The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-01
Fearful Results of Hurricane
In South and East.
SCORES WE'RE KILLED
Fifty Dead In Florida, Many
Killed Elsewhere.
White House Injured - Wind
Blew 80 Miles an Hour.

passed over the city Tuesday night,
leaving behind it trail Of dismantied
buildings and ruined trees Fortunate
ly no loss of life was caused within the
city but reports from Alexandria, six
miles down the Potomac river, say sew.
eral persons were killed or injured In
Alexandria. the damage IS probably
proportfonately greatest No part Of
the city and surrounding country es-
capped Quite a. number Of houses were
blown down and there were several
narrow escapes from death.
Fully 5000 out Of the 5000 trees in
this city, it is estimated were destroy
ed by the storm. Along the river front
few boats escaped injury. The large
excursion steamers We're ali damaged
to some extent and less than half
dozen of the smaller craft weathcred
the storm at all Southern trains
were delayed and reported damage
done to buildings all the way from Will
miugton, n. c., to Washington. The
storm completely shut off electric com
municatiOn between Washington and
the outside world from IL o'clock Tues
DAY night until yesterday afternoon,
not a wire working from Washington
Forty minutes from ISIS the wind blew
65 miles an hour and for one minute OF
this time attained the maximum of SO
miles an hour.
The weather bureau gives this OFF,
cial history of the storm. The storm
which passed over Washington Tues
day night was reported on September
26 as a tropical cyclone, moving north
west from the Caribbean sea, it being
then southeast Of Cuba. During the
9th lit passed northwestward into the
southeastern part Of the Gulf Of Mex
leo and On the 2Sth moved northward
west of Florida On the morning of
the 29th it was central over central
Georgia The center passed over Wash
ington about IA 30 Tuesday night, the
lowest barometer reading $3.50. Dur
ing the first three days the storm APP
peared to have very little energy but
developed force rapidly as it moved
northward. A velocity Of % miles oc-
CURED at Charleston, AZ at Washing
ton.
Memphis. Tenn. Oct. IA CONNER
cial Appeal special from Jacksonville,
Fla says: Ii is conservative estimate
to say that so people have lost their
lives from yesterdays hurricane ana
the number may run much higher
News from that portion of the state
where the storm first struck IS very
slow in coming in, for the wires are
down and railroads are impossible.
Wreckage parties have not returned
and it will be tomorrow before the full
evtent Of the damage is known.
The hurricane struck Florida at Ce-
destruction over 20 towns and villages.
and reports show that between 80 and
40 have certainly been killed Cedar
Keys is about 100 miles southwest OF
Jacksonville. The hurricane which has
been churning the walls of the gulf, first
struck this place q village OF 100 lnhab-
1tants. The only report which has come
concerning Cedar Keys is that the town
has been swept away and many lives
have been lost This report came from
Gainesville which IS SO miles away.
Col 77a.e n get awning
direct from Cedar Keys. Moving
1,ortheasterly, the storm struck Willis
town, where eleven houses We're Dlown
down. one person killed and several
badly injured.
Near there IS a turpentine farm
where convfcts are employed. Twenty
of these were huddled in a ca bin. A
heavy tree was blown across the cabin
and six Of the cOnvicts were crushed to
death In Alachua county, the storm
did frtghtful work. In Gainesville the
Methodist church and several residen-
ces and business houses were demOlish-
ed and several people hurt but no ia
taities are reported
At La Crosse. 16 buildings were de-
strOyed: Rev. W. A. Barr, Mrs. F. Nc
Intosh and her baby are reported killed.
Near there fcszr laborsrs who were In q
cabin at the turpentine farm were
crushed by falling trees
Newberry. in West Alehua is totally
wrecked. c. J. Kastlin. Mrs. Nancy
Moss. Frank Olmstead. and David Jones
We're killed
At High Springs. Melissa Harren. Jas.
Morris and Sallie MOBILES, cOlOred WO-
men are reported killed At this place
a number of people took refuge in box
car. 1t was blown along the track and
then wrecked and every person in it
was badly injured Steve Mason and
George Johnson have since died. At
Dracy. a small place. Z houses We're
blown down, woman was killed but a
babe at her breast was unhurt although
Al had been carried some distance by
9he force of the wind
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Mrs F. M. Futch and her infant were
fatally hurt Many buildings were
blown down. AT this place the wind
blew to pieces. two cars loaded with
brick. and Henry Sullivan. a Negro
who was 300 yards away was killed by
being struck by one of the flying brick.
On Judge Richards turpentine farm,
four conv1cts were killed by falling
trees In Baker county, four towns
were almost totally destroyed They
are McClenny. Sanderson, Glen St.
Mary and Olustee-
NO one was killed outright in these
towns. but many were injured. among
whom were Mrs. c. S. Richardson,
James McAlpin and North webster
all Of whom viii die.
At Live Oak the destruction is com
plete, but no loss Of life is reported
Near Welborn the house Of Amos
White was destroyed and two OF his
children were killed.
At Lake city eight business houses
and thirteen residences were destroyed.
Mrs. Sarah Fletcher and two boys were
killed and Dora Jennings. Samuel Hud-
son and James Maybrey were fatally
injured
Six persons are reported killed at
Fort White in Columb iana county. but
NO names are given The hurricane
passed over Duval county striking the
edges of Jacksonville. but doing little
damage There was no loss e life
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