The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-30
SAVANNAH SWEPT
BY CYCLONE.
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The Savannah hospital and the Geor-
gia infirmary were unroofed. The City
and Suburban Street railway car sheds.
IN which were stored twenty cars, were
blown down. The Georgia Hussars
aTTnory was badly damaged Nearly
every store in the retail part of the
city was more or less damaged
THE DAMAGE TO THE SHIPPING
was less than in 1895. The Norwegian
bark Rosenious, anchored in the har-
Dor, was capsized The German bark
Cuba, loaded with naval stores for
Hamburg. went aground below the city.
The bark Mia, loaded with naval
stores, and ready for sea, was blown
against the training wall five miles be-
low the city and is lying on her side.
The tug Robert Turner went to pieces
against the government jetty house at
the mouth of the Savannah river.
Three of her crew ard the captain.
c. H. Murray. are supposed to have
been lost. The others were rescued by
a tug. Two vessels at Quarantine were
blown across che river and are high
and dry. The Uni,ed States revenue
cutter Tyboe sustained slight damage.
Small
BOATS WE'RE THROWN ABOUT
in every direction. The Flora left at
9 a. m. with a heavy cargo for Bru1s-
wick. She is in charge of Captain Jen-
kins, her owner.
The steamer Governor Stafford, Cap
tain Strobner, was to leave Beaufort for
Savannah at 10 a, m. Grave fears are
entertained for the vessel. She was
due at Tybae at room and it is thought
the storm was at that hour at its height
at the island. The steamboat Star ar
rived from Bluefields at II o'clock get
ting in just in time. The bark Hilda
left last night for Brunswick in tow
of the tug Cynthia, and no news has
been received from her. One hundred
thousand to $4,000 is believed to be a
low estimate of the damage to the ship
ping.
TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
was cut off at the beginning of the
storm, and no wires have been working
in any direction since noon. This re-
port being sent by train for transmits
sion from Millen, Ga. The Western
Union Telegraph company had its force
of linemen out in all directions. The
only train 10 arrive in the city since
the storm began is the northbound
Plant System fast mail, which arrived
two hours late, and is now awaiting
Information as to the condition of the
track north of here. A special train
was sent out late this afternoon over
the Plant System. but has not yet re-
turned The Central railroad will run
out special train tonight. No trains
have passed over the Florida Central
and Peninsular railroad.
One of the most complete wrecks is
Forsythe park which has been the pride
of the city. Three-fourths of the trees
are blown down. and are laying in every
direction The city is a
TANGLE OF WIRES.
The street cars stopped running soon
after the blow began. The warehouses on
the river front were badly damaged The
Savannah guano mills, Conan, Hull &
Co. S guano works and the Southern Cot
ton on company's mill and storage sheds
on the river front were badly wrecked.
The heaviest damage was sustained by
Gomar, Hull & Co., their mill being al
most total wreck.
At Gordon shaft flying timber from a
building a hundred feet away, struck
Wallace johnson, a clerk, killing him in
W. G. Thompson was killed at the
wreck of w. S. Bacon & &Co' S mills.
Several people were also injured In the
destruction of Gordon's wharf.
Four negroes in Southviile, a colored
settlement in the southern portion OF the
city were caught under a falling roof and
killed.
There is no communication with the ad-
jacent surrounding country. Forces OF
men were sent out on SUBURBAN cars TO
the nearest resorts but have been un-
able to reach them and every road has
been impossible owing to the fallen trees
No news has been received from Tybee
Island, which suffered SO severely during
the cyclone Of August, 1893. The reports
indicate that the damage and loss OF life
will be greater than then.