The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-01
| WHOLE STATE DEVASTATED.
DEATH LIST LIKELY TO BE IN
CREASED WHEN REPORTS
ARE COMPLETE,
STORM STRUCK AT CEDAR KEYS
Place Said to Have Been Destroyed,
but From There Authentic News
Is Wanting.

] people have lost their lives from yes
terday's hurricane, and the number
may run much higher. News from
that portion of the state where the
storm first struck is very slow in COM
ing, for wires are down and railroads
are impossible. Wreclxing parties which
went out this mornins nave not re-
turned, and it will be tomorrow before
the full extent Of the damage is known
The hurricane struck Florida at
| Cedar Keys, and reports show that it
| passed in its path Of destruction over
| twenty towns and villages, and that
between thirty and forty people have
certainly been killed The hurricane,
which had been churning the water OF
/ the gulf, first struck Cedar Keys, a
| village Of 1900 Inhabitants. The only
report which has come concerning Ce-
OAR Keys is that the town has been
swept away, and many lives have been
lost. This report comes from Gaines
vile, which is fifty miles away. No
body has been able to get anything
direct from Cedar Keys.
| Moving northeast erly, the storm
struck Wfllistown, a small town, where
eleven houses were blown down, one
person killed and several so badly hurt
! that it is expected they will die Near
here Is large turpentine farm, where
state convicts are employed. Twenty
of these were huddled together in a
cabin. A heavy tree was blown across
the cabin and six Of the convicts were
crushed to death.
| In Alachua county the storm did
| frightful work In Gainesville the
| Methodist church and about 20 resi-
| dences and business houses were de-
stroyed, and while a number of people
were hurt. no fatalities are reported
At La Crosse. fifteen buildings were
! destroyed. Rev. w. A. Barr, Mrs. f.
F. Mcintosh and her baby are reported
killed. Near there, four 1aborers, who
were in cabin at a turpentine farm
We're crushed by falling trees. New
berry in West Alachua is totally
wrecked. c.. J. Eastlin, Mrs. Nancy
Moss, Frank Olmstead and David
| Jones were killed.
At High Springs, Melissa Harden,
Jane Morris and Sallie Mobiles, colored
women, are reported 20 have been kill
ed. At this place .. humber of people
| took refuge In a boz car which, was
| in the path of the cyclone 1t was
blown along the track and then off Of
! it, distance Of so feet, and every
person in it was badly injured Steve
| Mason and George Johnson have since
| died.
| At Gracy, a small place, II houses
were blown down, a woman was killed,
| but a babe at her breast was unhuru,
although it had been carried some dis
lance by the force Of the wind.
| At Lake Butler, Bradford county, G.
H. Harkey, Mrs. J. M. Futch and her
infant were fatally hurt. Many build
ings were blown down. At that place
| the wind blew to pieces two cars loaded
with bricks, and a negro, Henry Sulli-
| van, who was 300 yards away. was kill
| ed by being struck by one Of the flying
bricks.
On Judge Richards turpentine farm.
four convicts 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 out
right in these towns but many were
injured, among whom was Mrs. C. S.
Richardson, James McAlpin and North
Webster, all of whom will die.
At Live Oaks 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 destroy
ed. Mrs. Sarah Fletcher and two
boys were killed, and Dora Jennings,
Samuel Hudson and Jonas Mabrey
were fatally injured.
Six persons are reported killed at
Fort White, in Columbia county. but
no names are given.
The hurricane passed over Duyal
county, striking the. edges of Jackson
vile, but doing very little damage.
There was no loss Of life there. Just
north of there. however, in Nassau
county, considerable destruction is re-
ported. Five children were killed in
the wreck Of school house, Miss
Stewart, the teacher. having her arm
broken. Lila Rails. a twelve-year-old
girl, was killed at her home, and her
mother was fatally injured Harry
Johnson was also killed.
At H1llyards another school house
was wrecked and four children were
killed.
At Kings Ferry. Andy Johnson, Mos
es Lassiter, Simon Henderson, Nav
| Jones and child were killed. Mrs.
Fisher was nursing a sick child and the
infant died as the house fell. The
mother was hurt but will recover.
Three sailors were killed on schooners
| that were loading lumber at Kings
Ferry.
Across the line into Georgia the de-
VISITATION was continued At Folkston.
which is near the Okeffenokee swamp.
the school house was wrecked and four
children killed. Several casualties are
/ LNPo1tCd Al C1liAuCII~ CUullty, GEORGIA.
! The storm then continued on it's way
| to Brunswick and Savannah.
There is no way to estimate the prop
efty loss in Florioa The losses NAV
seem heavier now than they will when
more closely examined, but talk with
insurance men here is that Florida
losses will foot UP two millions Of dol
lars. This seems. however, an excess
sive estimate.