The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-03
A FURIOUS CYCLONE.
For Eighteen Hours Regular hur-
ricane Ra9ed.
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE AT SAVANNAH
Tide Rose Rapidly and All Lowlands
Were Overlooked.
ANXIETY ABOUT THE SHIFTING
Feared that Vessels at Sea May
Have Been Lost.
SEVERAL SHIPS WERE DRIVEN ASHORE
Damage WIN Nc Heavy. Particular
~ tn the Ntcc Crop In GcorIia
ANXIETY ABOUT THE sHlprINt
Feared that Vessels at Sea May
Have Been Lost.
SEVERAL SHIPS WERE DRIVEN ASHORE
Damage win Nc Heavy. pnrticuinr
~ tn the Wtcc Crop In Georgia
aud the CRrolInus.

Savannah, Ga, October s.-For
eighteen hours from o'clock this
morning until o'clock tonight Sa-
vannah has been in the grasp OF
West Indian cyclone. During that timo
the wind blew steadily from titty TO
seventy miles an hour While the city
escaped with comparatively little dam
oge, the loss of property among tho
sea islands, of tho Georgia and South
Carolina coast. is believed TO have
been heavy. For miles in every dree-
ton around Savannah the lowlands
along the rivers are submerged. only
one fatality has 80 far been reported
tho drowning OF a negro. while at
tempting TO reach the mainland from
a small island near Misunderstanding
heavy losses OF life is feared on the
South Carolina sea islands, where such
fearful loss OF life occurred during the
great tidal storm of 1898, The condi
tons now are similar to those during
that storm, Owing to the submerged
country and the Isolated location of tho
islands, 10 rcws can be had from
them until the water subsidies, For
eight miles north of Savannah tho
country il a lake, with only the ham
moeks visible. At noon the water was
oight feet above the highest tide. The
water driven on shore by the northeast
storm It filled up on the island. swept
over banks and dame, carrying away tho
remnard of the rice crops that had not
been gathered and wiping out farm
crops. The loss TO rice growers alone
Will be from $50 600 to SIS 600.
The damage TO shipping Is consider
able, The schooner Governor Ames,
which was on her way TO sen with
cargo of 1900. 900 feet Of lumber, went
adrift in the harbor. but was secured
safely.
Tho wharves at tho quarantine sta
tion at the entrance 10 the river here
We're partially carried away The quar-
antine officer and his family and SER
wants were rescued early In tho day by
a tug Four vessels which were Mt
anchor at the station were torn FROM
their moorlngs and driven into the
marshes, Three OF those were The Brit
ish schooner Syanara. bound for st.
Johns, n. H., the American schooner
Mileyille. for Milleyille, n. j., the
Fannie Litchfield, for Boston, all lum
Der laden. and the ItallAn bark Frank
lin, How badly these vessels are dam
aged to uphnown.
No news has been received from
Tybee since carly IN the morning ana
nothing is Known OF the damage there
~ Thuaderbot and Isle of Hope,
suburbs OF Savannah, all the boat
houses on the banks ana hundreds OF
small boats were carried away.
The extent 10 which the railroads SUI
fored is not fully known. The naval
stores and cotton and lumber yards OF
the Plant system are submerged and
the tracks of the Central OF Georgia
and Alabama roads around the city are
covered. The northbound express on
tho f. G. and 7. railroad, due here from
Horde at noon. has not yet arrived,
Telegraph wires. except enc wire
over the Western Union lines. are down
and the condition OF the railroad tracks
IL unknown. a special train will be
sem out at daylight over the r. G. aud
y. road south. All other roads are
operating. and the r. C. and p. Is run
ming north Of Savannah Telephone.