The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-10-12
THE LATE STORM.
Many Houses Flooded and Ves-
sells Driven on Land.
GOOD MANY PEOPLEKlLLED
The Storm Did Considerable
Damage in a Large Num-
Der of Cities and
I owns.

\ dispatch by tug H. NJ. c. Smith,
to the Savannah Morning News states
that two persons were drowned at Fer
nandina, Fla. Water flooded big
portion of the city and sent many yes
sells high and dry on the beach. Tele-
graph systems are prostrated and rail
roads have suspended operations, The
two fatalities were children. The fam
lily of mother and father and three
children were in their house when the
tide carried it away. One Of the boys
undertook to save his baby brother;
but was unable to reach the shore, be-
ing forced to drop the child. The
father was rescued from tree and the
mother drifted ashore. The crew at
the quarantine station were rescued
from life raft, the station being en-
tirely destroyed. The Smith brings
the first news Of Fernandina's expert
ence to the outside world.
The water during the hurricane Of
of Sunday was never known to be so
high in the history of the city. 1t was
six and eight feet deep over some Of
the docks and the tug lying by the side
of the wharf was lifted on it and set
Ting down smashed it. The water at
the court house was a foot deep and
several feet deep in the stores on Cen
tire street. Every dry goods and gro
Gerry store on the street was damaged
by the high water or by the rain COM
irs through the roofs.
Every building at the quarantine
station was swept out OF existence and
not veStage of any was reported to
remain. The damage and ruin at
Amelia beach was almost as complete.
All the cottages but two are said to
have been carried out to sea, besides
the entire south end of the Beach hotel
which is wreck. The rescuing Of the
families and few sick soldiers at
Amelia Beach was one Of the distictive
features Of the day at Fernandina.
Realizing that these persons at the
beach, about 35 in number, would be
helpless.
Mr. Beckham, yardmaster Of the +.
C. & P. railroad, took an engine and
two freight cars and calling for yolun-
teers pulled out for the beech soon
after 9 o'clock in the morning. Before
reaching the beach the fire in the en-
CINE was extinguished by the high wa
ter on the track. There was pressure Of
steam sufficient to continue to the
beach, and after taking on the load OF
passengers. who had begun to think
their last day had come, to get back to
a high place on the line where the par
ty would be safe from the encroaching
waters.
The damage to shipping was also Sc
we're. One schooner was carried out to
sea and nothing has been heard of it;
another schooner heavily laden with
lumber, lies in about two feet of water.
The tug Ida B. belonging in Jackson
vile, is snugly ensconsed on nice dry
place in the sand fully three hundred
yards from the water The experience
of Fernandina was fearful orc and
the losses of her citizens have been
great.
Complete details from Brunswick,
Ca, and surrounding country are i'm.
possible because Of the prostration Of
telegraph and telephone systems.
Campbell Island, II miles from Darien,
on the Altama river, is said to have
been completely swept away and only
three persons succeeded in getting Oh
the island. There is no definite infor-
nation as to the population Of the IS
land, and estimates Of the number sup
possd to have perished range from 20 to
50. The population wholly Of colores
truck growers. Four deaths are now
reported from Brunswick.
Damage to property there is estimat,
ed at half million dollars. News
from the outlying islands is not obtain
able. The Norwegian bark Louise.
schooner Blanch Hopkins, schooner
Aaron. schooner Helen L. Bartin, anc
pilot boats E. B. Jordan and Gracit
are ashore. The pilot boat Pride sank
at her dock. The steamer Edgmon
went across the marsh to Crispen is
land and her bow is sticking up in :
tree. There are no docks left at Dari
en-. "A Associated Press dispatcl