The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-30

posed that he took refuge during
the storm under the sheds under the
wharf, and was struck by flying timbers
when the sheds fell. He was found lying
with his head upon piece of timber and
another timber across his neck. His neck
was broken. The body was discovered
Immediately after the storm. Coroner
Goette was notified and had the body re-
moved to his office. Later, it was taken
to the residence of the young mans faith
er, Mr.. R. s. Johnston, No. 1884 Wald-
burg street.
In Southville, a small settlement to the
east of the extreme end of Bull street,
the greatest loss of life in any one sec
ton was sustained. The residents of
Southville consist almost exclusively of
negroes, and 1t was four of these that
suffered death by the storm.
Eight women and children had gathered
for refuge when the winds full fury be-
gan to be aroused, in the one-story house,
No. 36 Twelfth street. When the strong
gust came that razed it to the ground, all
Of the inmates, with the first strong heave
of the building. rushed Tor the door, but
the descending roof caught them under
the heavy timber before they could reach
it.
AS the house fell upon them a scream
of fear and agony went up that attract
ed George Ward, a brother of one of the
women, to the scene He had been shell
tered in the next house, and rushed with
a woman, who lived there, to the aid Of
the unfortunate people buried in the ruins.
When they reached the fallen house
they found the heavy timbers resisted
their efforts, impeded by the fury of the
storm, to remove them,' and they We're
compelled to listen to the groans and
cries Of those under the debris, while
they struggled impotently to drag away
the intervening lumber. 1t was full hour
after the fall of the house that the res
cuers reinforced by a number after the
severity of the storm had diminished,
were able to get the dead and injured out
Only four were found to have escaped
with none but slight hurts, while four
were killed.
Mary waring, % years old, leaving one
child, was found dead with heavy beam
across her neck, her leg broken and her
whole body bruised.
Eliza Beatty, with her ten months-old
baby. was crushed to death. She was 26
years old and leaves two other children.
Fanny McPhaul, 2s years old and leav-
ing three children, had her breast crushed
in by the heavy timber
jamie Jackson, 2S years DID, was proba-
bly, fatally injured by the fall of house
directly across the way from that by
which the others were killed. Her back
was broken by the falling rafters.
w. F. Thompson, a married man, re-
siding at 210 Perry street and employed
al Bacon's mill received a compound trac-
ture of the leg, had several rlpS DrOheh'
and badly cut in several places. Ihoihp-
son was leaving one Of the mill buildings
when he was struck by a piece OF flying
timber and hurled against the bulidlhg
and then to the ground He was plcked
up by two negroes and carried to the ga
vannah hospital, where his injuries were
attended to- Several surgical operations
had to be performed on him, which he was
barely able to stand, but the physicians
said his injuries would not result fatally.
Mr.. Pritchard, who was injured at the
Central railroad. had a narrow escape.
The Georgia and Alabama office Is JUST
In the rear of the new brick office bulld-
ing of the Central railroad. one OF the
large chimneys on the rear of this build
ing toppled over, falling upon the ware
house roof below The mass of bricks
crushed through the roof into the Geor-
gia and Alabama office below. Mr..
Pritchard was sitting ut his desk. He re-
ceived several injuries in The head and
body, and was removed as soon as posi-
BILE to his home. on Liberty street. HIS
escape from instant death was almost
miraculous. the desk at which he was
sitting being crushed by the falling mass.
Mr. a. B. Farnham, proprietor OF the
restaurant svt the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway depot, was seated in
barber shop on East Broad street, oppo-
site the passenger shed when II fell A
piece Of board flew across The street,
smashed through the window and struck
Mr. Farnham on the leg, breaking the