The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-08
Ln-s OF Life by the Storm.

NNAA - '' = ' I
S. .'i'. 100
SiFn' D.. H. =
T~-,imated Property Losses.
ans s4lr.1. a. ............ S40O.0GO
Rrs... T.. IA. ............ 400 O0
T..ait ..... ..... ........ 1000. 500
ZGrrt; itH.> 10000
E.n.,-.or. Pa. and vicinity =. 1.00C.u0O
Elrp5iol. %. ............. 10000
Snyrutu. az. ........... 1000. 900
$ !-laI". oU0.UU
s.aarii'. ia. ............. 3J0.OOO
Wa>rr1tr %. II. &. .......... 2J0.oO0
A. ojttr ]. 's ............ 1000. 800
4 IS a. t.tlservative estimate to say
7la' tft. p"Dp!r have loS their lives from
1hc Florida hurricane, and the number
| ma} ton Hlirh higher. News from that
p%og'.t ut IIe State where the storm
| ir,j s'.,ch is very slow in coming. for
wir,>ale Junl and railroads are impassa-
| bic. The hurricane struck Florida at &C.
lar Keys. q village of LOO inhabitants,
and r%elo,,~ show that it passed in its
paln .f destruction over twenty towns and
/ Will cr1. and that between thirty and
forts persons have certainly been killed.
reja' KEYS is about 100 miles southwest
i |a'f~onyiilo. Moving northeasterly,
'ba storm struck Willistown. a small
Town. Nhor" eleven houses were blown
io@n. 'tno person was killed and several
- lady hurt that it is expected they
v&l dc.
Nets Jacksonville is a large turpentine
fara, Nher" State convicts are employed.
r~rn's "f these were huddled together
~ cabin. a heavy tree was blown
i'i.Ss ia" c?bin and six of the convicts
0r', crushed to death. In Alachua Coun-
. t1c storll did frightful work. In
f. :,~filir the Methodist church and
ih'ft lUoli,F residences and business
4''> .- were destroyed, and while Il num-
t"r a. prDul" were hurt no fatalities are
tp'.'ed. 81 La Crosse fifteen buildings
Ner" destroyed. The Rev. w. A. Barr,
NJ =. +. Mcintosh and her baby are
reported killed. Near there four laborers,
Wiz" were IN a cabin at Il turpentine farm,
"'f. 'rp>hc.i by falling trees. Newberry.
10 West Aluchua. is totally wrecked.
{. j. .ta~iiin. Mrs. Nancy Moss, Frank
VpS."2l and David Jones were killed.
AZ High Springs. Melissa Harden. Jane
N"t..S and Sallie Mobiles. colored women.
o." reported to have been killed. At this
r4a", a naurber of people took refuge in
= boy ar. which was in the path of the
}o!"'e. Il was blown along the track, and
non of ia distance of fifty feet, andevery
l"rS"n IN il was badly injured. Steve
Mason ald Geo. johnson have since died.
~ "racy. Il small place. twelve houses
we're bi"Wndown: a was killed, but
d rahe at her breast was unhurt, although
" hdd been carried some distance by the
''F'c Of the wind. At Lake Butler, Brad
''"' County. Mr.. c. II. Harkey, Mrs.
'. VI. iutch and her infant were fatally
l'i' Many buildings were blown down.
~ thiS place the wind blew to pieces two
,d'S loaded with bricks. and a negro,
l.''.Fy sullivan. who was 300 yards
away. was killed by being struck by one
we lying bricks. At Live Oak the
~ NttNrtlon Is complete. but no loss of life
: reported. Near Welborn the house of
tAlos White was destroyed and two Of his
"Hdr"h were killed. At Lake City eight
'Sih"Ss houses and thirteen residences
''' 'iic. 1 }ttN Nv 'iI'
"' boys We're killed and Dora Jennings.
>%"lHneI Hudson and Jonas Mabrey were
ajaiiy injured. Six persons are reported
1llrd AT Fort White, in Columbia County.
IA" hurricane passed over Duval Coun-
: striking the edges of Jacksonville. but
''liig very little damage. Just north.
i'"rv"r, in Nassau County. considerable
is reported. Five children
killed in the wreck of a schOolhousc.
MSS Stewart. the teacher. had her arm
'H"k'n. Lila Rails. Il 12-year-old girl.
vas Killed at her home, her mother being
atally injured. Harry johnson was also
l'''d. At Hillyards, another schoolhousc
wrecked and four children were kill
~ At Kings Ferry. Andy johnson.
Noses l~.aSiter. Simon Henderson. May
ones and Il child were killed. Mrs.
Usher was nursing Il sick child and the
infant died as the house fell. The moth
= was hurt. but will recover. Three
M'or We're killed on schooners that We're
lumber at Kings Ferry.
iher" is no way to estimate the prop
rty loss in Florida. The losses may
ecm heavier now than they will when
acre closely examined. but talk with in
arancc .lcn is that Florida losses will
UP - ,oh0.O00. This seems. however,
n excessive estimate.
term Enters Georgia.
Ac"oSs tie line into Georgia the devas-
to"n WAS continued. Al Folkston,
'h'ch IS near the Okcfinokee swamp.