The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-04
BY WIND AND WATER.
GREAT DESTRUCTION OF LIFE
AND PROPERTY
Residence Section OF Brunswick,
Inundated and Half Million
In Property DESTROYED.

BRUNSWICK Ca, Oct. Son account OF
the hurricane of Sunday tidal wave was
driven in from the sea and inundated, to a
depth of Ave feet, practically every business
house and warehouse In the city. ConserVa-
five estimates place the loss at 100000,
though when the details are all In the ng-
ures may vary considerably either way.
The Mallory steamship and Southern railway
docks were under water four feet. In the
residence section of the city the water was
from two to three feet deep. There was
full sweep of wind and water across the city.
Two fatalities in Brunswick and one out
side the city have been reported. Those In
the city were negro children. Their parents
have not been accounted for and may De
drowned. A few miles out OF brunswick
sterret Allen was killed by falling bricks
srono chimney. Dixville,- a. suburb Of
Brunswick inhabited by negroes was In
undated and the destruction is almost COM
nIete Five natives were lost there. Five
vesse,s are ashore in Brunswick harpor' TWO
being the Norwegian barks Record ana
Jouise one an American schooner and two
piIot boats. Nearly all the docks surered
from lifting While the water was doing
its damage underneath the wind was playing
havoc overhead. Several fronts Of brick
buildings were blown partly out, and the
rain poured through in torrents. Every
church in the city was damaged either by
wafer or wind. All electric wires were
nrostrated. Fires that broke out in and
about the city were put out by the driving
sheets of water The storm, which began at
3 o'clock. continued for twelve hours. There
was much loss to railways by washouts and
damage to terminal property.
FLOOD sUBSIDING.
SAVANNAH. Ga, Oct. 3.-The food which
Inundated the islands and lowlands around
Savannah, and all the vicinity, has partially
subsided. The first news from the Sea ISLANDS
on the South Carolina coast, between Tybee
and Ruford. where the great tidal wave of 1893
caused such fearful fatality, was received to-
night The damage by the storm there was
comparatively small, and SO Tar as known
there was no loss Of life.
The steamer Clifton made the trip from Sa-
vannah to Port Royal, this afternoon, and ar
rived here late tonight.
The food was driven by a northwest gale,
and did not cover any of the Sea islands in
the vicinity except those nearest the sea.
The steamers City Of Macon and City Of
Augusta arrived from New York, and the
steamer Essex also arrived today and all felt
the force Of the storm. The City of Macon
was In the height of 1t. The wind reached
velocity Of nearly 100 miles an hour, but the
ship weathered it and sustained little dam
age. Inc I0ur SCHOOnerS, SydHrd, MIlIllSS
Leon Rhodes and Sanctlin which were driven
into the marshes at quarantine, were noated
after lightering portion of their cargoes.
At Tybee there was less damage than ex-
pected The Notifications were piled with
sand several feet ceep around the guns, but
the flood did not reach them. On the islands
near the city the crops have been entirely
swept away, and much live stock has been
lost but there were no fatalities.
SHIP ASHORE.
CHARLESTON. s. c.. Oct. s.-The bark
Wandering Jew, Capt. Little, from Ph:ladel-
phia, for Galveston, with a cargo of coal,
les in six fathoms of water off Long Island.
Bad weather began on Friday. The vessel
sprung a leak in hurricane Saturday, and
the crew were kept constantly at the pumps.
She tried to come to Charleston, but was
forced ashore. The captain and crew took
to the rigging, and remained IN a per;lous
position until rescued this morning and
brought here.