The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-10-08


Macon, GEORGIA q October More details
have been received today concerning the eff
fects of Sundays Storm The tug Wis came
into Brunswick from Darien, Ca, and her
master says that the tide swept away many
houses there and that several lives were lost.
Nothing had been heard from the national
quarantine station at Sapelo Island, off Darien,
and it was feared that the buildings we're de-
stroyed. Anxiety is felt concerning the quar-
antne staff. This quarantine station was in
charge of Assistant Surgeon j. S. Nydegger,
United States Marine Hospital Service.
Communication between Brunswick and the
surrounding islands was restored this morn
ing At. St. Simons, the seaside resort, the
colony of summer cottages, 100 in number,
was almost completely swept away. Only two
piings are left us remainders of the ocean
pier.
The Hotel St. Simon and the Arnold House
on The east beach were damaged. The Gov
eminent lighthouse property escaped seriOns
damage. Ats. Simon Mills several buildings
were unroofed No fatalities are reported at
ST. Simon's.
At Jekyl Island, the millonaires' resort, the
tide rose to the first floor of the clubhouse and
inundated the handsome cottages. The pier
was partly carried away. The damage to the
clubhouse and cottages is estimated at $50,
600. The launches and steamers of the JekyI
Island Club foated from the landing place into
the CLUBHOUSE grounds.
Campbell's Island, fifteen miles off Darien,
on Altanaha River, was swept and all the IN
habitants except four were drowned. The
island was inhabited ordinarily by more than
fifty negro truck growers. Estimates give the
actual loss Of life on Campbells Island as not
less than twenty.
FERNANDINA, Fla, Oct. 4.-The worst
storm that Fernandina has ever experienced
struck the port on Saturday night and con-
tinued until Sunday evening. 1t cut off COM
munication with the outside world until today.
The loss is estimated at 100000. As yet
only three deaths are reported.
The injury was especially severe to shipping
interests. Almost all the piers were swept
away with the lumber and merchandise piled
on them, and those that are left we're flooded
and the goods on them were ruined. Many
warehouses and other buildings were unroofed
and the goods in them were damaged by
water The tide rose so high thatlt extended
for four blocks up into the city, and homes
and buildings of all descriptions were flooded.
Some of the people we're taken ont OF the
houses on the river front in boats and some
came ashore on wreckage.
The schooner Ida 4. Latham is lying about
100 feet up on the beach and the wrecking
tug North America is in similar position.
The tug Gladi tor was blown into the Centre
street dock and is almost IA complete wreck
The schooners Mary E. Fl. 6. Dow and Laura
G. Anderson were blown across the sound and
colIided and lost some of their spars and rig
ging. The pilot boats are all beached and
wrecked.
Four large churches in the city were blown
down, together with many dwellings. The
T. I 81 a,.o
blocked with wreckage. The Florida Central
and Peninsular Railroad Company is the big
gest loser, Its loss at its shops is estimated
at SAC, 900 and its roadbed, rolling stock and
terminal facilities were damaged about $3.50
600. The shipping around Fernandlna IS
practically ruined for month. The railroad,
| the telegraph wires and all bridges leading out
/ of the city for eight miles are demolished
People from the beach, Fernandina's favor
! tie summer resort, report that not one build
ing remains standing. Even the big hotel is
a complete wreck. The only thing left was
one box car on the railroad track. Where
once stood twenty cottages on the beach there
is now not a building standing.
The report comes from st. Mary's, Ga,
that it is in just the same condition as this city
from the storm. A number of people narrow
ly escaped drowning.
The quarantine station was completely
blown away and those employed there came
ashore on a life raft.
JACKsoNvILLE, Fla, Oct 4.-The hurri-
cane created much trouble in the camps. In
the hospitals thousands of soldiers gathered
early on Sunday morning and held the tents
down by main force, so that the sick were not
wet at all.
Extra blankets and ponchos were quickly
supplied from medicine headquarters to the
volunteers, and 1000 of them were put into
use. All the officers and men were compli-
mented by Gen. Keifer for their work in pro-
tecting the sick.
1t is reported that the number of lives lost
on the Florida, Georgia and South Carolina
coast during the recent hurricane was fully
one hundred.