Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-02

half .Mile race tract. and its natural
araSRaoe - into LeWts creek Thts 1aha
bfoke it0 banks and emplied Its wateU
insp lie swollen Lewis creek with the
result that etannton experienced the
McSt disastrous Hood IN its histogy.
The nodes Of James Smith. his wife.
aaughter and nandchnd have been re-
covered. TIE negro settlements along
Pump street were particularly expoeed
70 the rushing waters. hut "a - beteved
that nearly al its snhab ttants escaped.
fcvty-two being rescued by Benjamin
HaGley and d. Middlecamp. The nood
destroyed the gas works and wrought
havoc abeus the railroad yards.
ONE uUxDarD LOST fsEsR Lsvca
Latest Essl1oss e tbe werk % b Cy-
elsas is Florida
Pensacola. Fla. Oct . Railroad
communication with the eastern and
middle parts o. the state has been re-
established and narrowing taics are
being received Of the West India storm
which swept over the peninsula OF
Florida Monday night Ind Tuesday
morning. It appears that the torn lefl
the gulf and struck the coast about
Cedar Keys. which Is . 90 be al
most completely wrecked. Fr0m there
II swept I q northeasterly course. ita
diameter being about forty miles. across
the state, doing fearful damage 1T the
towns Of Gainesville. High Springs.
|Iewberry, Lake City. Bronsford. Gala
han and many others. Brick ana frame
buildings were blown down. and near
Callahan several children were killed
in . school house which was wrecked.
The wind In reported to have reached
q velocity of 100 miles IN hour. and
there was widespread destruction In
b path Of h Storm IL b impossible
yet TO learn how many persons were
killed. but Il Is believed that the dead
will be fully 100. and that many others
were injured. Much damage IL report
"a At Jacksonville. but no loss OF life.
as the center Of the storm seems "a
have passed to the north Of the city.
The estimated damage e. the turp~n-
tine and lumber camps IN b ccntrs
part Of h state n ssoe.ec".
WORST - BEARD vR0N SAVANNAH.
sSo - lAss ssA rrspsssy Res.s,s - u
Wss-ns1see se rybe~.
Savannah. Ga. Oct. 2-Thc vorH,
OF the TORNADO new from this city
has been told. The number of deaths
reported up Z this time is twelve. and
there viii probably he M other bodies
found. The city has recovered entire.
~ from the hiov and business r. nov
going on without interruption N~v,
from Tybce island o. not e~n~oursgine
Tybee raiiruad n badly damaged and
trains cannot reach the island. Joseph
Thompson's cottage at Tybec vss about
the only one OF the dwellings hat wa,
wholly demolished. The wind cut q
wide swath along the railroad track
destroying almost everything near q;
Trees and grass were blow up b,
the ton and scattered al Over ths
track II IN said thai % ~ almost whoi.
" buried under the debris and o. vii
take some time TO clear g. The wort
OF gearing away he debris al
the Tybee road has airead,
begun md . new station viii he bull
at once. The track and bridge vii
he put in repair right away and O
II expected trains will be running 20
q few days. The damage to propert,
on he island 10 almost $4,000. Ths
\ rice crop In Savannah section will n,
shortened one-third by the storm. Tn.
loss on Savannah and section win b.
S1.ceo.oee.