The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-10-08
CEDAR KEYS SWEPT AWAY.

And Wide Furrow of Devastation
Flowed Through Florida.
ATLANTA, Ca, Oct. la special
from Jacksonville, Fla, to the Consti-
tuition says:
The West Indian hurricane, which
entered Florida at Cedar Keys yester-
day morning and swept through the
southern part in northeasterly di-
rection, left death and destruction in
its path. Owing to the prostration OF
telegraph wires and the delay Of trains
due to washouts, only meager reports
have been received. And yet, meager
as those reports are, they show that
over twenty towns and villages have
been wrecked, and that forty or fifty
persons have been killed, while proba.
bly, twice as many more received
wounds more or less serious.
About four o'clock in the morning
the hurricane, which had been churn-
ing the gulf, left the water and
swooped down upon Cedar Keys, q
town of $500 inha bitants. about one
hundred miles southwest of jackson.
vile.
Thirty-six hours have elapsed since
the storm struck Cedar Keys. but not
one word has been received directly
from that place as to the damage done
or the number of lives lost. No trains
have been able to reach there because
the tracks are covered with heavy tim.
ber.
The only report from Cedar Keyes
comes by way of Gainesville, SO miles
northeast Of the gulf town, and is to
the effect that Cedar Keys has been
swept away, and many persons killed
and wounded. This report reached
Gainesville by courier from Williston,
which is 20 miles north of Cedar Keys
The report is hardly exaggerated. as
Cedar Keys was directly in the path of
orce as it leaped raging from the
gulf.
After demolishing Cedar Keys the
storm, moving in a northeasterly d.
rection, struck Williston, village Of
400 inhabitants. At that place IL
houses were wrecked, one person
killed and Is wounded, some, it il
fatally.
Near Williston is a large turpentine
farm, on which many state convicts
are employed. Twenty of these con-
victs were huddled in q cabin, across
which the storm blew great tree,
crushing six of the unfortunate in
mates to death.
Leaving Levy county, the hurricane
dashed across Alachua. one of the
most populous counties in the state.
where a number of persons were killed
and many more severely injured.
Flood in tho Juniata Valley.
HUNTINGDON, Pa, Oct. ]. = The
valley is experiencing a de-
flood. scarcely less in extent
than the great flood of 1899 During
The last "a hours the rainfall has been
and the climax was
reached at a. IN by q cloudburst just
west of this city. This volume
Of water swept through the western
end of the town. washing out streets,
houses. carrying away out
and drowning several head
Of cattle. Many families were obliged
TO flee from their homes Traffic on
The middle division of the Pennsylvx-
mia railroad has been wholly sus-
pended, all through eastern trains
going around by way of Lockhaven,
On the Northern Central. The Penn
,ylvania's tracks. Eve miles east of
hero, have been washed out, and
slide on Jacks mountain, ten miles
east, has covered the tracks for
, distance of 200 yards. Tele-
graphic communications with the
east is also suspended. In Bed
ford county on the Raystown
branch. two houses were carried away
It Saxton and RiddlesburR, the occu.
pants having to Zee from them in their
night Clothes The farmers suffered
greatly BY the destruction q esops