The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-10-07
WRECK AND RUIN IN ITS TRACK.
A FURIOUS GALE.
Atlantic Coast States Swept by a Dostruc-
tive Hurricane.

A hurricane swept over Brunswick and
along the Georgia coast Tuesday which re-
suited in great destruction Of property and
the loss OF several lives
Owing to tho prostraton of the wires II
was 1 o'clock Wednesday morning before
teegraphic communication with Brunswick
was restored IL was then learned that a'
least four persons, namely William Daniels
Abel Davis, John Jefferson, and baby, nj
colored, lost their lives in the storm. Many
other persons are known to be seriously
hurt, and when full reports are obtninabl,
there Is no doubt the death list will be
heightened.
An estimate places the property loss n'
Brunswick alone at $500, 900.
The storm wus severe In Eastern Pennsyl-
vania and badly crippled the Pennsylvania
railroad between Altoona and Harrisburg,
washing out n tunnel ut Ardenheim, neat
Huntingdon. Eastbound trains were sent te
Harrisburg by way OF Tyrone and Loci
Haven.
The Hood channel and cofIerdam of tn,
new reservoir NJ kittanning Point were bad
ly damaged. Al Henratta, on the Altoont
division, the railroad bridge was washed
away. At Point View, summer resort on
the junata, about IA miles from Altoona
many cottages were washed away.
The storm practically paralyzed the Is. q
o. system east, west, north and south. III
some places the roadbeds have been washed
away, there are inumeruble landslidea, and
in other localities the tracks are obstructed
by fallen trees, which were uprooted and
carrcd away by the fury Of the gale.
Tho excessive rainfall caused big over
flow In the Juniatn river and its tributaries
and entailed great destruction to property
A cloudburst occurred west OF Huntingdon
Mt midnight. Many of the principal street:
were submerged, cellars Hooded, side streets
washed out, and several heads OF cattle
drowned.
Traffic on the middle division of the Penn
sylyania railroad was suspended, owing K
several washouts between Huntingdon and
I.ewistown, and landslide on Jacks noun
tain, which covered the tracks for distance
| of $50 ynrds, under hundreds Of tons OF de
bris. All the available wrecking crews oil
the middle division were called out
The loss Of life at many points was great
| At Savannah, Ca, the hurricane eos
nearly dozen lives and entailed u flnancia
loss Of nearly Sl,000,00O.
A special from Jacksonville, Fla, says; l
| Is Il conservative estimate to say that d
| people have lost their lives from yesterday,
| hurricane, and the number may run mucf
higher. :,
The destruction of the Pennsylvania rail
| road bridge across the Susquehanna mt Co
| lumbia overshadows all else In relative i'm
| portance. The bridge, which comprised 2
| spans, was completely demolished. II wa
| insured for S300,000 and everything wa
carried away, except the stone piers, tn
| single iron span and one Of the stone shor
| spans. The bridge proper was crushed L
| splinters., 1t was lifted bodily off the pier
and deposited just above In the water, por
tion resting on the piers. Not timber
| left standing.
| A report from Jacksonville, Fla, says
| AT La Crosse, Is buildings were destroyed
Rev. W. A. Barr, Mrs. +. +. Mcintosh an
| her baby were killed. Near there four Ia
borers, who were In cabin at the turpen
tine farm, were crushed by falling tire,
Newberry in west Alabama, is totally wreck
ed. G. $. Eastlin, Mrs. Nancy Olmstea
| and David Jones were killed.
/! At this place number Of people took re
fuge In box car which was In the path {
the cyclone. 1t was blown along the trac
and then of II. for 80 feet and every perso
in it was badly injured. Steve Mason an
George Johnston have since died.
At Grady, a small place, ~ houses wer
blown down, Il woman was killed, but bah
at her breast was unhurt, although II ha
been carried some distance by the wind.
The Sea islands, off Georgia and Sout
| Carolina, had almost repetition OF tn
storm OF 1893. Almost every cottage an
cabin In the wake of the storm was destroy
ed. but the water was not piled upon theI
| us Ill looo consequently tHo SuhNimb We
| not so severe.
The fatalities on the Sea islands were du
to accidents from falling timbers or tree
| more than to water. Only those who haI
pened to be caught out in boats WEI
drowned. The number of fatalities on th
Sea islands is not known, but it Is believed
will go over 100.
Twenty negroes were killed on the riC
plantations by falling timbers. The Sc
island cotton crop is badly damaged, tt
cotton being washed off the stalks.
At Lake Butler, Bradford county, G. l
Harkey, Mrs. j. NJ. Fitch and her infaI
were fatally hurt. Many buildings wei
blown down.
At this place the wind blew to pieces tw
cars loaded with bricks, and negro, Hem
Sullivan. who was 800 yards away, was xii
ed by being struck by one Of the hyin
bricks.
On Judge Richards turpentine farm fol
convicts were killed by falling trees.
Baker county four towns were almost t
tally destroyed. They are McGlenn,
Sanderson, Glen st. Mary and Oluste
No one was killed outright In these town
but many were injured, among whom WI
Mrs. @. s. Richardson, James McAlpin an
North Webster, all OF whom will die.
At Live Oak the destruction is complet
dut no loss Of life is reported.
Near Welborn the house Of Amos Viii
was destroyed and two of his children wei
killed. At Lake City eight business hous
and thirteen residences were destroyed. Mr.
Sarah Fletcher and two boys were kille
and Dora Jennings and Jonas Melberry We