The herald., 1896-10-02
FIVE BODIES RECOVERED
Reports From Isolated Sections An
xionsly Awaited
There Is No Increase In Savannah's
Death List, but Property Loss Is
Something Tremendous

Associated Press Special Wire
TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. IA special to
the Star from Benson says that part of
the town was washed away and six per-
sons drowned in the flood from cloud
burst in the MILESTONE mountains,
twelve miles southwest of town. The
cred are William Zeek, a barber, his
wife and two children, and Oscoa Ash
burn, cattle man. Four more PERSONS
are missing. 1t is expected that great
loss of life and destruction of property
will be reported from all along the San
Pedro until it empties into the Gila. De-
tails of the disaster at Benson and an
accurate description of the extent of the
cloudburst have not been received, but
the precipitation must have occurred
along the whole length of the MILESTONE
mountains, as the flood from the west
ern end of the same range tore out three
miles of the Southern Pacific track
twelve miles west of Benson. A wall of
water at least twelve miles long was
poured into the San Pedro, causing
grave apprehension for the safety of
persons in the valley.
SAVANNAH NEWS
ATLANTA, Ca, Oct IA special
from Savannah to the Journal says: The
worst of the tornado news from this
city has been told. The number of
deaths reported UP to this time as stated
yesterday, is twelve, and there will prob
ably be no more bodies found. The city
has recovered. entirely from the blow,
and business is going on as usual News
from Typo island is not encouraging.
The, Tybo railroad is badly damaged,
and trains cannot reach the island.
Mr.. Joseph Thompson's cottage at
Tybo was about the only dwelling that
was wholly demolished. The wind cut
a wide swath along the railroad track,
destroying almost everything near it.
Trees and grass were blown up by tons
and scattered all over the tracks. 1t is
said that it is almost wholly buried un-
der debris, and 1t will take some time to
clear it. The work of clearing away
the debris of the Tyro road has already
begun, and a new depot will be built
at once. The track and bridge will all
be put in repair right away, and it is
expected trains will be running in a
few days. The damage to property
on the island is almost 100000. The rice
crop in the Savannah section will be
shortened one third by the storm. The
loss in Savannah and vicinity will be
$1,O0O,000. -
IN VIRGINIA
STAUNTON, Va, Oct. IA flood here
was caused by much the same condi-
tions but on a smaller scale as those
which resulted in the Johnstown disas-
ter, namely, the bursting of lake and
the emptying of it's waters into a stream
already badly swollen by rains. From
10 to 12 o'clock Tuesday night the rain
same down in torrents, swelling Lewis
creek, which runs through Staunton
into the mill race. The creek flows down
through the long arched sewer under
Central avenue. The volume Of water
being too large to pass the tunnel, it
backed and quickly swamped the neigh
borhood, including many gardens. A
handsome brick building owned by S.
M. Wilkes on Central avenue was wreck
the line of the creek in the southern part
of the city the water rose several feet
in few seconds. Northwest of Staun-
ton is the fair ground lake, which in
cludes the entire space inside of the half
mile race track and its natural drain
age is into Lewis creek. This lake broke
it's banks, emptying its waters into the
swollen Lewis creek, with the result
that Staunton has experienced the most
disastrous flood in it's history. The bod
les of James Smith, wife, daughter and
grandchild have been recovered. The
negro settlement along Pump street was
exposed to the rushing waters, but it is
believed that nearly all the inhabitants
escaped, forty-two being rescued by
Benjamin Bagley and II. Middlekauff.
The flood destroyed the gas works and
wrought havoc about the railroad yards.
FLORIDA BADLY DAMAGED
PENSACOLA, Fla, Oct. 1.-Railroad
communication with the eastern and
middle parts of the state has just been
re-established, and narrowing tales are
bein received of the West India storm
which swept over the peninsula of
Florida Monday night ara Tuesday
morning. 1t appears that the storm left
the Gulf and struck the coast about
Cedar Keys, which is said to be most
completely wrecked.
From there it swept in northeaster-
ly course, it's diameter being about for
ty miles, across the state, doing fearful
damage at the towns of Gainesville,
High Springs, Newberry, Lake City,
Bronsford, Callahan and many others.
Much damage is reported at Jackson
Vile, but no loss of life, as the center of
the storm seems to have passed to the
north of that city. The loss of property
can not now be ascertained, but it is
very heavy, not only in the towns but
on the farms, where the crops were de-
stroyed.
COUNTY JAIL ARRIVAL.