Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-01
STORM KINGS FURY
One Hundred Houses Unroof-
ed in Savannah.
THE DAMAGE 100000
Streets OF the City Filled With D.bri
from Partly Demoli.hed Building,
Many Vessels Wrecked. Marrow
E.capes. Hut No Lives Lost
ON telegram \

! SAVANNAH, GA. Aug. 31,-wh,,a
| there was n" loss of life from last
nights storm which swept over Savan-
nah, the damage to property viii foot
! uE close to a million dollars
The storm began early Tuesday
night and ragged with increasing vio-
lrnce until S O'Clock this morning. 1t
MAS at IT'S height between and
o'clock. when the wind reached a veloc-
ny OF eighty miles an hour. 1t was
lhcn the heaviest damage was done
When daylight came the streets Were,
itnpasSablc from debris
Probably 100 buildings We're wholly
or partially unroofed and as many
| more We're damaged In other ways.
The roof was torn from half of the Sa-
v"nnah theatre and the auditorium of
That building was transferred into q
| lake.
| The First Baptist church ia among
the most heavily damaged buildings.
| The entire. western half Of the roof was
lifted from the walls and carried into
he street below. The handsome organ
Going was ruined
81. johns Episcopal. the First and
Independent Presbyterian and Luther
an church Of the Ascension were also
dH mas god.
In the business part of the city doz-
ems of stores We're unroofed and win
dnWS We're blown in and the interior
! Hooded. There was no telegr;iphic COM
| nunication during the day until late
IN the evening, when the Western
| Union and Postal Gable lines were in
| partial working order. Street car tray-
el is blocked and tonight the city is in
darkness. The streets are Il network of
tangled wires
In the harhor and at quarantine at
Iybee the damage to shipping Is heavy,
lh. British bark Dreamer from Dema-
rara. was blown on q jetty during the
night and is heavily damaged. The
| Italian bark Maria Marafo broke loose
from her anchorage and drifted into
he marsh. where. she is lying The
Norwegian bark Noe broke loose from
her mooringS at quarantine and went
ashore on Daufuskie Island, at the
mouth of savannah river. Her crew OF
M CO ,nuleN. She. is n total wreck. Be-
tween fifteen and twenty naptha
launches in the river at the Savannah
iacht cub anchorage. at Thunderbolt,
AND as many more small sloops and
ch"oners doing coasting trade with
The Islands. We're sunk or lost. The
steamers Alpha and Doretta drifted
their anchors and went ashore and are
heavily damaged. The steamer Eula,a
broke from her mornings at Whining
ton Island about ten miles from Sa-
Hannah, and sank. Mrs. j. e. Lucas.
wife of TO- owner. was on board and
was rescued with difficulty by the cap
tam and deck hand. She was taken
" IiAG WI VI lHt Wneen ana thrown IN
shore and was caught as she struck the
water and was carried safely to land.
Inc revenue steamer Tybee. in COM
mand of George Maher, went to the as.
sistance of the stranded vessels In the
harbor before daylight and rendered
valuable aid in saving life and proper
~. The cutter Boutwell, was in Will
mlngton river and is safely anchored.
At Tybee Island the hotels and cot
tageS We're heavily damaged. The
North Carolina troops passed u terrible
night there. but We're all brought safe
ly to the city today.
All Of the railroads suffered severely
by Washouts. and trains have run With
difficulty all day.
The rice and cotton crops have been
heavily damaged. 1t will be impossible.
however. to estimate the damage for
several days.
The storm covered comparatively
small territory. 1t extended in the in
terror not more than thirty miles, and
hardly that distance north and south.
1t is believed to have been severe at
sea and fears are felt for vessels or
the coast.