The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-10-07
Fuller Details of the Destruc'
ton Wrought by Tues
days Storm.

says: The West Endian hurricane en-
tered Florida at Cedar Keys. town of
1900 inhabitants about 100 miles
southwest of Jacksonville.
The only report from Cedar Keys
comes by way of Gainesville. so miles
northeast of the Gulf town. and is to
the effect that Cedar Keys has been
swept away.
After demolishing Cedar Keys, the
storm. moving in a nortbeasterIy direc-
too. struck Williston, village Of 400
inhabitants At that place, II houses
were wrecked. one person killed and
Is wounded. it lie feared fatally.
10 Baker County. which adjoins
Bradford, the work of destruction was
continued. AIcClenny, Sanderson.
Glen, S.. Mary and Olustee. 10 this
county. we're almost completely de-
stroyed.
At Olustee three churches were
blown from their foundations. No one
was killed outright ia these towns, but
over 90 we're Injured. Of whom Mrs.
Richardson, James McAlph aud Moab
Webster will die
Continuing 10 Suwanee county the
hurricane struck Live Oak. demolisb-
ing many houses aud iujuriug several
perao ons. but none fatally.
Welborn in Suwauee County was
also wrecked
Leaving Suwanee the storm contin-
ued its work Of destruction 10 Colum-
bia County Lake City was in the
hurricanes path and suffered severely.
The State agricultural! college at Lake
City was badly damaged and panic pre-
vailed among the students
WAsu1NGraN, Sept. 30.-Thc West
Indies tornado. which struck Washiag-
ton between II p. %. and midnight last
uight respected peither official nor di.
plomatic proprieties. It Itripped off som E
of the coping Of the historic trees in the
White House grounds. including the
elm tree which Lincoln planted (and
this gave the relic fanatics a fruitful
field for their operatlons), it carried
away part of the roof of the state depart
ment, where the official documents are
stored. fortunately left them unipjured.
The costly roof Of the pateut Office was
picked up and distributed all around
the neighborhood AID skylights half 40
inch thick we're remorselessly beaten
in. The naval observatory, and in fact
every other public building was more
or less damaged.
Churches and theatres suffered alike.
The slate roof Of the Church of Cove
nant. where Presideot Harrison used to
worship. was blown down and each
square slate. by curious freak, planted
itself upright IN the grass parking which
surrounds the edifice. Still more disas-
trous was the fate of the New York
Avenue Presbyterian church which
Bryan recently attended. sitting 10
Linooln's pew The whole tower Of the
edi6ce was reduced to matcbwood and
persons in search of souvenirs bad 20
difficulty 10 obtaining them.
Nearly every other church in the city
suffered more or less and their antipodes,
the theatres, we're equally visited
The total destruction Of property 10
Washington city by the storm is esti-
mated at nearly half million dollars.
BEAUFORT SUFFERS.
BEAUFORT, Sept 29.-Wi,hout waro-
ing from the weather bureau or any 10
timation Of anything to be expected.
Beaufort was visited to day at - o'clock
and lasting until 2, with quite as vio-
lent aud destructive cyclone for the
len 9th Of time it lasted as the memoT-
able one Of Aug. 81, 1898 The vio-
lence, force and velocity of the wind
eqalled if it did not exceed that of 1898
and if we had experienced as high tide
the destruction OF lite and of property
would have been proportiooatcly great
er AS it is, the town haa suffered ter
ribly The chief and greatest sufferers
are among the Oldest and most stauuch
houses. such as the Col. Paul Hamil-
ton house on The Point. the Middleton
Elliot home (farmerly Edmund Rhctt)
the club house formerly Col Tenn
Elliott's. now property of Commodore
Bradley in which Col. AverlIl resided,
the Dr. Prioleau houses oa the old Col!
Robt Barnwcll. avenue. the Gage
house (formerl,; Tom Rheft's houe),
Mr. +. w Sohcoer's house iorseriy
Middleton ji..iios's) next door TO Dr.
Stuart. II! of them we're anroofed
and their ;i' coverings. al;er be;os
rolled up like scrolls we're hurled