The herald., 1898-10-04
STORMS IN The SOUTH
NOT ACCOMPANIED WITH MUCH
LOSS OF LIFE
Property Damages on the Mainland
and the Islands Mounts Up Into
the Millions
San Francisco Examiner.

Savannah, Ga, Oct. 3.-The flood which
inundated the islands and lowlands around
Savannah and all the vicinity coast, has
partially subsided. The first news from
the Sea islands on the South Carolina
coast between Tybee and Beaufort where
the great tidal wave Of 1888 caused such
fearful calamity, was received tonight.
The damage by the storm there was COM
paratiyely small and so far as known tnere
was no loss of life.
The steamer Clifton made the trip here
late tonight. The flood was driven by
northeast gale and did not cover any OF the
Sea islands in that section, except those
nearest the ocean.
A brunswick. Gea., special to the Morn
ing News says:
During the tropical hurricane Of Sunday
a tidal wave was driven in from the sea
and inundated for an average depth Of five
feet practically every business house and
warehouse In the city. Conservative esti-
mates place the property loss at half
million dollars.
The Mallory steamship and Southern
railroad docks were under water four
feet. In the residence section of the city
There was a full sweep of wind and water
from the ocean into and across the city.
Two fatalities in Brunswick and one a
few miles out from the city have been re-
ported. Those in the city were negro chill
dren. A few miles out of town Sterritt
Aiken, colored, was killed by falling bricks
blown from a chimney.
Five vessels were ashore in Brunswick
he NOrvaiptan ha rk 6
Record and Louise, one American schooner
and two valuable pilot boats.
On the docks were hundreds of thousands
of feet of lumber and cross ties and naval
stores which will be washed away
Several fronts of buildings were blown
partly out and the rain poured in torrents.
AS far as Is at present known only one
life was lost in yesterdays hurricane. The
high water has done much damage, how
ever and all docks and property nearby
were damaged. There Is no communication
with Florida.
The bark Wandering Jew, Capt ]. S.
Little, from Philadelphia for Galveston.
with a cargo of coal. lies in six fathoms Of
water off Long island. The vessel sprung
leak Friday and the crew was kept con-
stantly at the pumps. She tried to come
| captain and crew took to the rigging and
| remained in a perilous position until res
cuesd this morning and brought here.
At Jacksonville
| JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Oct. 3.-Except
| for the debris on the streets there was lit
tie effect Of Sundays storm visible in this
city today. The damage was not great.
No casualties have been reported.
| The Third Nebraska regiment, which
was encamped at Pablo was flooded out
of its camp and sought shelter at the hotel
| and among the cottages.
A Branch Blow
ATLANTA, Ca, Oct. "A severe rain
and wind storm. presumably branch of
the great blow of last night on the At
la n.tic coast, passed over Atlanta early to-
day. The wind from the East has reached
a velocity of forty miles an hour. No dam
age was done in the city, but wind served
to make communicate ton with the coast al
most impossible.
| supcrintendent Stephens Of the Western
Union says today that Jacksonville was
again entirely cut off from the rest Of the
world Interruptions occur frequently In
different places, showing that the storm is
still on. N word of any loss of life along
the Atlantic coast has reached the city.
Local Storms
FRESNO, Oct. 3.-It commenced raining
shortly after six o'clock last evening and
raincd more or less all night. In all about
.03 of an inch fell. making the total rain
fall for the month and season, lis inches.
AS the total rainfall here for last year was
only 4.s4 inches, it will be seen that the fall
this year has been extraordinary.
The raisin-growers had been warned OF
the storm and with few exceptions had all
their raisins stacked. The wind is blow
ing here today. making good drying wealth
er, so that the damage done to raisins will
be inconsiderable.
The storm will greatly benefit feed. Fol-
lowing the rain of last week so closely, II
will tend to keep plant life alive, and put
feed beyond danger of lack of rain.
The prospect Of a wet season will en-