The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-05
LOSS OF PROPERTY BY THE STORM.
MANY VESSELS LAND UPON THE
BEACH AND MARSH AROUND
BRUNSWICK.
CAMPBELL ISLAND SWEPT.
TWENTY on MORE PEOPLE
THOUGHT TO HAVE PERIsHED.
Brunswick Loss Fully n Half Million
DoIINrs--Great Damage Done to
Stock and PlnntatiOns--st.
SimOn's Cottages Are
Wrecked Trains
blocked Out.

Macon, Ga. Oct. 4-The Morning News
correspondent left Baxley, south-bound in
search of the delayed messengers with
more details of storm and flood. They
stopped at Jesup this morning, being un-
able to reach the correspondents wire be-
fore O'Clock, and too late for the Morn
ing News of to-day
At Sterling station, Charlton Wright a
merchant, reports the disasters from the
flood great to lives and property in the
rice field portion of Glynn and Mcintosh
He states that Campbell Island, twelve
miles from Darien, on the Altamaha, was
swept by water, and every man, woman
and child except three, drowned.
The most reliable information to date is
that not less than twenty, and, perhaps
fifty, people were on Campbell Island and
were destroyed 1t is a truck growers
island, and inhabited by colored people
There are a number of small islands at
various points around Brunswick Fernan-
dina and Darien on which small groups Of
families live. 1t will be some days before
reports from these arrive, and a fairly ac-
ONNStNO NCtSA VI iNNS lOSt BANGH
At Darien the water is reported high and
the town badly damaged by the storm.
Information on this score is meager, but
considered reliable.
Going into Brunswick to-day, James T.
Dent a wealthy rice planter from Savan-
nah, was informed that all the stock and
animals of every description on his own
and his neighbor. Barnwells, plantation
together with the crops near Evelyn, we're
destroyed This means great financial loss
to both. and the majority, if not all other
plantations for miles around suffered like
wise.
At Brunswick only four deaths, as
named last night, are recorded, but w. b.
Wooten, a salesman, states he saw one
white man go down with a sailboat in
Turtle river during the storms hight
Conservative men still hold that the
damage will be fully $780, 900. This is based
upon careful surveys of flooded and resi-
dence districts, docks and shipping A
revised and practically complete list of
damaged vessels in Bruins wick and vi
cinity Is as follows:
British steamship Heathmore tore loose
from docks and went adrift. Two bow
anchors and 125 fathoms of chain let out
before she held. The captain says it was
the worst storm he had experienced in
thirty years.
British steamship st. Irene, off Ocean
Pier st. Simons. loaded, dragged anchors,
but escaped serious damage.
Norwegian bark Ariel drifted from
Downing's dock, and dragged anchors with
her across the bay and went up on the
marsh
Norwegian bark Louise broke her moor
ings at Downing's, and went adrift, land
ed high and dry on the marsh back of the
jetties.
Norwegian bark Record, moored at
Southern Railroads. new dock, took a sec
ton of the dock with her and went up TO
the Plant Systems dock. dragging an
ohors and scrapptng metal off her star
board side.
American schooner Blanche Hopkins,
loaded, broke her moorings and went
ashore. Probabilities are that the cargo
will have to be. liehtered
American schooner Aaron Reppard. load
ed, went on Marsh Island, opposite NAL
lory Steamship Companys dock. She win
have to discharge part of her cargo and
be dug out.
American schooner Helen L. Martin. "
ing in st. Simons sound. loaded, drifted
UP on Jekyl beach. She will probably get
off
The pilot boat Pride sank at her dock.
Pilot boat E. 3. Jordan went ashore on
Marsh Island She can be pulled Off
Pilot boat Oracle went over the jetties
and up in the marsh. Her recovery is
doubtful.
The schooner Ferrata lies beside the Gra-
Gle at st. Simon's.
The steamer Edgmont went across the
marsh to Crispen Island, and her bow
is sticking up in tree.
Steamer Amanda drifted to the new
dock, and is partly on it.
Steamer Hamilton Is ashore
oh,
to Darien, steamer Crescent City arriving
from there having reported there was not
a dock at Darien left to tie 10.
A reliable report from Daren reports
an Associated Press dispatch boat sunk.
Schooner Blanche Hopkins collided with
the small schooner Minnie and sunk her.
Minnie had on board $500 pounds Of dy-
Mantle.
Mrs. Lucy Carneges magnificent yacht
Dungeness, is badly damaged.
The Cumberland Island pilot boat Maude
Helen landed high on a bluff in Burbank's
yard.
Schooner Edna and Emma. with a cargo
of coal, Is at Jekyl Island Club with
launches landed in club house yard. the
water having swept up to the club house
property and into the costly mirllonaire's
cottages.
Nothing has been heard from the Sap
elo Island national quarantine station. in
ger, but every indication is that all prop
erty and some lives are lost.
on st. Simons Island alone, where the
beach Is lined with summer resorters' cot
tages, the tide wrought much destruction.
The reports are that an the cottages are
wrecked, Hotel st. smons and Arnold
Hotel only being left standing.
st. Slmons' mills and other property on
the opposite end of the island is not bad
ly damaged, being protected by the tim
ber lands
The report of 5000 bales Of cotton be-
ing lost at the new docks was erroneous.
The Plant System tracks and trestIes
are badly washed away above Brunswick