The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-01

Memphis. Tenn. Sept so--A special %
the commerciai-Appeal from Jackson.
VILE. Fla. says; II is conservative eat.-
mate TO say that fssy people have lost
their lives from yesterdays 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 in. for the wires are down and rail-
roads impossible. Wrecking parties which
went out this morning have NOT returned,
and IL viii he tomorrow before the full e9-
tent of the damage is known. The hurri-
cane struck Florida at Cedar Keys. and It
passed in its path OF destruction over
twenty towns and villages. and reports
show that between thirty and forty people
have been killed.
Cedar Keys is about 100 miles southwest
OF jacksonville. The hurricane. waich has1
been churning the waters OF the gulf. firSt
struck this place. a village af l.s4n inhab-
itants. The only report which has coma
concerning Cedar Keys Is that the town
has been swept away and many lives havs
been lost. This report comes from Gaines
Vile. which is fifty miles away. Nobody
from Cedar Keys.
Northeasterly the storm struck Willis
town. a small town. where eleven houses
were blown down and one person ktllesi
and several so badly injured that II is ex-
pected they viii die Near here il iargs
turpentina farm. where state convicts are
employed Twenty OF these were huddled
together in cabin. A heavy tree was
blown across the cabin and six OF the con-
yicts were crushed to death. In AlAchuia
county the storm did fr,ghtfGi work. In
Gainesville the Methodist church and
about twenty residences and business
houses were destroyed and quite a num-
her of people were hurt. but no fatalities
are reparted-
AT Lacrosse fifteen buildings were de-
stroyed. Rev. W. A. Burr. Mrs. r. Nc.
Intosh and her baby are reported killed.
Near there. four laborers who were In u
cabin at the turpcntine farm were crushed
by falling trees.
Newberry. in West Alachua. Is totally
wrecked &. j. Castiin. Mrs. Nancy Moss.
Frank Oln,stead and David Jones uera
killed.
At High Springs Melissa Harrcn. James
Morris and Saiise Mobiles colorsd women.
are reported Killed. At this place NUM-
Der OF people took refuge in \ box car
which was In the path OF the cyclone IL
was blown along the track and then
wrecked, and every ,serson in II was badly
injured steve Mason and George john
son have since stied.
At Gray, sinai; place. twelve houses
were blown down. a vornan was killed.
hnt babe az her breast was nnhari. al
though IL had been carried some distance
by the force of the wind.
At Lake Burser. Bradford county. G. III.
Harkey. Mrs j. VI. Faieh and her infant
were fatally hurt. Many buildings wsrs
blown down. Al this place the wind hiesr
To pieces two ears loaded with brick. and
Henry Sullivan. a negro. who was 800 yards
away. rsss Killed By being struck by on,s
OF the flying bricks. On Judge Richards
turpentsne farm f9gr conyicts were killed
by falling trees
In Baker county four towns we're afrnoxE
totally destroyed. They were: Mctssenys .
sar.lerson. Glen st. Mary and oius,ee.
No one was killed outright In these towns.
bur many were injured. among whom was
Mrs. a. G. Richardson. James M'-Alfsirs
and North Webster. all OF whom will die.
Az Live oak the destruction IS complete.
but no loss of life is reported.
Near WeFlborn the house Of Amos White
gas destroyed and two OF his children,
were Killed.
A. Lake Gs4tg eight business houses end
thirteen residences were destroyed. Mrs.
sarah Fletcher and tsxo hoys were killed,
and pora Jennings. Samuel Hudson snd
rynas Naybrey we're fatally injured. SIX
persons were reported killed at FofE
Write. in Columbia county. brit no names
ara given
The hurricane passed over Duvai cnuu~
~ striking the edge of Jacksoryilie.
doing very little darsage. There WAS no
Io~s a life here. Just uorrfi OF here
however. in Nassau county, considerable
destruction Is reported. Five children
we're killed In the wreck or schoolhouse.
Tq1a teacher. Miss stuart, had an ara
broken faia Rails. 17-yesr-oli Elri,
~as killed at hsT tgrne. her mother tsinE
fataHY Injured. Harry Johnson Was also
k.liei
Al Hffyaras another schooIaouse was
wrecked ard four children Killed.
At KIng's Ferry. andy Johnson. Moses
Tassiter. ssraon fTs1sdersan. May Jarss
ard a chiEa wefe killed. Mrs. Fisher waE
:1nrxlnz "a slek enid. and tho infant dlsd
"A. the house fel1. The mother was hrrt.
su5t wiis recover. Three sailors were
kf{gsd on schooneys that wera leading
lumber a. Kings Perry
Across tns flne IN Georgia ire seEssts-
ttoa was continued At Falksfon. .rfeh
"a near the Osefenokee swamp che srAosl.
hotrxs vas wrecked ami four cniiayen
KILLED Several casualties arr reported
in C,a naeTor county Ga. The storm then
.eu.fnurd on is way 10 Bruins efei< ard
savannah. There 81 20 way 70 estimate
the property loss in Florida. ogE sa1x with
Insurance men - that Florida fezsrs wsal
foot t1p s@seasn- Thls seems. however.
au excessive estimate
Damage at the Capital.
Washington ~lfy. afsut. 5a.-Pspo re-
cegved this rmornlng from tas sucgFna1
,uwns about Washington cry sllc~ fast
great damage Was done tnFouEnoni fne
surrounding country. ~ th@ Istaoir ahs~
.er~iiy. 1gszG o8sslae th@ eafy rs dorHii-
tory in process q construction ~ss sae-
rv,a7gmns-f Al BROOKLYN. f@ss miles oat.
,sA fawp hall was partially destroyed and
rnanv gshe~ buildings were unrocsesi and
.e.as-wsss damaged. IN ths outskirts oe
or the rsty f@w localities escaped. The
t-asr ~ag-8 IT Alsxarirta ~@s DSowr acwn
ssea tas d.trfs - or skr tracks. hence rrs
trains that left Washington City Isss
s.vea5rw we're saelayed. Three trains aa-
n gsawhsngsoa csfy .hts morning from
/ gcutaeyn points 2a the Soasasrn, Caesa.