The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-03
CEDAR KEYS DELUGED.
LAIR REP0RTS ISDTCATE HEATT
loss OF LIFE
In Florida and Georgia-About 100 Nes-
sells MISUNDERSTANDING Of sailors
Pour Miles sf Railroad Demolished.

SAVANNAH. GA, Oct. "A letter
from Cedar Keys. F.a.. GATED October lst.
says.
.rhs west India hurricane. OF which the
weather bureau gave warning. struck &C.
oar Keysabolt s.sJ O'clock Tuesday morn
Ing and left q scene o. wreck and devas-
alton In is wake. Il IS by far tie most
destructive storm that has visited this
portion of the Gulf coast IN twenty years
and the property loss = immense
Though warning had been given, MOTH
ing indicated a blow 0f unusla. severity.
In 10 II O'Clock the night was calm and
Quiet. ~ that hour. q modgrate breeze
sprang Up from the eastward increasing
r-adnauy until a thlrty-mlie wind was
5fo,,f~~ About A. 81. 30 blew a per
.s.- tornado. and sl5taniy changed 10 the
soufheasr. bringing f. q periect ee--se
~ s-arer the tide rising two feet n-- peg
than IN the meu.uf41e sale o. -'f'
-.tfch v,-s AZ the time said 10 1e the
severest storm on record ....-.
WRECKED BY 4 TIDAL WAN b.
49, osclook an iume-.e tidal wave came
90, f---n t.e South. carrying cestluc.l,|
,,f., q. poats. wlaries and small houses
were hurled upon tht shore. and ri -...le
into fragments. covered the streets 'Wl,A
v--rckaee. and rendered .hem almost IN
rsee4h-e. wh.e tie torrents ~ water
rushing through every open space Wo-ll
TAX. The strongest nan OK OF his feet
Al 30 L. IT, the worst was over, me
wird suh-idfl tie water began 90 recele.
and nvzP H. people could 0e-.n the task
of relkcnlrr W tie losses a-I c.earils
away the wrecl.aee.
The property loss ls very heavy
The Fl1rl-a Central and Pslius-lar rail-
rral is a heavy loser. az all the ira x,
t,estilrg ETC.,. is washed away from here
- $50. g. distance ~ - miles. II VIII
probably be month before trains r-u
through. 5u- che people are told that tney
wi ran within four nile ut tomorrow
and mails vll be dispatched and received
wl-h b9at as connecIls Ark
Bad a. the loss of property Us 70 is fearti
ttat The next few Gays VIII reveal de-
p.clabie Ices OF lie as we'll. $50 far as
heard rp 10 Tuesday. eighteen persons
have Lten drowned
f0 VESSELS MISSING.
The Mary Eliza. q spor--rg schooner.
came IT, az l9 O'Clock Tuesday morning
"Jlry-rlsg-l.' having had 90 cur away
both uasrs % prevent calsizir-. she
reported that 10 DARK Monday nicn- near
.y one hundred vessels were anchored on
The sponge bars and 90 daylight this
may have made hartor az other points.
au. some must have gone to%n.
Numerous small crafts arc lost. Crews
OF some are saved and others .-sr Mary
o. The rescued men rerort terrible eNi--
rfere.s some clirgir1 Tor NE 90 c-l-' 'lri
boats. and others hanging % tree -li-'
beaten and iuretel iy wind and waves
r-ff almost exhausted They al sh0E
-re effects in their tatterei clothing ana
bruised lesh. but are thankful 70 escape
with tfei-iIves. Many others are 500 ----
accounted for and families and ifie.l- a.-
frel with anxiety. hoping for me -.sl.
bur fearing the worst ,.,-
There has been n -cninu i-l-i-'" -
the outside word by W.re or mall l99
two days ----, s.-o.e,,
rACKsONyILLE FLA. 'ot --lNe
t.'--,,s~e sf-.rk FLORIDA Tuesday. ana
ir lasted hu- three hours AZ each ioiat IL
49, tho mos. disastrous storm ever eA-
-.a-.arcsa iu Fv0-ida. The DAMAGE t- pio-
-artv in this state alone W-- lp.- .l
million dollars Fully h-AA-- ...'9
were lost. and perhaps ten tno--a-A D7'-
uf. were rendered homeless
The course Of the storm was from 'e'ar
ks ON the gull coast. north ty north
errt through the thriving town of Lake
ln a path fifty niles vide. few houses
ar. ieft standing The wind at times -.-A-
lr-at the rate 0f l'l miles an hour. aver
arirs eighty. II this city distant from
storm center fully ffty miles. the wind
Tor a minute blew =. miles go hour. ana
Tor five minutes seventy miles an hour.
The storm had tre Ctarac-erl,tirs ot
tornado. IL sE.rT. 3 some places il ifs
path. bounding Cver 20 others where rl.l
was wrought.
Since Tuesday up 20 tonight. Jack70n-
VILE go far as te.cgraphic commulica-
ti0n is concerned. has been shut OF fr0m
the world. Trains have come through late.
and in that way news of the outside
world was brought .n. This state Of ar
fairs Is Unprecedented Hurricanes have
passed over the state before. but wires
have not been 30 badly Injured as 70 shut
OF communication for more than a DAY.
Every north going rai.road has been COM
PEELED 20 ct hundred cf trees from its
tracrs
SAVANNAH. Ca. Oct 2-Th-ee mora
victims of the hurricane were found t3-
day. TIE body ~ j. O.. Mcclure. the
young man who vas ios, with tho tug
Robert Turner was picked rD in The
river. The body 2 tie missing dack-
hand o. the tug was also found. The
body of an unknown man w. found in
Ossat0w Sound. twenty miles below sa-
vannah. u IS De. we'd that tie fatalities
from the storm 81 Z foot Up twenty-five
or m0le.
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