The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-10-03
FIFTY MET THEIR DEATH
FAIR FLORIDA ~ now LAND or
DEvAsTATION AND WANT.
of Prosperous Towns In the
PeninsulaF State.

Memphis. Tenn. Sept. IA special 70
ne Commerciai-Appeal from Jackson
Vile, Fla. says:
II Is a conservative estimate TO say thai
~ people have lost their lives from yes
terdays hurricane. ana the number may
run much higher. News from that por-
ton OF the state where the storm 1rst
struck Is very SLOW IN coming in. for the
wires are down and railroads are impas-
sable Wrecking parties which went out
this morning have not returned, and Il
will be tomorrow before the full extent OF
the damage 10 known.
The hurricane struck Florida al Cedar
Keys. and It passed In Its path Of destruc-
ton over 20 towns ems villages, and re-
ports show that between % and 10 people
have certainly been killed. Cedar Keys
Is about 100 miles southwest OF Jackson
Vile The hurricane. which had been
churning the waters OF the gulf, nrSt
struck this place. a village Of 1850 inhab-
iiants. The only report which has come
concerning Cedar Keys In that the town
has been swept away AMI many tives
have been lost This report comes from
Gainesville. which Is 50 miles away. No
body has been able to get anything hed-
mite from Cedar Keys. Moving north
eastssiy. the storm struck Willistown. n
small town. at which II houses were
blown down. several persons killed and
several 50 badly injured that they will
die.
Near here is a large turpentine farm.
| at which state convtcts are employed The
conyicts were huddIed together In q cab
in. a heavy tree was blown across the
cabin and six of the convtcts were crush
ed 10 death.
In Aiachua county the storm did fright
| ful work In Gainesville the Methodist
church and about % residences and bus
| mess houses were destroyed. and quite a
number Of people were hurt but no Ia
| tsiities are reported At La Crosse Is
| buildings were destroyed Rev. W. A
Barr. Mrs. F. Mcintosh and her baby are
| reported killed. Near there four Iaborers
| who were in cabin at a turpentine arm
were crushed by falling trees. Newbu-y
is totally wrecked c. J. KAstlin. Ma
Nancy Moss. Frank olEstead and David
| Jones were killed.
At High Springs A Herrin, James Nor
ris and Sallie Mobiles. coIOrsd. are report
/ ed killed. Al this place a number OF peo-
pie took refuge in q boxcar, which WAs
in the path Of the cyclone. 1t was blown
along the track and then wrecked. ana
| every person in It was badly injured.
Steve Mason and George Johnson have
/ since died.
At Crazy. a small place. Il houses were
| blown down. a woman was killed. but =
| babe al her breast was unhurt although
| ii hsd been carried some distance by the
force OF the wind
AT Lake Butler Bradford county. c.
H. Harkey, Mrs. r. n Fulch and her
infant were fatally hurt Many buildings
were blown down At this place the wind
blew to pieces two cars loaded with brick
and Henry Sullivan. q negro. who was
800 yards away. was killed BY being
struck by one Of the flying bricks
On Judge Richards turpentine farm
four convicts were killed BY falling
trees
In Baker county four towns were al
most totally destroyed They are Nc
Cleeny, Sanderson. Glen St. Mary and
Oiustee- No one was killed outright IN
these towns, but many were injured.
amcng whom were Mrs- c. 8. Richardson
James McAlpin and North Webster. all
At Live Oak the destruction IL com
plete, but no loss Of life IL reported.
Near weiborne the house OF Amos
White was destroyed and two Of his chill
dren were killed. AT Lake City eight
business houses and L residences were
destroyed. Mrs Sarah Fletcher and two
boys were killed. and Dora Jennings.
Samuel Hudson and Jonas Maybrey were
fatally injured. Six persons are reported
killed al Fort White, In Columbia county.
The hurricane passed over Duval coun-
ty striking the edges OF Jacksonville, do
ing little damage There was no loss OF
life here. Just north OF here. however.
In Nassau county. considerable deStruc-
ton Is reported. Five children were XIII
ed IN the wreck or q school mouse. Inc
teacher. Miss Stuart, had her arm bro
ken. Lila Rails. q I2-year-old girl. TAs
, killed at her home, her mother being
fatally injured. Harry johnson was also
killed. AT Illyand another school houss
wac wrecked. and four children killed
At Kings Ferry Andy johnson. Moses
, Lassiter. Simon Henderson. May Jones
. and a child were killed. Ms. Fisher
, was nursing q sick child. and the child
, died as the house fell The mother wa
hurt but will recover. Three sailors
: were killed on schoonerS that were load
ing lumber at Kings Ferry.
! Across the line In Georgia the destruc
: ton was continued. At FolEstone. which
is near the Okefenekee swamp. the schoo
house was wrecked ana four chIldres
killed Several casualties are reported
in Camden county. Georgia
, The storm then continued on its wal
to Brunswick and Savannah. There
no way TO estimate the property loss
5 Florida The losses may seem heavtea
s new than they will when more CLOSELY
= examined. but talk with insurance mei
: IL that Florida losses will foot up to mil
{ lions. This seems, however. an excessive
4 estimate