The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-02
STORM IN THE SOUTH.
Great Distraction OF idfc and Property In
Stanton md Savannah.

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STAUNToN, Va, Oct. 1.-The flood
here was caused by much the same con-
ditlons, but, of course. on a smaller
scale, as those which resulted In the
Johnstown disaster, namely, the burst
Ing OF lake and the emptying OF its
waters Into u stream already badly
swollen by the. rains; From 10 to l2
O'Clock on Tuesday night the rain came
down In torrents and sUon changed Lew
is creek, which runs through Staunton,
into y mill race. The creek, after II
enters well into the city, flows down
through large arched sewer under
Central avenue soHthward nearly 70
Main street. where It defects slightly TO
the right, and still pursuing Its UNDER
ground course, turns to the eastward
again after It crosses Johnson street,
parallel with Main street. This creek
became u raging torrent and the water
being In too large volume to pass the
tunnel, backed and quickly swamped
the neighborhood, Including many large
gardens.
A handsome brick, stone,trlmmed
building, owned by S. ". SWilker, and To-
Gated on Central avenue. south OF Main
street, was totally wrecked, the occu-
pants barely escaping, Along the line
of the creek In the southern part of the
city the water rnse several feet In a few
seconds. stti- 3sis ~ Il :
Northwest Of Staunton and adjoining
Is the fair grounds lake, which Includes
nearly the entire space Inside OF thn hnlf
mile race track, and It's natural drain
nge Is into this creek. This lake broke
It's banks and empt!ed its waters into
the swollen Lewis creek with the result
that Starnton experienced the most dis
astrous Hood In Its history. a y l7'2
The bodies or James Smith, his wife.
daughter and grandchild have been re-
covered. 81 :
9 The negro settlements along pumn
street We're particularly exposed to the
rushing waters, but 1t Is believed nearly
all Its inhabitants, escaped, forty-two he
Ing rescued by Benjamin Bagby and II.
b. Middlaka,lf. TheSnoa destroyed the
gas works and wrought havoc about the
rallroad yards,
gATLANTA, Ga, Oct. - speclal
from Savannah TO the Journal saws: The
worst OF the tornado news from this cily
has been told. The number of lenths
reported UP to- this time ls, ms stated
yesterday, twelve, and there will proba-
bly, be no more bodies found. :
-FsJnn Guy mas recovered ontlnly from
the blow and business Is going on with
out utinterr,,ptlon, NowNlf from Tybee is.
land Is not encouraging, The Tybee rail-,
rond Is badly damaged and trains can
not reach the'islnnd.
6 Mr. Joseph Thnmpsons cottage at
Tybee was about tlS only one Of the
dwellings, TINT was wholly demolished
The wind cut a6wIde swathEalong Tho
railroad track. destroying almost every
thing nearl It. Trees and land grass were
blown up by the ton and scattered ali
over the tracks, II Ia said that tbs hi.
most wholly buried under the debris
and II will take some time To clear Il.
THE work OF clearing away the debris OF
the Tyber road has already begun, and n
new depot will be built Mt once. The
track and bridge will all DO nut ii, re-,
palrriBht AWAY AMI itis expected Tint
trains VIII be running III, a few: days. IS
E 4 Tho JamaGe To properly. On Tie island
5ls almost $4,000, The sricss crop IN Sas
vannah section will he shortened one.
third by:tbe storm. The l6ss lii sayaf.
nah and sect ton will be sS1,000, ,00O. !ilI ~
4llAnGtler5 lake Mt tho Buckeye stock
farm, south OF the city, also burst Fits
Nbanka. and. uniting with others, swept