Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-05
CARRABELLE NO MORE
Only Nine Houses Remain O
The Florida Town.
M'|NTYRE IS WIPED OUT.
LauaTk Inn, Famous Resort, BlOHr
LauaFk Inn, a Famous Resort, BloHp
Into The Gulf.
FIFTEEN VESSELS HIGH AND DRY.
other Fearful Effects OF the Cyclone
of Last Wedpesday-A Number OF
FataIities--Many Persons Injured
Many Homeless ana Destitute.

RIVER JUNCTION. FLA, August A.
The most disastrous cyclone that ever
visited this section OF Florida completely
annihllated Cauabelle, Mcintyre, and
Lanark Inn. south OF here. Wednesday.
At Carrabelle only nine houses remaiu
Of a once beautiful and prosperous town.
Communications from the Mayor state
that 200 families are without homes or
shelter, and many are completely desti-
tute.
At Mcintyre only two mill-boilers mark
the site Of the town.
Lanark Inn, the famous summer resort.
was blown into the Gulf.
The Carrabelle. Tallahassee and Geor-
gia railway is washed away for a dis
lance OF thirty miles. A passenger train
was blown from the track more than one
hundred yards. Many passengers were in
jured, but their names are unobtainable.
Mary Williams (colored) was killed at
Carrabelle. Numerous others had legs
and arms broken. Daniel Neil. OF Apala-
chlcola, had his back broken. and is not
ported from Mcintyre and Lanark.
FIFTEEN SHIPS WRECKED.
Fifteen ships lying at anchor In Dog
Island Cove and the upper anchorage ere
now all high and dry on ST. Georges and
Dog islands. Twelve were loaded with
lumber and roady for sea. Nothing re-
mains OF them but a mass OF wreckage.
When the Italian bark Cortesia struck
she split in two from stem TO stern. The
names OF the ships blown on the islands.
and which are total wrecks. are as fol-
lows:
Norwegian banks Ranavola. Edwartsen
master; Vale, Andersen master. Jafner.
Tygensen master: Hindoo. Madsen mas
ter and Elsbeth Petersen master. The
Russian bark Latara, Krantman master
The American schooners Benjamin &.
Cromwell. Mclean master: Mary h. Nor.
ris. DensmOre master; Grace Androws.
Brown master; Warren Adams, Gibbons
master, and James A. Garfield, Cutting
ham master The bark Vidette. Waldron
master. The Italian bark Cortesia; the
fishing smack Albert Haley. three pilot
boats; the steamers lola ana Capitola,
were lost. Six lumber lighters, loaded.
are gone. Not one OF the entire heet can
be saved
UNIDENTIFIED BODIES.
Five unidentified bodies were recovered
to-day. supposed 10 De those OF sailors.
Tug-boals have gone from here TO the
scene Of the wreckage.
Fifty destitute sailors were brought
here today and are being cared for.
mass-meeting Of citizens ~ being held
here tonight, and all possible aid will DO
given the Carrabelle destitute. one mill
lion dollars will not cover the loss. Tho
insurance is small.
CONCERN FOR A MOBILE FLEET.
MOBILE. ALA, August 4.-Much con-
Germ r. felt here for the tugs chief and
Dec Volente. and the drodge Craighill.
with scows which left here Saturday for
Charlotte Harbor. Fla. and must have
been in the centre Of Wednesdays storm.
The steamer SeabOard, bound from Mo-
bile for Tampa. was in the storm. She
made "A safe harbOr until the blow was
over. and reached Tampa this morning.
The tug I.edran. with the barge Bis
marck. bound for Pensacola. went ashore
near that harbor. The captain says II was
the toughest weather he ever saw.