The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-01
DISASTER IN FLORIDA.
Probably Fifty Persons Killed Dur
in the HuTricnne.

in the Hurricane.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. 30.-A special to
the Commercial-Appeal from Jacksonville,
Fla, says; 1t is a conservative estimat te
to say that fifty people have lost their lives
from yesterdays hurricane, and the num-
Der may run much higher. News from that
portion of the State where the storm first
struck is very slow in coming, for wires are
down and railroads are impossible. Search
ing parties which went out this morning
have not returned, and it will be to-mor-
row before the full extent of damage is
known.
The hurricane struck Florida at Cedar
Keys, and reports show that it passed in
it's path of destruction over twenty towns
and villages and that between thirty and
forty people have certainly been killed
Cedar Keys is about one hundred miles
southwest of Jacksonville The hurricane
which had been churning the water of the
gulf first struck this place village of
1,500 inhabitants. The only report which
has come concerning Cedar Keys is that
the town has been swept away and many
lives have been lost. This report comes
from Gainesville, which is fifty miles away.
Nobody has been able to get anything di~
rect from Cedar Keys.
Moving northeasterly the storm struck
WillistoWn, a small town, where eleven
houses were blown down, one person was
killed and several so badly hurt that it is
thought they will die. Near here is d large
turpentine farm where State convicts are
employed Twenty of these were huddled
together in a cabin. A heavy tree was
blown across the cabin and six of the con-
victs were crushed to death.
In Alachua county the storm did fright
full work In Gainesville the Methodist
Church and about twenty residences and
business houses were destroyed and, while
a number of people were hurt, no fatalities
are reported.
At La Crosse fifteen buildings were de-
stroyed. Rev. w. A Barr, Mrs. A f. Nc
Intosh and her baby are reported killed.
Near there four laborers who were in
cabin at a turpentine farm were crushed
by falling trees.
Newberry. in West Alachua is wrecked.
C. J. Eastlin. Mrs. Nancy Moss Frank
Olmstead and David Jones were killed
At High Springs, Melissa Harden, Jane
Morris and Sallie Mobiles, colored women.
are rept6ced to have been killed. AT this
place a Eumber of psople took refuge in
a box car which was in the path of the
cyclone. 1t was blown along the track and
then off = a distance of fifty feet, and every
person IL j was badly injured. Steve Ma
son and George Johnson have since died
At Graey. a small place, twelve houses
were blown down. a woman was killed
but a babe at her breast was unhurt al
though it had been carried some distance
by the force of the wind.
At Lake Butler. Bradford county, Mr. c.
H. Harkey. Mrs J. NJ. Futch and her in
fant were fatally hurt Many buildings were
blown down. AT this place the wind blew
to pieces two cars loaded with bricks and a
negro, Henry Sullivan, who was three hun
dred yards away. was killed by being
struck by one of the flying bricks.
on Judge Richardss turpentine farm four
eonvicts were killed by falling trees. II,
Baker county four towns were almost to-
tally destroyed. They are McClenny, San
derson. Glen ST. Mary and Olustee No
one was killed outright in these towns, bur
MANY we're injured among whom We're
Mrs. c.}s. Richardson, James AIeAlpin and
NORTH webster. all of whom viii die.
AtfI,ive Oak the destruction is complete,
hut mo loss of life is reported. Near We'll
boh the house of Amos White was de-
stroved and two OF his children were killed
= At Lake city eight business houses and
thirteen residences were destroyed. Mrs.