Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-10-08

MANY LIVES WE'RE LOST.
Nfies OF Country Under water-vesse,s
Torn From Their Anchorage by the
furiou. Wind and Waves and
Driven Into the south Carouna
Marshes.

A special from Savannah. Ca. says: For
eighteen hours, from three o'clock sunday
morning ur,il Elk o'clock. Savannah has
been ia The grasp OF West Indian cyclone
During that time the wind blew steadily
from atty 20 seventy miles an hour. While
tue city escaped with comparatively little
damage, the loss OF property among the
sea islands Of the Georgia and South Caro-
Ina coasts is believed TO be heavy. For
miles In every direction around Savannah
he lowlSnds along the rivers are submerged
Only one fatality has 50 far oeen reported
The drowning Of negro while attempting
10 reach the main land from q small island
near Thundersolt-but heavy loss OF lie Il
feared on the South Carolina sea Islands,
where such fearful loss Of life occurred dur
lng the great tidal storm OF 1893 The con
3itious now are siuilar 20 those during THAI
storm. Owing 70 the submerged country
and the isolated location 81 the islands no
news can d. had from them until the water
SUBSIDIES. For eight miles north Of Savannah
the entire country is a lake with only the
hummocks visible. A. noon the water was
elgAt feet above the highest tide.
The Rice Crop Gone.
Driven on shore by the northeast storm.
- filed up on the islands. swept over banks
ana dams. carrying away the remnant o.
the rice crop that was left by the August
storm ard had not been gathered and wip-
ing out faru crops. The loss 90 rice grow
crs alone will be from $50 900 90 $4,000
( % the entire rice crop along the Savannah
river. valued az SO 900. al bat about ~
f teen per cent. was lost iu ihis AID the pre-
ceding storm. The damage 20 shipping T.
4 considerable. The schooner Governor
Ames. which was OF her way 20 sea with a
; cargo GO 600. 600 feet Of lumber. went adrift
+ IA tle haruor. but was secured safely. The
f wh1rves al the quarantine station at the en-
trance 70 the river here were partially car
ried away. The quarantine officer aud his
family and servants were rescued early Ia
the day by a tug
Vessels Driven Into Marshes.
-Four vessels. which were az anchor a. the
station, were tei4 i-an their moorinrs. and
driven iuto the marshes. Three OF these
were tLe British schooner SyAnara. bound
f for 50. Johrs. y. T., the American schooner
+ Nivulc. Tor Muvilr y. j.. tne Fannie J..
Clal. log Boston. all lumber laden. and the
italian bark Franklin. How badly thess
vessels are damaged Is unknown. No news
has been received from Tybee since early IN
tAe morning. and nothing Is known Of th'
damage There.
AZ Inuuderto.t and Isle 90 Hope. suburb
% Savannah. adj TIE uoathousl5 on the
/ BANKS aud hundreds % small boats were car
ried away. The extent 10 which tue rai.
roads spfered D. Ict fully known. Tele
erala wires EXCEPT one wire over the W~-t-
crn Uaion lin-s aye down. ANA tac condition
90 the railroad tracks are unknown.
atsny Families Rescued.
On HctchiusoA'- Island. opposite Savan
nah AID separating t1e clty from the sout
Carolina shore. tAere were many negro fam
lilies rescued ty boats from the revenu
steamers Iybee AID Boutwell,. one ma
with child Ia his arms. holding the nttl
clAt above his shoulders. started 10 eros
TIE dams with the water W o his body
Ills wife vita another child stood ia th
window oi their L0ls. tho floor 90 whic
was already looded uy The rising wat
and watched Aer husband feel his way ste
10y step along the top % the treacherou
dam, one false step from which, OF a cavia
talk would throw HIN into swift movin
current. Finally be was sighted from acros
the river OF tile city side. boat was ~
OF. aud after hair an hours effort the fan
lily were rescued. Upwards OF hundre
people were brought iroal the island 10 "a
city Ia boats.
The extent % the storm Is unknown unit
teiegrapLle communication - restored q
news received from the country betwce
Savaunah 2nd Jack .onville. over which N
heaviest part OF the storm PASSED. the III
extent % The damage can not bee told.