many build
ings were blown down. At this place
the wind blew to pieces TWO cars loaded
with bricks, and a nego. Heny Sullivan,
who was 800 yards away, was killed by
being struck by one if the flying bricks.
On judge RiGl3rds's turpen inc farm,
five convicts were killed by falling trees,
and in Baker county four towns vera
almost totally destroyed They are Nc
Cienny SandersOn, Glen St. Mary and
Olustee.
No one was killed outright in these
towns, but many were injured, among
whom was Mrs q s. Richardson. Jas.
McAlpin and North Webster, all of
whom VIII die.
AT Live Oak the destruction is COM
plete, but no loss OF life is reported.
Near Welb0rn, The house of Amos
White was destroyed and two of his
children were killed.
At Lake City eight business houses
Ind thirteen residences were DESTROYED
Mrs. Sarah Flacher and two boys were
killed and Dora Jennings. Samuel Hud-
son and Jonas Mabrey were fatally in
jured.
Six persons are reported killed at Fort
White, in Columbia county. but no nam
es are given. The hurricane passed ov-
pr Duval county. striking the edges Of
Jacksonville, but doing very little dam
age. There was no loss of life here.
Just north of here however. in Nassau
county, considerable destruction is re-
ported. Four children were killed in a
wreck of a school house. Miss Stewart,
the teacher had her arm broken.
Lula Rails, a 12-year-old girl, was killed
at her home. her mother being fatally in
iured. Harry Johnson was also killed.
AT Hilya-ds another school house was
wrecked and four children were killed.
At Kings Ferry. Andy Johnson, Moses
Lassiter. Simon Henderson. May Jones
and a child were killed. Mrs. Fisher was
nursing a sick child and the infant died
as the house fell. The mother was hurt
but Will recover. Three sailors were killed
on schooners that We're loading lumber at
Kings Ferry.
Across the line in Georgia the devasta-
ton was continued.
At Folkeston. which is near the okee-
fenokee swamp. the schoolhouse was
wrecked and four children killed. Sever
al casualties are reported in Camden coun-
". Ga.
The storm then continued on its way to
Brunswick and Savannah.
There is no way to estimate the prop
ertv losses in Florida. The losses may