New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-01
SAVANNAH STORM-SWEPT.
GREAT DAMAGE DONE TO BUILDINGS
AND TO SHIPPING.
LOSS ESTIMATED AT HALF A MILLION DOL
LARS-NO LIVES REPORTED LOST
TYkEE ISLAND SOLDIERS SAFE.

TyBEE ISLAND SOLDIERS SAFE.
Savannah. Ga Aug 81 While there was 70
loss Of life from last nights storm. which swept
Savannah the damage to property will foot up
close to SJ0O0 900
TIE storm began carly Tuesday night and
RACED with Increasing violence until y o'clock
this morning. 1t was at it's height between :
and : o'clock. when the wind reached a velocity
Of eighty miles an hour When daylight came
the streets we're impossible from wreckage.
Probably one hundred buildings were wholly
or partially unroofed. and many more were
otherwise damaged. Half of the roof was torn
from the Savannah Theatre. and the auditorium
of that building was transformed into a lake
The First Baptist Church is among the most
heavily damaged buildings. The entire western
half Of the roof lifted from the walls and
carried into the street below The handsome
organ was flled with water. and the rich fres-
Going ruined.
s.. Johns Episcopal Church. the First ana
independent Presbyterian churches and the
Lutheran Church of the Ascension were also
damaged
In the business part OF the city dozens OF
stores were unroofed windows were blown in
and the Interiors flooded There no tele-
graph communication until late this evening
Streetcar travel is suspended. and tonight the
city is in darkness
In the harbor and at the quarantine station
AZ Tybee the damage to shipping is heavy
The British bark Dreamer from Damara. was
blown on a ietty during the night and Ia
heavily damaged.
The Italian bark Maria Rafo broke from her
anchorage and drifted into marsh. where she
is lying The Norwegian bark Noe broke from
her anchorage AT Quarantine and went ashore
on Daufuskie Island at the mouth Of the Savan-
nah River Her crew Of twelve men was res
cued oy the tug McCauIey. She is total
wreck
Between Hfteen and twenty launches in the
river. and Al the Savannah Yacht Club anchor
age at Thunderbottom. and as many more
small sloops and schooncrs doing coastins
trade with the islands We're sunk or lost The
steamers Alpha and Doretta dragged their an
chors and vent ashore and arc heavily dam
aged
The steamer EuaNa broke her mOorinGs at
wilmington Island about ton miles from Safan-
nah and sank Mrs J. r. Lucas wife of the
owner was on board 9nd was rescued with DIFF
nculty by the cantan and deck hand she
Was taken 10 The tor 20; tho wheelhouse, thrown
inshora and was caught as shv struck the
water and carried safely to land.
Th. revenu" steamer Tybec. in command or
Geor.e Mah,r went 10 the assistance Of the
stranded vessels bon the harbor before daylight.
and rendered valuable aid in saving life and
property The cutter Boutwell, was In Whining
ton River and Is safely anchored
A. Tyiee Island tho hotels and cottages wore
badly damaecl The North Carolina troops
passed terrible night there but were all
brought ir safely
Trains have been run win dificulty to-day
aq the railroads have suffered severely from
washouts.
Crops have been seriously damaged. II is I'M
. possible 20 give an exact estimate of the losses
- rresent The storm covered comparatively
small territory II extended into the interior not
more than thirty miles and ,ardly that distanc"
north and south II is believed 10 have been
severe AT sea. and fears are felt FOR vessels of
the coast
Charleston reports a terrific downpour of
rain. but no damage The storm, which came
M the coast evidently took "a the water Just
before II reached Charleston. and. after travel
ling about one hundred miles. again came 10
land and started northward About fifteen yes
soils ru' In there In the afternoon. and toN-
ard night several more ran in. reporting a ter
rife blow outside Luckily. not one boat left the
mort durinc the day except those engaged In