Evening star., 1896-10-01

tail stores in the center OF the city were
unroofed almost without exception. Many
of the buildings were smashed in by falling
trees.
Million Dollars Damage.
The damage in the city VIII probably ex-
ceed s1OH,UG. Hardly building escaped.
and thousands of houses are roof1ess. The
work of clearing away the wreckaSe from
the streets went on at night, and most of
the streets are passable. The parks are
pitiable sights. Tall trees torn up by heir
roots or broken in two lie in swaths across
shrubbery ard flowers. The ruin ls COM
picte. The famous Bonaventure cemetery.
four miles from Savannah, on the Thunder
bolt road, is a scene of ruin. There, and m
picturesque Laurel Grove cemetery, monu-
men.s and gravestones are overturned, and
In some Instances the vaults are broken in.
At the suburban villages and resorts sum
ner residences were blown away and yachts
and pleasure steamers were driven aSho.e
The historic Bethesda Orphan Home, found
ed by George Whitfield century and a half
ago seven niles in the country from SaTan-
nah, heavily damaged but no loss OF
life occurred. The loss to the electric Ines
IS estimated at S1Gu.U0. The electric i.Sht
telephone and police and fire alarm systems
are all down. The damage to the railroads
will foot up over s2J0.Odn. The wreckase OF
the Plant system passenger station anu the
Georgia and Alabama railroad IrclSnt ware
houses has been partially cleared away, so
that the yards and tracks are passa5ie ana
trains are running on time.
The Savannah. Florida and western rail-
read suffered the greatest loss Tie pas
senger depot is total wreck. SIX new
Pullman cars, which were in the shed Wnen
it collapsed were overturned and lady
damaged. The loss on these cars alone Will
amount to several thousand dollars. 1he
new office buildings of the Central ana
Georgia railway and the freight shed run,
n.ng back in the rear We're badly damaSed
by the Storm
The Casualties.
Each report that is received is worse than
at first 1t was thought only one death
would be the result of the hurricane, aut
the number has increased until there are
eleven persons reported dead The follow
ing is list of dead:
j. w Johnston. Capt c. f. Murray Cf TIE
ting Robert Turner, and the following. oil
cCiore!: Mary Waring. Eliza Beatty, Fan
MI, McFslI Ruby Williams. Julie jackson,
two deck hands of the Robert Turner; an
unknown and an infant
A great many persons were injured ine
most seriously hurt are Fannie Jackson
hack broken; w F. Thompson. leg frac-
tured: A. S. Farnham. leg broken Jas
Smith. seriously hurt by taning l,. p- ,in,bers.
John Sheehan, struck by falling um9ers:
s. r. Pritchard, hurt by failing prlchS'
Ben West. eolored struck by falling narn:
Joseph Hamilton. colored. struck by fali:nS
barn; John Wilson. hit by falling chimney
Buildings Injured.
Among prominent buildings damaged ~
the storm were the city exchange, Duffy
Stree.-Baptist Church. st. Phillips African
Methodist Church, Central railway ware
house. ST. Patrick's school. Henley Hall,
Georgia Hussars' Armory, City market.
electric railway power house. Vale Royal
mills. Conner. Hull & ComDanys guano
factory. Commercial Guano Companys fac
tory Jones marine railway. Fawcett Broth
ers' wholesale grocery building. Henry Sol
OH on * SorS' wholesale grocery, NJ. j.
DCyle'S retail grocery.
Hundreds of residences are injured, and
the most beautiful trees in the city are
down. The loss to shipping will amount to
over S1OO.Up. The most serious casually
was the caps zing in nidstream of the Sd
vannah river of the Norwegian bark RoSer-
ius, grounding of the Morgan bark CAB.
drifting of Norwegian bark r. d. Netcalf
AID the total loss of the tug Robert Tur-
Eer. The steamer Gov. Stafford of the
Beach IL Miller line is aground in Copper
river, and small craft has suffered much,
many naphtha launches and small sailing
vessels having gone out to sea. The Tybee
railroad IS badly damaged. many bridges
being out of plumb. Tyhee, Montgomery
and Isle of Hope. all prominent resorts
near this city. We're hurt by the blow