The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-30
BRUNSWICK BADLY CAUGHT.
,srAvY DAMAGE AND LOSS OF LIFE
REPORTED.

Negroes anu SeFeEdA AcESohS Sc
r;ousIy Injured-SeveraI Leading
RuSIness Houses Totally Wrecked,
and Numbers of Others Badly DAM
ared-shipping Suffers Severely.
brunswick. Ca, Sept. 29.-Bruns-
wick was wrecked by the hurri-
cane to-day. Property loss estimated be-
tween 900 and $4,000 Loss Of life four
en- far as known. They are colored, John
Jefferson and baby, Abel Davis, William
Dauiels. Injured so far as known, Mrs.
NTarigold Virgins and child, Mrs. Richard
Purcell. These three have heads crushed
in. but will probably recover.
The greatest losers of property are:
Electric and Gas Light Company, plant
demolished; loss, $4,000. Glauber e.
1saacs, wholesale grain and gro
Gerry warehouse, total wreck; loss, $4,000;
I. Ariosa Opera House, total wrecf
about $4,000; Jacob L. Beach, residence
partly wrecked Downing Company.
wholesale grocers, damaged; Brunswick
Grocery Company; E. H. Mason & Co,
ship chambers, Breisneek's brick build
ing and warehouse, J. B. Wrights brick
building, Oglethorpe Bank building
J. S. Wright's building, Scarlet
block, Crovatt block, Ward block,
Wills residence all seriously damaged; st.
Johns church wrecked completely; St.
Anthinasus church and school buildings
wrecked completely. St. Marks church
badly damaged; Altamaha cypress mills
badly damaged as to destruction of lum-
her: fire department bell tower badly
damaged; county court house damaged
considerably, so as to be unsafe for
further use. Partial damage is done to the
city hall II. S. McCrary's residence, e.
Bobstons residence, Plant system shops,
Southern railway warehouses, Union de-
not Gwinns warehouse, ice factory,
Kaiser Bros, j. T.. Palmer, Times-Ad-
vertiser, Morning Call, C. McGarving, G.
Loewenstein, Southern Express, Mallory
line, B. H. Levy Company,
J. NJ Madden, steam laundry, Michel
sons block, H. NJ. Miller, Adams Drug
Company, Oglethorpe hotel, D. Lisner,
W. H. Devoe, D. ]. Dillon, Rosenda Tor
ras, J. NJ. Bloodworth.
In shipping circles the damage is ter
rife A detailed loss UP to date is as fol-
lows:
The Spanish bark Incarnation, loaded
for sea and anchored across the shoals,
drifted in and was aground, badly listed
and her rigging nearly destroyed.
On the marsh side of Turtle river is
three-masted schooner aground between
quarantine and South Brunswick 1t is
the Lizzie e. Dennison, from quarantine.
The Norwegian bark Longfellow lost
her jibbOOm. and is ashore across from
the Plant system dock
The American bark H. L. Routh had
her windlass broken, and is lying easy
ashore, with 105 fathems of chain asteTn,
between McCullough's dock and quaran-
tine.
The brig Jennie Hubert, loaded and
down the river, was blown over to Brandy
point and is aground.
The schooner Sarah Fuller broke her
hawser, and is ashore off the Brunswick
and Western docks
The pilot boats Oracle and Pride are
aground opposite the Brunswick and
Western docks
The schooner Harold was dismantled
and sunk, with 5000 pounds of dynamite
off the Brunswick and Western docks.
The hurricane deck of the Pope Catlin
was blown off, and she was blown on the
marsh.
The home boats are all safe. and none
OF them badly damaged, so far as known
Al Sterling station several houses are
down, and one lady, Mrs. Clark, badly in
1ured by falling timber. AT st. Simons
Mills the Hilton & Dodge Lumber Com
pany suffered severe loss. The Episcopal
church was wrecked, and much damage
done to stores and residences. No report
from Hotel St. Simons yet In the rail
road yards, in Brunswick, almost every
uncovered freight car is unnoofed. All
the telephone, telegraph and cleo
trlc Tight wires are down and
damage cannot be we'll estimated.
At quarantine station, several of the
buildings including the officers quarters.
are down, but Surgeon Burford is safe
Al the new docks of the Southern railroad
the eastern warehouse is down, and much
olher damage done. Hanover park, the
pride Of Brunswick, is wrecked. Every
street is strewn with debris
lIhe above account of the disastrous
work OF the storm at Brunswick was
brought to Savannah last night by Mr.
. w. Deming, the Morning News special
correspondent there, who reached here on
the savannah, Florida and Western train.
at 25O a. M