Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-30


Against the torce OF the wind-Meagrs /
Details Of th. Tempest RAssges.
Savannah. Ga. SEPT. 90.-A worse |
storm than that Of August. 1899. IL |
not the worst in the memory OF those |
living here. ragged in this city yester |
day. business In the city was sus-
pended for over an hour. the storm |
being furious for that length OF time.
No person dared appear on the streets. |
The street cars halted. elevators |
stopped running. electric currents were
shut or. through fear or because Of
breakage: windows and shades wer.
blown In everywhere. wires were hurled
down. trees were razed. fences blown
down houses unroOfed. portions Of big
buildings we're wrecked. vessels turned
over in the river. church steeples
t"ppled and the streets were literally
strrwn with debris OF every imagina-
Lle kind.
shook the whole City.
The stoutest buildings I'm the city
tremhled There Is the greatest appre-
hensl1n for vessels out and for small
craft that are known to have been
In the blow. Relatives OF persons known
To- ba at sea are frantic in their en-
d"avors To- receive news from them
The money loss. 1t Is estimated. will
reach 5000. 900 to $500. 900.
some of the Damage Done.
Among the prominent buildings dam
aged are: city Exchange. Savannah
theatre. John Rourke Il Sons Savannah
Gun factory. savannah Pants factory:
Conner HUI x Co. guano factory;
Henry solomon 4 Sons. wholesale
grocery building: a. :. Brown & Sons.
planning mills: Plant railway system
depot. n total wreck: Plant system
shops: Central Railway Of Georgia
shops; Chatham Academy: Prrsbytcri.
un and Lutheran churches; ear sheds
eff the city and Suburban Railway COM
pany: Savannah Brewing company.
Hundreds Of dwellings are either
totally demolished or damaged and
many OF the principal retail stores
ct the city are sufferers.
Ten Deaths Reported.
There has not been such "a general
loss from "A storm in this city In years
The loss of life IL is feared will b.
great. already ten deaths arr reported
and more will be today.
Mesg-r Reports fr"m the storm Center.
Atlanta. Ga, sept. 3o.-A disastrous
hurricane swept over Brunswick and
along the GeorEia coast yesterday
morning. McaEcr reports have been
received from the storm center. which
say that the hurricane was ore Of
terrific force. and that great damage
and possible loss of life resulted All
the wires along the coast are down,
and up to "a late hour last nigh; COM
munniCation had not been restored To-
brunswick. Savannah or Charleston
The wires are down for ~ distance ~
forty or nifty miles this side Of Hruns-
wick and no information has been rr-
ceived from that place. except hy
train. which l~ft there while the storm
was still raging.
Great Destrurtiou at Esunswick.
The train was delayed in Brunswicls
tw" hours yesterday morning. the en-
gin" being unable To- make hradvay
against the wind which was blowing
ut n high velocity. The railroad tracks
were obstructed 10y trees and poles and
the only train which cam. from
brunswick was preceded by wreck
ing train and crew for "A distance OF
twenty miles. MIR III. " Merrill. OF IN.
Atlanta Telephone company. reached
Atlanta late last night from Brunswick
and states that the city Of Rruns-
wick H. badly damaged and that three
hig vessels were sunk In the Bruns-
wick harbor. The latter were blown
away from their moorings. The waves
of the and the wind DESTROYED
much of Bruusvick's shipping inter-
ests.
Teiegraphic Com mupication Restored.
Many houses In the suburbs We're
blown away. and the water rushed
through the streets in torrents. carry
Ing property. household furniture and
Naluablcs toward the harbor. Tele
rraphic communication was restored
with brunswick at 1 o'clock this
morning. and the authentic news of
the hurricane Is being received.
-Four persons were killed outright in
brunswick as follows: William Dan
icls. Abel Davis. John jefferson and
baby, all colored. A careful estimate
places the damage at s25o0co Many
persons were dangerously injured. The
storm in Savannah was equally dis
nstrous. and several persons were killed
IN that city.
Georsis's Loss.
Savannah, Ga, Sept. S0.-The
West Indian cyclone that swept over
this section yesterday was hardly
equaied in destructiveness within
memory OF the living. The velocity
will never be known. The instru-
ment st the weather bureau regis
tered &c miles when it went to
pieces. Hundreds OF roof. were de-.
molished and many buildings par
TALLY destroyed. The loss to Savan-
nah and vicinity is nearly . million.
There are 10 known fatalities 90 far
in or near the city. There 10 no wav
Of reaching the islands near the
coast. where The fatalities may b,
hundreds.
Death ~ Alsaaadris.
Alsxaadris. Va. Sept. so.-Alsx-