The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-01
TALE OF THREE COUNTIES.
The Experience of Camden, Charlton
and Ware In the Cyclone.

and ware In the Cyclone.
Waycross, Ga, Sept. SO.-Accurate de-
tails of yesterdays storm in Charlton
county, where death and ruin resulted
most, were obtained by the Morning News
correspondent to-day and the story is
thrilling. Charlton and Camden counties
were in the center of the hurricane. Houses
were blown down in towns and coun-
try; families were left homeless and in
vain in some instances did they seek shell
ter
The desolation wrought by the wind beg
gars description.
The school was in session at Boulogne,
just across the St. Mary's river, when the
building collapsed. There was a panic.
Two pupils, Miss johnson and Mr.. Stew
art were Killed and several others sus-
tanned serious injuries. The building was
blown to pieces and the flying timbers did
deadly work An infant in it's mother
arms was struck by piece of timber and
instantly killed The mother barely es-
capped with her life. The injured were
rescued from the ruins and carried to
their homes. Physicians and surgeons
were summoned to their assistance Va
riOus buildings were wrecked at Boulogne
and other persons besides those that were
in the school house were injured.
The thick pine forest east of Folkston
was leveled with the ground and it's APP
pearance to-day is that of a newly-cleared
piece of ground. In every locality in the
county the damage to timber was great.
Plantations and public roads, as well as
forests, are covered with logs and debris.
The roads are impossible for vehicles.
The farmers refuse to obey the general
summons of the road commissioners to
Gear up the roads of the log and debris,
saying that they have their houses to re-
build or repair This is having a de-
moralizing effect on everybody.
The country homes in Charlton county
did not escape the fury of the storm. In
fact, the people generally lost all their
houses and out-houses. Horses and cat.
tie are reported to have been killed in
some localities. The damage to all kinds
OF standing crops was great, and all the
crops that had been housed suffered loss.
Many persons in the rural homes of that
county were badly injured and in nearly
every family there is physical suffering.
Inc storm has deprived many persons OF
homes and supplies and they are in desti-
tute circumstances. 1t is probably neces-
sary that relief should be sent to the
stricken families, and there is talk here of
a relief fund being started for the sur
ferers.
In Camden county the loss of life and
property is thought to have been greater
than in Charlton, though only meager de-
tails have, as yet, been obtained here.
The telegraph wires and poles between
Waycross and Jacksonville were wrecked
and in every direction from Waycross this
condition exists
The storm began in Waycross before
day yesterday morning and rain accom-
panied it till about noon, when the sky
cleared up.
The wind in this city never at any
time during the storm exceeded
forty miles an hour. The dam
age to property in Waycross was Slight
The crops in Ware county suffered consid-
erably, and the sugar cane crop especially
was seriously injured. The storm ap-
pears to have spent itself before reaching
| Waycross. The wind came from various
directions at different periods of the
storm. Race Pond lost a few outhouses
Uptonville, near Folkston, was in the
wake of the gale. and the depot and a few
other houses were wrecked. One person
was injured and no person killed, though
report yesterday had it that a man was
killed. bonneville and Dupont were for
tunately out of the wake of the storm.