The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-07
Especial TO Baltimore Sun

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Savannah, Ga, October "A terrific
northeast gale has blown over the city
since 10 O'Clock this morning. causing
much damage to shipping and TO towns
and villages all along the coast. The
wind blew from fifty to seventy miles
an hour.
The gale is a development OF the
West Indian cyclone which was first
reported as forming on Thursday.
Heavy loss of life is also feared on
the South Carolina sea islands, where
many fatalities occurred during the
great tidal storm Of 1893. The condi-
lions now are similar to- those during
the storm. Owing to the submerged
country and the isolated location Of
the islands no news can be had from
them until the water subsidies. For
eight miles north of Savannah the en-
tire country is a lake, with only the
hummOckS visible.
SUBMERGED BY HIGH WATER.
Nearly all the wharves were sub
merged and Hutchison's Island, direct
ly opposite the city, is also covered
with high water. For miles the river
lowlands are also submerged. The
main rise was about moor when the
gale swept the tide back into the river
out of its banks and eight feet higher
than the highest tide.
Driven ashore by the northeast storm
it filed up on the islands, swept over
banks and dams, carrying away the
remnant Of the rice crop left by an
August storm and wiping out farm
crops. The loss to rice growers alone
will be from $780, 900 to SIS, 900. OF
the entire rice crop along the Savan-
nah river. valued at $3.50, 900, all but
about Is per cent was lost in this and
the preceding storm. The damage to
shipping is considerable.
RESCUED WITH DIFFICULTY.
Hutchinson's island is inhabited by
negroes, and when the water got into
! their cabins a wild rush was made for
! the city in rOwboats. Some of the un-
4 ~fortunates were rescued by the gov
l eminent steam launch Tybee. There
is no loss of life thus far reported,
though it is thought several of the ne
groes went under in their efforts to
| escape.
One man with a child in his arms,
holding the little child above his
/ shoulders, started to cross the dams
with the water up to his body. His
wife, with another child, stood in the
window of their house, the floor Of
which was already flooded by the ris-
ing water and watched her husband
l fool hiC u-o cfan hu cfon olnn0 tho
top of the trecherous dam, one false
step from which, or a caving bank,
would throw him into a swift moving
current. Finally he was sighted from
across the river on the city side. A
boat put off and after half an hours
effort the family was rescued. Up
ward of a hundred people were brought
from the island to the city in boats.
All day rescuing parties were at work.
RAILROADS AND WIRES EFFECT
ED.
The extent to which the railroads
suffered 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 Georgia and Alabama roads
dlOuuu IhC SlIs IL No'CiSu. Inv
north bound express on the Florida
Central and P%eninsular railroad, due
here from Florida at noon, has not
arrived. A special train will be sent
out at daylight to learn the condition
of the tracks.
Ali telegraphic connection to Florida
is cut off, and it is feared the increas-
ing velocity of the wind will produce
~oot> rna~o All ta1nnhonn wfrnc
are out of order with the exception OF
those underground and the electric
light wires are also damaged, leaving
the city in partial darkness. While the
street cars are running regularly In
the city the tracks to suburban re
sorts are under water, and 1t IL
thought some of the trestles are wash.
ed away. The wharves at the zach
club at Thunderbolt are M and
there is much damage to the pleasure
craft there, several valuable yacht
having gone down.
Savannah, Ga, October :. TIL
Morning News correspondent at Bruins
wick, Ga, has filed the following bull
! letin at Bailey. Ga:
Brunswick and its vicinity floode'
and inundated; a thousand houses an
stores damaged, half million dollar
property loss and list Of dead, nov
small. is increasing. Three THOUSAND
people sought refuge from risini
waters and thirty blocks in heart o
: city were under six feet Of water 70
: twelve hours. / left on special trail
t with two operators and instrument
to tap wire. Struck an opening her
z and believe / am the only newspape
: man that got out OF Brunswick wit
: story of greatest food since the sea
island affair. Seventy miles OF wreck
ed country just passed through. Hav
left two men in Brunswick penetratin
woods and islands in boats. They al
5 instructed to leave Brunswick tonigt
and cople until they reach me with II
!, story of today's Developments"
r Charleston, S. C., October "a spe'