The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-04

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| McGarvey, furniture.
Daniels, plumber.
On Bay street, in like condition. were:
Julius May, wholesale liquors.
]. Lotte, wholesale groceries.
Douglass, wholesale liquors.
Brunswick Grocery Company, whole
salers.
Bresenick, ginnery.
Watkins, junk.
Rothschilds, groceries.
Marks, liquors.
Kelly, liquors.
LeVison, liquors
Colson Hardware Company.
Sheppard liquors.
MASON & Co., ship chambers
On the opposite side Of Bay street:
The Southern Railroad warehouse.
Mallory Line warehouse.
Downing Company groceries.
Plant System warehouse.
On the docks were from one to two hun
dred thousand feet of lumber and cross
ties, and hundreds of barrels of naval
stores, which will be washed away
Very near all the docks suffered from
lifting, Ellis Young & Co. suffering par
tiouiarly In that respect Their new ware
house and grocery stock was also dam
aged.
Five vessels were ashore, two being the
Norwegian barks Record and Louise, one
an American schooner and two valuable
pilots
The steamers Egmont Lawrence and
Amanda drifted up the river, but it is
thought suffered slightly.
The union depot was five feet under wa
ter, and the immensely heavy platform
lifted out of place and catching under the
passenger train threatened to overturn II.
Conductor Edison and his crew worked
in shoulder deep water to get the plat
form away from the train.
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of the criminal classes, was practically
wrecked and the inmates were driven
from their homes in great numbers. Some
of them began 10 fill up on liquor, and
raised Bedlam amongst themselves. One
was shot, and viii die. Another was cut
and will die Depraved negro men and
women disported themselves in the water
in the most shameful manner and the
entire gang wound up in a partial riot In
which white storekeeper was painfully
cut.
Chief of Police Beach Immediately dou-
bled his force of policemen and began to
gather them in. The city and county
jails were four feet under water, and 1t
was hard work getting to them. In the
livery stables excitement reigned. All are
punched in the heart of the business por-
tion, and the water rose so quickly that
every animal was threatened. Men swan
into every stable, and with sharp knives
swan to places of safety, and twenty
were housed in the Baptist Church, one
of Brunswick's most magnificent brick ed
ifices If the church had not been opened
for them the horses would have been
drowned. Other horses reached dry land,
and were running from one point to an
other all day and night. Their owners
could do nothing for them. The fire en-
gine horses swan out in eight feet of wa
ter Horses and COWS in private yards
were taken out in boats and led out by
men shoulder deep in water. The Morn
ing News correspondent started up Mans
field street on top of a landau, and lost
both horses and carriage in hole. These
horses were cut loose and swan out, and
later the carriage saved.
While the storm was at its hight, and
no man knew at what moment the wind
would throw tree or house down on him.
or at what minute he would go into some
big hole there were scenes being enacted
which gave evidences of the bravery of
mankind and the unanimity with which
all classes united to protect women and
children. After leaving the wrecked car
riage, the correspondent came towards
New Castle street in waist-deep water.
Passing the Mansfield Street School, man
after man was seen bearing their wives,
mothers sisters and children In their arms
to its protecting walls. They were mostly
coIored people from Dixvile and some
sive brick house of refuge. The tin roof
was blown partly off, but from every win
dow people were packed and gazing anX-
iousiy towards the incoming waters. They
were being calmed by the men, and every
fresh arrival was greeted with Joy over
their safety.
Continuing down Mansfield to Union, the
same scenes were being repeated. Men
were in boats going from house to house
reassuring the Inhabitants and guarantee
ing protection. They banked on the water
being at its highest and the tide going
out with the wind, for, without that saw
ing feature to look forward to, the situa-
ton would have stricken the faith of the
stoutest-heart.
All during the day grave fears were en-
tertained for DR.. Burford, his wife and
others at the quarantine station and on
the island. A tug brought up Dr. Burford
and wife just as the Morning News cor
respondent pulled out Of Brunswick to-day,
and others at the station are no doubt safe.
Boats were also sent to the island, but
news had not reached Brunswick before
the train left. No news came either from
several vessels anchored in ST. Simons
sound, but they seemed to be floating safe
when seen from the train
A report was abroad that 5000 bales of
cotton had been washed from the new
docks of the Southern Railroad four miles
out but this could not be verified, and
even If so, the cotton will only be partial
loss.
An inspection of New Town, thickly
populated portion of Brunswick, made al
5 O'Clock this morning, showed no very
serious damage as far out as Parker's
store The water was several feet deep.
1t Is reported that water entered many
residences in this section and flooded the
lower floors, causing much individual loss
es in furnishings. At that hour aH was
calm and hundreds of people were flock
ing downtown ito view the scenes of
wreck and destruction.
The three-story colored Odd Fellows
Hall was blown completely down and st. |
Marks Episcopal Church (whlte), was
badly twisted 81. Anthony Church (col- |
oredD, First Methodist (white), and Jew
ish Synagogue were then still under wa
ter and from Fleming and Waff down |
past the city hall on Newcastle street, |
several feet of water was still standing |
in the stores and boats were being navi- |
gated around.