The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-08
WRECK and RUIN IN IT'S TRACK.
A FURIOUS GALE.
Atlantic Coast States Swept by a Destruc-
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 the prostration of the wires 1t
was / o'clock Wednesday morning before
telcgraphic communication with Brunswick
was restored IL was then learned that at
least four persons, namely William Daniels,
Abel Davis, John Jefferson, and baby, all
colored, lost their lives in the storm. Many
other persons are known 10 be seriously
hurt, and when full reports are obtninable
there is no doubt the death list will DO
heightened
An estimate places the property loss at
Brunswick alone NJ 100000
The storm was severe in Eastern Pennsyl-
vanig and badly crippled the Pennsylvania
railroad between AltOqnu and Harrisburg,
wishing out tunnel ut Atdcnheim, near
Huntingdon. East1Ound trains were sent TO
Harrisburg by way Of Tyrone and Lock
Haven.
The Hood channel and coiIerdam ofthe
new reservoir az kittnnning Point were bad
ly damaged. At licuratta, on the Altoona
division, the railroad bridge was washed
away. AZ Point View. summer resort on
the Juniatn, about IL miles from Altoona,
many cottages were washed away.
The storm practically paraiy2ed the II.
o. system east, west, north aud south. In
some places the rOAdbcds have been washed
away. there ARE inumerablc landslides, and
In other localities the tracks are Obstructed
by fallen trees, which were uproOted and
CARED away bv the fury OF the gale.
Tho excessive rainfall caused big over
flow IN the JuniHta river and its tributaries.
and cntni,ed great destruction to property.
A cloudburst occurred west OF Huntington
Rt midnight. Many Of the principal streets
were submerged, cellars flooded, side streets
washed out, and several heads OF cattle
drowned
Tranic on the middle division of the Penn
sylyania railroad was suspended. owing to
several wa-houts between Huntingdon and
I.ewistown, and "a landslide ON jacks noun
tain. which covered the tracks for distance
Of $50 yards, under hundreds OF tons Of de-
bris. All the available wrecking crews on
the middle division were called out
The loss Of life at many points WAS great
At savannah, Ga, the hurricane cost
nearly "a dozen lives and cntailed financial
loss Of nearly Sl,0O0,0O0.
A special from Jacksonville, Fla, says: IL
IL a conservative estimate 10 say that %
people have lost their lives from yestcrday's
hurricane. and the number may run much
higher.
The destruction Of the Pennsylvania rail
road bridge across the Susquehanna at Co.
lumbin oyershadows all else in relative i'm
portance. The bridge, which c)mprised -
spans, was completely demolished. II was
insured for $780, 200. and everything was
tuEIlcu hWhN, except Nu' tiOut Il'lS' AHc
single iron span and one Of the stone shore
spans. The bridge proper was crushed TO
splintcrs. Ii was lifted bodily of the piers
and deposited just above in the water, n por-
tion resting on the piers Not timber is
left standing.
\ report from Jacksonville Fla. says
AT La Crosse, 10 buildings were destroyed.
Rev. W. \. Barr, Mrs. L. +. Mcintosh aud
her baby were killed. Near there four ln-
horers, who were In cabin at the turpen-
tine farm. were crushed by a falling tree.
Newberry. In west Alabama, Is totally wreck
ed. c. S. Eastin, Mrs. Nancy Olmstead
and David Jones were killed.
At this place number Of people took re-
fuge in a box ear which was In the path Of
the cyclone II was blown along the track
and then of Il. for so feet. and every person
In II tHus badly injured. Steve Mason and
George Johnston have since died.
At Grady a small place, ~ houses were
blown down, "A woman was killed but a babe
at her breast was unhurt, although IL had
been carried some distance by the wind.
The Sea Islands, of Georgia and South
Carolina, had almost repetition OF the
storm OF 1898. Almost every cottage and
cabin in the wake Of the storm was destroy
ed, but the water was not piled upon them
as In lsS3, consequently the suffering was
not so severe.
The fatalities on the Sea islands were due
TO accidents from falling timbers or trees
more than 10 water. Only those who hap
pencd TO be caught out In boats were
drowned. The number Of fatalities on the
Sea islands is not known, but Il is believed II
will go over 100.
Twenty negroes were killed on the rice
plantations by falling timbers. The Sea
island cotton crop il badly damaged the
cotton being washed Off the stalks.
At Lake Butler, bradford county, c. II.
iarkcy, Mrs. j. VI. Fitch and her infant
were fatally hurt. Many buildings were
blown down.
At this place the wind blew 10 pieces two
cars loaded with bricks. aud IA negro, Henry
sullivan, who WIS 800 yards away, was kill
ed by being struck by one OF the flying
bricks
On Judge Richard's turpcntinc farm four
conyicts were killed by falling trees. In
Baker county four towns were almost to-
tally destroyed. They are McGlcnuy.
Sanderson. Glen ~. Mary and Olustec.
No one was killed outright In these towns.
but many were injured, among whom was
Mrs. &. : Richardson, james McAlpin and
North Webster, all OF whom will die
At Live Oak the destruction il complete.
dut no loss OF life il reported.
Neur Wclborn the house Of Amos White
was destroyed and two OF his children were
killed At Lake city eight business houses
and thirteen residences were destroyed. Mrs.
Sarah Fletcher and two boys were killed,
and Dora Jennings and Jonas Melbcrry were
fatally injured