The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-08
CEDAR KEYS AWFUL CALAMITY
NAMES OF THE "a PERSONS KNOWN
TO HAVE BEEN DROWNED.

no serious Blow on the Gulf Thir-
~ Miles From the STRENGTHENING
Need for Aid.
Cedar Keys. Fla. Oct. IA sufficient
time has now elapsed since the storm to
gather some reliable data and make an
estimate OF the losses therefrom. The
first reports of loss of life and property
sent from here, though hastily given, were
not exaggerated. and time serves only to
show that they were correct.
Words. fail to describe the appearances
Of the town, or to describe the condition
OF the people. Though the actual money
loss will not foot up to a sum that would
seriously cripple a large and prosperous
city, yet considering that this is a small
isolated community. with nothing put
local resources to draw upon, with pop
ulation mainly composed of fishermen
and others, who at best make a bare liv-
ing. and whose only means of earning y
living are now swept away, the loss is
immense, and the condition such as to
cause the deepest gloom, and great an
xiety for the future. There is not a sin
gle house on the island, Aeither business
or residence, that is not more or less
udmaseu a Ast OF the more serious
losses follows:
Florida Central and Peninsular railroad
track, road bed, wharves, etc, 100000
Schlemer hotel and its contents, burned.
$4,000.
Betttlini House and it's contents, burned,
5000
c. 3. Rogers & Co., store house and
other buildings, 5000; damage to stock,
$500
Parsons & Hale, damage to stock, $500;
damage to buildings, 81, 500
Cottrell & F1nlayson, buildings, 81 900;
to stock and boats, 81, 500
Suwannee Ice Works, factory and ma
chinery $780,
Wolfe & Co., cedar mill and machinery,
$3.50; loss on cedar, $500.
E. F. O'Neil, on merchandise stock, $500
G. NJ. Sistrunk, on merchandise stock,
$500.
S. w. Carroll, on merchandise stock and
store, $500
L. Faber, cedar lost, damage to mill and
dwellings, $125 500.
Suwannee River Transportation Com
pany, two steamers dismantled, $780,
McCullum & O'Donald, store front down,
stock damaged, $500.
V. ]. Herlong. damage to mill and loss
on lumber, $1,000.
G. W. Meyers & Sons. planning mill, $500.
Methodist Episcopal church, $780,
Christian church. $3.50.
Three colored churches, $1,000.
High school building, 81, 200.
Cedar Key town and county buildings,
$500
Estate o. Bettilini Custom house build
ing), $500.
Estate William Batty, residence blown
down, $500.
Mrs. NJ. R. Thomas, four dwellings
damaged. $780,
w. r. Hodges. damage to residence
$50.
W. T. McCreary, boats. nets and fish
house, $500.
J. D. Dauzy, fish house demolished, $50
| w. H. Anderson, oyster house and
boats. 800.
Eagle Pencil companys mill damaged
$500.
w. H. Barnes, house damaged. $50.
Colored odd Fellows hall, damaged $780,
Atseena Otie church and school house,
damaged 500.
r. McCreary, boats and fishing outfit
$500.
There are scores OF other instances of
| damage to houses, some greater, some
less. A considerable number of less val
liable houses were blown down, aggregat-
| ing additional damage of 5000.
Not a fisherman but lost at least one
| boat and net, each of which represents a
value of from $40 to $50, and as a large
| majority of these men get their outfit
on credit and pay in installments during
the fishing season, they will all have to
| be furnished anew, by some method of
relief.
1t is impossible to say anything about
the condition of the western part of the
| county, as this place is cut off from it,
but from all reports 1t is deplorable. From
information, the destruction is wide
spread, and the farming population is in
great need.
Along the coast from here to the SUI
wannee river, not a house is standing, and
the survivors are without food, shelter
or clothing. All must be provided for
them. They are constantly coming in
with sorrowful stories of want and suff-
ering.
One appeal for help has already gone
out, as the people here were reluctantly
forced to the conclusion that they could
not bear the burden alone. The town is
doing all that is possible to give employ
ment in the way of clearing the streets,
etc, which were left almost impossible by
wreckage, but this goes only little way
in providing relief. The homeless ones are
being fed and housed by those who had a
shelter standing, and all are disposed to
bear their share of the work.
The people here do not expect a train in
for month, though the railroad has a
large force Of men at work. Everything is
boated to and from No. in small skiffs.
Malls, passengers and express are carried
| X.
NJ. Dozier, does not spare himself in his
efforts to reduce the dscomforts of the
public to the lowest possible point He goes
twice day to No. 4. and has carried his
battery out, and established telegraphic
communication with other points. This is
a great convenience in the midst of the
| desolation.
The death roll has not materially in
creased since the last report and several
of those thought to be lost have turned
up. The names Of those known to be
drowned follow:
George, Henry and Frank Ravens.
Mrs. Beacham.
Mrs C. w. Doar and three children.
Mrs. Missouri Branch and daughter.
S. c. Gauze.
Sam G. Robinson.
Frank Hail.
Sim Branning.
All white.
Bradshaw Campbell and four spongers,
Il colored.
| DR. l. C. Smear