The morning times., 1896-10-03

IN from THE South, carrying destruction
with IL. boats, wnarves ana small houses
We're hurled upon the sIiore and breaking
into fragments, covered the streets with
wreckagc, rendering them almost lmpass-
aDic, While the torrents of water rushing
thrOu gh every open space would take the
strongest man of his feet.
HEAVY YPROPERTY LOSS.
At 10 u. m, the worst was over. the
wind subsidized, the .wiiter began to recede
and by p. m, people could begin reckon
ing up the losses and clearing away the
wreckage.
1ne property loss is very heavy. Aside
from uirecG damage from The storm wniie
the sa,e m.is ~ ITS neisnt, tire Droke out
III the Bottini lOuse and 1t was burned.
Inc force oi the wind totally demolished
uhe iaiSe, nanusume Methodist Episcopal
SluIcn .soatn, s.ie Lcdur hrSs aIs.. :'.,.ooi
cOlOred churches, several private resi-
denccs, ana AL Tile fish houses except one.
IL also badly danaSed Il ntmber OF Iesi-
uenccs and stores.
TheSuwaneeicefa fac Tory, Wolf IS cedar mill. .
the Eagle Pencil Company's mill. also the
large ianDer mil IL ' =. j htriCng ana tie
pianins nii ol Moycr x Sens, Jus. completed
anu rcauys1or WORK, suficreu considerably.
The ice factory is 20 Lauly damaged that 1t
Is uouDifui II IL hiafls ~ again. lie others
VIII repair and resume business.
The rlorida Genital ana fenInsula Rail
road Is heavy loser, as all the tIack
trestlins Is washed a way TroIu here for u
distance or three ana One-half miles. 1t
will probably be a month before tIains
run through, hut the people are told they
will run within four miles by tomo rrow
and mails Will be dlspa tcleu anu received
| win boat running a a connecting link.
DEATH LIST MAY GROW.
The adjoining island OF Atsiena Otie also
| suffered considerably; the Faber company
| beng the principal losers. Their storage
room. with about 3,lU0 cases OF cedar
ready for Shipment WAS washed away, AM
the cedar has gone TO sea. They also lost
tine OIL" nuii'.ings anu CONTENTS. wharf
| and cedar logs.
Baa as lne Iuss Of property is it Is feared
| that the neXtfew uays Will reveal a de-
| plorable loss OF life as well. SO far as
heard UP to tCoay eighteen p,.rsons have
| been drowned. vi The whites SIX belonged
To one family mother, four children and
| u niece.
| came III al 10 o'olock tuesday morning.
| Her jury rigging hau 10 te cut away "a
| prevent capsiLing. She reported that at
ozark MnuGa night nearly one hundred
| vessels were -sLunorcu Upon the sponge
! bars, and ut daylight this morning no'
/ one WAS in sight some may have MADE
| harbors at otner FONTS, but many nave
| gone down.
At p. IN. Wednesday part of the crew,
| clgnt men of The sEonser hosalie, came
| III IN their sinu" dngies and reported thai
tneir scno"ner haa capsiZed ana SUNK
| Off shore anu Iour men had been drowned
| Much anxiety Is felt in regard to fisher
| men.
iue r,'sult of the storm will be particu
| larly disastrous To those engaged In the
iisnIng Industry, which had opened VI
| with the most tlattcring prospects lor
! successful season, and wnicn Is now cut OF
| from shipment by railroads. They viii
| lose at least Il month or their lest time
and cannot hope To do more tnan pay ex
pcnscs.
Seine OF the handsomest and apparently
most substantial buildings are damaget
beyond repair