The evening times., 1896-10-01
DEAD ON SEA ISLANDS.
Large Number of Fatalities Off the
Georgia Coast.

Georgia Coast.
Savannah, Ga, oct. l.-Reports from the
coast are meager. The sea Islands along
the coast OF Georgia and South Carolina
| had almost a repetition OF the storm OF
1898. Almost every cottage and cabin IN
| the wake OF the storm was destroyed, but
| the water was not piled upon them AS in
| 1898. consequently the suffering was not
| near SO severe.
| The fatalities on the Sea islandS were
I not numerous, aud were due to accidents
| from falling tinibers or trees more than to
water Only those who happened to be
| caught out in boats were drowned.
The -number OF fatalities on the Sea
IslandSis not known, but it is not believed
| it win go over 100.
Twenty negros were killed on the rice
| plantations by falling tinbers. Tie names
could not be secured. Tie Sea Island cot
| ton crop is badly damaged, the cotton Being
| beaten down and off the stalk.
The work of clearing away the wreckage
| from tue streets here Went on at night and
today most OF the streets are passable.
| The parks are pitiable sights. Tall trees,
| torn up by their roots or broken in two, lie
| in swaths across shrubbery and flowers.
The ruin Is complete. The famous Bona
| venture Cemetery, four miles from Sa-
yannah. on the Thunde rbolt road, is scene
| OF ruin. There, and IN the picturesque
Laurel GEove Cemetery, monuments and
| gravestoaes are overturned. aud in some in
stances, the vaults are broken in.
STEAMERS HIGH AND DRY. =
At the suburban villages and resorts sum
| mer residences were blown away, and
| yachts and pleasure steamers were driven
| ashore, in some instances, high and dry on
| the low bluffs. The historic Bethesda Or
phan Home, founded By George Whitefield
! a century and n half O 60, seven miles IN the
| country from Savannah, was heavily dam
| aged, but no loss orlife occurred.
Three street car lines started operations
! at noon yesterday. The others are stiH tied
| up and cars are standing on the tracks all
| over the city. The loss to the electric lines
Is estimated at 100000. The electric
| light. telephone and police and fire alarm
systems are all down. The Western Union
| Telegraph Company has forces OF men all
along its lines.
| The damage to the railroads will foot
| up over $3.50 900. The wreckage nf the
| Plant System passenger depot and the
| Georgia ndAIabama railroad freight ware
| houses has been partially cleared away. so
that the yards and tracks are passable and
trains are running on time
| Lighthouse Keeper Evans reached the
| city on boat late this afternoon with the
first news from Tybee Isla nd, at the mouth
OF the Savannah River The storm there
| was severe. All OF the hotels are damaged
| and the paviTions OF the Hotel Tybee and
South End Hotel, both large structures
| were carried away
The Chat ham Artillery Clubhouse, at the
| south end OF the beach, was unroosd. The
| Gotta yes fronting the beach for distance
OF four miles are all dam aged. The sea was
driven over the low islands between Tybee
and the city, and 1t is believed the Tybee
Railroad is washed away on McQuern's
Island, 4 distance OF several miles. Tne
| road was constructed on the marshes, and
the loss will be heavy. There Is believed
| to have been no loss OF life in Tybee-