The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-03
STORM STRUCK CARRABELLE.
,,osprROUS FLORIDA PORT WAS
ALMOST DESTROYED.

uo.ts in the HarbOr Wrecked and
he Long Wharf Blown Away.
steorcr Crescent City Reported
,o.t-paSSenger Train Is Badly
ureckrd by the StOrm-Nhany Peo-
,,o said 10 Have Been Drowned.
several Florida Towns Were Bad
Iy Damaged.
r.u,bassee. Fla, Aug. 2.-The Town of
C.rrsb.Ie. prosperous port on the Gulf
81 ueyleo southwest of this city, is re-
Do-.aj almost completely destroyed by a
t.,rif. wind and rain storm which pass
a hroueb this section during yesterday
ami last night.
Many beats which were in the harbor
have teen wrecked and most of the long
wharf Is gene, together with large guam
tiss Of naval stores.
At Lanork the houses, pavilion and
t5lls have been destroyed.
Uncondrmed reports say that the steam
s- Crescent City has been lost between
Aoaaclicola and Carrabelle.
Several persons are reported drowned
a. ST. Marks.
few houses were destroyed at St
T.a,csa.
The Mcintyre. Ashmore and Curtis mills
suffered severely.
A passenger train on the Carrabele,
Tsaahassee and Gulf Railroad thirty-fve
m.s below Tallahassee was badly wreck
ed. but no one is reported killed or in
iag-d.
The tWponHne interest in this section
are greatly damaged and much injury
has been done to the crops.
Tie wires are down south of here, and
/ railroad service to the Gulf ports is sus-
pended.
storm Wac Most Severe.
The storm was one of the hardest that
ever passed over this section. 1t came di-
4 rscuy up the great Gulf and started north
ward For hours the wind was terrific,
4 aoWrs az a high rate and the rain fell
i in torrents washing away many bridges,
eriausernG thoroughfaTes and railroads.
The storm reached the coast yesterday
noauug, and there was no cessation until
far alO llsl night.
The wires and railroads have been so
herered with that the results of the
storm are just beginning TO reach this
city. Alons the coast the fishing industry
as been severely interfered with.
Many TallahasSeeaus are at The various
asorls along the coast, from which no re-
7ors have come and the conditions at
Aesa places is causing much anxiety.
Parties, who returned on the wrecking
Uain, which went to Carrabelle this morn
s report that the country along the
D1fa shows the effects of the storm. The
-3n was compelled to run with great
caution, owing 10 the condition in which
he storm had placed the roadbed. The
saer had been over The tracks in many
faces
Passengers on the train, which was
VIE ked say the train was Blown from
DE track
ApnlachicOIn Is Cut on.
The city of Apa,achicola, at the mouth
he Cnattahooehee river, is entirely cut
l from communication and nothing can
Ct learned from there.
"a A new uesde over the OchIocknee river,
az Mcintyre was blown away The
VTe.Nne train, which went to-day info
Cle storm devastated territory, found over
uttS on The track in a run OF thirty
General Manager Crittenden, who had
a'ise OF the train, says that every town
oAs the line is desolated. Hotels,
lses churches, saw mills, wharves and
"dons We're, in many places blown
'om their foundations, and in several in
INceS completely wrecked
mere are many rumors afioat here to-
sA' as to the loss of life. One mill hand
AnoWn TO have been drowned at Nc
!fr one man was drowned at ST.
.As' hut rumors place the loss of life
tre az fifteen.
is not believed here that any lives
'ost at the numerous summer resorts,
,eIable news is unobtaiuable.
'I-e relief party vii, leave Tallahas-
f the stricken section tomorrow
steamer Crescent City, which is re-
lost, plies between Apalaehicola
~1'1oeI,e. She carries a crew of
pm the number of passengers on
' ~ not known. Her captain is
as a very cautious, man and it is
ana hoped here tonight that he
,,, '"e Chat ahoochee river in a run for
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