The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-01
The Streets are Full Of Debris, and
the City in Darkness.
HEAVY DAMAGE TO SHIPPING.
Many Small Vessels Were Sunk ana
There Were Many Narrow E.s-
capes from Drowning-All
the Railroads Suffered
Severely Damage
to Crops.

SAVANNAH, GA, Aug. sl-while there
was no loss OF life from last gisht's
storm, which swept Savannah. tho dam
age to property will foot up close to haH
a million dollars.
The storm began early Tuesday night
and ragged with increasing violence until
O'Clock this morning. II was at It's
height between 4 and o'clock. when the
wind reached velocity of eighty miles
an hour. It was then the heaviest dam
age was done. when daylight came the
streets were impossible from debris.
WAS DESTRUCTIVE.
Probably one hundred buildings were
wholly or partially unroofcd and as
many more were damaged in other ways.
The roof WAS torn from half OF the sa-
. vannah Theatre, and the auditorium OF
that building was transformed into ~
lake The First Baptist church is among
the most heavily damaged buildings. The
entire western half Of the roof was lifted
from the walls and carried into the
street below. The handsome organ was
filled with water, and the rich frescoing
was ruined. ST. Johns Episcopal and
the First and Independent Presbyterian
and Lutheran Church of the Ascension
were also damaged. In the business part
OF the city dozens OF stores were unroof-
ed. and windows were broken In. There
was no telesraphic communication dur
ing the day until late in the evening
when the Western Union and Postal
Telegraph Companies were IN partial
working order. street-car travel Is block
ed and tonight the city Is In darkness.
The streets are network OF tangled
wires.
DAMAGE To SHIPPING.
in the harbOr and al Quarantine at
Tybee. the damage 10 shipping Is heavy.
The British bark Dreamer from Dema-
rari was blown ON "A jetty during the
night and rs heavily damaged The TIA
/ liam bark Maria Raffo broke loose from
her anchorage and drifted into the marsh
whore she Is lying. The Norwegian bark
Noe broke loose from her moorng o.
Quarantine and went ashore on Daufus-
/ kio Island al the mouth Of the Savannah
river. Her crew of twelve men were rcs-
cuea by the tug McCauley. She IL a
total wreck. Between fifteen and dwenty
naptha launches In the river and az the
Savannah Yacht Club anchorage at
ThunderDolt and as may more small
slOOps and schoOners doing coasting
trade with the islands were sunk or lost.
The steamers Alpha ana Doretta drifted
their anchors ana went ashOrt and are
heavily damaged. The steamer EulalG
broke from her moorings az Wilmington
Island about ten miles from Savannah
and sank.
4 MARROW ESCAPE.
Mrs. j. T.. Lucas. wife OF the owner.
was on board and was rescued with diff
hculty by the captain and deck hand.
She was taken 10 the top Of the wheel
house and thrown inshore was caught
as she struck the water and carried SAFE
" 10 land The revenue steamer Tubee
went 10 the assistance OF the stranded
vessels in the har5or before daylight and
rendered valuable aid In saving life and
property The cutter Boutwell, was In
Wilmington river and Is safely anchored.
At Tybcc Island the hotels and cottages
were heavily damaged. The North Caro-
lima troops passed a terrible night there,
but were all brought safely to the city
to-day.
All OF tbe railroads suffered severely
by washOuts and trains have run with
difficulty all day
The rice and cotton crops have been
heavily damaged.
IL will be- impossible however 10 esti-
mate the damage for several days The
storm covered "a comparatively small ter
ritOry. IN extended I'm the interior not
more than thirty miles and hardly that
distance North and South. II is believed
10 have been severe az sea and fears ara
felt for vessels OF the coast