The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-01
GREAT DESTRUCTION
IN THE SOUTHLAND
Savannah and Brunswick Stricken by
the West Indian Storm.
WASHINGTON IS ALSO AFFLICTED
Loss Of Life Along the Coast Not Yet
Estimated, but Likely to BE Large.
Details of One Of the Most Relent.
less Hurricanes of Recent Years.

Savannah. Ga, Sept. 30.-The West
Indian hurricane that swept over the
city and this section yesterday has
hardly been equaled for intensity and
destruction within the memory of those
now living. The wind reached It's
highest velocity shortly after ~ o'clock,
but its exact velocity may never be
known. The instrument at the Weather
Bureau registered sixty-six miles an
hour, and then went to pieces. The
blow was practically over within two
and half hours. but for that time 1t
ragged with an intensity heretofore un-
known. Tin roofs Were rolled up every
where AZ II made of tissue paper.
Bricks and wires fell every where. The
buildings unroofed or partially de-
stroyed have not yet been enumerated.
Shattered trees cover every street, and
these. with hundreds of fallen wires.
make the streets impassable. The total
damage Is estimated at from s1OO,OOO to
81 500, 00O In Savannah and Chatham
county. The list of fatalities SO far is
about nine. all in or near the city.
There has been no way of reaching the
islands near the coast. IL Is likely the
fatalities may be in the hundreds. all
told. Telephonic communications with
Brunswick was established at an early
hour this morning. The loss Of life at
that place is reported to be five in num-
Der The property loss there Is said to
exceed $SOOo0o.
LATER DISCLOSURES.
The fatalities by the hurricane which
swept Savannah and the country south
ana north of here was Increased today
by tn. iinding of the body of Captain
| Charles l.. Murray. OF the Robert Tur-
u.r. which went ashore in the. river be-
| low TN. city during th. height of the
| storm Three of the crew besides Cap
| tain Murray were drowned, but their
| hnai.s h,vr n,t vet been recuvcred
! MA, ete,u,,r Govern,r Stafford. which
! left B.nufurt = g for Savannah YES
l,r,i;,y. has no, been heard from and il
! is suupus,d she. is ashore. The steam
,., St,,r l.f, This morning I'm search uf
,,.. G,,r',n,,. St,,,fnrL ,rhp finding uf
| ,,.,,,,in Murray and tb,. drawing of
,i,. -, ,h,. ,.r.,v j,s increased IN.
d., I,,J 80, far. r., ,.,,.v,u Tv,
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,.. I'm A., ,a,u..l, ,Inv, !. million
80, w WI. ~ '", $50, t',,;,,,;,r ~ ,h.
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w! - "','as' A., ~. ,I,n,,tinns
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Washington, Sept. SO.- me NtS' IN
dian tornado, which struck washington
between II y. IN. and miuuiSht ias'
night. respected neither ofli'Iai nor mp
: Lima, il. I,i'pprit.l Ii ripped OH
uf the coming of the While foust an"
I laid low most of the historic trees IN me
| white House grounds. ihc'uu'hs '',t
elm tree which Lincoln piah,ed' II
carried away part OF the ROOF ol ihe
state department. where the "iliclal
documents are stored, nut iorluhatel!
left them uninjured. The Costly rool
of the Patent office, constructed after
the fire there some years ago was
rolled up and distributed all around the
| neighborhood and skyllghts haif an
inch thick We're remoressly beaten in.
/ The naval observatory ana III iact'
pretty well every other public puilding'
was more or less darlaseu. Dip,oina'ic !.
residences were not spared. Ihat OF
the French minister was ieit roo'less
and even the substantially pui!t EN-
bassy of Great Britain suffered tne loss
of portico under when the BRUSH am
! baSSadOf was accuStoilleu W 'i' III VIC
summer evenings ana receive ms
friends.
CHURCH TOWERS GO.
6,,urohes and tbaatres suffered alike
rha S,ate rnnf nf the Church Of the
rn,,onnnt WHARF President Harrison
usad tn worShin was blown down and
noch senarate sIate Inv a curious freak
nIanted itself unrirht in the gra ISIS
,,nrkinc which snrrounds the edifice
SIN mora disa strous was the fate of
| thn Nov. york presbvtar;on cburch
which Mr. Rrvan recentlv attended
s;tt;ng In 1,incoIn,s now The whole
,nv.er of that ed;fice was reduced to
natcbwood Nearly everv other church
T., tha oitv snfsa,sd r,or. or loco and
H.. ,bsatres we've eoraIlv visited The
,n,,.a, ,f tha cra,d 60. house forn,~
o,.,, Aihomsb,s was hiou,n to nieces
far,,,nataiv without h,,rtin, o,rbodv
,hl,,ai, ~ aahr;s stiii nhStr,o;S ~
,,.noIo ,,'idtb ~ ono nf Tho hroadas,
80, r., wosh;ngton Saw.roi nt,,a,.
,haatra, Ios, thai,. roof. In whole ~. IN
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