The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-09
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THE HORRORS OFTHE WEST INDIA
. CYCLONE INCREASE
= ls Now Believed That = IIsndred
People Lost Their Lives IN the
Storm In Florida ansl That Fslly
~ May Others Were Injured
Widespread Destruction IA the
Path Of the storm.

Memphis, Oct. PA special to the
( C0Mmercial-Appeal from Jacksonville.
En-. s0ys: 1t is a conservative csti-
mate to say that fifty people have lost
7 tAeir lives from the hurricane, and the
number may run much higher. News
from that portion Of the state where
the storm first struck is very slow in
coming. for wires are down and rail
roads are impossible. Wrecking pnr.
ties which went out this morning have
not returned and 1t will he tomorrow
before the full extent Of the damage
Is known. =
The hurricane struck Tlorida ut Ce.
dar Keys and reports show That Il
passed In its path Of destruction over
twenty towns and villages and TINT
between thirty and forty people have
actually been killed. The hurricane
which had been churning the water Of
the gulf first struck this place, vii
iage of 1900 Inhabitants. The only re.
port which has come concerning Ce-
dar Keys Is that the town has been
swept away and many lives have been
lost. This report comes from Gaines
Vile. which is fifty miles away. No.
body has been able to get anything d.
rect from Cedar Keys.
Across the line into Georgia the de-
vastatiOn was continued. At Folkston.
which is near the Okeffenokee swamp.
the school house was wrecked and four
children killed. Several casualties are
reported in Camden county, Ga. The
storm then continued it's way to Bruins
wick and Savannah.
There is no way to estimate the prop
crty loss in Florida. The losses may
seem heavier now than they will lie
when more closely examined. but talk
with insurance men here is that Florl-
da losses will foot up $2.O0O,OOO.
One-HunLred Killed.
Pensacola. Fla, Oct. 3. = Railroad
communication with the eastern and
middle parts of the state has Just been
rc-established. and narrowing tales are
being received of the West India storm
which swept over the peninsula of
Florida. 1t appears the storm left the
gulf and struck the coast about Cedar
Keys which is said to be almost com
pletely wrecked. From there 1t swept
III q northeasterly course. its diameter
being about forty miles across the
state, doing fearful damage at tho
towns Of Gainesville, High Springs,
Newberry. Lake City, Bronsford. Cal
lahan and many otner places. Brick
and frame buildings were blown down
and near Callahan several children
were killed in school house, which
was wrecked.
The wind is reported to have reached
q velocity of hundred miles an hour,
and there was widespread destruction
IN the path of the storm. 1t is impos-
sible vet to learn how many persons
were killed. but it is believed the dead
will be fully a hundred, and that as
many others were injured. Much dam
age is reported ut Jacksonville. but no
loss of life, as the center of the storm
seems to have passed to the north Of
that city. n.
Stricken savannah.
Savannah, Ca. Oct. 2. - The lurri-
cane which swept over savannah has
cost nearly q dozen lives and entailed
a financial loss of nearly $1,000, 600.
Mach report that is received liz worse
than the first reported. 1t was thought
only one death would be the result Of
the hurricane, but the number has In
creased until there are eleven persons
reported dead.
Hundreds of residences ere injured
and the most beautiful trees III the city
are down. The loss to shipping will
amount to 100000. Tybee, Thunder
Bolt. Montgomery and Isle of Hope,
all prominent resorts near this city,
were hurt by the blow. At Brunswick
four lives were lost.
Death by Drowning.
Richmond, Va, Oct. 2. = The city of
Staunton. in the Shenandoah valley,
Tod 1Hx,o In
lives were lost and great damage done
day caused the lake. to rise and flood
the city. All the water courses in the
valley became raging torrents and
swept over their banks, carrying de-
struction in their paths. The water
invaded the lower portion of the city,
rising so rapidly TINT many were un-
able to escape In time and were en-
quilted. Others barely escaped with
their lives. leaving their property to
the mercy of the water. Houses were
swept from their foundations. In
several cases persons were with diff
flculty rescued from the roofs and uD-
per stories.
1t is impossible at this time to to
ascertain the extent Of the loss of life
or the extent Of property damaged.
The latter will exceed half q million.
telegraph poles are down and wires
hopelessly entangled. Scores Of fami-
lies are homeless and many are anx-
iously seeking to ascertain the where
abOuts ard safety of friends or are
making fearful search for the bodies
of those w:lom they know have per-
ished. It is the worst catastrophe
StauntOn has ever experienced in times