The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-03
SWEPT BY
A CYCLONE
Havoc in Georgia aud
South Carolina.
LOWLANDS UNDER WATER
.,s.se .,a-.qsas- -7,-. ~ ~
Rice Crops Have Been Entirely
Destroyed by The Storm.
REAL SITUATION NOT KNOWN.

Savannah, Ca, Oct 3.-For rs hours
Sunday Savannah was in the grasp OF a
West Indian cyclone. During that time
the wind blew steadily from 30 TO rs
miles an hour. While the city escaped
with comparatively little damage, the
loss of property among the sea islands
OF the Georgia and South Carolina
coasts is extensive.
For miles in every direction around Sa-
vannah the lowlands along the rivers
are submerged, Only one fatality has
So far been rcported-the drowning of
q negro while attempting TO reach the
mainland from small island near
Thunder light-but heavy loss OF life 10
feared from the South Carolina sea ISL
ands, where awful loss of life occurred
during the great tidal storm of 1898.
The conditions now are similar TO those
during that - lrm. Owing to the sub
merged country and the isolated loca-
ton of the islands no news can be had
from them until the water subsidies.
For eight miles north Of Savannah the
entire country is a lake. At noon Sun
day the water was eight feet above the
highest tide. Driven on shore by the
northeast storm, il filled the islands, and
swept of banks and dams, carrying
away the remnant of the rice crop that
was left by the August storm and had
not been gathered. and wiping out farm
crops. The loss TO rice growers alone
will be from $50 900 to s75. 900 OF the
entire rice crop along the Savannah
river. valued at $3.50 900. all but about
Is percent was lost in this and the pre-
ceding storm.
The damage to shipping is great. The
Governor Ames, which was on her way to
sea with a cargo OF /, 500. 900 feet of lum-
'ber went adrift in the harbor, but was
secured s9fely. The wharNes at the
quarantine station at the entrance 10
the river were partially carried away.
The quarantine officer his family and
servants were rescued in the hay by
tug. Four vessels which were AZ anchor
at the station were torn from their moor
ingsand driven into the marshes. Three
of these were the Syrara, bound from
st. John, n. B.: the Millvile, for Mile-
VILE N, j.. the Fanrie l.. Chids. for
Boston. all lumber laden, and the Italian
bark. Franklin.
How badly these vessels are damaged
is unknown. No news has been received
from Tybee since early in the morning
and nothing is known OF the damage
there. At 1hunderbo and Isle OF Hope.
subprbs of Savannah, all the boathousse
on the banks and and hundreds OF small
boats were carried away.
The extent 10 which the railroads suf-
fered is not fully known. The naval
stores and cotton and lumber wards OF
the Plant system are submerged ard the
tracks OF the Central Of Georgia, and
Georgia and Alabama roads around the
city are covered Telegraph wires. ex-
cept one wire oyer the Western Union
lines. the telephone, police. light and
fire alarm wires are down. and the city
was in darkness last night.
On Hutchinson islahd. opposite Sa-
Hannah and separating the city from
the South Carolina shore. many negro
families were rcsclcd by b pats from the
revenue steamers Tybee and Boutwell,.