Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-02
Tuesdays TORNADO.
rur DESTRUCTION THAT TT
WROUGHT IN FLORIDA.
UNPRECEDENTED VELOCITY OF WIND.
FOR One Minute. 10 Il Reported, IL
Mas Nearly 100 Miles nm Hour
for Five Minutes IL Was More
Than 20.


lshed since the hurricane Of Tuesday
snapped the wires. as II came rushing
rorthWard from the Gulf The advices
which have reached here OF the storms
work in Florida cover the state pretty
fully. but they have come by mail
The blow came ashore from the Gulf
on the coast line extending from Tampa
10 cedar Keys Tampa getting only the
southern edge Of the blow. Its path
across the State was narrow one,
though a large area seems 10 have been
affected in greater or less degree by what
mieht be called the edges Of the storm
The registry Of the velocity ,of the wind
AT the Government Weather Bureau IN
Jacksonville. showed the remarkable and
unprecedcnted record Of nearly 100 miles
an hour This terrific gale fortunately
lasted only about minute, out tof hVe
minutes. Of which 20 was part the We
l0city was shown TO be rather more imam
seventy miles an hour.
Tho path of the greatest severity oil
the storm seems 10 have not been more
than about forty miles wide After pass
ing over q strip OF territory lying within
the northern part of the State, the storm.
according 10 the weather authorities.
passed on 20 the Atlantic coast, which 1t
followed north.
AT TAMPA.
The storm passed around Tampa. and
there was but very little damage there
resulting from wind. but the high tides
played havoc. and several thousand dol
lars damage was done TO property along
me bay. shipping along the river-tront
suffered considerably. The tide over
flowed Port Tampa city. and the lower
floors OF many horses were under water.
st Jacksonville the damage was con-
fined 10 the demolition or trees. electric
wires and signs.
AT Ncwbcrry the damage was consido-
rsb.c The wholesale and retail store OF
Williams Brothers. containing a stock OF
goods valued az $1,000. was blown down,
and most OF the goods were ruined A
phosphate plant was demolished. and
some horses were killed.
AT Crazy. the saw-mill plant of Crazy
d Mcdonald. the largest I'm this part Of
the State. is a complete wreck. and
thousands Of acres of timber lands are
destroyed.
The heaviest losers are the turpentnc
manufacturers. Those heard from re-
port total loss, and say that they will
be compelled 10 so out Of the business.
All Of the trees are down, and it is linz
possible I'm many PAGES TO ride through
the woods. even on horseback. The loss
70 the timber interest will reach 100000
The Cummins Wood and Timber Com
pdny viii be the heaviest losers 1t will
cost the county several hundred dollars
10 clear the roads Of trees.
Callahan reports that barns sheds. e
number of dwellings and two churches
we're entirely torn 10 pieces. Two Sa-
vannah. florida. and Western railroad
buildings were unrOOfed. Two bOx-cars
We're blown from the sidetrack. and got
on the main inc and went two or three
miles before stopping.
LOSS, $4,000.
As nearly as can be estimated the loss
will amount 20 s. JO.0Oo
40 Macclenuy the Baptist church and
one Of the largest stores were blown nat
upon the ground: the principal boarding
house was unroofed. the county Jail sui
fered the same fate. and a number of
small dwelling-houses were RACED. others
were blown from the foundations. Not
fence was left standing.
AT Gainesville. building erected by
ID. H. Cooper for a saw-mill but which
was fun of furniture, was totally de-
stroycd and a warehouse was demolish-
,d A negro church was turned over on
jas side and four negro huts were blown
down
ln Brauord. the Presbyterian and
Methodist churches were blown to the
ground. The Drew Lumber Company
mill is a wreck The roof was blown from
Giibcrts mill. and about One-thrd of the
Tin roofing was blown from the Plant
system depot. Many out-houses and ne |
gro dwellings were unroofed or blown
down. The store Of ". Williams, gene /
Ial merchandise. was badly wrecked.
At Lake Butler seventeen miles west /
o. Starke, Odem Brothers and Thomas a !
Sons stores were wrecked and the goods /
badly damaged The Baptist church ana /
cid courthouse were blown down. Me /
Kinney's Clubhouse was blown down ana /
The cotton scattered
Fort White caught the full force of the /
blow. Nearly every store and dwelling |
In the town was more or less damaged. |
The Methodist, Baptist. and Presbyte- |
rian churches were demolished They /
were valued at $3.50 500. and $500 re- /
spectively. The public school building ,
shared their fate The Plant system de- /
pot was unroofed. The losses to the !
merchants on theic. stocks and buildings /
range from 800 to 81 2oO each The prin- |
cipal losers are 4. Dahlin. J. w. Steven /
son, j. r.. Anders. Leonard d Leonard. /
Jacob Farlowsk j. T. Lester DR.. Bynum /
druggist. j. 4. Lee. Sparkman Brothers, |
Pearson Brothers, j. W. Bell. W. IL. Muir /
rel, Webster Brothers, r. X. Turner Il. /
vs.. Pitts, and DR. Grower (druggisO.
TREMENDOUS VELOCITY.
High Springs claims that the air-mon- /
ster scorched through the town at the /
rate of 100 miles an hour Trees and /
houses wen. down like card board. and |
only half a dozen houses are left TO point /
out TO the investigator once prosperous /
town. Women had their children blown |
out Of their arms. and men were knocked !
down like nine-pins The freight depot. /
used as a refuge by many, was partly /
demolished and refuge was sought I'm /
boX-cars on the track. Among the losses /
were those of the Higden Hotel. one OF 1
the largest buildings in the town Levy's /
store, the Auditorium. VinZeant. Fulch a |
Co.'S furniture factory. the High Springs /
on Companys establishment, Werners /
store. and about twenty-five residences. |
The new passenger shed OF the Plant /
system was totally demolished. The ,
building had been just completed. and the |
new building for the general offices had |
alf The windows blown I'm and was Hood |
cd. About twenty smaller stores were /
partly wrecked Part Of the new Plant !
system hospital was unroofed
other towns IN Florida felt the force OF /
the blow but the damage was rival. /
None Of the famous large hotels sunc~ed ,
TO any extent worth mentioning. AMI 10 /
is believed here that the above story I
covers the path OF the blow I'm the state
80 fully that there IS very little left UNI