The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-03
TAKING A CENSUS OF TREES.
THOUSANDS UPROOTED AND BROK-
EN- BY THE STORM.

The Number Blown Down In the
Park $40 out of Over 2,OOO-Many
Rare Trees RuIned-The Park and
Tree Commission Directing the
Restoration of the Parks and
Squares-The Damage Heavy, Bat
Not so Great ms at First supposed.
The park and tree commission is restor-
ing the parks and squares to a semblance
OF their former condition and saving trees
which were uprooted by the storm, but
which have a chance of surviving if re-
stored to their former positions.
The commission has converted itself
into a committee Of the whole for this
purpose and each member devotes a part
of his time each day to the work. Chair
man Stone gives a great deal of time to it
and visits each of the gangs at work in
the park and the squares twice a day di-
recting the work of restoring such trees
as have a prospect Of a new lease of life.
The commission is having a census
taken of the trees which were
leveled by the storm. 1t will show
that there were not hundreds
but thousands Of trees felled by the storm.
rooted, blown down or broken off. Many
people probably did not think there were
so many trees in the park but DR.. Stone
says there were over 1000 there. The
variety Of trees will be a surprise to many
people. This is shown by DR.. Stones list
of the fallen as follows Sixty-five pines,
10 live oaks, as water oaks 8 white oaks,
20 dogwood, 25 maple, 10 Pride of India, y
cedar casino, 10 wild orange, cataw-
ba, II elms, 20 sweetgums, blackgums,
5 Chinese perrets 3 mulberry, ] wild null
berry, / soquata, l catalpa, 20 lagorstroma,
10 umbrella, 10 sycamore, ironwood, 3
ash. sweet bay, magnolia, / poplar, 2
japonicas
THE damage is not so great as some
people might think" said Dr. Stone
There were too many trees in the park
any way and some thinning out was nee
assary in order to give the grass a chance
TO grow. The thinning hasn't been done
exactly as we would have liked, but still
there are plenty of trees left. Some of
the finest trees, however. were destroyed.
The greatest loss is the large long-lear
pines, which cannot be replaced. Those
pines had been there since the park was
a forest. The same is true of the squares.
While a great deal of damage has been
done. it Is not irreparable There were
too many trees in some of the squares,
and we had expected to do some thinning
out this fall. Many worthless trees are
left standing, while many nnc
trees have been destroyed. we
would have made a different selection,
but the Almighty has His own way of
doing things. 1t simply means that we
will have to plant great many more
trees this fall Hundreds of young trees
which were uprooted or simply bent over
are being saved. Mr.. Willink, the COM
missioner of public works, is cooperating
with us in this work. and the effort is
being made to save every tree possible.
The trees which were blown down in
Colonial park, said DIR. Stone, are no
loss they were simply left there because
shade trees we're scarce there. Better
trees will be planted in their places, and
which will be more in harmony with the
plan of Improvement"
Visitors to the city a few months from
now, DR.. Stone said, will not be aware
that the storm worked such havoc among
the trees.