The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-10-08
SEVERE WIND And
RAIN STORM.
Sweeps The Atlantic Coast From
Florida 20 Maine-Mueh Dam
age Done.
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.

mated That Nearly si. 600 900 sf Prop
srty ~. Destroyed -ytsr4a. .nA a~s.-
~. sudsr Aesi-rhs stssua-. I-.trse-
tive WORK In Raleigh a., Dsrh.m-l
hri.f Rsperi. frsm A.sy rsis,..
The greatest storm We have had IL
several years ragged in Raleigh last
Tuesday evening. Toe rain Vas A.
ccmr~nied by terrific wind
creating havoc and doing dam
age 20 p'ope-ty and trees gen
er.lly. The storm WAS most severe
from $50 20 $50. Trees w.r. blown
down, fences topplc dover. signs So ai
sailing up the street and al manner
of damage done.
The sheets were blocked with /
fallen trees, limbs and telegraph and |
telephone wires, making II almost
impossible for pedestrians 20 walk.
On Fayetteville and other bus |
Iness streets awnings were torE and |
tattered. The wind blew with great
velocity, sweeping all small objects
before II.
Many buildings were unroofed
during the storm. The market house
roof was damaged very badly. the
tin roofing on one side being nesrly
all torn away. The roofs TO the Var
boro and Park hotels and other
buildings in the city were more or
less damaged.
Weather officer Won Herman re-
ports that the gale travelled a. i We
locity of 2G miles an hour. A few
years ago the wind blew at the rate
of 80 miles per hour. which was the
most severe wind storm ever known
in Raleigh.
In The County.
The storm was not so severe IN
the eastern part of the county. but
all reports from other sections tell of
great destruction of property. Many
farmers report that the wind strip
| ped the fields of cotton. One farm
er reported that the ground was
covered in his section with loose
cotton, and the fields presuted the ap-
pearance of snow. Trees were
blown down and farm houses injur-
ed.
A sad and distressing story comes
from St. Matthews township near
Garner. When one OF the strong
est blasts of wind was expending its
fury, giant oak gave way to the
force of the elements and fell on the
house Of Mr.. G. y. Trice. The weak
) timbers Of the house gave way be
, fore the tree, which crushed IN OF
/ Mr.. Trice, his wife and little son
Mrs. Trice who had just retired wa,
caught by flying timbers and crush
ed to death. Mr. Trice and little
5 son, who were sitting near the fir,
] place, were knocked to the hool
when the house gave in, but tbeiI
3 njuries were only slight and the,
l managed to FIND the way out from
E under the wreckage.
AtOthsr Points In The Stale.
AT DURHAM-A terrible wind anC
rain storm struck here last nigh
causing considerable damage. Tn
;. large prize house of w. 7. Caring
ton which contained about half
million pounds Of leaf tobacco com
. pletely collapsed and is an entir
:, wreck.
The following is list of the fac
tories unroofed by the storm: Black
:, wells factory, about two thirds q
9 the roof blown off, Il. /. Lyon To
:. bacco Works partially pnroofed. H
. Z. Morris d Son Manufactory Con
= psny completely unroofed. La!
= Durham and Pearl Cotton mills roc
badly damaged and partially III
:, rooted.
= r. ID. Jones prize house, one-thir
- roof gone. Several stores on Mai
= = street were slightly damaged and
~ number of trees and small shanti'
y were blown down.
y The storm created great deal I
~ damage at Louisburg. The immeni
n tobacco warehouse constructed In
~ summer was knocked down by Il
wind. The warehouse was well file
with tobacco and the damage dol
!. J. will run up in the thousands.
At Henderson the storm was vel
destructive. A large tobacco war
As house was knocked down there.
" Last night between the hours Of
and Q o'clock Roxboro was the vi
o. o. tim of a most terrific storm. Tree
"a y houses and fences yielded to its po'
~ erful sweep and this morning four
% % the town in a deplorable conditio
"a The large prize house of Foush
-. and Stephens, containing a5o
V $l2, 900 worth of fine tobacco. "
" com pletely demolished. An acjoi
ing prizery of J. j. Brooks was al
q. swept away. The Alliance prize
Ut was likewise blown entirely dow
even carrying with it the brick u
a. derwork. The large fOur-story pr;
-, Company and two prizsries of j.
Long were also shaken from the
%, base, one losing its roof and the OF
I er two being so dislocated as to re
'.e der them dangerous. 1t is thong
they will have to be rebuilt y
=. of the churches was severely da
"a aged By the falling of tree acre
-. ~ the roof. The depot and one of I
~ warehouses were partially uuroof'
IL The fetal loss is estimated
N about 800, 900. Most of the loss
IA -, covered by tornado insurance. Wo
~ men are at work repairing and
he building.
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ZEN SAVANNAH, Ca, Sept. 3O.-1
tly hurricane which swept over Saw
in nah yesterday at noon, cost nearl
ere do zen lives and entailed . flame
on, loss of nearly 81, ,0O0.000 Each
I port that il received is worse than
nm, last. At first it was thought o
ON one death would be the result OF
Il a hurricane, but the number has
We, creased until there are eleven pee
hat reported dead. MANY promin