The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-01

Inree are fatally injured and will die
I'he fatalities are likely to be much
greater when reports have been received
from the sea islands
Eoliowlng are some OF the casualties:
Bark Rosenius fNor). caps!2cd in the
Middle river: Linda Morgenroden (Rus
damage to rigging; Cuba (Ger). loaded.
aSroud opposite the city, surveyors re-
commend the dscharging of her cargo to
iioat The vessel; Amor UtaL), Allnc.
staL}' Assumptun trtencD, Decima
(Nor), Mlzpah (Nor), Law (Aus.). Fyl
none tBr), Diaz (Nor). were blown
away from their moorings, and drifted
across the river, but were towcd TO their
Derths, each having sustained slight
aanase 10 rigging, topmasts, etc The
schooner Island City, Harvey, Savan-
nah. for Baltimore, is ashore opnosito
quarantine station, in nine feet OF wa
ter; cargo Will have to be lirhternd
lSa!k kylcmorc, ut Quarantine for S1-
Vannah. Is ashore In marsh across the
nrn,h.hG ;iG wall. opposite the station, but
VIII get out without great damage
The Governor Snfford which ,ort
5eaufort,t =. c.. for Savannah TUESDAY
morning. went ashore on Daufusltip Is
lanu. and Is lying 100 yards high and,
dry inland. The steamer Star went tn
ift assistance this morning, but has
NOT NOT returned Much anxiety is felt for
the tug Cynthia, which left here he
Iore the storm with barge In tow. for
Brunswick. "
The harks Cuba and Rosenius. which
uriileu from their mOorings and went
ashore. IL Is believed may he saved
The schOoners Island CITY nnd n ~
Metcalf. which went ashore on t,,pi,.
WhV 10 sea. arc not damaged The bnrI,
hViemore broke away from her an
chonaGe at quarantine, and is living
Isaihsi ~, training wall half mile away
me loss Of small sailing vessels is
UPWARDS =,
hShore IN the marshes and creeks aud
on the beach ut the mouth of the river
lost or these were small coastinr yes-
sells plying between Savannah and
nelghDoring ports. The fun extent of
the damage and loss of life will NOT liza
known for several days.
ne centre or the storm passed east
Oh savannah and struck inland, north
oi mere The damage on the South Cnr-
oiiila coast Is believed to be heavy. but
| 80 Iar niue loss of life is reported. The
rice plantations OH the Carolina side of
the 90 .vGnnah river and along the river
vest ot here suffered heavily. The rico
u the heids was little injured. helms.
covered with water. but the storehouses
| thu Ili'ls are wrecked, and the rice
~, ~ - Il totai loss. Tho plantations
| OH Inc Ogcechee and Altamnha rivers.
| on the Georgia side. also were heavily
| DAMAGED "S
The damage in the city will probably
exceed Sl.000000. Hardly :; building es
! CO Hcd ana thousands of houses are
, ifesS' me work of clearing away
| me wreckaGe from the streets went on
All hlSht and to-day most OF the street c
| are nassabie. The parks are piiiabIn
| sights. Tail trees. torn UP by thci,
ROOFS. or broken In two, lie in swaths
| across shrubbery and flowers The ruin
| is compiete The famous Bonaventur,
| cemetery Tour miles from Savannah on
| me fhunderbolt road. is n scene of ruin.
| Jhere and in picturesque Laurel Grove
| Cemetery. monuments and srnyestOncs
are overturned, and in some instances
iile vaults are broken in. At the subur-
| pan villages ana resorts summer resi-
| uences were blown away and yachts
| and pleasure steamers were driven
ashore. in some instances, high and dry
ON the low bluffs.
| The Bethesda Orphan Home, founded
bV George Whitfield u century and a
| naif ago. seven miles I'm the country
| from savannah. was heavily damaged,
| but no loss of life occurred
| Ihree street car lines started opera =
tion at noon. The others are still lied
| hp and the cars aA standing on the
| tracks all over the city. The loss to the
| electric lines Is estimated at 100000
| ihe electric. telephone and police and
hrc alarm systems are all down. The
| Western Union Telegraph Company has
| forces Of men all along its lines
| The damage TO the railroads will foot
mn over S250.000. The wreckagc of The
| PIant system passenger depot and the
| Georgia and Alabama railroad freight,
| warehouse has been partially cleared
| away so that the yards and tracks arc
| passable and trains are running on time
| Lighthouse Keeper Evans reached Tho
citv in a boat late this afternoon wi; !,
the iirst news from 1'ybec Island at the
| mouth of the Savannah riI2r Tie
| storm there was severe,
All of the hotels are damaged and Tho
pavlions of the Hotel Tybee and South
| End Hotel. both large structures were
| carried awav. The Catham ARTILLERY
Clubhouse. at the south end of the
beach. was unroofcd The cottaras
fronting the beach for distance of
four miles are all damaged
The sea was driven over the low is
| lands between Tybee and the city. and
IL is believed the Tybee railroad is
washed away on McQueen's Island, n
distance of several miles. The road
! WAS constructed on the marsh and the
| loss will be heavy. There is believed to
| have been 10 loss Of life on Tybee
| 4 special TO the Morning News from
| Burroughs Ca. says:
| The storm started here yesterday at
| 10 o'clock and lasted until l:15 o'clock.
The trees We're blown down in the
| woods ana roads. About fifteen houses
| in different places are blown down. All
| the stacks in the rice fields are blown
down The new Ogeechee BAPTIST
| Church at Shiloh and the new Episconn-
l "a In saI Ia