The record-union., 1896-10-01
Is a Result Of the Storm Which Visited
That Section on Tuesday.
Over Twenty Towns Wrecked and
Fifty Persons Killed.
Cedar Keys Swept Away and Large
Number of Casualties Reported
Great Destruction and rlany People
Killed in sOther Sections OF the
Country.
Country.


ATLANTA (Ga.), Sept. 3O.-A special
from jacksonville Fla, to the Con
stitution'' saws: The West Indian hur-
ricane which entered Florida at Cedar
Keys Yesterday morning and swept
through the southern part in a north
easterIy direction left death and de-
struction in it's path. Owing to the
Drostration of telegraph wires and delay
10 trains due to WaShoutS, only meager
reports have been received, and yet,
meager as these reports are, they show
that over twenty towns and villages
have been wrecked and forty or fifty
persons have been killed, while prob
ably thrice as many more received in
jurieS Of more or less serious char
acter.
About 4 o'clock in the morning the
hurricane, which had been churning the
gulf, left the water and swoOped down
on Cedar Keys, a town of l,oOO inhab-
itants. about 100 miles southwest OF
Jacksonville. Six hours have elapsed
since the storm struck Cedar Keys, but
not one word has been received di-
rectly from that place as to the dam
age done or the number Of lives lost.
No trains have been able to reach there,
because the tracks are covered with
heavy timber.
The only report from Cedar Keys
comes by way of Gainesville, fifty miles
northeast OF the gulf town, and is to
the effect that Cedar Keys has been
swept away and many persons killed
and injured. This report reached
Gainesville by courier from Williston,
which is twenty miles north of Cedar
Keys The report is hardly exagger-
ated. as Cedar Keys was directly in the
path of the hurricane and received its
full force as it leaped raging from the
gulf.
After demolishing Cedar Keys the
storm, moving in q northeasterly di-
1ection, struck Williston, a village lof
400 inhabitants. AT that place eleven
houses were wrecked, one person killed
and fifteen wounded. some it is feared
fatally.
Near Williston is a large turpentine
farm in which many State convicts are
employed. Twenty OF these cenvicts
were huddled in a cabin across a-hieh
the storm blew a great tree, crushing
six Of the inmates.
Leaving Levy County. the hurricane
dashed across Alachua, one of the
most populous counties in the State.
where a number of persons We're killed
and many more severely injured
At Fort White, in Columbia County,
It is reported that six persons were
killed. but the report has not been con-
1irmed.
From Columbia County the hurricane
dashed across Duvall, its edge striking
Jacksonville, but doing little damage
and causing no loss Of life. In Nassau
County, however, just north OF Jackson
Vile, the hurricane settled together with
additional force and did fearful work
At Bologne the schoolhouse in which
there were over thirty children was
wrecked, and five children killed. Miss
Ada Stewart, the teacher, escaped with
a broken arm. Lila Raines. twelve
year-old girl, ran from the schoolhouse
gust before it collapsed and FASTENED
10 her home. As she entered the house
it was wrecked and the child was killed.
Harry Johnson who was with her was
also killed and Mrs. Raines was ia
tally injured.
At billiards the schoOlhOuse was
wrecked and four children were killed.
At Kings Ferry, on the st. Mary
River, Andy Johnson, Moses Sasslter,
Simon Henderson, Mary Jones and her
child all negroes, were killed. Mrs.
Fisher was nursing a sick child and
the infant died as the house collapsed.
The mother escaped. Two schooners
loading lumber at Kings Ferry were
blown from their moorings and landed
in a marsh, three Of the sailors being
killed.
From Nassau County the hurricane
Dassed into Georgia, destroying a log
ging settlement in Camden County
lust across the line, and killing four
persons.
Folkston. Ca, near the Florida line,
was also struck, the schoolhouse being
wrecked and four children killed
1t is impossible to accurately esti-
mate the property loss Of Florida, but
conservative men say it viii exceed
s.. 600, 900.
VIOLENT IN GEORGIA.
SAVANNAH (Ga.), Sept. 30.-The fa-
falities by yesterdays storm so FAR foot
no eleven The body of Captain Charles
- Murray of the Inflated tug Robert
Turner. which was blown ashore in the
Savannah River, was found to-day. II
was brought to the city by rescue
rug. Later the body of one OF the
deck hands was picked up by the
United States revenue steamer Tybee
which has been on relief duty since the
storm subsidized. James Mcclure, 2
passenger on the Turner, and two decF
hands are stiiI missing. Fanny Jack
son, colored who was injured by 9
falling roof in Southville, died to-day
Riley Williams, colored, crushed under
a roof dfad fn-piphf
The injured have all been removed tc
the hospitals or their homes. Three
are fatally injured and viii die The
fatalities are likely to be much greater
when reports have been received from
the Sea Islands.
The damage to shipping is heavy
The Governor Stafford, which lef
Beaufort, s. c., yesterday morning. Wen
ashore on Daufskie Island and is ly.
ing one hundred yards high and DRY
inland. The steamer Star went to hel
assistance this morning., but has no
returned. There is much anxiety fel
Cor the tug Cynthia, which left here be
fore the storm with barge for Bruins
wick.
The barks Cuba and Rosinius, which