The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-04
verge OF STARVATION
Deplorable Fix People Are Left
In by the Storm.
A CLEAN SWEEP BY THE WIND,


In Three Counties In Florida Dsstitu-
tlon Reigns Supreme Nothing IL Left
For the People 20 sabsist upon-Crops
and Industries All Destroyed-Appeais
For Help Are Mads.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Oct. 3.-Further
Adyices from the regions devastated by
the recent storm says no one can con.
coivc Of the situation Of the people Of
Alachua and Levy and the eastern part
Of Lafayette counties Left homeless
with no food, the cotton crop ruined and
no resources at hand, starvation starea
them in the face. So serious, indeed, IL
their situation, the people who have
visited them are earnestly advocating a
special session Of the legislature 10 make /
some provision for them.
In the western part Of Alachua ooun'
ty. where thousands Of people lived |
most Of them were well.to-do farmers.
All Of their homes have been destroyed,
together with the provisions that they
had stored for winter. AZ Yule the
storm made a cleaner path than At any
other point Not tree remains stand
ing. Every store Is down and some
parts Of the buildings were carried three
miles. Goods, such as clothing and
dress fabrics. were found Eve miles
away tossed around trees or floating in
the Suwanee river.
The people have gathered what lum.
Der they could find and together with
logs, have made a camp in which men,
women and children are being sheltered
by the hundreds.
Their food is nearly gone. They can
no, use wagons or horses 90 get fresh
supply, but have sent men back and
forth, and thcy will make an effort 70
bring groceries down the suwaneo rivei
IN boat.
Nearly every house in Lafayette
county has been destroyed. Nothing Il
left at Mayo, the county seat. East o
tho suwaneo river the probable loss q
. the phosphate plants Is estimated a
$500. 900. In Lafayette county the valu
able cedar forests are lost. Stock ha
been killed BY the hundrcds All croT
have been destroyed and hundreds q
people are In distress They have n
homes and nothing 90 eat To add
their distress their farms are covere
with trees. which will have 20 be II
moved before the farms can be cult
vated.
y The turpentinemen ON either side
the river are financially ruined. A
= had invested all they possessed in q
turpentino lands and stills and ever,
thing is destroyed. Nearly all Of the
have discharged every laborcr they ha
This means that at least $500 men a
ont Of employment. Most Of the labo
err. many of whom have families, m
live on charity until thoy can find som
thing 10 do.
In suwaneo county many houses WI
( unrooted and fences blown down.
clear the roads Of trees will cost A
= ohua county 5000. There are % q
pentine stills with their equipms
camps and not one Of them viii ever
again, all tho timber being destroy
Yule, town Of 300 inhabitants, "
10 or 90 business houses, is destroy
The citizens called q massmeeting q
appointed a committee 20 solicit aid
the sufferers. Similar action was tai
at McClenny, Baker county.
Every phosphate plant in the vicin
OF Fort White, Columbia county, /
total WI, ok. Tho turpentine pee
there are completely ruined. Hardl,
tree being left standing in the woC
the stills are blown down and torn
their houses all wrecked and m
mules killed. Hundreds Of people
m out Of employment The suffering
= be great and assistance has been as
IAu for and the mayor will make an APP
to the governor Of Florida for assisia
In Alachua and Lcyy counties
families are reported destitute, and
- the little town Of Hilhard, Nassau q
- ty, between jacksonville and Wayci
the families are homeless aud wit
. food. The charitable contribution
other states will also certainly be
" quirod to alleviate the suffering.