The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-03
STEAMER REPORTED LOST
MANY BOATS WRECKED IN
CARABELLE HARBOR.
SlvlR,L PEOPLE DR0WNfOATsT. MARKS
A Passenger Train is Sad TO have been Liter
ally bIown from The Track. Houses
are Destroyed and Bridges
Washed Away,

Tallahassee, FYa., August 2-Ihe town
of Carrahelle, a prosperous port on the
Gulf of Mexico. southwest Of this city
is reported almost completely destroyed
By a terrific wind and rain storm which
passed through this section during yes
terday and last night Many boats
wrecked, and most Of the long wharf is
gone, together with large quantities of
naval stores. AT Lanark, bath houses,
pavilion and boats have been destroyed.
Unc0nfrmed reports say THAT the steam
er Crescent City has been lost between
ApaIachicCla AND CarrabelIe Several
persons are reported drowned ut st.
Marks A few houses were destroyed
at ST. Teresa. The Mcintyre, Ashmore
and Curtis mills suffered severely. A
passenger train on the CaGrabele, Tai
lahassee and Gulf Railroad thirty-Gye
miles below Tallahassee, was badly
wrecked, but mo ONE is reported Killed
or injured The turTgn.ine interests in
this section ale greatly damaged, ami
much injury has been done to the
crops.
The wires are down south Of here.
and railroad service to the Gulf ports
is suspended. I lie storm was one OF
tae hardest that ever passed over this
section. 1t came directly uP the great
GtI and started n0fthward. tior hours
the wind wasi terrific, blowing ut a high
rate, and the rain fell in torrents, wash
ing away many bridges, endangeTlng
thoroUghfares and railroads. The
storm reached the coast yesterday morn
ing, and there was no cessation until
far into last night. THE wires and rail
roads have been 50 iuterfered with
that the results Of the storm are just
beginning TO reach this city. Along
the coast the fishing industry has been
severely interfered with.
Many IallahaSseeans are at the va
rious resoltts alJng the coast from which
no reports nave tome, and the cCadi-
tions at these places is cajising much
anxiety. Parties who returned on the
Wreckmg train which went to Carrahelle
this morning report that the country
along THE route shows the effects of the
storm. The train was compelled to
rum with great caution on account Of fha
condition IN which tire storm had placed
the rcaGbCd The water had been over
the tracks in many places. Passengers
On tle train which was wrecked say that
the train was blown from the track.
The city Of Apalachicola at the mouth
OF the Chattahoochee River is entirely
cur OH from communication ahu nothing
can be learned from there.
a lew trestle over the OchIocknpe
Rlyer ut Mcintyre was blGwn away. The
wrecking train which went out today
INTO the StcIm-deyaStated TERRITORY
found over two hundred trees oh the
track in run Of thirty miles. General
Manager Crittenden, who had charge of
fhe train, says that every town along
the line is deSolated. Hotels, houses.
churches, saw mills, wharyes and Eavil-
hons were in many places blown from
their foundations, and in several in
stances completely wrecked.
There are many rum0rs atioat here to-
night as to the loss of life. One mill hand
IS known to have been drowned at Me
lntyre. One man was drowned at st
Marks, but rnm0rS place the loss Of life
there at fifteen
1t is not believed here that MANY lives
were lost at the numerous summer re-
SollS tut Tchlaule news rs unoDtaluable.
n large relief party will leave Talla-
hassee for the stricken section tomorrow
The steamer Crescent City. which is
reported lost, plies between Apalachicola
and Carrahelle She carries crew of
eight, but the number of passengers on
board is not known. Her captain is
known as Il very cautious man, and it is
believed and hoped here tonight that he
made the Chattahoochce River in
run for safety.