The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-04

SAVANNAH CA oct "A Bruins
wick Ca, special TO thc Morning News
says that during The tropical hurricane of
Sunday q tidal wave was driven ln from
the sea and inundated for AN average
depth OF five feet, practically every bush
ness house and warehouse in tine city.
Conservative estimates place the property
! loss az halt o. million dollars. th1ugh
| when the details are all iu the figures
| may be considerably changed either way.
/ The Mallory steamship and Southern
/ railway docks were under water -FOUR
. feet, and ia the residence section OF the
/ city there was from TWO to eight feet.
There was a fun sweep of wind and water
| from the ocean into and across the city
FATALITIES REPORTED.
Two fatalities in brunswick and one a
/ few miles out of the city have been re-
/ ported. Those in the city were negro
/ children Their parents are missing and
may have been drowned. A few miles our
| of town. Sterilt Akin colorcd. was Killed
! by falling bricks blown from chimney.
| Meagre reports from tho Sea Islands cn
| The coast are far from reassurlus AT
/ Jekyl Island. where the club houses of
/ New York milli0naries are situated, much
| damage has been DONE DiXyile, suburb
/ of Brunswick, Inhabited by negroes. was
I AlluIlNANNA anu NAINr tall AN AANll ln fIlil."N
complete no lives We're lost there. Five
vessels were ashore in Brunswick Larbor.
/ two being the Norwegian barks Record
and Louise. one American schooner and
two valuable pilots boats
DAMAGE FROM TIE FLOOD.
ON tho docks was from one to two thou
sand feet of lumber and cross Ties. and
hundreds of barrels of naval stores.
which viii DE washed away. Very near
an the docks suffered from Nftiug WHILE
the water was doing its damag f.r-
Meath. The wind was playing hlto. tor-
head. Several fronts of brick buildings
were blown partly ont and the rain pour
ed through in torrents. Every church in
the city W.s damaged hy water or wind.
An electric wires were prosiated. Fires
in LOCOMOTIVES in and near the city. were
put out The driving sheets of water.
The storm began at q a. NJ and contn-
ued twelve hours with wind from forty
10 sixty miles an hour The Joss 90 raiI-
roads has been considerable from wash |
ins of tracks and injury to terminal |
property. Communication cannot Dor fully /
restored for day or two.
THE FLOOD SUBSIDIES.
SAVANNAH CA. oct. 3-Tho 0o03 /
which Inundated the islands and low'ands /
around Savannah and along the vicinity |
on the coast has partially subsidized Tine |
first news from the Sea lands and South /
Carolina coast. Tlhee aut RuforI where /
the great tidal wave of l>1 C1used such |
fearful fatalities. was received to-nieht /
Damage bv the storm there was come
parauvcly small and SD far as known
there was no Joss of hfr Mr. Oftou
made the trip from Savannah to Port
Royal this afternoon and arrived here
late tonight The Good was driven by o.
northeast gale and go mot cover amy of
e N.. 3D.
those nearest tho ocean.
STEAMERS lN THE STORM
The steamers city of Macon. city Of
Au5u7i' ana Kansas Guy rom Ne" lof
ana 'ne I----' .i'm baltimore. arrived
to-day ana 1000 ie.i tne force ot the storm
TO some extent.
The City OF Macon was in the hcfcht of
IT, The wind reached , ,.aIoritv ~ ,o.r-
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ship We1thercI 10 and sustained litlc
damage
The four schooncrs synara. MnvNe.
Winnie Chuds and Franklin which were
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Al iypee thete was less damage tpan |
feared The fortifcalons were piled |
with sand several feet deep around the
guns. hut the hood did not reach them
ON the islands near the city the crops
have been entirely e,venf a,,-a, and t,,riob
live stock has noon 1,,t brt tt,r, .....-
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NHAI'li-' l'N. 5. q. oct a.-A special !
10 The Times and Courier from George
own. S. g.. saws.
"Reporfs rccei,s1 from, rfe,.-..,t r.,r,-
n tha -. ,,' '''i. @'l'
,"1 D-H"'E ,'-""+ iuiif JUSTIFY lN' l'-
'o'l OF SOU" damage 20 the rice crop hy
'estercay's storm. The damage iu The
ity and hsrbor is insignificant"
DAMAGE, Al, corup,N
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.'dH "nl surrounding country last
~ p -, GU ,i'i9 inoiAli-. ~ vas tne worst
t .NcHtf -"'e years ttope We're badly
! I4suteheu' ahl many SAT- up an night
10y 20 iodNe 'Heii houses al an instant $ |
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