The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-10-08
j OsS of Life by the Storm.

sea Islands 10
Towns in Florida 4
Shamokin, Pa.
Estimated Property Losses.
Alexandria, Va. .......... $4,000
Brunswick, Ga. .............. 10000
Florida ..... ..... 2,000,0G
Great Lakes ............. 1906
Lancaster, Pa, and vicinity :. 1,000,O0'
Lebanon, Pa. ............. 60.0O
Savannah, Ga. .... 1,OOO. .OO
sea Islands ................. 10000,
Shamokin, Pa. ............ 3j0.00'
Washington, ID. G. ........ 250,O0'
AT other places s... 2OOO.0 100,
1t Is conservative estimate to sa,
that fifty people have lost their lives from
the Florida hurricane. and the numbe
may run much higher. News from tha
portion of the State where the storm
brst struck is very slow in coming. fo
wires are down and railroads are impassa
pie. The hurricane struck Florida at Ce
dar Keys, village of 1900 inhabitants
and reports show that it passed in it!
path of destruction over twenty towns an(
villages, and that between thirty ant
forty persons have certainly been killed
| cedar Keys is about 100 miles southwest
| of Jacksonville. Moving northeasterly
the storm struck Willistown. small
town, where eleven houses were blown
down. One person was killed and seyera
so badly hurt that it is expected they
will die.
Near Jacksonville is a large turpentine
farm, where State convicts are employed
Twenty Of these We're huddled together
IN cabin. A heavy zee was blown
across the cabin and six of the convicts
were crushed to death. In Alachua Coun-
ty the storm did frightful work. In
Gainesville the Methodist church and
about twenty residences and business
houses We're destroyed. and while a num-
ber of people We're hurt no fatalities arc
reported. At La Crosse fifteen buildings
We're destroyed. The Rev. w. A. Barr,
Mrs. f. f. Mcintosh and her baby are
reported killed. Nenr there four laborers,
who were in cabin at turpentine farm.
were crushed by falling trees. Newberry.
in West Aluchua, is totally wrecked
y. j. Eastlin. Mrs. Nancy Moss. Frank
Olmstead and David Jones We're killed.
AT High Springs, Melissa Harden, Jane
Morris and Sallie Mobiles, colored women.
are reported to have been killed. AT this
place number of people took refuge in
box car, which was in the path of the
cyclone. 1t was blown along the track, and
then off it distance OF fifty feet, and every
person in it was badly injured Steve
Mason and Geo. Johnson have since died
At Gracy, n small place, twelve houses
were blown down; a woman was killed. but
babe at her breast was unhurt, although
it had been carried some distance by the
force of the wind. At Lake Butler, Brad
ford County, Mr. G. II. Hgrkey, Mrs.
]. NJ. Futch and her infant were fatally
hurt. Many buildings were blown down.
At this place the wind blew to pieces two
cars loaded with bricks, and a negro,
Henry Sullivan, who was 300 yards
away. was killed by being struck by one
of the flying bricks. AT Live Oak the
destruction is complete. but no loss of life
is reported. Near Welborn the house of
Amos Whitt 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 Hudson aud Jonas Mabrey were
fatally injured. Six persons are reported
killed at Fort White, in Columbia County.
The hurricane passed over Duval Coun-
ty. striking the edges of Jacksonville, but
doing very little damage. Just north.
however in Nassau County. considerable
destruction is reported. Five children
were killed in the wreck of schoolhousc.
Miss Stewart, the teacher. had her arm
.;la Poiic
was killed at her home, her mother being
fatally injured. Harry Johnson was also
killed. AT Hillyards. another schoolhousc
was wrecked and four children were kill
ed. At Kings Ferry, Andy Johnson,
Moses Lasiter, Simon Henderson, May
Jones and child were killed. Mrs.
Fisher was nursing sicl, child and the
infant died as the house fell. The moth
Pr was hurt, but will recover. Three
sailors were killed on schooners that were
loading lumber at Kings Ferry
There is no way to estimate the prop
arty loss in Florida The losses NAV
seem heavier now than they will when
more closely examined, but talk with in
surance men is that Florida losses will
loot up $2.00O.O00 This seems, however.
IN excessive estimate.
Storm Enters Georgia.
Across the line into Georgia the devas.
alton was continued. At Folkston,
which is near the Okefnokee swamp.
he schoOlhouse was wrecked and four
children killed. Several casualties are
'eported in Camden County, Georgia. The
itorm then continued on its way to Bruins
wick and Savannah. The hurricane in |
savannah cost nearly dozen lives and
'ntailcd Il financial loss of nearly 81, ,OOO.- |
100. Each report that is received is |
worse than at first. 1t was thought only |
me death would be the result of the hur- !
icane. but the number has increased I'M |
il there are eleven persons reported dead. |
Among prominent buildings damaged by !
he storm are City Exchange. Duffy !
Street Baptist Church, ST. Philips Afri-
an Methodist Church, Central Railway
st. Patrick's school. Geor-
ia hussars' armory, Henley Hall, city |
market. electric railway power house.
Iale Royal mills, Conner, Hull & Co.'S
,uano factory, Commercial Guano Com
'any's factory. Jones' Marine Railway,
'awcett Bros wholesale grocery build |
ng, Henry Solomon & Sons wholesale
rocery, and NJ. ]. Doyle's retail grocery
hundreds of residences are damaged and
he most beautiful trees in the city are
own. The loss TO shipping will amount
0 over 100000.
Reports from the coast are meager
he sea islands along the coast of Geor-
ia and South Carolina had almost a rep
tition of the storm of 1893. Almost
very cottage and cabin in the wake of
he storm was destroyed, but the water
'as not piled upon them us in 1893. con-
equently the suffering was not near so
evere. The number of fatalities on the
aa islands is not known, but it is not be-
eyed it will go over 100.
Havoc in Pennsylvania.
The cast house of the Temple furnace,
t Temple Station, five miles above Read
lg. Pa, was blown down by the wind
nd nearly dozen workmen were buried
| the ruins Two We're killed. Heavy
ashouts are reported on the Pennsyl-
ania Railroad east of Huntington. The
reatest single loss is that of the Penn
Tlvania Railroad bridge across the Sus-
johanna at Columbia, nothing being left
it but the piers, the iron span in the